The VIII

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The VIII
The VIII.jpg
Studio album by
Avant
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015
Length46:21
LabelMo-B
Producer
  • Tommy Brown
  • Mitch Cohn
  • Dot-N Pro
  • Steven Franks
  • Vyacheslav Livins
  • Travis Sayles
Avant chronology
Face the Music
(2013) 		The VIII
(2015) 		Can We Fall in Love
(2020)

The VIII is the eighth studio album by American singer Avant. It was released by Mo-B Entertainment, Caroline Records, and Universal Music on September 25, 2015 in the United States.[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]

Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated The VIII three stars out of five. He found that "though this is as sonically consistent as any previous Avant album – mostly silky, with a little grit here and there – the subject matter fluctuates in the extreme [...] Longtime fans nonetheless should have little trouble quickly identifying a handful of cuts that rate with the past highlights."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Find a Way"
  • Myron Avant
  • Joseph Harley
  • Travis Sayles
Sayles4:03
2."Special"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:19
3."Apart"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:34
4."Lights Off"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Antwan Plaskett
  • Shaun Thomas
Dot-N Pro2:49
5."Come Get It"
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Brown
3:42
6."Best Friend (Part II)"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:36
7."Note"
  • Avant
  • Harley
  • Sayles
4:12
8."Both of Us"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Mitch "Catalyst" Cohn
  • Sayles
  • Cohn
4:07
9."I'm Not Telling"
  • Avant
  • Sandy Redd
  • Melinda Bussie
  • Vyacheslav Livins
Livins3:07
10."Mines Do"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:27
11."You Know Better" (featuring Malone)
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Brown
3:47
12."Take It There"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:12
13."Doesn't Matter"
  • Avant
  • Redd
  • Bob Robinson
Livins3:27

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes co-producer

Charts[]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 8

References[]

  1. ^ "The VIII on Apple Music". iTunes (US). iTunes. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kellman, Andy Review: Avant. Allmusic. Retrieved on June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Avant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Avant Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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