Nivea is the debut album by American

United States

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 R&B

Rhythm and blues

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 singer Nivea

Nivea (singer)

Nivea B. Nash who performs under the mononym Nivea, is an American recording artist whose recordings reached the Billboard charts during the early 2000s. Nivea is known most for her singles "Don't Mess With My Man" and "Laundromat".-Early life:Hamilton was born in Savannah, Georgia, the youngest...

. The album was plagued by a low-charting first single and major delays. The first single, "Don't Mess with the Radio

Don't Mess with the Radio

"Don't Mess with the Radio" is the first single by American singer Nivea from her debut studio album Nivea.-Track listing:Australian CD Single-Charts:...

" was only a minor hit in the US and performed under expectations, which prompted Jive to order the singer to record new songs and axe old ones. This was when her Grammy-Nominated single "Don't Mess With My Man

Don't Mess with My Man (Nivea song)

"Don't Mess with My Man" is the title of a song recorded by U.S. R&B singer Nivea. It was released in August 2002 as the third single from her debut album in 2002. The single was released before the album in 2002. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100...

" was revamped and turned into a smash hit. It was quickly followed with a third single, the hit "Laundromat", featuring R Kelly  Despite the many alterations made to the track listing, the album was not very successful, barely debuting in the top 100 of the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The last single, "25 Reasons" was only released to radio and received minimial airplay. To date the album has sold just 325,000 copies in the U.S. The lead single was a huge hit in Australia, certifiying Gold and peaking at #14.

Track listing

1. "Still In Love" (C. Harris, T. Moses, P. Poli, D. Runner, S. Smith) - 3:33
2. "Ya Ya Ya" (featuring Lil Wayne
   Lil Wayne
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   ) (R. Kelly, D. Carter) - 4:08
3. "Don't Mess With My Man
   Don't Mess with My Man (Nivea song)
   "Don't Mess with My Man" is the title of a song recorded by U.S. R&B singer Nivea. It was released in August 2002 as the third single from her debut album in 2002. The single was released before the album in 2002. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   " (featuring Brian & Brendan Casey of Jagged Edge
   Jagged Edge (band)
   Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...
   
   ) (B. Casey, B. Cox) - 3:34
4. "The One For Me" (T. Allen, N. Hamilton, L. Campbell) - 3:35
5. "Laundromat" (featuring R. Kelly
   R. Kelly
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   ) (R. Kelly) - 4:24
6. "You Don't Even Know" (featuring Nick Cannon
   Nick Cannon
   Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
   
   ) (J. Brown, N. Hamilton, T. Shropshire, J. Starks, F. Wesley) - 3:55
7. "Run Away" (featuring Pusha T
   Pusha T
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    of the Clipse
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   ) (P. Williams, C. Hugo) - 3:43
8. "Just In Case" (L. Brathwaite, G. Duncan, N. Hamilton, J. Harris, T. Kelly, T. Lewis, T. Patterson, D. Archer, J. Cameron) - 3:59
9. "No Doubt" (J. Austin, T. Bishop) - 4:06
10. "Never Had A Girl Like Me" (T. Allen, J. Brown, L. Collins, N. Hamilton, L. Campbell) - 3:53
11. "Have Mercy" (L. Grinstead, C. Thornton, B. Tillman, D. Wiggins, K. Williams) - 3:52
12. "Don't Mess with the Radio
    Don't Mess with the Radio
    "Don't Mess with the Radio" is the first single by American singer Nivea from her debut studio album Nivea.-Track listing:Australian CD Single-Charts:...
    
    " (C. Barnett, M. Etheridge, R. Murray, R. Wade, J. Williams, P. Brown, B. Bennett) - 3:58
13. "25 Reasons" (L. Brathwaite, N. Hamilton, J. Cameron) - 4:07
14. "Don't Mess With My Man (Remix)" (featuring Brian & Brendan Casey of Jagged Edge & Mystikal
    Mystikal
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    ) (B. Casey, B. Cox) - 3:52

Aus. Rerelease/UK Edition

14. "What You Waitin' For" – 3:36
15. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal) – 3:48
16. "Cat's Got Your Tongue" – 3:15
17. "Jewelry" – 3:29
18. "Problems" – 3:41
19. "Don't Mess With My Man (Remix)" (featuring Brian & Brendan Casey of Jagged Edge & Mystikal) - 3:52
20. "I Love My Man (I'm Keepin' Him)" (UK Hidden Track)

Japan Limited Edition

12. "One To Eight"¹ - 3:58
13. "25 Reasons" - 4:07
14. "Don't Mess With My Man (Remix)" (featuring Brian & Brendan Casey of Jagged Edge & Mystikal) - 3:52
15. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal) - 3:48
16. "Problems" - 3:41
17. "What You Waitin' For" - 3:36
18. "Don't Mess With My Man (BL Remix)" (featuring Brian & Brendan Casey of Jagged Edge & Mystikal) - 3:29

¹the Japanese title for "Don't Mess with the Radio"
German Edition/Australian original release

1. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal) - 3:48
2. "Cat's Got Your Tongue" - 3:15
3. "Radio (Interlude)" - 0:34
4. "Don't Mess with the Radio" - 3:58
5. "Don't Mess With My Man" (featuring Brian & Brendan Casey of Jagged Edge) - 3:34
6. "Problems" - 3:41
7. "Jewelry" - 3:29
8. "Never Had A Girl Like Me" - 3:53
9. "Just In Case" - 3:59
10. "Phone (Interlude)" - 0:37
11. "25 Reasons" - 4:07
12. "Argument (Interlude)" - 1:06
13. "Have Mercy" - 3:52
14. "No Doubt" - 4:06
15. "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)
    Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)
    "Run Away " is a song by American R&B recording artist Nivea off her self-titled debut album. The song features American rapper Pusha T of the highly acclaimed hip hop duo Clipse, was produced by The Neptunes and serves as her second single.-Track listing:Australian CD Single# Run Away featuring...
    
    " - 3:43
16. "I Love My Man (I'm Keeping Him)" - 3:13 (Hidden Track)

Note: The versions of "Run Away" and "Don't Mess With My Man" that appear here are different mixes to the single/us album/rerelease versions.

Credits and personnel

• Donnie Lyle - guitar
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• Charles Pettaway - guitar
• Malachy Robinson - guitar
• Swift C - drums
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• PJ Morton - piano, keyboards
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• R. Kelly - arranger
  Arranger
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Production

• Album Producers: Ted Bishop, Leslie Brathwaite, Bryan-Michael Cox, R. Kelly, Swift C
• Executive producer
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  s: Nivea Hamilton
  Nivea (singer)
  Nivea B. Nash who performs under the mononym Nivea, is an American recording artist whose recordings reached the Billboard charts during the early 2000s. Nivea is known most for her singles "Don't Mess With My Man" and "Laundromat".-Early life:Hamilton was born in Savannah, Georgia, the youngest...
  
  
• Vocal assistance: C.L. Smooth
• Engineer
  Engineer
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  s: Ted Bishop, Leslie Brathwaite, Ryan Freeland, Andy Gallas, Abel Garibaldi, Jay Goin, Mark Goodchild, Ian Mereness, Rowie Nameri, Azuolas Sinkevicius, Brian Stanley, Adonis Stropshire, Patrick Viala, Bernasky Wall, Arnold Wolfe
• Instrumentation: Ted Bishop
• Mastering: Tom Coyne, and Chaz Harper
• Design
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  : Elisa Garcia
• Photography
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  : Jeffrey Gamble, and Hachi
• Mixing
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  : Leslie Brathwaite, Serban Ghenea, R. Kelly, Ian Mereness, Richard Travali

Leftover tracks

• "I Love My Man (I'm Keepin Him)"
• "Phone (Interlude)"
• "Radio (Interlude)"
• "Tell Me What You Want"
• "I Promise"
• "What U Need (Interlude)"
• "Argument (Interlude)"
• "Independence Day"
• "Ex-Girlfriend" (Love Don't Cost A Thing
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   soundtrack)

Release history

Country	Date	Version
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	September 25, 2001	Original
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	February 18, 2002
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	July 29, 2002
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	September 16, 2002
United States	December 10, 2002	Re-release
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	February 3, 2003	Original
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	March 10, 2003
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	June 3, 2003	Re-release

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2003	UK Album Charts	180
	Billboard Top 200	80
	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	35
	France Album Charts	65