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| Studio album by Ashanti | ||||
| Released | December 14, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop, soul, hip hop, hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 54:48 | |||
| Label | Murder Inc., Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Ashanti Douglas (exec.) Selan Lerner (exec.) Irv Gotti (exec.) Chink Santana 7 Aurelius Malcolm Flythe Jimi Kendrix Demetrius McGhee |
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Concrete Rose is the third studio album by American R&B singer Ashanti, released by Murder Inc. and Def Jam on December 14, 2004 in the United States. The album involves production by Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, and 7 Aurelius and features guest appearances from Lloyd and Ja Rule. Concrete Rose spawned two singles: the 7 Aurelius-produced "Only U" and "Don't Let Them".
The album debut at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart in December 2004 with first-week sales of 254,000 units. Concrete Rose was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 14, 2005.
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[edit] Background
[edit] Chart performance
Concrete Rose debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 album chart in December 2004 and Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at number one with first-week sales of 254,000 units sold. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 14, 2005 and remained on the Billboard 200 albums chart for 20 weeks. As of 2008, Concrete Rose has sold 871,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]
Outside the United States the album debuted or peaked at #25 in the United Kingdom, #98 in France, #35 in Germany and #66 in Switzerland.
[edit] Singles
- The first single from the album "Only U" peaked at number thirteen on Billboard Hot 100 and number ten Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single became Ashanti's 13th Top 40 hit Stateside. It was also successful internationally, it reached the top five in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the top ten in Japan, the top twenty in New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, and the top forty in Australia and France.
- The second single was planned to be "Focus", but was replaced by "Don't Let Them" which failed to chart stateside. It wasn't a success internationally either peaking at number forty-one in Ireland and number thirty-eight in the United Kingdom. "Don't Leave Me Alone" was a fan favorite and rumored second single, but her record label refused to pay for an accompanying music video.
[edit] Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Concrete Rose" (Intro) | Aurelius, Irv Gotti | 1:17 |
| 2. | "Still Down" (featuring T.I.) | Ashanti Douglas, Flythe, Harris, Gotti, Smith | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Message to the Fans" (skit) | Aurelius, Douglas, Foster, King, Gotti, McElroy | 0:23 |
| 4. | "Only U" | Aurelius, Barnes, Ashanti Douglas, Lerner, Gotti | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Focus" | Aurelius, Barnes, Ashanti Douglas, Lerner, Gotti | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Don't Let Them" | Douglas, Gotti, McGhee, Mitchell, Mitchell, Randle, Seymour | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Love Again" | Aurelius, Copeland, Dean, Douglas, Brad Jordan, Gotti, Rogers, Shaw | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Take Me Tonight" (featuring Lloyd) | Douglas, Gotti, Polite, Smith | 4:05 |
| 9. | "U" | Aurelius, DeGrate, Douglas, Gotti | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Every Lil' Thing" | Aurelius, Douglas, Lorenzo | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Turn It Up" (featuring Ja Rule) | Atkins, Douglas, Gotti, Mayfield, Smith | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Buck 3000" (skit) | 0:22 | |
| 13. | "So Hot" | Douglas, Gotti, Parker | 4:57 |
| 14. | "Don't Leave Me Alone" (featuring 7 Aurelius) | Aurelius, Douglas, Lorenzo | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Sister Stories" (skit) (featuring Shi Shi) | Douglas | 0:45 |
| 16. | "Freedom" | Douglas, Lorenzo, McGhee | 3:51 |
| 17. | "Wonderful" (Remix) (featuring Ja Rule & R. Kelly) | Atkins, Douglas, Kelly, Gotti, Smith | 4:41 |
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| 18. | "Touch My Body" | ||||||||
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| 19. | "Spend the Night" | ||||||||
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date |
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| United Kingdom | December 13, 2004 |
| Ireland | |
| United States | December 14, 2004 |
| Brazil | January 4, 2005 |
| Italy | |
| Germany | |
| Canada | January 6, 2005 |
| Indonesia | March 12, 2005 |
| China | |
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| New Zealand | |
| Australia | January 22, 2005 |
| Netherlands | October 16, 2004 |
| Sweden | |
| Philippines | November 23, 2004 |
| Puerto Rico | March 19, 2005 |
| Cuba | May 13, 2005 |
| Middle East | May 19, 2005 |
[edit] Charts and certifications
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart | 43 |
| German Albums Chart | 26 |
| French Albums Chart | 48 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 56 |
| UK Albums Chart | 20 |
| Billboard 200 | 7 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
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| 2004 | Billboard 200[3] | 76 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] | 28 |
[edit] Credits
- Won "Engineer to the Stars" Bee Allen – engineer
- Chuck Amos Hair – stylist
- David Ashton – engineer
- Seven Aurelius – harp
- Ashaunna Ayars – marketing
- Jerry Barnes – bass guitar
- William Barnes – guitar
- Erica Bowen – recording director
- Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck – engineer
- Al "Boogie" Carty – bass
- Robin Clark – executive assistant
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Kenneth Crouch – keyboards
- Ashanti Douglas – executive producer
- Tinya Y. Douglas – management
- Tony Duran – photography
- Easy Mo Bee – drum programming, beats
- Malcolm Flythe – producer
- Stephen George – mixing
- Irv Gotti – producer, executive producer, mixing
- Deidre Graham – marketing
- Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert – assistant engineer
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Gavin "YG" Johnston – assistant engineer
- Terese Joseph – A&R
- Jimi Kendrix – producer
- Darcell Lawrence – production executive
- Trevor Lawrence – drums
- Selan Lerner – keyboards
- Jerome Leventhal – management
- Chris "Gotti" Lorenzo – A&R
- Tammy Lucas – background vocals
- Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearance
- Glen "It's Crazy" Markazi – engineer, mixing
- Josh McDonnell – assistant engineer
- Demetrius McGhee – organ, strings, bass guitar, keyboards, producer, instrumentation
- Rosie Michel – stylist
- Fred Moore – A&R
- Karen Moskowitz – photography
- Rick Patrick – creative director
- Tenisha Ramos – marketing
- Bill Sample – Hammond organ
- Chink Santana – producer
- Adam Scheurmann – engineer, assistant engineer
- 7 Aurelius – vocals, background vocals, producer, associate executive producer, instrumentation
- Paul Silveira – engineer
- Todd "Shortma" Simms – A&R
- Quinshae Snead – personal assistant
- Rob Stefanson – assistant engineer
- Supa Engineer "Dura" – mixing
- Laura Tamburino – art producer
- Errol "Breezie" Jr. Vaughn – A&R
- Andy West – art direction
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Ashanti To Return With 'The Declaration'
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=412&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3068318&cdi=8696118&cid=12%2F31%2F2005
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=415&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=Top+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Albums&ci=3068471&cdi=8707614&cid=12%2F31%2F2005
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