1977 (The-Dream album)

May 2025 1977 Original free edition Studio The-Dream 1977 The-Dream - 2011.jpg August 31, 2011 2011 R&B 57:43 Radio Killa The-Dream, Carlos McKinney Love King 2010 IV Play 2013 Alternative cover studio TheDream1977.jpg 2012 commercial release by Def Jam 1977 (also known as Terius Nash: 1977) is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter The-Dream. It was originally released as a free download on August 31, 2011, through the singer's Radio Killa website. Recorded over the course of two weeks, the album was issued in response to contractual issues with The-Dream's label, Def Jam Recordings, delaying the production of his planned IV Play album. 1977 was later released for commercial sale by Def Jam on December 18, 2012, and IV Play followed in 2013. Recording Following issues with his contract with Def Jam Recordings, production on The-Dream's purported fourth studio album Love IV MMXII halted, having originally been due for release of September 20, 2011.http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16248/title.the-dream-releases-free-album-terius-nash-est-1977 The-Dream Releases Free Album "Terius Nash Est. 1977 Cheri Media Group HipHopDX December 1, 2012 Horowitz, Steven J. https://web.archive.org/web/20121227192740/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16248/title.the-dream-releases-free-album-terius-nash-est-1977 December 27, 2012 dead As a result, The-Dream recorded additional material for a new album titled 1977 – named after the year of his birth – which he intended as a stopgap release following the delays to Love IV MMXII; the recording was done over the course of two weeks. Music and lyrics According to Interview magazine, 1977 still features the "catastrophically lush productions" of The-Dream's previous three albums but departs from their "epic love-gushing Prince suite or sparse snap-and-bop". Instead, "accounts of love lost" are conceived as more of a "somber shrink visit", while the singer's "wiggling tenor sounds more liquored-up and angry than ever", with the magazine citing the song "Used to Be" as an account of "how his life's changed – at one point, he even jokes about ending it." Release 1977 was released as a free download through The-Dream's Radio Killa website on August 31, 2011, despite Def Jam's objections to the decision. The release was credited under the singer's legal name, Terius Nash.Interview https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/the-dream-1977 February 1, 2020 August 31, 2011 On '1977,' A Dark Dream After Love IV MMXII failed to see a release during 2012, it was announced on November 14, 2012, that 1977 would be released for commercial sale by Def Jam on December 18, 2012.http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/14/the-dream-readies-1977-album-for-commercial-release/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130127035446/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/14/the-dream-readies-1977-album-for-commercial-release/ dead January 27, 2013 The-Dream Readies '1977' Album for Commercial Release Devin Lazerine Rap-Up November 14, 2011 December 1, 2012 Unlike the free version of the album, where he was credited under his birth name Terius Nash, the commercial release will see The-Dream returning to being credited under his stage name. The new version of the album features the additional tracks "AK47" and "Tender Tendencies". Love IV MMXII would later be released as IV Play in 2013.Young Alex March 27, 2013 https://consequence.net/2013/03/the-dream-to-release-new-album-iv-play-on-may-28th/ The-Dream to release new album IV Play on May 28th Consequence of Sound February 1, 2020 Critical reception AllMusic 2.5 5 Consequence of Sound C+De Revere Paul September 13, 2011 https://consequence.net/2011/09/album-review-terius-nash-1977/ Terius Nash – 1977 Consequence of Sound July 14, 2016 MSN Music (Expert Witness) hm3 Newsday B Now 2/5Mistry Anupa September 15, 2011 https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/terius-nash-1977/ Terius Nash - 1977 Now July 14, 2016 Pitchfork 7.9/10 PopMatters 7/10Amidon David September 8, 2011 https://www.popmatters.com/review/148258-the-dream-1977/ The-Dream (Terius Nash): 1977 PopMatters July 14, 2016 Q 3 5Q 99 March 2013 [title unknown] Rolling Stone 2 5Rolling Stone https://web.archive.org/web/20111022013204/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/1977-20111018 October 22, 2011 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/1977-20111018 July 14, 2016 1977 Trammell Matthew October 18, 2011 Slant Magazine 3.5 5Cataldo Jesse December 22, 2012 https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-dream-terius-nash-1977 The-Dream Terius Nash: 1977 Slant Magazine July 14, 2016 1977 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 10 reviews.https://www.metacritic.com/music/1977/terius-nash Reviews for 1977 by Terius Nash Metacritic July 14, 2016 Reviewing in September 2011, Pitchfork critic Jordan Sargent found 1977s music "engrossing" and "vivid" as a one-sided depiction of a failing relationship.Sargent Jordan September 8, 2011 https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15792-1977/ Terius Nash: 1977 Pitchfork March 23, 2013 Glenn Gamboa from Newsday felt the record "doesn't quite stack up against The-Dream's more polished work, lacking his usual lyrical wordplay and musical sophistication, but the intensity of the emotion keeps it interesting."Gamboa Glenn December 14, 2012 http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/the-dream-s-terius-nash-1977-review-1.4334346 https://web.archive.org/web/20121217062521/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/the-dream-s-terius-nash-1977-review-1.4334346 dead December 17, 2012 The-Dream's 'Terius Nash: 1977' review Newsday Melville March 23, 2013 Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe felt that The-Dream shares "too much" with the more "confessional" album and said that "his usual sensual production and delicious hooks are missing, but the rawer musical approach serves the lyrics' edges."Capobianco Ken December 18, 2012 https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/12/18/album-review-the-dream-terius-nash/WqHvO3OFtAsZN4kCaMa6iI/story.html The-Dream, 'Terius Nash: 1977' The Boston Globe March 23, 2013 The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica wrote, "These songs aren't much more than melodic rants, but that's enough for Mr. Nash, who's never been a forceful singer, but whose talent for cramming oddball twists into R&B remains unparalleled."Caramanica Jon September 5, 2011 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/arts/music/albums-from-terius-nash-george-strait-cymbals-eat-guitars.html?_r=0 New Music The New York Times July 14, 2016 Robert Christgau gave 1977 a three-star honorable mention in his consumer guide for MSN Music,Christgau Robert Robert Christgau February 21, 2012 http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=b2cd788d-31ec-45a8-a79a-81a50887b7d5&ucsort=4 Odds and Ends 006 MSN Music. Microsoft March 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054759/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=b2cd788d-31ec-45a8-a79a-81a50887b7d5&ucsort=4 March 4, 2016 dead indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure."Christgau Robert 2000 http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php Key to Icons Robert Christgau March 23, 2013 He cited "Wedding Crasher" and "Used to Be" as highlights, although he also summed the album up with the judgement that "living for sex gets less dreamy all the time". Other reviewers were more critical. AllMusic's Andy Kellman accused The-Dream of "tedious wallowing" and alternately "licking his wounds and puffing his chest",Kellman Andy https://www.allmusic.com/album/1977-mw0002222487 1977 - Terius Nash, The-Dream Allmusic. Rovi Corporation March 23, 2013 while Rolling Stone critic Matthew Trammell dismissed his lyrics as "poorly articulated male scorn rooted in juvenile, you-made-me-cheat reasoning". Tom Ewing from The Guardian regarded 1977 as "the worst thing" the singer had recorded, finding it marred by "unhappy, scab-picking".Ewing Tom September 8, 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/08/the-dream-terius-nash-1977 Message to The-Dream, AKA Terius Nash: please stop sharing The Guardian London Film & music section, p. 2 March 23, 2013 Track listing 2011 free downloadhttps://pitchfork.com/news/43853-download-the-dreams-new-album-1977/ Download The-Dream's New Album 1977 pitchfork.com 12 March 2026 Wake Me When It's Over Terius Nash Used to Be Terius Nash Long Gone Terius Nash Ghetto featuring Big Sean David Borrego, Sean Anderson, Terius Nash Wedding Crasher Terius Nash Rolex featuring Casha Terius Nash Silly Introducing Casha Terius Nash Rob Holladay 1977 (Miss You Still) Ralph Johnson, Douglas Gibbs, Shawn Carter, Terius Nash Wish You Were Mine Terius Nash This Shit Real Ni**a featuring Pharrell Pharrell Williams, Terius Nash Form of Flattery Terius Nash 2012 commercial releasehttp://rapradar.com/2011/08/24/the-dream-terius-nash-1977-tracklist/ The-Dream Terius Nash 1977 Tracklist Rapradar.com 20 December 2021 Wake Me When It's Over Terius Nash 5:36 Used To Be Terius Nash 4:55 Long Gone Terius Nash 4:16 Ghetto featuring Big Sean David Borrego, Sean Anderson, Terius Nash 5:27 Wedding Crasher Terius Nash 5:04 Rolex featuring Casha Terius Nash 3:41 1977 Ralph Johnson, Douglas Gibbs, Shawn Carter, Terius Nash 5:07 Wish You Were Mine Terius Nash 3:54 Real featuring Pharrell Pharrell Williams, Terius Nash 5:18 Form of Flattery Terius Nash 4:15 AK47 Terius Nash 4:57 Tender Tendencies Terius Nash 5:13 Personnel Credits are adapted from AllMusic.https://www.allmusic.com/album/1977-mw0002222487/credits 1977: Credits AllMusic February 1, 2020 Sean Anderson - Composer Big Sean - Featured Artist Shawn Carter - Composer Casha - Featured Artist The-Dream - Art Direction, Design, Primary Artist Douglas Gibbs - Composer GoMillion - Photography Sam Holland - Assistant Engineer, Engineer Jaycen Joshua - Mixing Ralph Johnson - Composer Dave Kutch - Mastering Mike Larson - Engineer Ian Mercel - Assistant Engineer Terius Nash - Composer, Musician, Primary Artist Terius "The-Dream" Nash - Executive Producer, Producer Scott Naughton - Engineer Jason Patterson - Assistant Dave Pensado - Mixing Pharrell - Featured Artist Todd Russell - Art Direction, Design Bart Schoudel - Engineer Brian "B-Luv" Thomas - Engineer Pat Thrall - Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Robert Vaughn - Vocals Pharrell Williams - Composer Kristen Yiengst - Art Producer Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young - Engineer Charts Chart (2012)PeakpositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)29 References External links album 528231 Category:2012 albums Category:The-Dream albums Category:Albums produced by The-Dream Category:Def Jam Recordings albums