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Year of the Gentleman
''Year of the Gentleman'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, released September 16, 2008, on Def Jam Recordings in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Neyo: Year of the Gentleman )〕 Ne-Yo worked with several record producers for the album, including Stargate, Chuck Harmony, Polow da Don, Stereotypes, and Reggie "Syience" Perry, among others.
The album was a commercial success as well, charting in the top-10 in several countries. It produced four singles, including international hits "Closer", "Miss Independent", and "Mad". ''Year of the Gentleman'' has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of one million copies in the United States. It has also been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, for shipments of 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
==Background==
''Year of the Gentleman'' was named in honor of Ne-Yo's artistic influences. Ne-Yo cited the 1960s American group Rat Pack, particularly members Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. as influences, whose style inspired his clothes and music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ne-Yo: Year of the Gentleman )〕 Explaining the album's title, he said he was "trying to take it back to where you couldn't walk out of the house unless you looked your best". Commenting on the likes of the Rat Pack and Nat King Cole he commented that "they're suited and everything is right from top to bottom. Not saying it has to be a suit, 'cause clothes don't make the man — it's the attitude and person. The music needs to personify that.".〔 No featurings are present on the album, as previously announced, though "Single" also features as a version with New Kids on the Block on their album, ''The Block''.
Although Ne-Yo has claimed that he wanted to "take a different direction" on the album by not making R&B sounds, however, according to ''Billboard'' magazine, "it seems he still has a heavy—yet welcome—case of the (rhythm and) blues on the finished product".〔 〕 The scene in the background for the cover was shot at the million mansion, known as Pink Palace, in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia.
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