Charlie, Last Name Wilson is the third studio album by American singerCharlie Wilson. It was released byJive Records on August 23, 2005, in the United States. The album includes production from severalR&B hitmakers includingR. Kelly,will.i.am,Justin Timberlake,T-Pain,KayGee, Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney, The Underdogs andThe Platinum Brothers.Charlie, Last Name Wilson debuted and peaked at number 10 on the USBillboard 200 with first week sales of 71,400 copies. In 2009, it was also certified gold by the RIAA, surpassing sales of 500,000 copies.
Steve Jones, writing forUSA Today, noted that "Wilson, likeRonald Isley before him, takes full advantage of [R.] Kelly's writing and studio prowess to do some of his best work in years. His soulful handling of everything from romantic ballads to playa anthems reminds you why Uncle Charlie is one of the hip-hop generation's favorite musical relatives."[2]AllMusic editor Alex Henderson found thatCharlie, Last Name Wilson "isn't in a class with the singer's best recordings with the Gap Band, but it's a respectable and inspired demonstration of his ability to be relevant to the hip-hop-drenched urban contemporary scene of 2005."[1]Billboard wrote that withCharlie, Last Name Wilson " Wilson shows off his generation-spanning vocals to full effect. Rather than sounding forced, the teaming here with younger hotshots like R. Kelly and Twista is a natural fit thanks to Wilson's crooner-to-funkster prowess."[3]
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