Name: Exclusive [The Forever Edition - Jive] [Digipak]
Brand: Jive Records (USA)
SKU: 1250540
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Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)

Exclusive [The Forever Edition - Jive] [Digipak]

By Chris Brown (Recorded By)

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3 Customer Reviews

Format

CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Release Date

3 June 2008

Album: Exclusive [The Forever Edition - Jive] [Digipak]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Throwed
2)	Kiss Kiss - (featuring T-Pain)
3)	Take You Down
4)	With You
5)	Picture Perfect - (featuring will.i.am)
6)	Hold Up - (featuring Big Boi)
7)	You
8)	Damage
9)	Wall to Wall
10)	Help Me
11)	I Wanna Be
12)	Gimme Whatcha Got - (featuring Lil Wayne)
13)	I'll Call Ya
14)	Lottery
15)	Nice - (featuring The Game)
16)	Down - (featuring Kanye West)
17)	Forever
18)	Superhuman - (featuring Keri Hilson)
19)	Heart Ain't a Brain - (featuring Keri Hilson)
20)	Picture Perfect - (Remix, remix, featuring Bow Wow/Hurricane Chris)
1)	Chris Brown on Tour
2)	Photo Gallery

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EAN

0886973108529

Writer

Chris Brown (Recorded By)

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Guest Artist

T-Pain; Will.I.Am; Big Boi; Lil Wayne; The Game; Kanye West; Keri Hilson; Hurricane Chris; Bow Wow

Label

Jive Records (USA)

Dimensions

12.7 x 14 x 1.3 centimeters (0.06 kg)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Ced "Keyz" Williams, Espen Lind, Adam Zimmon (guitar); James Burt (piano, organ); Loren Dawson (keyboards); Jamaal Andrews (bass guitar); Chuck Prada (congas); Cedric Hollywood Jr. (programming); DJ Premier (scratches); James Fauntleroy, Steve Russell, Luke Boyd (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: John Frye; Vincent Dilorenzo; Manny Marroquin; David Boyd; Dave Russell ; Dylan Dresdow; Samuel Thomas; Harvey Mason, Jr. ; The Underdogs ; Kevin KD Davis; Brian Stanley ; Phil Tan; Fabian Marasciullo.
Recording information: Audiovision Studios, Miami, FL; Battery Studios, New York, NY; CED Hollywood; Chalice Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Kush Studios, Miami, FL; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Studio 609, Philadelphia, PA; The Boom Boom Room, Los Angeles, CA; The Underlab, Los Angeles, CA; Triangle Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographers: Dave Hill ; Mark Mann .
The instant number one hit "Run It!" proved to be no fluke. Two other songs from Chris Brown's debut album were moderate to major hits, enabling the entertainer to become a popular music star with platinum sales, not just a brief crush for thousands upon thousands of tween-aged females. Brown's second act, released almost exactly two years after his first, takes a "don't fix it if it ain't broke" approach, offsetting the innocent and age-appropriate material with a handful of songs that are squarely placed within lil' Lothario territory. When he works with Johnta Austin and Stargate, out comes young courtship fodder that is boyish enough to be reinterpreted by squeaky clean American Idol contestant David Archuleta ("You're my sweetheart and I'm so glad that you're mine"); switch the collaborators to Jazze Pha and Lil Wayne, and you get come-ons like "You like 28s on a Hummer/'Cause you the number one stunner" and "That's it, babygirl/Put it on my zipper." The two modes have had a popularity-maximizing effect, to say the very least. Falling into the relatively edgy category, the T-Pain collaboration and lead single "Kiss Kiss" duplicated the chart success of "Run It!," and perhaps only someone as likable and harmless as Brown could get away with "And I get a little mannish, and you see the bandanna hangin'/That means I'm like a bandit." You've got to credit Brown and his songwriters and producers for cranking out another handful of easy to remember hits that cover the bases, from upbeat and carefree numbers to go-to mixtape ballads that push all the right target-demographic buttons. [The Forever Edition of the album adds six bonus tracks, as well as a DVD featuring a 30-minute tour clip. This is (at least) the third U.S.-released version of Exclusive to contain exclusive bonus tracks and/or other material. If the Grammys were to add a "Most Bold-Faced Swindling of an Artist's Fan Base by a Major Label" category, these releases would have to be nominated.] ~ Andy Kellman

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.194) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Brown cruises through teen-romance ballads and jumping dance tracks....Brown's got a stronger grip on his Stevie Wonder croon..."

Rolling Stone (p.114) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007".

Entertainment Weekly (p.105) - "Brown is most charming when he's playing up his youth: singing of MySpace romance, meeting his girl's 'pops,' and such."

Vibe (p.91) - "[O]n 'Take U Down,' The Underdogs' steamy Isley Brothers homage, Brown excels as streetwise lothario..."

3 Reviews

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By Aaisha on November 4, 2010

An amazing album of an incredible artist who continues to inspire the youths of today's society through his amazing vocals of this album. Each and every song is packed with terrific beats and magnificent lyrics captivating audiences through his heart felt pieces. Absolutely amazing

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By on March 16, 2009

i was actually dissapointed with this cd thought it would be much better. but it was alright has a few mean songs.

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By Ammon on August 2, 2008

This item is a must buy for any R&B fans and most of all for any Chris Brown fans! This re-release version is my preferred choice over the two versions as it includes a beautiful "Can't Live Without You" ballad called Sperhuman. When the original to this album came out i liked several songs but was kind of dissappointed with the overall feel of the album. But as this Forever Edition has come out, it has seemed to take on a new direction and given life to the mega smash worldwide hit Forever. Chris Brown is still an amazing talent and has got one of the best modern day R&B male voices. He is an amazing performer and dancer and this item is definately recommended.

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