''Sex Playlist'' is the fourth studio album by American singer

Omarion Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, dancer and actor. He rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the boy band B2K, which was formed in 1998 and managed by record e ...

. The album was released on December 2, 2014 under Maybach Music Group and

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. The album serves as the follow-up to his third album, '' Ollusion'' (2010).

Background

In November 2014, Omarion released the track listing and release date for the album. This album is his first full-length release from Maybach Music Group. He later released the album cover artwork which features Apryl Jones, Omarion's girlfriend, straddling him. Omarion described the album as more mature and concept driven then his previous releases. He said, "It's not about just having a sex playlist, it's about having the right sex playlist, because you can't have sex without love… It's not just about the lustful idea of sex. It's a playlist for the lovers."

Singles

The album's lead single, titled "You Like It", was released on February 14, 2014. The album's second single "

Post to Be "Post to Be" is a song by American singer Omarion featuring fellow American singers Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko from the former's fourth studio album, '' Sex Playlist'' (2014). Each of the artists featured co-wrote the song alongside Ty Dolla $ig ...

" featuring

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and

Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and rapper. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K. She was signed by the ...

, was released on November 11, 2014. The song became a hit, peaking number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and has since received triple platinum certification by the

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(RIAA).

Critical reception

''Sex Playlist'' received positive reviews by music critics. Andy Kellman of AllMusic said "After some snags, Omarion finally released his first Maybach Music Group album, Sex Playlist, in late 2014. While it was issued only as a digital download, it deserved a full promotional push and physical release from Maybach parent label Atlantic, as it was one of the year's best sets of contemporary R&B. True to its title, Sex Playlist is more slow jam-oriented than any of Omarion's Epic and EMI albums." Justin Charity from ''Complex'' called the album "one of the most mature, refined, restrained male R&B projects from a major artist" from 2014. He went on to say that Omarion sounded more evolved and the album was more sincere and coherent.

Commercial performance

''Sex Playlist'' debuted at number 49 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 16,000 copies with minimal album promotion. In its second week, the album sold 5,000 more copies. After the release of the clip, the album re-entered the ''Billboard'' 200 and went on to sell over 23,000 copies in the United States. On December 13, 2014, ''Sex Playlist'' peaked at number two on the US R&B Albums Chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

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