Tom Horan of The Daily Telegraph praised Kelly's 'unwavering focus' and stated, 'should headboard-banging be in the offing, this will make a fine accompaniment.' Mikael Wood of Spin complimented the album's 'fresh raunch', noting ''Bangin' the Headboard' and 'Pregnant' (as in 'You make me wanna get you…') are bawdy even by Kelly's considerable standards'. Allmusic writer Andy Kellman gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it 'a simple, concept-free, creatively unambitious R&B album'.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 15 reviews, which indicates 'generally favorable reviews'. Untitled received generally positive reviews from music critics. īoth second and third singles, ' Religious' and ' Echo' (both released October 10, 2009), charted lower, with peak positions of numbers 48 and 52 respectively on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores The song peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The album's lead single, ' Number One' featuring Keri Hilson, was released on July 28, 2009. Supaman High featuring OJ da Juiceman was supposed to be the album's lead single, but due to a label and artist dispute, it was repurposed as a promotional single for the album That title is still referenced in several songs on the album. In 2008, the album's title was initially supposed to be released under the name 12 Play: 4th Quarter, however, that version of this project leaked before release and so it was decided that the whole project should be re-recorded. Untitled received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, and also reached the top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

It was released by Jive Records on December 1, 2009. Untitled is the ninth studio album by American R&B recording artist R.

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