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JHUD is the third studio album by American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson. It was released on September 23, 2014, by RCA Records as the follow-up to I Remember Me (2011). The album marks Hudson's first and only release through RCA following the closure of Arista and J Records.

Background
In March 2011, Hudson released her second album I Remember Me. As with her self-titled début, Hudson worked with many different producers and songwriters on the project, resulting in a "feel good album". Upon release, it debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 165,000 copies, and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipping over 500,000 copies in the United States. While not as successful as previous releases, lead single "Where You At" became a top-ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, though subsequent singles failed to chart or sell noticeably. After a short musical hiatus, in which she co-starred in the films The Three Stooges (2012), The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013), and Black Nativity (2013), Hudson returned to music recording in mid-2013. Heading for a different direction, Hudson consulted new producers to work with her on her third album: "It's different expressions of me as an artist, a girl, a music lover. Earlier in my career I was just a soloist singing other people's songs. Now I really want to be an artist. I want to lift the people up, have fun, create a moment. I have my own visions that I want to bring to life." On the developing process of her third album, she elaborated in November 2013: "I've been working with Pharrell Williams quite a bit on my album, and Timbaland as well. This whole project this time around is extremely different and every session felt like a party, like we was getting our jam on." ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
JHUD received generally favorable reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on six reviews. Billboard editor Elias Leight remarked that "the spare templates [Hudson] uses here, which are heavy on rhythm and relatively empty otherwise, give her plenty of space to flex her powerful voice." Writing for AllMusic, Andy Kellman forecasting Hudson to be "in full-on diva mode" even though she "occasionally sounds disconnected from the material, but the singer, as powerful as ever, still leaves her indelible mark on everything". Rolling Stones Christopher R. Weingarten found "the modern R&B-as-disco-as-house thing is very well-trod territory, but only Hudson has the range to recall the brassy melismata of Thelma Houston, the siren wail of Gloria Gaynor and the spirals of CeCe Peniston on one LP." Theo Leanse, writing for The Guardian, felt that while "there are highs [and] lows [and] there's always a gooey pleasure to hearing her sing, but you'd hope someone launched through gospel to the American Idol finals and an Oscar win might find better material in an R&B world thundering with great songwriters." Slant Magazine's Andrew Chan wrote that "at seven minutes, this contemplative gospel epic is not without flaws: Hudson continues to struggle when singing lighter and lower, and the melody meanders without really making an impression. But in the way it elegantly defines music as a means of confronting and transcending the incomprehensible, it should serve as a heartrending manifesto for soul singers everywhere." New York Daily News editor Jim Farber found that much of JHUDs "material sounds like it was fished out of the slush pile of hotter stars like Beyoncé or Nicki Minaj." He noted that Hudson "finally shakes awake toward the end" of the album. ==Commercial performance==
Commercial performance
JHUD debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 24,000 copies in its first week of release. JHUD debuted at number two on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, becoming her third consecutive album to do so. ==Track listing==
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of JHUD. Performers and musiciansJennifer Hudson – lead vocals, background vocals • R. Kelly – featured artist • Iggy Azalea – featured artist • Timbaland – featured artist • T.I. – featured artist • Swiss Chris – drums • Daniel Daley – background vocals • Akene "The Champ" Dunkley – keyboards • "Jigga" James Edwards – additional keyboards • Gorgon City – synths , piano , strings , bass • Jamale Hopkins – drums • David Jackson – keyboards • Stephen Kozmeniuk – keyboards , drums • Vanessa Lu – background vocals • Mali Music – background vocals , instrumentation • Nineteen85 – guitar , bass , drums • Brent Paschka – electric guitar • Brandyn Porter – guitar • Phil Seed – guitar • Mike Tompkins – additional vocals • Robert Aaron Vineberg – saxophone Production • Arden "Keyz" Altino – co-production • Matt Bang – recording • Jim Beanz – vocal production , recording • Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing • Andrew Coleman – recording , digital editing , digital arrangement • Jacob Dennis – recording assistant • Matthew Desrameaux – recording assistant • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis – production • Peter Edge – executive production • Joey "BDB" Fernandez – recording • Serban Ghenea – mixing • Chris Godbey – recording , mixing • Gorgon City – production , drum programming • Hart Gunther – recording , recording assistant • Mick Guzauski – mixing • John Hanes – engineering for mix • Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon – production • Andrew Hey – vocal recording • Jennifer Hudson – production • Terry Hunter – production , arrangement • Todd Hurtt – recording assistant • Jaycen Joshua – mixing • Ryan Kaul – mixing assistant • R. Kelly – additional arrangement • Stephen Kozmeniuk – production , recording • Dave Kutch – mastering • Jonathan Lackey – recording assistant • Mike Larson – recording • Mat Lejeune – recording • Mali Music – production • Andrea Martin – production • Harvey Mason Jr. – vocal production • Keith Naftaly – executive production • Nineteen85 – production • Ramon Rivas – recording assistant • Damien Smith – executive production • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing • Rob Suchecki – recording assistant • Timbaland – production • Serge "Sergical" Tsai – recording , mixing • Pharrell Williams – production Design and management • Eric Archibald – styling • Fusako Chubachi – art direction • Yolonda Frederick – make-up • Edwin Gorostiza – art direction • Shawn Holiday – A&R • Anthony Mandler – photography • Cesar Ramirez – hair • Damien Smith – management ==Charts==
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