''Floetic'' is the debut studio album by the English R&B duo

Floetry Floetry were an English R&B duo comprising Marsha Ambrosius ("The Songstress") and Natalie Stewart ("The Floacist"). The group recorded two studio albums and one live album and sold over 1,500,000 records worldwide. Formed in 1997 Floetry star ...

, released by DreamWorks Records in the United States on 1 October 2002 and on

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in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2002.

Critical reception

The album received favourable reviews from '' CMJ'', ''

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, and other company sites.

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gave the album three out of five stars.

Commercial performance

''Floetic'' debuted at number nineteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the

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. On 14 July 2003, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America with US sales of over 864,000 copies to date.

Track listing

Samples *"Floetic" contains an interpolation of "Born to Be Blue" as written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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