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The VIII

2015 studio album by Avant

The VIII

Studio album by

Avant

Released

September 25, 2015

Length

46:21

Label

Mo-B

Producer

Tommy Brown
Mitch Cohn
Dot-N Pro
Steven Franks
Slavic Livins
Travis Sayles

Avant chronology

Face the Music
(2013)

The VIII
(2015)

Can We Fall in Love
(2020)

The VIII is the eighth studio album by American singer Avant. It was released by Mo-B Entertainment, Caroline Records, and Universal Music on September 25, 2015 in the United States.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated The VIII three stars out of five. He found that "though this is as sonically consistent as any previous Avant album – mostly silky, with a little grit here and there – the subject matter fluctuates in the extreme [...] Longtime fans nonetheless should have little trouble quickly identifying a handful of cuts that rate with the past highlights."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Find a Way"	Myron Avant Joseph Harley Travis Sayles	Sayles	4:03
2.	"Special"	Avant Sayles	Sayles	3:19
3.	"Apart"	Avant Sayles	Sayles	3:34
4.	"Lights Off"	Avant Sayles Antwan Plaskett Shaun Thomas	Dot-N Pro	2:49
5.	"Come Get It"	Avant Sayles Steven Franks Tommy Brown	Sayles Franks Brown	3:42
6.	"Best Friend (Part II)"	Avant Sayles	Sayles	3:36
7.	"Note"	Avant Harley Sayles	Sayles Avant^[a] Harley^[a]	4:12
8.	"Both of Us"	Avant Sayles Mitch "Catalyst" Cohn	Sayles Cohn	4:07
9.	"I'm Not Telling"	Avant Sandy Redd Melinda Bussie Slavic Livins	Slavic Livins	3:07
10.	"Mines Do"	Avant Sayles	Sayles	3:27
11.	"You Know Better" (featuring Malone)	Avant Sayles Franks Brown	Sayles Franks Brown	3:47
12.	"Take It There"	Avant Sayles	Sayles	3:12
13.	"Doesn't Matter"	Avant Redd Bob Robinson	Livins	3:27

Notes

^{^[a]} denotes co-producer

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	8

References

^ "The VIII on Apple Music". iTunes (US). iTunes. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy Review: Avant. Allmusic. Retrieved on June 25, 2020.
^ "Avant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "Avant Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.