' s ▁first ▁track ▁" D ream lo ver ", ▁Care y ▁worked ▁with ▁Dave ▁Hall ▁throughout ▁the ▁song ' s ▁entire ▁production . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁arrang ements , ▁M ott ola ▁en rolled ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Walter ▁Af anas ie ff , ▁who ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁completed ▁track ▁and ▁transformed ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁commercial ▁hit . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁Em ot ions ▁contains ▁influ ences ▁from ▁mostly ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁ball ad ry ▁and ▁g ospel , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁continued ▁work ▁of ▁R & B ▁and ▁soul . ▁The ▁album , ▁while ▁pra ised ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁more ▁m ature ▁and ▁raw , ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁critical ▁or ▁commercial ▁height s ▁of ▁her ▁debut ▁effort , ▁while ▁s elling ▁far ▁less ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁introduce ▁Care y ▁into ▁a ▁different ▁market . ▁Following ▁these ▁events , ▁Columbia ▁decided ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁market ▁Care y ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion ▁to ▁her ▁debut , ▁only ▁having ▁her ▁produce ▁a ▁more ▁commercial ▁and ▁radio - friend ly ▁album . ▁Their ▁plans ▁were ▁to ▁tone ▁down ▁Care y ' s ▁vocals , ▁and ▁soft en ▁the ▁album ' s ▁production , ▁leaving ▁a ▁more ▁contemporary ▁pop / R & B ▁record . ▁Ag ree ing ▁to ▁the ▁change , ▁Care y ▁and ▁Af anas ie ff ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁recording ▁material ▁for ▁her ▁third