Floetic

Floetic
Studio album by
Floetry
Released1 October 2002 (2002-10-01)
StudiosA Touch of Jazz Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania))
The Mill Studio
(Winfarthing, Norfolk, England)
Genres
Labels
Producers
Floetry chronology
Floetic
(2002)		 Floacism "Live"
(2003)
Singles from Floetic
  1. "Floetic"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Say Yes"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Getting Late"
    Released: 2003

Floetic is the debut studio album by the English R&B duo Floetry, released by DreamWorks Records in the United States on 1 October 2002 and on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2002.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
BBC Music(favourable)
CMJ(favourable)
Philadelphia Weekly(favourable)
PopMatters(favourable)
Rhapsody(favourable)
Rolling Stone(favourable)
USA TodayStarStarStar
Yahoo! Music(favourable)

The album received favourable reviews from CMJ, Rolling Stone, Yahoo! Music, and other company sites. AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars.

Commercial performance

Floetic debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On 14 July 2003, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America with US sales of over 864,000 copies to date.

Track listing

Floetic track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Big Ben"
  • Henson
  • Pelzer
1:54
2."Floetic"
  • Henson
  • Pelzer
4:06
3."Ms. Stress"
Davis3:54
4."Sunshine"
Harris4:15
5."Getting Late"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Davis
Davis6:49
6."Fun"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Henson
  • Pelzer
  • Henson
  • Pelzer
4:14
7."Mr. Messed Up"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Davis
Davis4:22
8."Say Yes"
  • Ambrosius
  • Harris
Harris4:28
9."Hello"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Harris
  • Davis
Davis4:09
10."Headache"
Barias4:04
11."Hey You"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Harris
Harris5:04
12."If I Was a Bird"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Pelzer
Ambrosius5:02
13."Opera"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Barias
Barias4:00
14."Subliminal"
  • Ambrosius
  • Stewart
  • Henson
  • Pelzer
  • Henson
  • Pelzer
3:57
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Butterflies" (Demo Version)
  • Ambrosius
  • Harris
Harris4:03
16."Now You're Gone (More Than I Can Feel)"
  • Stewart
  • Sebastian Rogers
  • Jonny Cole
  • Rogers
4:52

Samples

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Floetic
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ BBC Music review
  3. ↑ "CMJ review". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Philadelphia Weekly review". Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ PopMatters review
  6. ↑ Rhapsody review
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone review[link removed]
  8. ↑ Jones, Steve (30 September 2002). "Nitty Gritty band comes full 'Circle'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 1 October 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Yahoo! Music review". Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "Floetic – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 14 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (25 September 2010). "Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  13. ↑ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ "Floetic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "Floetic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Floetry – Floetic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 August 2020.