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Fortune (album)

Fortune is the fifth studio album by American recording artist, Chris Brown, released on June 29, 2012. The album is Brown's first release through RCA Records, following the closure of Jive Records in October 2011.

Fortune
Studio album by
Chris Brown
ReleasedJune 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)
Recorded2011–12
Genre
Length54:53
LabelRCA
Producer
Chris Brown chronology
F.A.M.E.
(2011) 		Fortune X
(2014)
Singles from Fortune
  1. "Turn Up the Music"
    Released: February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
  2. "Sweet Love"
    Released: April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)
  3. "Till I Die"
    Released: April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)
  4. "Don't Wake Me Up"
    Released: May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
  5. "Don't Judge Me"
    Released: August 14, 2012 (2012-08-14)

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Turn Up the Music"  
 3:48
2. "Bassline"  
  • Brown
  • Andrew "Pop" Wansel
  • David Johnson
  • Warren "Oak" Felder
  • Ronald "Flippa" Colson
  • Robert Calloway
  • Andrea Simms
  • @PopWansel
  • @Dayvijae (co.)
 3:59
3. "Till I Die" (featuring Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa)
Danja 3:56
4. "Mirage" (featuring Nas)
Harmony AKA H-Money 4:17
5. "Don't Judge Me"  
The Messengers 4:00
6. "2012"  
  • Shropshire
  • McCall (co.)
 4:08
7. "Biggest Fan"  
 3:59
8. "Sweet Love"  
  • Brown
  • Jamal Jones
  • Jason "JP" Perry
  • Greg Curtis
  • Cory Marks
  • Tommy Doyle, Jr.
 3:20
9. "Strip" (featuring Kevin McCall)
  • Brown
  • McCall
  • Streeter
  • Lonny Bereal
  • Christopher Whitacre
  • Justin Henderson
Tha Bizness 2:47
10. "Stuck on Stupid"  
  • Kennedy
  • Jones (co.)
 3:59
11. "4 Years Old"  
  • Brown
  • I. Ali
  • J. Jones
  • Tommy Hitz
  • Samuel Jean
  • Polow da Don
  • Hitz
 3:49
12. "Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" (featuring Sevyn)
 5:14
13. "Don't Wake Me Up"  
  • Benny Benassi
  • Alle Benassi
  • Free School
  • Orbit
  • Kennedy (co.)
 3:42
14. "Trumpet Lights" (featuring Sabrina Antoinette)
  • Polow da Don
  • Harmon (co.)
 3:47

(*) Denotes co-producer

Sample credits
  • "Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" contains a portion of "Computer Love", written by Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman.[4]

Personnel

Credits for Fortune adapted from Allmusic.[5]

  • Adonis – producer
  • Alle Benassi – producer
  • Benny Benassi – producer
  • Boi-1da – producer
  • Delbert Bowers – assistant
  • Chris Brown – creative director, executive producer, producer
  • Kweli Calderon – grooming
  • Dan Cohen – engineer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Greg Curtis – keyboards
  • Danja – producer
  • Tina Davis – executive producer, management
  • Alex Delicata – electric guitar, guitar arrangements
  • Alex Dilliplane – assistant
  • Iain Findlay – assistant
  • Andre Frappier – guitar
  • Free School – producer
  • Fuego – producer
  • Chris Galland – assistant
  • Doug Geikie – assistant
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Steven Gomillion – photography
  • John Hanes – mixing engineer
  • Jerome "J Roc" Harmon – producer
  • Trehy Harris – assistant
  • Andrew Hey – engineer
  • Tommy Hitz – producer
  • Is – guitar
  • Dayvi Jae – producer
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • Michael "Mike J" Jiminez – background vocals
  • Dante Jones – producer
  • Brian Kennedy – producer
  • Dennis Leupold – photography
  • Lonnie-Smoek-Stinson – grooming
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Kevin McCall – background vocals, producer
  • The Messengers – producer
  • The Monarch – producer
  • William Orbit – producer
  • Jason "JP" Perry – producer
  • Mark Pitts – executive producer
  • Polow da Don – producer
  • Georgia Reign – background vocals
  • The Runners – producer
  • Jacqueln S. – photography model
  • Sajata S. – photography model
  • Harmony "H Money" Samuels – producer
  • Phil Seaford – assistant engineer
  • Adonis Shropshire – background vocals
  • Bradford Smith – assistant
  • Brian Springer – engineer
  • Amber Streeter – background vocals
  • Sviatlana – photography model
  • Team Breezy – art direction, creative director, design, executive producer, management, stylist
  • Tha Bizness – producer
  • David Thomas – stylist
  • The Underdogs – producer
  • Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva – pro-tools
  • Courtney Walter – art direction, creative director, design
  • Andrew Wansel – producer
  • Dewaine Whitmore, Jr. – background vocals
  • Siraaj Amnesia James - arranger

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 2
Australian Urban Albums Chart[7] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 28
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8] 21
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[8] 24
Canadian Albums Chart[9] 6
Czech Albums Chart[10] 27
Danish Albums Chart[8] 13
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 1
French Albums Chart[11] 8
German Albums Chart[12] 13
Irish Albums Chart[13] 4
Japanese Albums Chart[14] 9
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 1
Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 28
Scottish Albums Chart[16] 2
South African Albums Chart[17] 11
Spanish Albums Chart[18] 21
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 54
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 10
UK Albums Chart[19] 1
UK R&B Albums Chart[20] 1
US Billboard 200[21] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[22] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Australian Urban Albums Chart[23] 13
US Billboard 200[24] 77
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[25] 14

Release history

Region Date Format Label Edition(s)
Ireland[26] June 29, 2012
Sony Music Entertainment
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Germany[27][28]
Netherlands[29][30]
France[31][32] July 2, 2012
United Kingdom[33][34] RCA Records
Canada[35] July 3, 2012
United States[36]
Japan[3] July 4, 2012 CD Sony Music Entertainment Deluxe
Australia[37][38] July 6, 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
New Zealand[39][40]

References

  1. ↑ Fortune (Deluxe Version) by Chris Brown. iTunes Store (United Kingdom)Apple. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ Fortune (Deluxe Version) by Chris Brown. iTunes Store (Ireland)Apple. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fortune. Hmv.co.jp. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Fortune (Booklet). Chris Brown. RCA Records. 2012. 
  5. ↑ Fortune – Chris Brown: Credits. AllmusicRovi Corporation. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Chris Brown – Fortune. australian-charts.comHung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles ChartAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Chris Brown – Fortune. dutchcharts.nlHung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ Daniell, Mark. Chris Brown's latest CD flops. Jam! (July 11, 2012)Sun Media. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  10. ↑ TOP50 Prodejní: Brown, Chris – FortuneInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  11. ↑ Top Albums : Shy'm détrônée par une compilation NRJ, Chris Brown démarre fort (in fr) (July 12, 2012)Charts in France. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  12. ↑ Album – Chris Brown, Fortune (in de). charts.deMedia Control Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 5 July 2012. Chart-TrackIrish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  14. ↑ Chart Track (in ja)Oricon. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  15. ↑ Chris Brown – Fortune. charts.org.nzHung Medien. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  16. ↑ 2012-07-14 Top 40 Scottish Albums ArchiveOfficial Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  17. ↑ South African Top 20 Albums ChartRSG (Recording Industry of South Africa).
  18. ↑ Top 100 Albumes (in es)Productores de Música de España. Retrieved July 12, 2012.[dead link]
  19. ↑ 2012-07-14 Top 40 Official UK Albums ArchiveOfficial Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  20. ↑ 2012-07-14 Top 40 R&B Albums ArchiveOfficial Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  21. ↑ Mitchell, Gail. Chris Brown, Usher Too Pop to Stay On Top?. Billboard (July 13, 2012)Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  22. ↑ R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of July 21, 2012. BillboardPrometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  23. ↑ ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2012Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  24. ↑ Best of 2012 – Billboard 200 Albums. BillboardPrometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  25. ↑ Best of 2012 – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. BillboardPrometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  26. ↑ Grammy Award Winner Chris Brown to Release 'Fortune' on 29th JuneSony Music Ireland. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  27. ↑ Fortune: Chris Brown (in de). Amazon.de. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  28. ↑ Fortune (Deluxe Version) von Chris Brown (in de). iTunes Store (Germany)Apple. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  29. ↑ Fortune, Chris Brown (in nl). Bol.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  30. ↑ Fortune (Deluxe Version) van Chris Brown (in nl). iTunes Stores (Netherlands)Apple. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  31. ↑ Nouvelle date de sortie pour Fortune de Chris Brown (in fr) (April 25, 2012)Sony Music France. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  32. ↑ Fortune (Deluxe Version) de Chris Brown (in fr). iTunes Stores (France)Apple. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  33. ↑ Buy Chris Brown – Fortune (Deluxe Edition). Play.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  34. ↑ Forune by Chris Brown. iTunes Store (United Kingdom)Apple. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  35. ↑ Fortune: Chris Brown. Amazon.ca. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  36. ↑ Chris Brown Pushes 'Fortune' to July. Rap-Up (April 22, 2012)Devin Lazerine. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  37. ↑ Buy Fortune: Deluxe Edition Chris Brown, R&B, CD. Sanity. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  38. ↑ Fortune by Chris Brown. iTunes Store (Australia)Apple. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  39. ↑ Fortune by Chris Brown. iTunes Store (New Zealand)Apple. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  40. ↑ Fortune (Deluxe Version) by Chris Brown. iTunes Store (New Zealand)Apple. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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