Ecstasy (Avant album)
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| Released | March 26, 2002 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 54:30 | |||
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| Singles from My Thoughts | ||||
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Ecstasy is the second studio album by American singer Avant. It was released by MCA Records and Magic Johnson Music on March 26, 2002 in the United States. The singer reteamed with Steve "Stone" Huff to produce the majority of the album. It debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling more than 713,000 copies.[1] Ecstasy produced three singles, including "Makin' Good Love", "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes" and "You Ain't Right".
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| USA Today |  [3] |
Alex Henderson from Allmusic found that "creatively, Avant's sophomore album, Ecstasy, is a step forward for the Cleveland-based urban contemporary singer. This 2002 release isn't perfect – some of the tracks are routine and pedestrian. But Ecstasy contains more gems than My Thoughts [...] For every minus that you can find on this release, there are three or four pluses."[2] USA Today critic Steve Jones wrote that Ecstasy was picking up where Avant's " debut, My Thoughts, left off," blending sexy ballads with club jams. While he considered uptempo tracks like "Six in da Morning" and "What Do You Say" a "bit too derivative,” Jones found that the singer excelled on slow songs, shining on tracks such as "Thinkin’ About You" and the emotional "One Way Street" with Charlie Wilson.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are produced by Steve "Stone" Huff.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Call on Me" |
| 4:08 |
| 2. | "What Do You Want" (featuring Cap1) |
| 4:09 |
| 3. | "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes" |
| 4:36 |
| 4. | "Making Good Love" |
| 4:34 |
| 5. | "Sorry" |
| 4:35 |
| 6. | "No Limit" |
| 4:01 |
| 7. | "Thinkin' About You" |
| 4:28 |
| 8. | "Six in da Morning" |
| 4:00 |
| 9. | "You Ain't Right" |
| 4:14 |
| 10. | "One Way Street" (featuring Charlie Wilson) |
| 3:41 |
| 11. | "Love School" |
| 4:07 |
| 12. | "Jack & Jill" |
| 3:52 |
| 13. | "Suicide" |
| 4:11 |
| 14. | "Making Good Love (Remix)" (featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) |
| 4:04 |
