Cupid Stories

Cupid Stories
Studio album by Bracket
Released	26 September 2011 (2011-09-26)
Length	54:53
Label	Ape Planet
Producer	Fliptyce Masterkraft Dekumzy Mecca E Phyno
Bracket chronology
Least Expected (2009) Cupid Stories (2011) Alive (2015)
Singles from Cupid Stories
"Remember (Yori Yori Remix)" Released: 10 June 2010 "Muah Muah" Released: 20 March 2011 "Me & You" Released: 30 May 2011 "Girl" Released: 23 September 2011

Cupid Stories is the third studio album by Nigerian contemporary highlife music duo Bracket. It was released on 26 September 2011 through Ape Planet and features guest appearances from Wizkid, M.I, 2Face Idibia, Banky W. and Flavour. Production was handled by Fliptyce, Masterkraft, Dekumzy, Mecca E and Phyno.[1] Cupid Stories was preceded by the singles "Remember (Yori Yori Remix)", "Muah Muah", "Me & You", and "Girl". It serves as a follow-up to Least Expected (2009).

Background

Bracket originally announced the release of Cupid Stories for 5 September 2011, but it was eventually pushed back to the 26th. Explaining the album's title, Cupid Stories, Vast, a member of Bracket, revealed it was chosen because the album contains "many melodious love songs in it".[2]

Singles

The first single "Remember (Yori Yori Remix)" features 2Face Idibia and was released on 10 June 2010. Produced by Dekumzy,[3] it was originally titled "Remember" and not "Remember (Yori Yori Remix)." A leaked version of the track was mistakenly titled "Yori Yori Remix".[4] The album's second single "Muah Muah" was released on 20 March 2011, produced by Dekumzy.[5] The third single off the album "Me & You" was released on 29 May 2011, also produced by Dekumzy.[6] The fourth and final single "Girl" featuring Wizkid was released on 23 September 2011, which was produced by Masterkraft.[7] The song was nominated for Best Collabo of the Year at the 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Nigerian Entertainment Today	[9]

Cupid Stories received generally negative reviews from critics. Ayomide Tayo of Nigerian Entertainment Today described the album as unimaginative and one-dimensional, criticizing its repetitive rhythms, weak lyrics, and lackluster production. While praising collaborations like "Girl" with Wizkid and "Champion" with Banky W., he concluded that "Cupid Stories is a book of forgettable love tales" and rated it 2.5 out of 5.[9] Wilfred Okiche of YNaija described Cupid Stories as a love-themed album with moments of charm but weighed down by inconsistent quality. While praising tracks like "Beautiful Baby" featuring Flavour and "Remember" with 2Face Idibia, he noted the album’s weaker songs and concluded, "We will be making room on our playlists for the better melodious tunes on this set while wishing the guys Godspeed in perfecting their sound, but we will not wait around forever."[10]

Track listing

Cupid Stories track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Looking At You"	Nwachukwu Ozioko Obumneme Ali	Mecca E	4:12
2.	"Stagger" (featuring M.I)	Ozioko Ali Jude Abaga	Phyno	3:46
3.	"Me & You"	Ozioko Ali	Dekumzy	3:16
4.	"Girl" (featuring Wizkid)	Ozioko Ali Ayodeji Balogun	Masterkraft	4:54
5.	"Tell Me Something"	Ozioko Ali	Dekumzy	3:17
6.	"Champion" (featuring Banky W.)	Ozioko Ali Olubankole Wellington	Masterkraft	3:26
7.	"Bro. Wale"	Ozioko Ali	Dekumzy	3:24
8.	"Beautiful Baby" (featuring Flavour)	Ozioko Ali Chinedu Okoli	Dekumzy	3:46
9.	"Iheoma"	Ozioko Ali	Phyno	4:31
10.	"Muah Muah"	Ozioko Ali	Dekumzy	3:24
11.	"Time"	Ozioko Ali	Fliptyce	4:17
12.	"Desire"	Ozioko Ali	Dekumzy	4:10
13.	"Remember (Yori Yori Remix)" (featuring 2Face Idibia)	Ozioko Ali Innocent Idibia	Dekumzy	4:02
14.	"My God"	Ozioko Ali	Dekumzy	4:28
Total length:				54:53

Personnel

• Dekumzy — production (tracks 3, 5, 7-8, 10, 12-14)
• Mecca E — production (track 1)
• Phyno — production (tracks 2, 9)
• Masterkraft — production (tracks 4, 6)
• Fliptyce — production (track 11)
• Zeeno Foster - mixing, mastering (tracks, 1-3, 5, 7-14)
• Dr. Drexx — mixing, mastering (tracks 4, 6)

Release history

Release history and formats for Cupid Stories

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	26 September 2011	CD digital download	Ape Planet

References

1. "Bracket pockets N15m on new album". Vanguard. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
2. "Bracket drops new album …refutes fight with P-Square". Vanguard. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
3. Ovie O (10 June 2010). "Bracket ft 2face Idibia - Yori Yori (Remix)". NotJustOk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
4. Mukosolu Nzom (3 November 2012). "Our pain, our gains, our story – Bracket". Vanguard. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
5. Oyeakd (20 March 2011). "360Premiere: Bracket – Muah Muah". 360nobs. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
6. Osagie Alonge (30 May 2011). "NETPod: Bracket Bounce Back With 'Me & U'". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
7. Demola Ogundele (23 September 2011). "World Premiere: Bracket ft. WizKid - Girl". NotJustOk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
8. "2012 NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED AT THE NOMINATION GALA EVENT IN LAGOS". 360nobs. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
9. Ayomide Tayo (28 October 2011). "Bracket – Cupid Stories [ALBUM REVIEW]". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
10. Wilfred Okiche (22 October 2011). "Review: Bracket's Cupid Stories". YNaija. Retrieved 16 January 2025.