Loon (album)

Loon
Loon
Studio album by Loon
Released	October 21, 2003
Recorded	2001–03
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:11:00
Label	Bad Boy
Producer	Joe Hooker (exec.); P. Diddy (also exec.); 7 Aurelius; Akon; Anthony "Scoe" Walker; Bink!; Buckwild; Conrad "Rad" Dimanche; D Nat; Fredwreck; Loon; Mario Winans; Poke & Tone; Ryan Leslie; Scott Storch; Shaft; Yogi; Younglord;
Loon chronology
Singles from Loon
	"Down for Me"; Released: 2003; "How You Want That"; Released: 2003;

Loon is the debut studio album by American rapper Loon. It was released on October 21, 2003 via Bad Boy Records. Production was handled by Yogi, Ryan Leslie, Younglord, 7 Aurelius, Akon, Anthony "Scoe" Walker, Bink!, Buckwild, Conrad "Rad" Dimanche, D Nat the Natural, Fredwreck, Mario Winans, P. Diddy, Shaft, Scott Storch, Trackmasters, and Loon himself. It features guest appearances from P. Diddy, Aaron Hall, Carl Thomas, Claudette Ortiz, Joe Hooker, Kelis, Mario Winans, Missy Elliott, Tammy Ruggeri, Trina and The Letter M.

The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album sold 80,000 units in its first week.^[1] "Down for Me", the single taken from the album, peaked at number 28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 14 on the Hot Rap Tracks.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
RapReviews	5/10^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier found the album overlong with its romantic hip-hop tracklist but gave credit to the production for being "always fresh, lively, and above all, poppy" concluding that Loon's debut "overall should please long time Bad Boy fans and anyone who relishes the label's refined style of lovers rap".^[2] Jon Caramanica from Rolling Stone criticized Loon's delivery for lacking variations in technique and lyrical content, and said that the deviation from R&B into "moral-laden narratives ("Story" and "Don't Wanna Die")" or "joke-poking ("This Ain't Funny")" is where his seduction works the most.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"P. Diddy Intro"	Chauncey Lamont Hawkins Sean Combs Anthony Walker	Anthony "Scoe" Walker	0:47
2.	"How You Want That" (featuring Kelis)	Hawkins Jeremy A. Graham V. Jeffrey Smith Jack Knight Harve Pierre Jesse Weaver Jr.	Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham	4:26
3.	"Do What You Like" (featuring Trina)	Hawkins Graham B. Romeo	Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham	3:23
4.	"Relax Your Mind"	Hawkins Richard Frierson Ryan Leslie August Moon Tyrone Thomas Erick Sermon Parrish Smith	Younglord Castor Troy	4:17
5.	"Down For Me" (featuring Mario Winans)	Hawkins Mario Winans Combs Leslie Shannon Lawrence Knight Pierre C. Forbes	P. Diddy Castor Troy	4:20
6.	"Barbershop" (Interlude)	Hawkins Conrad Dimanche	Loon Conrad "Rad" Dimanche	1:15
7.	"This Ain't Funny"	Hawkins Jean-Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes Richard Martin Lloyd Walters	Poke & Tone	3:29
8.	"Story"	Hawkins Dimitri Christo	The Natural aka D-Nat	3:16
9.	"Between Us" (featuting Tammy)	Hawkins Tammy Ruggeri LaMenga Kafi Ford Klenord Raphael Tijuana Frampton Louis E. Johnson	Shaft	4:47
10.	"Like a Movie" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)	Hawkins Aliaune Thiam Kandice Love Adonis Shropshire	Akon	4:14
11.	"Pimpin' Ken (Interlude)"	Hawkins		1:40
12.	"Hey Woo" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Hawkins Melissa Elliott Roosevelt Harrell	Bink!	3:37
13.	"Can't Talk To Her" (featuring P. Diddy and Joe Hooker)	Hawkins Pierre Farid Nassar	Fredwreck	5:22
14.	"Things You Do" (featuring Aaron Hall)	Hawkins	Mario "Yellowman" Winans	4:06
15.	"Don't Wanna Die"	Hawkins Frierson	Younglord	4:28
16.	"Waiting" (featuring The Letter M)	Hawkins	7 Aurelius	3:46
17.	"You Don't Know"	Hawkins Scott Storch	Scott Storch	4:19
18.	"Friday Night"	Hawkins Graham Melvin Glover Nathaniel Glover Eddie Morris Sylvia Robinson Joseph Robert Saddler Rebert Keith Wiggins Guy Lawrence Williams Douglas Arthur Wimbish	Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham	4:00
19.	"I'll Be There" (featuring Carl Thomas)	Hawkins Carlton Neron Thomas Anthony Best Harold Beatty Edward J. Holland Marcia Woods Brian Holland	Buckwild	5:21
Total length:				1:11:00

Personnel[edit]

Adapted credits from the album's booklet.^[5]

Sean "P.Diddy" Combs: executive producer
Harve Pierre: executive producer
Chris Athens: mastering (Sterling Sound)
Erik Sorensen: additional Pro Tools engineering
Mark Pitts: associate executive producer (ByStorm Entertainment)
Gwendolyn Niles: project manager
Christopher Stern: creative direction

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Billboard 200	6
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	2

References[edit]

^ "CLAY AIKEN GOES TWO FOR TWO, TOPS LEGENDS AND LOON ON ALBUMS CHART". MTV. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Birchmeier, Jason. "Loon - Loon Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 21, 2003). "RapReviews.com Feature for October 21, 2003 - Loon's "Loon"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Caramanica, Jon (November 27, 2003). "Loon: Loon". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
^ Loon (booklet). Loon. Bad Boy. 2003. B000089202.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Loon at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "CLAY AIKEN GOES TWO FOR TWO, TOPS LEGENDS AND LOON ON ALBUMS CHART". MTV. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[AM-2] Birchmeier, Jason. "Loon - Loon Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[3] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 21, 2003). "RapReviews.com Feature for October 21, 2003 - Loon's "Loon"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[RS-4] Caramanica, Jon (November 27, 2003). "Loon: Loon". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2012.

[5] Loon (booklet). Loon. Bad Boy. 2003. B000089202.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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