Exclusive (album)

Exclusive
Studio album by Chris Brown
Publication (s)	November 6, 2007
admission	2006-2007
Label (s)	Jive Records , CBD , Zomba Label Group
Format (s)	CD, digital, CD + DVD
Genre (s)	Contemporary R&B , hip-hop
Title (number)	16
running time	62:03 min.
chronology Chris Brown (2005) Exclusive Graffiti (2009)
Single releases May 21, 2007 Wall to wall September 18, 2007 Kiss Kiss (feat.T -Pain ) December 11, 2007 With you January 12, 2008 Take you down April 19, 2008 Forever October 3, 2008 Superhuman (feat. Keri Hilson )

Exclusive is the second studio album by American musician Chris Brown . It was first published on September 16, 2007, in China. It was available in the US since November 6th and in Germany since November 2nd. The Exclusive: The Forever Edition was first released on February 5, 2008. The album placed fourth in the USA, but only reached 91st in Germany.

background

Brown said in an interview in 2007 that his second studio album was originally going to be called "Graduation". However, he changed the title to "Exclusive" when he found out that rapper Kanye West wanted to call his third studio album Graduation as well. Brown said that he would have voluntarily chosen another name as it was "no big deal" to him. Kanye West's album was released on September 7, 2007.

Publication and promotion

The album was first released in China on September 16. It was available in Germany since November 2nd and in the US since November 6th. The Exclusive: The Forever Edition was first released in India on February 5, 2008. It was released on August 29, 2008 in Germany and on June 3 of the same year in the USA. The album was promoted with the help of several appearances at various award shows, and in 2007 Brown's second headlining tour, The UCP Exclusive Tour, took place . On September 16, 2007, the singer also released the DVD BET Presents Chris Brown , which also served as a promotion.

country	Date (standard version)	Date ( Exclusive: The Forever Edition )
China	September 16, 2007	May 27, 2008
Australia	October 19, 2007	May 29, 2008
United Kingdom	October 30, 2007	June 22, 2008
Germany	November 2, 2007	August 29, 2008
Australia	November 3, 2007	June 7, 2008
Canada	November 6, 2007	June 3, 2008
United States
India	November 9, 2007	February 5, 2008
Middle East	4th December 2007	November 3, 2008
Argentina	December 7, 2007	March 3, 2009
South Africa	January 6, 2008	October 7, 2008
Puerto Rico
Spain	April 8, 2008	September 2, 2008

Track list

Standard version

#	title	Songwriting	production	length
1.	Throwed	C. Brown , B. Cox , D. Scantz , K. Dean , T. Shropshire	State of Emergency , Bryan-Michael Cox	3:01
2.	Kiss Kiss (featuring T-Pain )	C. Brown, T-Pain	T-Pain	4:11
3.	Take you down	C. Brown, H. Mason, Jr. , D. Thomas , S. Russell , J. Fauntleroy II , L. Edwards	The Underdogs , Lamar Edwards (co-producer)	4:05
4th	With you	J. Austin , MS Eriksen , TE Hermansen , E. Lind , A. Bjørklund	Stargate	4:12
5.	Picture Perfect (featuring will.i.am )	C. Brown, W. Adams , K. Harris , R. Carmichael , Tank	will.i.am , Chris Brown (co-producer)	4:12
6th	Hold Up (featuring Big Boi )	A. Harris , V. Davis , J. Harris , R. Toby , Sammie , A. Patton	Andre Harris, Vidal Davis , Don Cheegro (co-producer), Dirty Harry (co-producer)	3:47
7th	You	C. McKinney , T. Nash	Come on, Mystro	3:22
8th.	Damage	C. Williams , A. Harr , J. Jackson	The Runners	4:16
9.	Wall to wall	S. Garrett , W. Scott	Sean "The Pen" Garrett , Great Scott	3:43
10.	Help Me	H. Mason, Jr., D. Thomas, S. Russell, J. Fauntleroy II, R. Knox	The underdogs	3:17
11.	I wanna be	A. Dixon , E. Dawkins , J. Campbell , Tank, L. Bereal	Antonio Dixon , Eric Dawkins	3:46
12.	Gimme Whatcha Got (featuring Lil Wayne )	C. Brown, P. Alexander , T. Nash, C. Williams, D. Carter	Jazze Pha	3:48
13.	I'll call ya	S. Garrett, K. Dean	Swizz Beatz , Sean "The Pen" Garrett (co-producer)	3:53
14th	Lottery	Ha. Mason, Jr., D. Thomas, J. Fauntleroy II, R. Knox	The underdogs, Rob Knox	3:41
15th	Nice (featuring Game ) (bonus track)	C. Brown, S. Storch , J. Taylor	Scott stork	4:32
16.	Down (featuring Kanye West ) (bonus track)	C. Brown, D. Baker , K. West , A. Merritt	Bigg D	4:17
	The Forever Edition
17th	Forever	C. Brown, J. Jones , B. Kennedy , R. Allen , A. Merritt	Polow da Don	4:38
18th	Superhuman (featuring Keri Hilson )	W. Felder , James Fauntleroy II	Harvey Mason Jr. , Oak	3:39
19th	Heart ain't a brain	H. Mason Jr., D. Thomas, J. Fauntleroy, A. Collins	The underdogs	3:40
20th	Picture Perfect (featuring Bow Wow & Hurricane Chris ) (Remix)	C. Brown, W. Adams, K. Harris, R. Carmichael, Tank	Chris Brown	4:12

Other (bonus) versions

UK / Japan bonus tracks (first 14 songs of the standard edition)

15. Get At Ya - 3:18
16. Mom - 4:24
17. Nice (feat. Game ) - 4:32
18. Down ( feat.Kanye West ) - 4:17
19. Fallen Angel - 5:34 (Japan only)

UK / Japan Bonus Tracks (Standard Edition)

17. Fallen Angel - 5:34
18. Forever - 4:38
19. Superhuman (feat. Keri Hilson )
20. Heart Ain't a Brain - 3:40

Japan Bonus DVD

1. Wall to Wall - music video
2. Kiss Kiss - Music Video
3. With You - music video
4. Forever - music video
5. Chris Brown On Tour - Documentary

Bonus DVD (Standard Edition)

1. Journey to South Africa - 15:00
2. Behind the Scenes of Wall to Wall - 15:00
3. Wall to Wall (music video) - 5:20
4. Behind the Scenes of Kiss Kiss - 12:37
5. Kiss Kiss (music video) - 4:25

Bonus DVD (The Forever Edition)

1. Chris Brown On Tour - Documentary

Singles

The first single was released on May 21, 2007, almost four months before the album was released, the song Wall to Wall , which only reached 79th place on the Billboard Hot 100 and was not much more successful in Europe.

On September 18, the second single from the album, Kiss Kiss , was released, in which the rapper T-Pain participated. The song clearly surpassed the success of the first single and reached number one in the USA, and it also entered the top ten of the charts in many countries. In Europe, the song was again not placed in the upper chart regions, in Germany it was not even in the hit lists.

The third single was released on December 11, 2007 under the name With You and is behind Forever the most successful release of the album. It was only ranked second in the USA, but eighth in the United Kingdom, third in Ireland and 33rd in Germany.

The fourth song Take You Down was released on April 1, 2008 exclusively for Urban radio stations . It then reached number 43 in the US. The song was released in the UK on January 12, 2009 to promote Brown's UK tour. However, it did not reach a chart position.

On April 19, 2008, the song Forever was released , the fifth single from the album and the first from the re-released version of the CD under the name Exclusive: The Forever Edition . The song is the most successful single on the album and was ranked number two in the US, number four in the UK, and number 20 in Germany.

The sixth and final single on the album was called Superhuman and was also on the Exclusive: The Forever Edition . Keri Hilson is involved in the song as a guest musician. It is the first and so far only Brown single that did not enter the US charts. In Germany, the song also did not reach a ranking, in the United Kingdom it was temporarily ranked 32nd.

success

Commercial win

The album sold around 294,000 times in the US in its first week, making it debut in fourth place. In December 2008 it was announced that the album was placed at number thirteen on the US year-end charts , making it the thirteen best-selling album of 2008 on the official charts . By February 2010, Chris Brown had sold around 3,193,200 copies of the album worldwide. In March 2011 the album was certified with two times platinum in the USA, which corresponds to 2 million units sold.

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	91 (3 weeks)	3
Switzerland (IFPI)	28 (4 weeks)	4th
United Kingdom (OCC)	3 (52 weeks)	52
United States (Billboard)	4th (65 weeks)	65

reception

The album got average to good reviews, scoring 69% on Metascore . This makes it Brown's most successful album to date in this rating ( Graffiti : 39%; FAME : 52%). The rating was based on ten reviews. The New York Times compared the album to its predecessor, Chris Brown, and wrote that if Brown thought about it, he might find that his old approach ("playful beats, flirtatious turn-ons") worked as well as ever. Entertainment Weekly criticized her selection of guest musicians and believed that Brown's youthful voice and playful slyness are "overwhelmed" by "intrusive guest musicians." PopMatters magazine criticized the concept of the album, stating that it seemed aimless. The Prefix Magazine ruled on the talent of Brown and wrote that Brown's current successful than others, more talented artist is his genre, however, is by no means untalented and also possess the ability to deliver high-quality "club hits". Sal Cinquemani , the author of the review for Slant Magazine , was not really convinced of the album and was also of the opinion that the name "Exclusive" does not do the album justice. Nothing about the album is really posh (en: "exclusive"). Allmusic wrote in its review that Brown, its songwriters and producers had to be credited for continuing to produce easy-to-remember songs on the assembly line, ranging from happy and carefree hits to ballads. Greg Kot , a reviewer for the Chicago Tribune newspaper , was impressed by Brown's charisma, but also said that the singer had not really "grown into" his own sound and had not yet developed his own identity, but his charisma and his requirements did would give the opportunity to change that in the next couple of years. Allison Stewart of The Washington Post compared Brown to the artists Nelly , Usher, and Michael Jackson for his "extremely malleable, highly marketable personality ." The famous moonwalk of the latter was often imitated by Brown in a modified form during live performances. Brown is like "Nelly without joints, Usher without his annoying wife and Michael Jackson without his illness".

Awards and nominations

Numerous singles on the album were nominated for various awards, the song Kiss Kiss, for example, even for a Grammy . The album itself was nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Album category, but lost to the album As I Am by artist Alicia Keys .

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 8 × platinum	3,510,000

Main article: Chris Brown (singer) / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sam Donsky: Chris Brown almost named new album Graduation . prefixmag.com. November 7, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
2. ↑ Jay-Z Leapfrogs Eagles, Britney For No. 1 debut . billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
3. ↑ Ed Masley: 'Billboard' names 20 biggest songs, albums of 2008 . azcentral.com. December 12, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
4. ↑ Worldwide sales of the album ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2019 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
6. ↑ Exclusive - Chris Brown . metacritic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
7. ↑ Kelefa Sanneh: Critics' Choice - New CDs . nytimes.com. November 5, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
8. ↑ Michael Arceneaux: Chris Brown: Exclusive . popmatters.com. November 28, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
9. ↑ Norman Mayers: Review . prefixmag.com. January 2, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
10. ↑ MUSIC ALBUM REVIEW . slantmagazine.com. November 6, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
11. ^ Allison Stewart: Chris Brown, Seeking an Age-Appropriate Sound . washingtonpost.com. November 6, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
12. ↑ Articles: 2008 NAACP Image Award Nominees . blackflix.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.