Southside (Lloyd album)

Southside
Southside
Studio album by Lloyd
Released	July 20, 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded	2003–04
Genre	R&B; hip hop;
Length	65:12
Label	The Inc.; Island Def Jam;
Producer	Irv Gotti (exec.); Chink Santana; Jasper Cameron; Wally Morris; Demi Doc; T.W. Hale; Rodney "Darkchid" Jerkins; Jimi Kendrix;
Lloyd chronology
Singles from Southside
	"Southside"; Released: May 8, 2004; "Hey Young Girl"; Released: August 14, 2004;

Southside is the debut studio album by American R&B artist Lloyd. It was released on July 20, 2004, by The Inc. Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group. The singer teamed with several of record producers such as Chink Santana, Rodney Jerkins, Irv Gotti and Jasper Cameron, among others.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The album garnered a mostly positive reception from music critics, and produced the successful top thirty Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Southside" with label-mate Ashanti and "Hey Young Girl" which failed chart or sell noticeably. Soon considered a commercial failure, it reached the top ten of U.S. Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number three, and number eleven on the Billboard 200,^[2] selling over 67,000 copies in its first week.

Background

Lloyd continued to record with southern rap producers after parting ways from his group N-Toon, and going on hiatus to finish high school. The single, "Hey Young Girl" was used to be included as a demo, it landed the singer a recording contract with producer Irv Gotti. Gotti signed him to join his label The Inc. with Def Jam Records.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Southside", featuring label-mate Ashanti, was a success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at number twenty-four and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs peaking at number thirteen. The second single, "Hey Young Girl" only manage peak at number sixty-one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Reception

David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "While there are no 'deep' moments on Southside, the glittery production is alive and inspired and Lloyd's cool persona never fails."^[1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"ATL Tales / Ride Wit Me" (featuring Ja Rule)	Lloyd Polite Jeffrey Atkins Kendred Smith Irving Lorenzo Christine McVie Eddy Quintela	Jimi Kendrix Irv Gotti	5:16
2.	"Hey Young Girl"	Polite Corron Cole James Bunton Ricky Walters	Corron Cole	3:57
3.	"Southside" (featuring Ashanti)	Traci Hale Wirlie Morris Tab Nkhereanye	Wirlie Morris Irv Gotti (co.)	4:37
4.	"Feelin You"	Polite Andre Parker Lorenzo	Chink Santana Irv Gotti	4:08
5.	"Take It Low"	Polite Demetrius McGhee Lorenzo	Demi-Doc Irv Gotti	4:28
6.	"Hustler" (featuring Chink Santana)	Polite Parker Lorenzo J. McGuan	Chink Santana Irv Gotti	3:37
7.	"My Life"	Polite McGhee Lorenzo	Demi-Doc Irv Gotti	4:07
8.	"Cadillac Love" (featuring Taniya Walter)	Polite Jasper Cameron Joyce Irby	Jasper Indiana Joan	3:55
9.	"Trance" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Polite Dwayne Carter Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III	Rodney Jerkins	4:42
10.	"Feels So Right"	Polite McGhee Lorenzo Willie Hutch	Demi-Doc Irv Gotti	4:38
11.	"This Way"	Polite Teddy Alexander Bishop Sean Garrett Gregory Charley	Teddy Alexander Bishop	4:07
12.	"Miss Lady (Interlude)"	Devine Evans C. Liana Greg Anderson	Devine Evans	1:45
13.	"Sweet Dreams"	Polite Cameron Charlie Foxx Inez Foxx	Jasper	4:12
14.	"I'm a G" (featuring 4 Ever)	Polite Irby	Indiana Joan	3:48
15.	"Yesterday"	Polite Artie Green Lorenzo	Artie Green Irv Gotti	5:21
16.	"Southside (Remix)" (featuring Scarface and Ashanti)	Hale Morris Nkhereanye	Wirlie Morris Irv Gotti (co.)	5:18

Samples^[3]

"Ride Wit Me" contains samples from the Fleetwood Mac recording "Little Lies", written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela.
"Hey Young Girl" contains an interpolation of "Hey Young World", written by Ricky Walters.
"Feels So Right" contains a sample from "Brothers Gonna Work It Out", written and performed by Willie Hutch.
"Sweet Dreams" contains an interpolation of "Mockingbird" written by Charlie Foxx and Inez Foxx.

Credits and personnel

Credits for Southside adapted from Allmusic.^[4]

Musicians

Greg "Neo" Anderson - keyboards
Lloyd Jr. Polite - backing vocals
Irv Polie - executive producer
Wirlie Morris - drum programming
Shawn Smith - keyboards
Chink Santana - guitar
Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson - backing vocals

Production

Vocal producer: Indiana Joan, JASPER, Lloyd
Engineers: Won Allen, David Ashton, Teddy Alexander Bishop, Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck, Carlton Lynn, Wirlie Morris, Andrew Slade
Mixing: Mr. Leslie Braithwaite, Alvin Speights, Brian Springer
A&R: Chris "Gotti" Lorenzo, Patrick Reynolds, Carol Vaughn, Jr.
Creative Director: Rick Patrick
Mastering: Tom Coyne

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[7]	91

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "Southside - Lloyd - Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
^ "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart". Billboard.com. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
^ ^a ^b Southside (booklet). The Inc., Island Def Jam. 2004.
^ Coyne, Tom, "allmusic (((Southside > Credits )))", Allmusic
^ "Lloyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
^ "Lloyd Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
^ "American album certifications – Lloyd – Southside". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[Allmusic-1] Jeffries, David. "Southside - Lloyd - Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

[2] "Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart". Billboard.com. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-20.

[liner_notes-3] Southside (booklet). The Inc., Island Def Jam. 2004.

[4] Coyne, Tom, "allmusic (((Southside > Credits )))", Allmusic

[ac_Billboard200_Lloyd-5] "Lloyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Lloyd-6] "Lloyd Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

[7] "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

[United_StatesLloydSouthsidealbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Lloyd – Southside". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

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