''Open Invitation'' is the fifth studio album by American singer

Tyrese Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second ...

. It was released on November 1, 2011, by his label Voltron Recordz and was distributed by

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. This became Tyrese's first album released on his label Voltron Recordz since his departure from

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. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including

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, B.A.M.,

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, Lil' Ronnie, and Swiff D among others. The album also features

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by Rick Ross,

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, T.I.,

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, R. Kelly, Busta Rhymes and

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. ''Open Invitation'' was supported by two singles: "Stay" and "Too Easy". The album received generally positive reviews from

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and was a commercial success. It debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 76,000 copies in its first week, making it Tyrese's second top 10 album. At the

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, the album received a nomination for

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which was presented on February 10, 2013.

Singles

The album's lead single was "Stay" was released for digital download in the United States on August 16, 2011. The single missed the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 11 on the US

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chart. The album's second single "Too Easy", which features

, was released for digital download on August 30, 2011. The single peaked at number 38 on the US

chart dated October 15, 2011. The music video was released on October 12, 2011. The album's third single "Nothing On You" peaked at number 61 on the US

chart dated June 9, 2012.

Commercial performance

''Open Invitation'' debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 76,000 copies in its first week of release. This became Tyrese's second US top-ten debut on the chart. In the second week, the album dropped to number 18 on the chart, selling an additional 33,000 copies. In its third week, the album dropped to number 28 on the chart, selling 21,000 more copies. As of June 2015, the album has sold 375,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums Tyrese Gibson albums Albums produced by David Banner