I'm the Problem

I'm the Problem
I'm the Problem
Studio album by K. Michelle
Released	September 22, 2023
Genre	R&B
Length	59:56
Label	Chase Landin; MNRK;
K. Michelle chronology
Singles from I'm the Problem
	"Scooch"; Released: February 11, 2022; "You"; Released: March 17, 2023; "Wherever the D May Land"; Released: April 14, 2023; "Blame Yourself"; Released: September 1, 2023;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

I'm the Problem is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter K. Michelle, released on September 22, 2023.^[3] Reportedly Pate's final R&B album before a full transition to country music, its lead single “Scooch” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.^[4]^[5] Isabella Pennese of HotNewHipHop heralded the album "a gorgeous farewell to R&B...captur[ing] her raw emotions and unfiltered authenticity."^[6] Similarly, Flisadam Pointer of ThisisRnB considered the album "a bittersweet goodbye to [one of] the genre’s most underappreciated gems."^[7]

Track listing[edit]

*I'm the Problem* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Lot of Nothing, Pt. 1"	Corey Ling Demetrius K. Sims Kimberly M. Pate Sheldon Ferguson	Ling Ferguson Herothaproducer	1:16
2.	"Memphis"	Charlie Clark Jr. Pate	SeQuence Clark	2:57
3.	"No Pain"	Cory Moore Keyiara Sallie Pate Phalon Alexander Tony Matthews	Cory Mo Jazze Pha	3:30
4.	"Blame Yourself"	Filip Lynah, Jr. Jeremiah "Sickpen" Bethea Pate Rafael Dewayne Ishman Ronnie Jackson	Lil Ronnie	4:09
5.	"Love Language"	Charles Hinshaw Jr. Kenneth Paryo Pate	KP	2:55
6.	"You"	Demetrius K. Sims Jonathan L. Jackson Keyiara Sallie Pate Milton Adams II Tony	Herothaproducer Double J Troy Oliver	4:00
7.	"Lot of Nothing, Pt. 2"	Ling Sims Pate Ferguson	Ling Ferguson Herothaproducer	0:44
8.	"Big Deal"	Aaron Lockhart Pate Michael Laury	Dubba-AA Mike Laury	2:35
9.	"Wherever the D May Land" (featuring Gloss Up)	Payro Pate Peter Whitley Eddins Roy Keisha Rockette Stephen Kirk Matthews	Eddins KP	3:33
10.	"Hurt Shit"	Lockhart Pate Laury Matthews	Dubba-AA Mike Laury	3:15
11.	"I Cheat"	Aaron G. Mayfield Bethea Pate Lynah Jr. Ishman Jackson Rockette	Lil Ronnie	4:57
12.	"Only One"	Gauntelette Alexander Jr. Sallie Pate Adams II Matthews	Versace P	3:49
13.	"Gangsta in Me"	Jeremy Eudovique Pate Matthews	Vique	3:21
14.	"Lot of Nothing, Pt. 3"	Ling Sims Pate Ferguson	Ling Ferguson Herothaproducer	1:21
15.	"This Man"	Bethea Joshua Cassius Jay Cross Sallie Pate Sean Pen McMillon Matthews	Cassius J	3:48
16.	"Scooch"	Mayfield Daniel Bryant Bethea Pate Lynah Jr. Ishman Jackson	Lil Ronnie	3:33
17.	"God Knew"	Christopher Gholson Pate Patrick Hayes	Drumma Boy	3:44
18.	"Same Damn Show"	Stephen Kirk Aaron Pearce Pate Rockette	Aaron Pierce	3:12

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Tennessee"	Charles Harmon p/k/a Louis York Claude Kelly Pate	Claude Kelly Charles Harmon p/k/a Louis York	3:17
Total length:				59:56

Release history[edit]

Release dates and format(s) for *Takin' It Back*
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	September 22, 2023	CD digital download LP	Chase Landin MNRK	^[8]

References[edit]

^ Hudson, Tanay (January 11, 2022). "K. Michelle Announces Her Sixth Album Will Be Her Last R&B Album Titled I'm The Problem". MadameNoire. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ Kellman, Andy. "I'm the Problem - K. Michelle". Album. AllMusic.
^ Folk, Antwane (September 1, 2023). "K. Michelle Announces 'I'm the Problem' Album Release Date, Shares New Song 'Blame Yourself'".
^ Anderson, Trevor (July 21, 2022). "K. Michelle 'Scooch' Secures Her First No. 1 Song: 'I'm Over-the-Moon Grateful'". Billboard.
^ Folk, Antwane (September 22, 2023). "K. Michelle Releases Final R&B Album 'I'm the Problem'".
^ Pennese, Isabella (September 26, 2023). "K. Michelle "I'm The Problem" Album Review". www.hotnewhiphop.com.
^ Pointer, Flisadam (October 25, 2023). "Review: K. Michelle's 'I'm The Problem' Highlights One Of The Genre's Biggest Issues: Artist Retention".
^ "I'm the Problem by K. Michelle (CD)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[MadameNoire_01-11-2022-1] Hudson, Tanay (January 11, 2022). "K. Michelle Announces Her Sixth Album Will Be Her Last R&B Album Titled I'm The Problem". MadameNoire. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

[2] Kellman, Andy. "I'm the Problem - K. Michelle". Album. AllMusic.

[3] Folk, Antwane (September 1, 2023). "K. Michelle Announces 'I'm the Problem' Album Release Date, Shares New Song 'Blame Yourself'".

[4] Anderson, Trevor (July 21, 2022). "K. Michelle 'Scooch' Secures Her First No. 1 Song: 'I'm Over-the-Moon Grateful'". Billboard.

[5] Folk, Antwane (September 22, 2023). "K. Michelle Releases Final R&B Album 'I'm the Problem'".

[6] Pennese, Isabella (September 26, 2023). "K. Michelle "I'm The Problem" Album Review". www.hotnewhiphop.com.

[7] Pointer, Flisadam (October 25, 2023). "Review: K. Michelle's 'I'm The Problem' Highlights One Of The Genre's Biggest Issues: Artist Retention".

[8] "I'm the Problem by K. Michelle (CD)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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Discography
Studio albums	Rebellious Soul (2013) Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? (2014) More Issues Than Vogue (2016) Kimberly: The People I Used to Know (2017) All Monsters Are Human (2020) I'm the Problem (2023)
Singles	"V.S.O.P." "Can't Raise a Man" "Love 'Em All" "Maybe I Should Call" "Hard to Do" "Not a Little Bit" "Ain't You" "Mindful" "Birthday" "Either Way" "Make This Song Cry" "The Rain" "Scooch"
Promotional singles	"Fakin' It" "How Do You Know? "Time"
Other songs	"Drake Would Love Me" "Something About the Night"
Featured singles	"Put it In" "If They Knew" "Love Me Jeje (Remix)"
Official tours	My Twisted Mind Tour
Related articles	Love & Hip Hop Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta K. Michelle: My Life Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood Bianca Atterberry
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