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''Love Hate'' is the debut album of American recording artist and producer The-Dream, released on December 11, 2007, by his Def Jam-imprint label Radio Killa. He has stated that the title is an abbreviation for "Love me all summer, hate me all winter". Primarily an R&B and pop outting, ''Love Hate'' was produced during 2007 by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Carlos "L.O.S. Da Maestro" McKinney. The song includes appearances from rapper Fabolous and The-Dream's prior collaborator Rihanna. The album was inspired by the works of musical styles derived from the 1980s, including the works of Prince and Michael Jackson. It was promoted with three singles; "Shawty Is Da Shit", "Falsetto" and "I Luv Your Girl". All three singles charted within the top 30 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album debuted at number 30 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. It has been certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America and produced three singles that attained ''Billboard'' chart success. Upon its release, ''Love Hate'' was well received by music critics. It has sold 552,000 copies in the United States. ==Background and recording== The album was produced by The-Dream, his production partner Tricky Stewart, and Carlos "Los da Mystro" McKinney.〔 Its featured guests were originally listed as Fabolous, Jay-Z, and André 3000, whom The-Dream identified indirectly. The final list was cut down to Fabolous and Rihanna. The album was written and recorded in eight days with twelve tracks making the final cut.〔 Some of the tracks were written in regards to The-Dream's personal life, most notably "Nikki", written about his ex-wife Nivea and how he has moved on since their divorce. The-Dream explained the title, ''Love Hate'', as short for, "Love me all summer, hate me all winter, because they love you when you hot and when you're cold they don't... I'm hot right now and they love me, but I was cold and they wasn't fuckin' with me."〔 He also discussed how this album was made to set the creative standard that the current industry was lacking, stating: Music is uninspiring right now. The bar needs to be raised; a creative standard should be set in music. I'm hoping that the real quality in these songs shines through, and leaves a sounding impact on the listeners... It's more of what I'm giving other people. It's like the 80s; it's musical. I'm doing the 'Umbrella' routine to this whole album. All of my records are singles. The album is really visual as well. It appeals to all your senses, similar to 'Thriller'... very 80's, very Prince, sensual, sexy stuff... Artists are gonna have to do some homework to find out who they are.〔 Recording sessions for the album took place at Larrabee North in Universal City, California, Legacy Studios in New York, with additional recording in Las Vegas, Nevada, Atlanta, Georgia, and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The-Dream - Love/Hate CD Album )〕 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「Love Hate (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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