Struggle Love is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Jaheim. It was released by Julie's Dream and BMG Records on March 18, 2016.[1]

Struggle Love
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2016
Label
  • Julie's Dream
  • BMG
Jaheim chronology
Appreciation Day
(2013)
Struggle Love
(2016)
Singles from Struggle Love
  1. "Back In My Arms"
    Released: June 2015
  2. "Struggle Love"
    Released: April 2016
  3. "Be That Dude"
    Released: March 23, 2017

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, saying "The album also continues Jaheim's tradition of referencing classic R&B ballads. This time, it's the Deele's "Two Occasions," embellished with a generous rhythmic bump to complement a yearning (well, thirsting) vocal. As much as the pure sound of his voice remains roughly 65-percent Vandross, 35-percent Pendergrass, the singer's flow is still his own, as his ability to deliver an explicit line without the slightest smirk."[2]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."My Shoes"
  • Nicolas Lambert
  • Wesley Hogges
  • Stan Wallace
Jaheim4:45
2."Craziest Place"
  • Jaheim Hoagland
  • Balewa Muhammad
  • John "SK" McGee
  • Perry Mapp
  • Troy Taylor
  • Charles Amos
  • Ricky Rutland
  • Amos
  • Rutland
3:38
3."Nights Like This"
  • Askia Fountain
  • Avery Segers
  • Muhammad
  • Clifton Lighty
  • Isaac Hayes III
  • Hoagland
  • James Smith
  • Julius Rivera
  • Orlando Williamson
  • Ronald Ferebee Jr.
  • Shanell Irving
  • Shaunice Lasha Jones
  • Vincent Thomas
  • Yonni
  • Amos
  • Rutland
3:37
4."Struggle Love"
  • Alex Cowan
  • Alice Russell
  • Muhammad
  • David Guppy
  • Hoagland
  • Mike Simmonds
  • Mapp
  • Amos
  • Rutland
3:48
5."Songs to Have Sex to"
  • Muhammad
  • Dominick Lamb
  • Hoagland
  • Mapp
Vidal Davis4:19
6."If Someone Asks"
  • Muhammad
  • Hoagland
  • Mapp
  • Tenille Johnson
  • Amos
  • Rutland
3:54
7."Something Tells Me"
  • Muhammad
  • Lamb
  • Hoagland
  • Mapp
Nottz3:22
8."If I Were You"
  • Muhammad
  • Hoagland
  • Mapp
  • Amos
  • Xavier Fairley Jr
3:54
9."Be That Dude"
  • Sheldon Ellerby
  • Toby Davis
2:56
10."Back in My Arms"
Solomon5:40
11."Keep"
  • Muhammad
  • Hoagland
  • Mapp
  • Amos
  • Rutland
  • Amos
  • Rutland
4:34
12."Always Come Back"
  • Hoagland
  • Bastiany
  • Eritza Laues
  • Mapp
  • Muhammad
  • Balewa
  • Bastiany
  • Jaheim
3:41
13."Side Piece"
  • Muhammad
  • Cannon Mapp
  • Laues
  • Hoagland
  • Mapp
  • Amos
  • Rutland
3:42
14."Aholic"
  • Muhammad
  • Hoagland
  • Sylvester Jordan
  • Ellerby
  • T. Davis
  • Ellerby
  • T. Davis
3:56
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."One by One"3:14
16."Speak Up"3:46

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Struggle Love Jaheim
  2. ^ a b Andy Kellman (2013-09-03). "Struggle Love - Jaheim | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. ^ "Jaheim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jaheim Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaheim Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.