Exclusive (album)

Exclusive is the second studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was released on November 6, 2007, by his own record label CBE, with Jive Records. In 2008 the album was re-released under the name Exclusive: The Forever Edition. Much like his first album Chris Brown released in 2005, the album features a hip hop and R&B sound and features a wide range of guest appearances from different acts from the hip hop and R&B world like T-Pain, Keri Hilson, will.i.am, Lil Wayne and Big Boi.

Track listing

Standard edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Throwed"  
  • Bryan-Michael Cox
  • State of Emergency
3:01
2. "Kiss Kiss" (featuring T-Pain)
  • C. Brown
  • Faheem Najm
T-Pain 4:10
3. "Take You Down"  
4:05
4. "With You"  
Stargate 4:12
5. "Picture Perfect" (featuring will.i.am)
  • will.i.am
  • Chris Brown
4:13
6. "Hold Up" (featuring Big Boi)
Dre & Vidal 3:48
7. "You"  
Los da Mystro 3:22
8. "Damage"  
  • C. Brown
  • Andrew Harr
  • Jermaine Jackson
  • Corey Williams
The Runners 4:16
9. "Wall to Wall"  
  • S. Garrett
  • Walter Scott
3:43
10. "Help Me"  
  • J. Fauntleroy
  • Rob Knox
  • H. Mason
  • S. Russell
  • D. Thomas
The Underdogs 3:17
11. "I Wanna Be"  
The Underdogs 3:46
12. "Gimme Whatcha Got" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Phalon Alexander
  • C. Brown
  • Dwayne Carter
  • T. Nash
  • C. Williams
Jazze Pha 3:48
13. "I'll Call Ya"  
  • S. Garrett
  • K. Dean
Swizz Beatz 3:53
14. "Lottery"  
  • J. Fauntleroy
  • R. Knox
  • H. Mason
  • D. Thomas
The Underdogs 3:41
UK/Japanese Edition bonus tracks
  1. "Get At Ya" – 3:18
  2. "Mama" (E. Hudson) – 4:24
  3. "Nice" (featuring The Game) – 4:32
  4. "Down" (featuring Kanye West) – 4:17
  5. "Fallen Angel" - 5:34 (Japan only)
Limited Edition DVD
  1. Journey to South Africa – 15:00
  2. Behind the Scenes of "Wall To Wall" – 15:00
  3. "Wall To Wall" (Video) – 5:20
  4. Behind the Scenes of "Kiss Kiss" – 12:37
  5. "Kiss Kiss" (Video) – 4:25
Special Edition DVD

Chris Brown On Tour (Documentary)
Completing the Forever Edition package is a bonus DVD with a special montage of performances from his recent Up-Close & Personal sold-out tour and never before seen behind the scenes footage. Being a guest of the Keyshia Cole Just like You sold-out tour.

Japanese Limited Edition DVD
  1. Wall To Wall (Video)
  2. Kiss Kiss (Video)
  3. With You (Video)
  4. Forever (Video)
  5. Chris Brown On Tour (Documentary)
UK/Japanese CD Edition
  • Standard 16 tracks as above
  1. "Fallen Angel" - 5:34[1]
  2. "Forever" (C. Brown, A. Merritt, M. Grant. R. Allen, J. Jones) – 4:38
  3. "Superhuman" (featuring Keri Hilson) (J. Fauntleroy II) – 3:39
  4. "Heart Ain't a Brain" – 3:40

There are two versions of the Forever Edition, one with the DVD and one without. These are sold separately. In UK, only the CD edition is available.[2] However, in many countries (e.g. Germany, Australia) both editions are available.[3]

BET Bonus DVD

Confirmed by Wal-Mart.[4]

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 5
Belgium Albums Chart[6] 23
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 16
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 63
French Albums Chart[9] 53
German Albums Chart[10] 91
Irish Albums Chart[11] 2
Japanese Album Chart[12] 14
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 42
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 28
UK Albums Chart[15] 3
US Billboard 200[7] 4
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200[16] 175
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[17] 59

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[18] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 2× Platinum 30,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[23] Gold 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  3. Forever AUS Exclusive The Forever Australian Edition Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine Exclusive: The Forever Australian Edition. Accessed May 30, 2008
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  15. "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  16. "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. 2 January 2013. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/top-billboard-200-albums. 
  17. "Archived copy". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums?begin=51&order=position. Retrieved 2015-08-23. 
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. "Irish album certifications – Chris Brown – Exclusive". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  20. "New Zealand album certifications – Chris Brown – Exclusive". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  21. "British album certifications – Chris Brown – Exclusive". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Exclusive in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  22. "American album certifications – Chris Brown – Exclusive". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  23. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.