Chris Brown (album)
Chris Brown is the self-titled debut album by American R&B recording artist Chris Brown. It was released on November 29, 2005 by Jive Records. The album also earned Brown his first two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2006. The album is mainly a hip hop and R&B album.
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Released | November 29, 2005 | |||
Recorded | January - May 2005 | |||
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Length | 55:44 | |||
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Chris Brown chronology | ||||
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Singles from Chris Brown | ||||
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Track listing
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Intro" |
| Eddie Hustle | 0:56 | |||||
2. | "Run It!" (featuring Juelz Santana) |
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3:49 | ||||||
3. | "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" |
| Dre & Vidal | 3:49 | |||||
4. | "Young Love" |
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3:38 | |||||
5. | "Gimme That" |
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3:06 | |||||
6. | "Ya Man Ain't Me" |
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3:34 | |||||
7. | "Winner" |
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4:04 | ||||||
8. | "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" |
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3:23 | |||||
9. | "What's My Name?" (featuring Noah) |
| Cool & Dre | 3:52 | |||||
10. | "Is This Love?" |
| The Underdogs | 3:17 | |||||
11. | "Poppin'" |
| Dre & Vidal | 4:25 | |||||
12. | "Just Fine" |
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3:52 | |||||
13. | "Say Goodbye" |
| Bryan-Michael Cox | 4:49 | |||||
14. | "Run It! (Remix)" (featuring Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri) |
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4:04 | |||||
15. | "Thank You" |
| Shea Taylor | 4:27 | |||||
16. | "Gimme That (Remix)" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
| Scott Storch | 3:56 | |||||
Total length: |
55:44 |
- (*) Denotes co-producer.
- (^) Denotes additional producer.
- Samples credits
- "Run It!" contains a portion of the composition from "I Know What Boys Like" as performed by The Waitresses, and written by Christopher Butler.
- "Young Love" samples "Sideshow" as performed by Blue Magic, and written by Bobby Eli and Vinny Barrett.
- "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" contains a portion of the composition from "Song of the Dragon & Phoenix" written by Zhang Fuquan.
- "Run It! Remix" samples "Jam-Master Jay" as performed by Run-DMC, and written by Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons, Larry Smith, Russell Simmons.
Promotion
Through the winter, Brown joined the Scream V Encore Tour, featuring Ciara, Bow Wow, Omarion and Marques Houston, as a supporting act. Later, he headlined the Xbox 360 Presents: Chris Brown Tour, supported by T-Pain.
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Album Charts[1] | 57 |
Austrian Albums Chart[2] | 66 |
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[2] | 47 |
Dutch Albums Chart[2] | 47 |
European Top 100 Albums[3] | 42 |
French SNEP Albums Chart[2] | 51 |
German Albums Chart[2] | 31 |
Irish Albums Chart[2] | 71 |
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[2] | 8 |
Swiss Albums Chart[2] | 18 |
UK Albums Chart[2] | 29 |
U.S. Billboard 200[4] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Personnel
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References
- ↑ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060410-0000/issue833.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Chris Brown - Chris Brown - Music Charts". aCharts. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums - Chris Brown - Chris Brown". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media). https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-brown/chart-history/european-albums. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Illegal name entered harry lauder/harry+lauder/chart "Artist Chart History - Chris Brown - Albums". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media). http://www.billboard.com/artist/Illegal name entered harry lauder/harry+lauder/chart. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Chris Brown – Chris Brown". Music Canada.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Chris Brown – Chris Brown". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Chris Brown in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ↑ "American album certifications – Chris Brown – Chris Brown". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH