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| Last album = ''Eve-Olution'' (2002) | This album = ''Lip Lock'' (2013) | Misc = }} ''Lip Lock'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Eve. The album, her first in eleven years, was released on May 14, 2013, by From The Rib and RED Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Gabe Saporta, Dawn Richard, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Chrisette Michele, Juicy J, and Pusha T among others. The album was supported with the singles "Make It Out This Town" and "Eve", in addition to the promotional single "She Bad Bad". Upon its release, ''Lip Lock'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 8,600 copies in the United States. ==Background== In 2007, Eve began working on a new album titled ''Here I Am''. In May 2007, ''XXL'' magazine profiled six recorded tracks from ''Here I Am''; five of them being produced by Swizz Beatz, including the singles "Tambourine" and "Give It to You" (featuring Sean Paul). Another song showcased, produced by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes, was "All Night Long", a song where Eve sings as opposes to rapping. In July 2007, ''XXL'' published a review of ''Here I Am'', rating it an L in its "shoe size" rating system ranging from S to XXL. However the album ran into a series of delays due to corporate change at the record label and discontent with the lackluster success of the first and second singles, "Tambourine", released in April 2007, and "Give It to You" (featuring Sean Paul), released during the summer. The project was delayed to September 11, 2007 and then October 16, 2007 but it was never released.〔 Problems at her label, Interscope Records, were responsible for the multiple delays. Due to the delays, the album was often reworked, and multiple times the album was renamed from ''Here I Am'' to ''Flirt'' and finally to ''Lip Lock''.〔 In an interview with ''New York Post'', it was revealed under the title ''Here I Am'' the album had actually been completed; however, both times Interscope shelved the project.〔 On January 10, 2010, Eve announced on her Twitter that she left Interscope, saying: "Let me tell u what happened with music so ya’ll don’t think I quit." she told her followers "Left Interscope, free agent now. Went back in re-doing music. Trust me." The album was then expected to be released during 2011, but it was delayed once again. In 2012, Eve decided she would release the album independently, creating her own label From The Rib Music, with distribution being handled through Sony/Red. She stated that there would be several buzz singles before the official single and said the album would have "hard street stuff", "radio singles' and 'stuff to listen to when you're feeling down".〔(Eve Readies Buzz Single, Weighs In on Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea ). Rap-Up.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.〕 In a 2013, interview with ''Billboard'', Eve said: "One of the biggest things that I wanted to do on this album was make people realize why they fell in love with me in the first place and then take them on a journey to where I am now musically. My ear is different but I think people will recognize me. I think you'll hear that I'm in a happy place. I miss my music. My hunger is different than the first time around".〔 Retrieved 2013-01-24〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lip Lock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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