A guitar solo at the end of the song helps bring this song to a finish just as strong as its beginning. Three solid tracks later comes "Love Making 101." A brilliant guitar melody strums away thanks to Eric Hudson as Lloyd tells the girls to "bring that freak out." Once again, Lloyd's lyrics shine and his voice leaves little else to be desired. "I Can Change Your Life" is driven by an almost epic sounding Oak produced instrumental over which Lloyd effortlessly sings about how he offers more than other men and is different: "I can change your life, I can make you happy, girl if you let I can make your puzzle complete." Up to this point Lessons is surely almost as complete as any musical puzzle can be.
Spurts of synthesizer weave in and out of the drum line and build up during the chorus which features a sultry, straightforward Lloyd: "Let's make a baby, let's do something crazy, let's reach out and love one another." "Year of the Lover" lets Lloyd truly show off his vocal abilities as the reduced tempo draws more attention to the subtleties in longer drawn notes and Lloyd makes use of this chance and comes through shining.
A drum-heavy "Year of the Lover" hosts Lloyd at one of his finest moments and captures the young one's musical growth since his last full length effort, "Street Love". Hudson's production varies as the track progresses, with occasional piano melodies reinforcing Lloyd's message on the track and keeping listeners swept up in the music. Eric Hudson provides a masterful backdrop for the album's third track, "Treat U Good". While Big Reese and Jasper dominate the album in production credits, with five, this doesn't mean that other producers don't show up with fine sonic creations. Lloyd makes his way deeper into Lessons along with producers Big Reese and Jasper, a Lil Wayne feature, and a "Paid in Full" sample on "Girls Around the World", a track which, although made with radio in mind, doesn't take from the album or Lloyd's integrity.
A solid, synthesizer heavy instrumental by Big Reese & Jasper help Lloyd's voice and lyrics make "Sex Education" a strong introduction to Lessons. Lessons opens up with Lloyd letting everyone know that "class is in session" on "Sex Education", a track which shares the album's original title and is engulfed in a characteristically Lloyd sound with Lloyd taking it to the higher registers of his voice at times with no hesitance.
An older, post-afro Lloyd masterfully laces his voice over well selected production and once again showcases his sensuous side, lyrically seducing not only his numerous female fans but, seemingly, the very beats themselves. The South's young crooner, Lloyd, is back with his third studio album, Lessons in Love, offering the first major male R&B album contender of the year.
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