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Ne-Yo's third album, Year of the Gentleman, was released internationally on August 5, 2008.

Speaking to noted UK R & B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, Ne-Yo explained the thinking behind its title: " To me ' Year Of The Gentleman ' is all about a persona, a swag and a charm.

I made an assessment of the music business.

And, in my personal opinion, the essence of the gentleman is absent right now.

Everybody kinda looks the same, everybody's kinda doing the same thing, everybody's kinda rude and full of themselves.

Whereas a gentleman is calm, courteous, kind, charming ...

So that title basically represents me trying to lead by example, and showing these cats what it is to be a gentleman in this business still.