Production on Director comes courtesy of the likes of Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Ron Fair, Rodney Jerkins, Tricky Stewart, and The Underdogs.

"[5] "Lie About Us," a duet with Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger that chronicles a man's promise to his mistress and come clean about the relationship,[6] was issued as the album's third and final single.

He found that "although a number of collaborators and guests are rolled in to add some edge, the material isn't much more flashy than it is on Avant's past albums.

"[9] Quentin B. Huff from PopMatters found that while some songs on Director "do tend to sound alike," the "diversity on this album is as much a product of technology as eclectic workmanship.

Rarely do albums that use a variety of producers have a cohesive feel to them, but there's one thing that keeps Director from sounding like a mish-mash of tracks that were lumped together: Avant's strong voice."

"[8] Gail Mitchell from Billboard felt that despite "choice nuggets" such as "first time collaborations with A-listers Rodney Jerkins and Jermaine Dupri" and "Avant's soothing tenor, the album doesn't break much ground.