The VIII

The VIII
Studio album by
Avant
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015
Length46:21
LabelMo-B
Producers
  • Tommy Brown
  • Mitch Cohn
  • Dot-N Pro
  • Steven Franks
  • Slavic 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar

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."

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"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Steven Franks
  • Tommy Brown
  • 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
  • Slavic Livins
Slavic 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

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 20095
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)8

References

  1. ↑ "The VIII on Apple Music". iTunes (US). iTunes. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 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.