Studio Album · No. 12
Write Me Back Songwriting Credits by R. Kelly
Produced by R. Kelly, Warryn Campbell, Big Makk, J. LBS · Engineered by Herb Powers Jr.
RCA
R&BSoul
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether R. Kelly carries a lyricist or composer credit.
12 trackswritten by R. Kelly
0 tracksoutside writers
R. Kelly's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
3
Lyricists
4
Producers
300,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2012
Released
Data Insight
Ten of twelve tracks are Kelly alone, the last time in the catalogue that the sole credits carry a record. Warryn Campbell, Big Makk and J. LBS produce alongside him, and only two songs pick up a second writer.
Write Me Back came out in June 2012, the follow-up to Love Letter and his first album for RCA. It has sold 300,000 in the United States.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 6 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Write Me Back
Who wrote Write Me Back?
R. Kelly on all twelve tracks, ten of them alone.
How did the album sell?
It has sold 300,000 in the United States.
Which singles charted?
"Share My Love" reached number 13 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and "Feelin' Single" number 15.
Is it a sequel to Love Letter?
It continues the same classic soul direction, released eighteen months later.
Who produced it?
Kelly with Warryn Campbell, Big Makk and J. LBS. Herb Powers Jr. mastered.
Is this the last album he wrote mostly alone?
Yes. Black Panties, the next record, has one sole credit out of thirteen tracks.
How long is the album?
46:20 across twelve tracks.