Floetic

Floetic
Floetic
Studio album by Floetry
Released	1 October 2002 (2002-10-01)
Studio	A Touch of Jazz Studios; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)) ; The Mill Studio; (Winfarthing, Norfolk, England)
Genre	R&B; neo soul; hip hop;
Label	Polydor (UK); DreamWorks (US);
Producer	Keith "Keshon" Pelzer; Darren "Limitless" Henson; Andre Harris Vidal Davis; Ivan "Orthodox" Barias;
Floetry chronology
Singles from Floetic
	"Floetic"; Released: 2002; "Say Yes"; Released: 2003; "Getting Late"; Released: 2003;

Floetic is the debut studio album by the English R&B duo Floetry, released by DreamWorks Records in the United States on 1 October 2002 and on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2002.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	¹
BBC Music	(favourable)²
CMJ	(favourable)³
Philadelphia Weekly	(favourable)⁴
PopMatters	(favourable)⁵
Rhapsody	(favourable)⁶
Rolling Stone	(favourable)⁷
USA Today	⁸
Yahoo! Music	(favourable)⁹

The album received favourable reviews from CMJ, Rolling Stone, Yahoo! Music, and other company sites. AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars.¹⁰

Commercial performance

Floetic debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On 14 July 2003, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America¹¹ with US sales of over 864,000 copies to date.¹²

Track listing

*Floetic* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Ben"	Marsha Ambrosius Natalie Stewart Darren Henson Keith Pelzer	Henson Pelzer	1:54
2.	"Floetic"	Ambrosius Mel Tormé Robert Wells	Henson Pelzer	4:06
3.	"Ms. Stress"	Ambrosius Stewart Vidal Davis	Davis	3:54
4.	"Sunshine"	Ambrosius Stewart Andre Harris	Harris	4:15
5.	"Getting Late"	Ambrosius Stewart Davis	Davis	6:49
6.	"Fun"	Ambrosius Stewart Henson Pelzer	Henson Pelzer	4:14
7.	"Mr. Messed Up"	Ambrosius Stewart Davis	Davis	4:22
8.	"Say Yes"	Ambrosius Harris	Harris	4:28
9.	"Hello"	Ambrosius Stewart Harris Davis	Davis	4:09
10.	"Headache"	Ambrosius Stewart Ivan Barias	Barias	4:04
11.	"Hey You"	Ambrosius Stewart Harris	Harris	5:04
12.	"If I Was a Bird"	Ambrosius Stewart Pelzer	Ambrosius	5:02
13.	"Opera"	Ambrosius Stewart Barias	Barias	4:00
14.	"Subliminal"	Ambrosius Stewart Henson Pelzer	Henson Pelzer	3:57

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Butterflies" (Demo Version)	Ambrosius Harris	Harris	4:03
16.	"Now You're Gone (More Than I Can Feel)"	Stewart Sebastian Rogers	Jonny Cole Rogers	4:52

Samples

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Floetic*
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)¹³	23
US Billboard 200¹⁴	19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)¹⁵	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Floetic*
Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200¹⁶	162
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)¹⁷	33

Certifications

Certifications for *Floetic*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)¹⁸	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

AllMusic review
BBC Music review
"CMJ review". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
"Philadelphia Weekly review". Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
PopMatters review
Rhapsody review
Rolling Stone review
Jones, Steve (30 September 2002). "Nitty Gritty band comes full 'Circle'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 1 October 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
"Yahoo! Music review". Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Floetic – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
"RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 14 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
Mitchell, Gail (25 September 2010). "Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
"R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
"Floetic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
"Floetic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
"American album certifications – Floetry – Floetic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[1] AllMusic review

[2] BBC Music review

[3] "CMJ review". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

[4] "Philadelphia Weekly review". Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[5] PopMatters review

[6] Rhapsody review

[7] Rolling Stone review

[usatoday-8] Jones, Steve (30 September 2002). "Nitty Gritty band comes full 'Circle'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 1 October 2002. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[9] "Yahoo! Music review". Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[10] "Floetic – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

[11] "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 14 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

[12] Mitchell, Gail (25 September 2010). "Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

[13] "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Wayback Machine.

[Billboard200-14] "Floetic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[BillboardRandBHipHop-15] "Floetic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[16] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[17] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[riaa-18] "American album certifications – Floetry – Floetic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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