2009–2013: Lady Love LeToya Luckett

in july 2009, while opening mary j. blige concert, luckett announced upcoming album going named lady love, introduced , performed 2 new songs lady love , don t let me away . on 10 december (?), buzz track, swagger, features rappers such slim thug, killa kyleon , bun b leaked onto internet. in 2008, luckett featured on webbie s single miss moderate success.

luckett s second solo album released on august 25, 2009 production lady love began in 2007, release scheduled several times in 2008. postponed due lack of funding related capitol records , virgin records merger had earlier affected release of third single obvious . in 2009, release date lady love announced may 19, 2009, pushed june 16, , set august 24, 2009. amidst anticipation album release, luckett released five-track sampler on may 19, 2009. sampler features first single not anymore , 1 minute 30 second snippets of regret , ain t got... , lady love , matter . album released cd , music download on august 25, 2009, in , worldwide day earlier. explicit version of album (bearing parental advisory label) made available. celebrate album s release, letoya hosted album-release party @ cain in new york city on august 27, 2009. not anymore , lead single, produced bei maejor , co-produced , written ne-yo. released in february 2009, became added song @ urban radio, debuting @ number ninety-eight on billboard hot r&b/hip-hop songs chart before peaking @ number eighteen , missing billboard hot 100 singles chart, peaking @ number 107. music video single shot on february 13, 2009. directed bryan barber, music video set in 1960s , split 3 sections/time periods – 1961, 1964 , 1968. sets, costumes , props change accordingly in each section show trends, fashions , styles of particular years.

the video released on march 10, 2009, , peaked @ number 3 on 106 & park video countdown. ain t got... album s second single, produced cory bold , written letoya, andre merritt, chris brown , bold. chosen fans, became first letoya single carry parental advisory label, though clean version released. became added song on rhythmic radio, peaking @ number thirty-nine on billboard rhythmic top 40 chart, while peaking @ number seventy-five on billboard pop 100 airplay chart , number twenty on billboard hot dance club play. however, single successful in japan peaked @ number forty-nine on japan hot 100. music video, directed bryan barber shot on june 3, 2009 , premiered on yahoo music on june 30, 2009, featuring guest star major league baseball players orlando hudson , matt kemp of los angeles dodgers baseball hall of fame member dave winfield. regret , featuring rapper ludacris, produced tank , jerry texx franklin , written tank, letoya, franklin, k. stephens, j. valentine, r. newt , c. bridges. released third single – based on downloads , airplay – regret peaked @ number 8 on billboard hot r&b/hip-hop songs chart , debuted @ number one-hundred on billboard hot 100, making letoya s first single since debut; torn , enter hot 100, peaking @ number seventy-eight. peaked @ number forty-two on billboard radio songs chart , listed @ number 6 on aol music s top r&b songs of 2009 list. music video regret premiered on bet s 106 & park on november 11, 2009 before being ranked @ number twenty-three on bet: notarized: top 100 videos of 2009 countdown.

me , produced tank , jerry texx franklin , written tank, franklin, k. stephens, r. newt , j. valentine, released album s fourth , final single. though song failed chart, music video directed makeup artist aj crimson , co-starring model-actor keston karter released on february 11, 2010.