The same issues that weighed down Avant's previous two albums, rendering them good if uneven releases, continue to run unchecked for Private Room.
The sheer wealth of material -- 16 tracks in all -- couldn't possibly work to anyone's advantage, especially someone who thrives on singles.
So, once again, there's a handful of excellent contemporary R&B songs surrounded by too much material that's either decent or middling.
This being Avant's third album, it's now more than apparent that he will never outshine his primary inspiration, R.
Kelly.
But who could really hold that against him? Those are lofty standards to judge anyone's career to, and Private Room's success ("Read Your Mind" maintained a lasting presence on urban radio, and it crossed into the Top 25 of the Billboard pop chart) shows that Avant has hardly been another case of "one or two hits and out.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Read Your MindAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Heaven | Avant | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Don't Take Your Love AwayAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Have Some Fun | Avant | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | HookedAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | FeastAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Seems to BeAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | You Got MeAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Wanna Be CloseAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Everything About YouAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | YouAvant, Steve Huff | Avant | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | FlickinAvant, Steve Huff | Avant, Bumpy Johnson | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Private Room | Avant | Play | 01:04 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 15 | Phone Sex | Avant | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 16 | Read Your Mind (Remix) | Avant | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 62 mins | 143 MB | |||||
| 62 mins | 420 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avant | Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Patrick Brennan | Violin |
| 3 | Chris Brickley | Digital Editing, Editing, Engineer |
| 4 | Darius Brooks | Piano, Strings |
| 5 | Bruce Buechner | Engineer |
| 6 | Teresa Fream | Violin |
| 7 | Kenny Gamble | Composer |
| 8 | Ronald B. Gillyard | A&R |
| 9 | Alicia Graham | A&R |
| 10 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 11 | Leon Huff | Composer |
| 12 | Steve Huff | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 13 | Jun Ishizeki | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 14 | Victoria Jackson | Make-Up |
| 15 | Bumpy Johnson | Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | Marlou Johnston | Violin |
| 17 | David Katz | Violin |
| 18 | Harold Lilly | Producer |
| 19 | Keith Major | Photography |
| 20 | Lenore McIntyre | Violin |
| 21 | Peter Mokran | Digital Editing, Editing, Mixing |
| 22 | Edward Moore | Cello |
| 23 | Olivia | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 24 | Eric Payton | Executive Producer |
| 25 | Stizzle | Guest Artist, Instrumentation, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Seth Waldman | Mixing Assistant |
| 27 | Pamela Watson | Stylist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |