In and Out of Love (Cheri Dennis album)

In and Out of Love is the debut album of American R&B singer Cheri Dennis, issued by Bad Boy/Atlantic Records. It was exclusively released digitally through the iTunes Store on November 13, 2007 with physical CDs and LPs made available on February 26, 2008. In and Out of Love debuted at #74 on the Billboard 200, Dennis' debut album was critically acclaimed despite questions being raised concerning the album's sudden halt possibly due to the record label and the music industry's infamous promotional discrepancies, corruption, quid pro quo, fraudulent fine print being added onto contracts, breach of contract, and federal embezzlement.^[1]

In and Out of Love
Studio album by Cheri Dennis
Released	November 13, 2007
Recorded	2003–2007
Genre	R&B
Label	Bad Boy Atlantic
Singles from In and Out of Love
"I Love You" Released: May 1, 2006 "Portrait of Love" Released: November 30, 2007 "Pretend" Released: May 15, 2008

"Portrait of Love", the second of three singles released, reached #55 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[2] It was originally entitled "Portrait" and featured only Yung Joc, but after the single was leaked, the track title was changed and Gorilla Zoe was added to the song. The first single "I Love You" peaked at #18 on Billboard, and the third single "Pretend" featuring Maino peaked at #116 on the charts. Promotion of third single then ceased due to her record label revoking budgets and refusing to grant funds for the album's future singles because of slow record sales. The albums was then taken out of print and is available only through digital outlets.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Billboard	(favorable)[4]
SoulTracks	(mixed)[5]

Allmusic editor Matt Rinaldi wrote that Dennis "has been providing hooks for Bad Boy tracks since she first collaborated with Mase in 1999. On her full-length debut, In and Out of Love, Cheri lends her sweet and sensual vocals to 16 hot tracks with production sounds that range from 1990s hip-hop to contemporary neo-soul."^[3] Billboard found that In and Out of Love harks back to the early ‘90s, when a green Mary J. Blige [...] created hip-hop soul with songs like “Real Love” and “What's the 411?.”^[4] SoulTracks felt that the album made "crystal clear that the production is often only as good as the performer. Cheri lacks the passion to transcend the melody of these mid-tempo love songs, and her unassuming interpretation ultimately gets buried. In and Out of Love doesn't rise to the standards set by many mainstream R&B artists today. Its sound simply plays it too safe and lacks artistic depth [...] She'll get lost in this here-today-gone-tomorrow music industry. Maybe her sophomore effort will be her saving grace and prove that she's indeed a true star on the rise."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Love You"" (featuring Jim Jones & Yung Joc)	Corey "Latif" Williams Jasiel Robinson Jones Ryan Leslie	Leslie	4:35
2.	"Intro"	Cheri Dennis Harve Pierre Sean Combs	Pierre	0:53
3.	"Portrait of Love" (featuring Yung Joc & Gorilla Zoe)	Alonzo Mathis Brandon Howard Corte Ellis Robinson Michelle Bell	Souldiggaz	3:52
4.	"Remind You"	Adonis Shropshire Rodney Jerkins	Jerkins	3:53
5.	"All I Wanna Do"	Dennis Delmar Arnaud Jack Knight Jeremy Graham Ricardo Brown Tupac Shakur	Yogi	3:55
6.	"Alright"	Jared Gosselin Phillip White	Whitey	3:56
7.	"In and Out of Love (Interlude)"	Dennis Pierre Mario Winans	Winans	1:15
8.	"Dropping out of Love"	Shropshire Bobby Caldwell Dennis Christopher Wallace Clark Kent Pierre Hubert Barclay Eaves James Williams Winans Combs Shannon Lawrence	Pierre Winans	4:18
9.	"Pretend"	C. Williams Edward Rooks Eric Hudson	Hudson	3:39
10.	"Spaced Out"	Amber Streeter Giovanni James Romeo IX	Romeo IX James[A]	3:39
11.	"Act Like You Know"	James Washington Tim Mosley	Timbaland	2:33
12.	"Showdown"	Dennis Carlos "Los" Coleman Jarod B	Jarod B	4:21
13.	"Ooh Ooh"	Anders von Hofsten Angela Hunte Fredro Odesjo Marco Rakascan Shamora Crawford	Marco & Fredro Crawford[A]	4:04
14.	"Finally Made It (interlude)"	Dennis Pierre Jeremy Graham	Yogi	2:08
15.	"Caught Up"	Dennis Alex North Brandon Keith Knight Graham Karen Anderson	Yogi King	4:26
16.	"Waiting"	Dennis Hunte Antwan Thompson Frank Collins	Thompson	3:37

Japan bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Freak"	Christopher "Deep" Henderson Combs Steven Jordan T. Baldursson M. Bjoekland J. Kurduletsch	Henderson Combs Stevie J	3:42
18.	"Ooh La La" (featuring G-Dep)	Leslie Richard Frierson David Haulsey	Leslie Younglord[A]	4:30

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Sample credits

• "All I Wanna Do" contains an interpolation of "Got My Mind Made Up" (1996) by 2Pac, Tha Dogg Pound, Method Man, & Redman.
• "Dropping Out of Love" contains elements of "Sky's the Limit" (1997) by The Notorious B.I.G. and 112, which in turn contains samples of Bobby Caldwell's "My Flame" and D. Train's "Keep On".
• "Waiting" contains a sample from "Forever" (1975) by British soul band Kokomo.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	74
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	11

Release history

Region	Date	Formats	Label
Various	November 13, 2007	digital download	Bad Boy Atlantic
Various	February 26, 2008	CD vinyl

References

1. "In and Out of Love – Cheri Dennis". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
2. "Portrait of Love – Cheri Dennis". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
3. Allmusic review
4. Billboard review
5. "Cheri Dennis - In and Out of Love (2008)". soultracks.com. 8 April 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
6. "Cheri Dennis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
7. "Cheri Dennis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.