Back Home (Trey Songz album)

The album was supported by five official singles: "Back Home", the protest anthem "2020 Riots: How Many Times", as a response to the police murder of George Floyd, "Circles", "Two Ways" and "On Call". The title track, featuring Summer Walker, reached number 12 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The album also features appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Davido, and Swae Lee.

The album peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his second lowest charting album, following his debut album I Gotta Make It.

Background

Trey Songz affirmed that on Back Home he "wanted to lay down even more heavy the R&B presence of love". He worked on the album in his hometown in Virginia, and according to him, that helped him work on it with less expectations. Talking about its making he said:

It was different for me being around so much real, genuine love. As an artist, when you’re moving city-to-city, state-to-state, you’re often around what can be described as fake love. Even if it is genuine, it’s not the people that know you. Fans love me to death, but they love the perception of me unless you really dove into who I am. No matter how comfortable you are as a celebrity, you’re always on guard. That continuous time to just be Trey from The Heights, Trey from Petersburg and be perceived that way every day and get so comfortable. When I was making my first album, that was who I was. I wasn’t Trey Songz yet. I was trying to be Trey Songz.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Independent
The Heights

Andy Kellman of AllMusic said that Back Home "is weighed down by a glut of adequate slow jams that don't offer much variation, though his voice can still elevate middling material". Roisin O'Connor of The Independent on the album the singer "seems remarkably preoccupied by his romantic relationships, and less interested in delving into his own past".

Track listing

*Back Home*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Be My Guest"	Tremaine Neverson Noah Neverson Troy Taylor Daniel Breland John McGee	Taylor S.K.	3:21
2.	"Save It"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Breland Gregory Lane Scotty Massenburg	Taylor PatLaceDat	2:29
3.	"Hands On"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Breland Benjamin Sturdivant	Taylor Based1 Rog3rdat	1:41
4.	"Lost & Found"	T. Neverson N.Neverson Taylor Breland Dante Carter Paul Norman	Taylor Chad Paul	3:22
5.	"Circles"	T. Neverson N.Neverson Taylor Breland Akil Ernest Edrick Miles Troy Oliver	Taylor A-Major Oliver	4:17
6.	"Round & Round"	T. Neverson N.Neverson Taylor Breland Arsenio Archer Breland John Scherer Najee Travis Timothy Maxey	Taylor	0:41
7.	"Two Ways"	T. Neverson N.Neverson Breland Archer Breland Scherer Travis Maxey	Travis Scherer Archer Maxey	3:21
8.	"Hit Different"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Austin Owens Brandon Hesson Clint Ford James Foye III Massenburg Sheldon Grant William Gittens	Keyz Ammo Clint Ford Ayo the Producer	3:28
9.	"Cats Got My Tongue"	T. Neverson N.Neverson Taylor Breland Edrick Miles	Taylor Eddie Bars	2:55
10.	"Back Home" (featuring Summer Walker)	T. Neverson Summer Walker N. Neverson Carl McCormick Christian Ward, James Harris III Terry Lewis Lerron Carson Norman Whitfield	Cardiak Chrishan Hitmaka	3:14
11.	"On Top of Me"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Trevon Waters Vaidel Vidal	Taylor Smurv	3:54
12.	"On Call" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	T. Neverson Tyrone Griffin, Jr. N. Neverson Breland Massenburg Spencer Lorenzo Tabius Tate	Renzy808	2:44
13.	"Nobody's Watchin"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Breland McGee Massenburg Xavier Baird	Taylor S.K. DJ Cruz Zay Bans	3:18
14.	"Sleepless Nights" (featuring Davido)	T. Neverson David Adeleke N. Neverson Taylor Gabriel Williams Micah-Vincent Wormley Milan Modi Massenburg	G-major MOW Mummet Daddy Yung Lan	4:16
15.	"GLA"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Mikey Massenburg Stacey Owens	Stacey "S.O.S." Owens Mummet Daddy	3:26
16.	"Rain" (featuring Swae Lee)	T. Neverson Khalif Brown N. Neverson Matthew Samuels	Akeel DZL	3:43
17.	"Tug of War"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Jeffery Robinson, Jr. Maulik Smith	Taylor Fresh Ayr	3:54
18.	"All This Love"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Eric Hudson Johnta Austin	Taylor Hudson Austin Danny Murdock, Jr.	4:48
19.	"OG Lovelude"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor	Taylor	1:34
20.	"2020 Riots: How Many Times"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Oliver	Taylor Oliver	3:24
21.	"I Know a Love"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor Carter Norman Trevon Waters	Taylor Paul	3:03
22.	"Noah Love"	T. Neverson N. Neverson Taylor	Taylor	0:59

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	9

References

"Trey Songz is Bringing Love 'Back Home' to R&B". 20 October 2020.
^ "On 'Back Home', Trey Songz stays faithful to the R&B slow-jams". Independent.co.uk. 9 October 2020.
Lavin, Will (4 October 2020). "Trey Songz announces he's releasing new album 'Back Home' later this week". NME. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Kreps, Daniel (5 June 2020). "Trey Songz Shares New Protest Anthem '2020 Riots: How Many Times'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Anderson, Trevor (22 October 2020). "Trey Songz Scores Third No. 1 on Top R&B Albums With 'Back Home'". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Espinoza, Joshua (8 October 2020). "Trey Songz Drops 'Back Home' Album f/ Ty Dolla Sign, Summer Walker, and More". Complex. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Trey Songz is Bringing Love 'Back Home' to R&B". 20 October 2020.
^ "Back Home - Trey Songz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
"Trey Songz Mistakes Lust for Love on 'Back Home'". 15 October 2020.
"Back Home by Trey Songz on Apple Music". Apple Music. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
"Trey Songz Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
"Trey Songz Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	I Gotta Make It Trey Day Ready Passion, Pain & Pleasure Chapter V Trigga Tremaine the Album Back Home
EPs	Inevitable Intermission I & II
Mixtapes	Anticipation Anticipation II
Singles	"Gotta Make It" "Gotta Go" "Wonder Woman" "Can't Help but Wait" "Last Time" "I Need a Girl" "LOL :-)" "I Invented Sex" "Successful" "Say Aah" "Neighbors Know My Name" "Already Taken" "Bottoms Up" "Can't Be Friends" "Love Faces" "Unusual" "Heart Attack" "2 Reasons" "Simply Amazing" "Na Na" "SmartPhones" "Foreign" "Touchin, Lovin" "Slow Motion" "Nobody Else but You" "Playboy" "Animal" "Chi Chi"
Featured singles	"Girl Tonite" "1st Time" "Cuddy Buddy" "Ride" "Yesterday" "We Got Hood Love" "Sex Room" "If It Ain't About Money" "Here I Am" "Your Love" "Out of My Head" "Take Off" "Can't Get Enough" "I Don't Really Care" "Bounce It" "Smoke" "Not for Long" "Bum Bum" "It's a Vibe"
Other songs	"The Way You Move" "Dive In" "You're Mine (Remix)"

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