Astoria, NY -- (SBWire) -- 12/01/2010 -- After releasing his compilation album, 'Epic ' on September, R.Kelly is working on his 11th studio album, 'Love Letter' for a December 14 release date .
The album includes the critically acclaimed soulful ballad “When a Woman Loves” which climbed from No. 8 to No. 3 on the charts this week. His follow-up single “Love Letter” started impacting the radio air waves as of November 22. Both singles were written and produced by Kelly.
In addition to releasing the LP, R. Kelly has remixed his single “Love Letter” for the holidays titled “Love Letter Christmas.”
R. Kelly has already found success with “When a Woman Loves” which is the highest-charting song by a male artist since Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” and has climbed to the top 5 on the Urban Adult Contemporary chart.
According to the Billboard chart team, as they assembled the list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop artists of the last 25 years. A tally based on actual performance on the weekly Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts from Jan. 5, 1985- issue to the charts dated Nov. 6, 2010 , Billboard names R. Kelly the #1 R&B artist of past 25 years
R. Kelly has sold more than 34 million records worldwide, released seven No. 1 albums and twelve multi-platinum-selling albums, and has charted eleven No. 1 singles. In an industry full of with one-hit wonders, the Chicago native has released a total of fifteen albums, including compilations and collaborations, plus nine platinum-certified solo albums.
"We congratulate the King of R&B R. Kelly on his success being #1 on the charts, a well deserved honor to a such hard working artist/composer/ producer/multi-instrumentalist: R. Kelly has been a force to be reckoned with in the music industry since day one. Sold millions of albums, worked with chart toppers like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, toured in sold out arenas around the globe, which we had the honor of attending to his several concerts and after parties, R. Kelly is the True Musical Genius of our time . We are looking forward in his future projects and hoping to see a follow up tour for the album " Love Letter". Concluded Geena Jinev Anac & Natasha Anac of Lightening Entertainment.
Love Letter will be available in stores and at digital retail sources on December 14 & R. Kelly will open the 2010 Soul Train Awards which will premiere on both CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, November 28 at 9:00 P.M.
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Lightening Entertainment Highly Anticipates R. Kelly's Up Coming Album 'Love Letter'