Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?

Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter K. Michelle. It was released on December 9, 2014, by Atlantic Records.^[3] It serves as the follow-up to her debut album Rebellious Soul (2013) and continues her blend of contemporary R&B, hip hop, and soul influences.

The album debuted at number 6 on the US billboard 200 and at number one on the top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart,selling approximately 87,000 copies in its first week. it was supported by several singles, including "Love 'Em All", "Maybe I Should Call", and "Hard to Do"

Upon its release, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praise its emotional honesty and K. Michelle vocal performance, while noting its continuation of the sound and themes established on her debut album.

Background and development

In 2013, Pate released her debut studio album, Rebellious Soul and her departure from VH1's reality hit shows Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Love & Hip Hop: New York, Pate revealed that she was getting her own show, titled K. Michelle: My Life.

The album was developed as a more personal and emotionally driven project, with themes centered on love, heartbreak, and relationships. In interviews, she stated that much of the album is inspired by her personal experiences, including her relationship with Idris Elba, noting that her music reflects her real-life emotions and experiences.^[4]

Singles

"Love 'Em All" was released as the albums lead single on September 16, 2014. The album's second single "Maybe I Should Call" was released on November 3, 2014, and also it was made available on iTunes, when the album was pre-ordered. The album's fourth single "Hard to Do" was later released on May 18, 2015.

Other songs

The song "How Do You Know?" was unlocked on iTunes, along with the song "Going Under". The music video for "Something About the Night" was released.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Complex	^[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	^[7]

Upon its release, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? received positive reviews. The Washington Post called it "a great album", stating that K. Michelle "continues to distinguish herself from her reality television peers, who seem to stay in the studio but never release music — let alone good music."^[8] Billboard deemed it one of 2014's best R&B albums, writing, "There's a serrated ferocity to K. Michelle that sends her songs past saccharine territory and into compelling unstable territory."^[1]

Complex rated the album 3.5 stars out of 5: "...[W]hile it may have taken her longer than she'd like to make this known, it cannot be denied any longer: K. Michelle is leaps and bounds ahead of many of her peers."^[6] Rolling Stone listed Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? as one of the top 20 R&B albums of 2014.^[2] The Philadelphia Inquirer gave Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? 3.5 of our four stars, writing, "...[t]his powerhouse tenor vocalist, pianist, and songwriter also is capable of great tenderness, nuance, and understatement."^[7]

Commercial performance

On December 27, 2014 the album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, with 87,000 album equivalent units (over 84,000 in sales) in the first week in the United States.^[9]^[10] Billboard ranked the album as the best-selling R&B album of 2014. Although, it debuted lower than her previous album Rebellious Soul (2013), on its debut week outsold her previous album, became the highest debut from a R&B album in 2014.

Track listing

*Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Judge Me"	Kimberly Pate Bianca Atterberry	Curtis Wilson Jerrold Wizzard Jesse Wilson	C. Wilson J. Wilson Atterberry^[a]	3:08
2.	"Love 'Em All"	Pate Atterberry	B.A.M. Ronnie Jackson Shea Taylor	Taylor Atterberry^[a] B.A.M.^[b] Jackson^[b]	4:05
3.	"Going Under"	Pate Atterberry Clifton Chase Edward Fletcher Melvin Glover Sylvia Robinson	Ronald Colson Warran Felder Geoffrey Richard	Colson Felder Atterberry^[a] Richard^[c] Kevin Guardado^[c]	3:45
4.	"Cry"	Pate Atterberry Balewa Muhammad	B.A.M. Jackson John T. Smith Phillip Cornish	B.A.M. Jackson Atterberry^[a]	4:45
5.	"How Do You Know?"	Pate Atterberry	B.A.M. Jackson Timothy Bloom	Bloom B.A.M.^[c] Jackson^[c]	3:35
6.	"Hard to Do"	Pate Atterberry Brian James Janice Johnson Julian Jackson Maurice Simmonds Raphael Saadiq	Derek Blythe Kenneth Coby	Soundz Atterberry^[a]	3:58
7.	"Maybe I Should Call"	Pate Atterberry Guordan Banks	Eric Hudson Andrew Clifton	Hudson Atterberry^[a]	3:28
8.	"Something About the Night"	Pate Atterberry	Colson Felder Steve Mostyn	Colson Felder Mostyn Atterberry^[a] Guardado^[c]	3:30
9.	"Miss You, Goodbye"	Pate Atterberry Muhammad	James Harris III Terry Lewis Erik Ortiz Kevin Crowe Kenny Bartolomei	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Atterberry^[a]	3:05
10.	"Build a Man" (includes "Build a Man" intro)	Pate Atterberry Stacy Barthe	J. Wilson	J. Wilson B.A.M. Jackson Atterberry^[a]	6:02
11.	"Drake Would Love Me"	Pate Atterberry	Colson Felder Mostyn	Colson Felder Mostyn Atterberry^[a]	4:19
12.	"God I Get It"	Berzy Atterberry	B.A.M. Jackson Jerry Duplessis Cornish Arden Altino	B.A.M. Jackson Duplessis Atterberry^[a] Cornish^[b] Altino^[b]	4:38
Total length:					48:25

*Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?* – Best Buy edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Silhouettes"	Pate Atterberry Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas	Harvey Mason Jr. David L. Stewart Damon Thomas	The Underdogs Atterberry^[a] Stewart^[b]	3:33
14.	"Get in My Bed"	Berzy Aron "G-Eron" Buscarini Atterberry	Luca Masini Travis Kr8ts	Masini Kr8ts Atterberry^[a]	3:02
Total length:					55:00

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a vocal producer
^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[c]} signifies an additional producer

Sampling credits

"Going Under" samples elements of "The Message", written by Clifton Chase, Edward Fletcher, Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson.
"Hard to Do" samples elements of "Kissin' You", written by Brian James, Janice Johnson, Julian Jackson, Maurice Simmonds and Raphael Saadiq.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?*
Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[11]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?*
Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200^[13]	147
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[14]	17

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