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| Released | November 30, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010; Groove Motel (Stockholm,Sweden) Paramount Studios (Los Angeles,California) Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) Dr. Luke's (Los Angeles, California) eyeknowasecret Studios (Brentwood, California) | |||
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| Length | 27:11 | |||
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Only One Flo (Part 1) is the thirdstudio album by American rapperFlo Rida, which was released on November 30, 2010, throughAtlantic Records, and his own labelPoe Boy Entertainment.[2][3] The album was preceded by the singles "Club Can't Handle Me", and "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" which were released in June and November 2010, respectively.
The album received mixed reviews from critics, and peaked at number 107 on theBillboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week in the US. It is currently his least successful release. It is also considerably short for a studio album, with 8 tracks which total up to less than 30 minutes. A follow-up project titledOnly One Rida (Part 2) was set to be released in 2011, but was renamedWild Ones with a 2012 release.
Only One Flo is the first part of what was originally a two-in-one album, but the next album,Only One Rida (Part 2), was renamedWild Ones. This album is Flo Rida's first one to be released without theParental Advisory sticker. The album features guest appearances fromGit Fresh,Akon, Laza Morgan,Kevin Rudolf,Ludacris,Gucci Mane, and was originally supposed to also feature guest appearances fromLil Wayne, andJay Rock.[3] Producers having collaborated with Flo Rida on the album includeAxwell,DJ Frank E,Dada Life, Infinity, Antario "tario" Holmes,Dr. Luke,Max Martin,Benny Blanco,Boi-1da,Ester Dean,Los da Mystro,David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Knobody, Slade, Wayne-O,Mike Caren, andDavid Siegel.
Apromo single, titled "Zoosk Girl", which featuresT-Pain, was released on the Internet; though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video. On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released the song "Club Can't Handle Me" featuringDavid Guetta, which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in theStep Up 3D soundtrack.[4] On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced by, and featuring Electrixx, which is not featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" was released as the second official promo single for the album via theiTunes Store.[5] It debuted on theAustralian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010.[6] After the release of the album in theUK, "Who Dat Girl" featured Akon started to receive a strong number of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 39 in US and 64 in UK.[7] "Why You Up In Here" was released as the fourth single, and thirdpromo single, on May 11, 2011. The song featuresLudacris,Gucci Mane, andGit Fresh.
The album debuted at number 107 on theBillboard 200, with first-week sales of 11,000 copies.[8] The album also charted at number eighty-two in Australia.[9] As of March 25, 2012 the album has sold 61,500 copies in the United States.
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[10] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C)[11] |
| RapReviews | (7/10)[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| Slant Magazine | [14] |
| The Smoking Section | [15] |
Upon its release,Only One Flo (Part 1) received generally mixed reviews from music critics.[16] AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received anaverage score of 55, based on six reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[16]
David Jeffries ofAllmusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, praising theNightclub nature of the songs. He particularly complimented the production of "Who Dat Girl" and thoughtsampling ofGeorge Kranz andYello on "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)".[1]Entertainment Weekly's Mikael Wood gave the album a "C" rating, disappointed that the quality of the songs didn't go beyond that of "Club Can't Handle Me". He also felt that the appearance of guestsLudacris andGucci Mane on "Why You Up in Here" outshone that of Flo Rida.[11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "On and On" (featuringKevin Rudolf) | Tramar Dillard,Axwell,Mike Caren, Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher | Axwell | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" | Dillard,Justin Franks, Priscilla Polete, Josh Thomas, Xplicit,Olle Cornéer, Stefan Engblom,George Kranz,Boris Blank,Dieter Meier,The Monsters & The Strangerz | DJ Frank E,Dada Life | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Come with Me" | Dillard, Jordan Suecof, John "D.O.E." Maultsby, Carmen Key, Antario Dion Holmes,Rufus Lee Copper, Katari T. Cox, Yafeu A. Fula, Joseph Paquette,Tupac Shakur,Bruce Washington, Tyron J. Wrice | Infinity, Antario "Tario" Holmes | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Who Dat Girl" (featuringAkon) | Dillard,Lukasz Gottwald,Claude Kelly,Benjamin Levin,Bruno Mars,Philip Lawrence | Dr. Luke,Benny Blanco | 3:19 |
| 5. | "21" (featuringLaza Morgan) | Dillard,Matthew Samuels, Julian Bunetta,Jamal Jones,Ester Dean,Tyler Williams, Jordan Lewis | Polow da Don,Boi-1da | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Respirator" | Dillard,Carlos McKinney,Tony Scales | Los da Mystro | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Club Can't Handle Me" (featuringDavid Guetta) | Dillard, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Caren, Key, Kasia Livingston,Giorgio Tuinfort | David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Why You Up in Here" (featuringLudacris,Git Fresh andGucci Mane) | Dillard, Erik Ortiz, Kevin Crowe,Radric Davis,Chris Bridges | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 27:11 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Momma" | Dillard,Mike Caren,David Siegel | Mike Caren | 2:53 |
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| Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] | 82 |
| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[18] | 14 |
| Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 20 |
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] | 70 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 179 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[22] | 26 |
| USBillboard 200[23] | 107 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] | 21 |
| USTop Rap Albums (Billboard)[25] | 11 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
