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Ne-Yo DIscography

Ne-yo burst on the scene in 2006 and he quickly became one of my favorite R&B artists. He is an excellent songwriter also as is evident on his albums.


In My Own Words- Ne-Yo’s debut album is arguably his best. This album has some really great songs on it like So Sick, When You’re Mad, Stay, and the sorrowful Time. Sexy Love is my favorite song here. It has a hot beat and a terrific chorus. Get Down Like That is another interesting song. The album also includes the remix to that song. After hearing this album there was no doubt that Usher had some competition from the “one” of R&B, Ne-Yo.
A

Because of You-The R&B crooner avoided the sophomore slump even though this album isn’t as good as his debut. You essentially have an album well rounded album here. I don’t like every song but that’s rare for an album anyway. The album has some nice beats, but most impressive is Ne-Yo’s lyrical execution. My favorite songs are Do You, Because of You
B+

Year of the Gentlemen- This is a very deep album, with relatively no weak songs. The R&B crooner seems to worship women on this one. The first 5 songs are really good. The rest of the album seems more mellow, but it’s still executed really well. Fade into the Background is a very sad song, and is the conclusion to So Sick and Do You from his previous 2 albums. On the downside the beats are less than stellar, but it’s a minor complaint.
A-

Libra Scale- This is Ne-Yo’s worst album thus far, but its really not a bad album. I really like some of the songs, while others just don’t really stand out from what he’s done in the past. Some stand outs include Beautiful Monster, Makin a Movie, One in a Million, and What Have I Done? Overall this just feels like an average effort by Ne-yo’s standards. Out of all the songs Beautiful Monster gets my nod for best song.
C+

R.E.D.-Ne-Yo’s 5th album has a sound of Libra Scale and Year of the Gentlemen. The album has a lot of varying types of songs. There’s plenty of good songs here. I’m not sure what the best song is, but Be the One is another Ne-yo classic. It’s nice to the the “Gentlmen” hasn’t lost his touch.

B

I just got Ne-yo's new album. Expect a review from me soon.
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