Chocolate Factory CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Chocolate Factory ~ R. Kelly

2. Step In The Name Of Love ~ R. Kelly

3. Heart Of A Woman ~ R. Kelly

4. I'll Never Leave ~ R. Kelly

5. Been Around The World - (featuring Ja Rule) ~ R. Kelly

6. You Made Me Love You ~ R. Kelly

7. Forever ~ R. Kelly

8. Dream Girl ~ R. Kelly

9. Ignition ~ R. Kelly

10. Ignition - (remix) ~ R. Kelly

11. Forever More ~ R. Kelly

12. You Knock Me Out ~ R. Kelly

13. Step In The Name Of Love - (remix) ~ R. Kelly

14. Imagine That ~ R. Kelly

15. Showdown - (featuring Ronald Isley) ~ R. Kelly

16. Snake - (featuring Big Tigger) ~ R. Kelly

17. Who's That - (featuring Fat Joe) ~ R. Kelly

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel includes: R. Kelly (vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, bass); Rodney East (keyboards); Henry Love (congas); Christina DeLeon (background vocals); Ja Rule, Ronald Isley, Big Tigger, Fat Joe.
	Recorded at Rockland Studios, Chicago, Illinois.
	CHOCOLATE FACTORY was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. "Step In The Name Of Love" was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
	Personnel: Donnie Lyle (guitar, keyboards); Gregg Landfair (guitar); Percy Bady, Rodney East, Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards); Henry Love (congas); Joe Donatello, Abel Garibaldi, Andy Gallas, Ian Mereness (programming); Deatta Staples, Kim Johnson (background vocals).
	Audio Mixers: Abel Garibaldi; Peter Mokran; R. Kelly; Serban Ghenea; Tony Maserati ; Ian Mereness.
	Recording information: Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Rock Land Studios, Chicago, IL; Soup Can Music, Harper Woods, MI; Vanguard Studios, Oak Park, MI.
	Photographer: Reisig.
	Unknown Contributor Roles: The Soul Children; Walt Whitman & the Soul Children of Chicago .
	Arranger: R. Kelly.
	In an effort to distract himself from the myriad post-millennial legal woes dogging him, R. Kelly retreated to the studio where in true fashion, he wrote, sang, produced, and arranged his sixth album CHOCOLATE FACTORY. In trying to escape from his personal problems, Kelly succeeded in coming up with a lengthy outing infused with the kind of slow soul that brings to mind great names like Al Green and Marvin Gaye. The laid-back harmonies and testimonial fervor of "Forever" scream Gamble & Huff-produced Stylistics, light funk beats propel "You Knock Me Out," and the remix of "Step In the Name of Love" finds the Chicago native lifting Gaye's phrasing from the "What's Goin' On" era and pumping it into this mid-tempo jam.
	Breaking up this solo slow-jam fest are guest shots by Ja Rule (an embattled "Been Around the World"), Ronald Isley (the skit-song "Showdown"), and Fat Joe (the Latin-pop-flavored "Who's That".) Although CHOCOLATE FACTORY could stand a bit of trimming, its musical essence reflects a rich talent whose personal travails could never negate anything he might be able to bring to the creative table.
Producer: Kara Buhl; R. Kelly
Engineer: Joe Donatello; Abel Garibaldi; Andy Gallas; Ian Mereness; Carl Robinson
Musical Guests
	Ja Rule
	Ronald Isley
	Big Tigger
	Fat Joe

Compilation Appearances

	Share My World
	All The Way-A Decade Of Song
	Totally Hits 2003
	Life After Death (Explicit Version)
	Big Money Heavyweights (Explicit Version)
	Essential Isley Brothers
	Ultimate Christmas 2
	Kamikaze (Explicit Version)
	Island Def Jam Recording Presents 1 (Explicit Version)
	From Q With Love
	Renaissance Presents Pacha Ibiza 2
	Pa'l Mundo
	Duets: The Final Chapter (Explicit Version)
	Nu Nation Project
	When I'm With You
	Dj Kazzanova:reggaton Mixes
	Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 (Cln)
	From Nothin To Somethin(Explicit Version)
	Young Jeezy Presents Usda:cold Summer(Explicit Version)
	Toby Love-Reloaded
	Definitive Collection
	One Man Band Man(Explicit Version)
	Brass Knuckles
	Greatest Hits(Explicit Version)
	Trilla
	Solution
	Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B
	Brass Knucles
	Wackness (Ost)(Explicit Version)
	Love Behind The Melody
	My Love Essential Collection
	Crunk Rock(Explicit Version)
	Crunk Rock
	Gospelflava.com Presents Something On
	Double Play
	Playlist:very Best Of Tyrese
	Playlist:very Best Of Tyrese
	Baby Makin Music
	Slow Grind
	Essential Celine Dion 3.0
	Revolver - Deluxe Edition (Explicit Version)
	Revolver - Deluxe Edition (Edit)
	Icon(Explicit Version)
	Playlist:very Best Of Wyclef Jean
	Pluto(Explicit Version)
	Pluto
	Streets Advocate
	Good Music Cruel Summer(Explicit Version)
	Blackprint Edition
	Pluto 3D(Explicit Version)
	Pluto 3D
	Trouble Man:heavy Is The Head(Explicit Version)
	Slow Motion 2
	Release Therapy (Explicit Version)
	Greatest Hits (Explicit Version)
	King Of Hearts(Explicit Version)
	King Of Hearts
	That's My Jam
	Blue Carpet Treatment (Explicit Version)
	The Inspiration(Explicit Version)

Associated Artists and Works

	Jay-Z
	R. Kelly Smooth Jazz Tribute ~ Smooth Jazz All Stars
	Spoke, DJ
	R. Kelly: Smooth Jazz Tribute ~ The Smooth Jazz All Stars

Technical Info

	Release Date : 02/18/2003
	Original Release Date : 2003
	Catalog ID : 4812
	Label : Jive (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00012414181220

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.107)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2003"

Rolling Stone (2/6/03, p.61)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...As a singer, songwriter and producer, he's at the top of his game..."

Entertainment Weekly (2/28/03, pp.77-78)
- "...A collection of the sort of steamy, silky slow jams at which Kelly...has always excelled..." - Rating: B-

Vibe (4/03, pp.173-4)
- 4 discs out of 5 - "...R. Kelly has always walked the line between sinner and saint. This time, however, we see the stumbles and glimpse one man's weaknesses and human frailties..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(5/03, p.100)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...CHOCOLATE FACTORY seems positively inspired....An impressively varied opus..."