Day26 is the debut studio album by American R&B group Day26. It was released by Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records on March 25, 2008.Day26 at Atlantic Records online store. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and spawned two singles: "Got Me Going" and "Since You've Been Gone".
Singles The first promotional single is "Exclusive (No Excuses)", which was only released for digital promo-only. The lead single is "Got Me Going", which peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single is "Since You've Been Gone".
Critical reception
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the contributions from Mario Winans ("Got Me Going", "Co-Star"), Danja ("In My Bed") and Malay ("I'm the Reason") and the group's vocal performance throughout the track listing feeling more at ease than "the stiff, labored Danity Kane," despite lacking a distinct "on-record personality," concluding that: "Day26 are indeed a vocal group for their time: they serve the production as much as the production serves them." DJBooth's Nathan Slavik commended the Bad Boy team for allowing the group's performance to be "largely effects-free" and highlighted "Come In" and "Exclusive" as standouts but critiqued that their "still on the teenage side" when it comes to slow jams, concluding with: "[I]s this album truly the second coming of the Age of the Black Male Super Group? Not really, but it's close enough to make me hopeful, and that's going to have to be enough – for now."
Commercial performance Day26 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 190,000 copies, making it the third number one album from Making The Band winners. The album also debuted at the top of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Comprehensive Albums charts. As of October 11, 2008, the album has re-entered at number 192 on the Billboard 200 in the US. Day26 landed at number 119 on the year end Billboard 2008.
Track listing
Notes denotes co-producer denotes additional producer
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Ken Lewis – mixing "You Can Ask" Giz – mixing Sam Thomas – mixing Marcella Araica – mixing Fabian Marasciullo – mixing Brian Gardner – mastering Mark Obriski – art direction Chris Woehrle – package design Rob Gold – art manager Carolyn Tracey – packaging production Mark Mann – photographer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Day26 Chart (2008) Peakposition scope="row" scope="row"
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Forever in a Day Chart (2008) Position US Billboard 200 119 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 30
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