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The Declaration
Studio album by Ashanti
Released June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)
(see release history)
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre R&B, pop, hip hop
Length 49:28 (U.S. standard)
52:58 (non-U.S.)
Label Written Entertainment, The Inc., Universal
Producer Ashanti, L. T. Hutton, Jermaine Dupri, Darkchild, Akon, Babyface, Channel 7, Keith Ross, Stengaard, Mario Winans, Chad beatz, Neff-U
Professional reviews
Ashanti chronology
Collectables by Ashanti
(2005)		 The Declaration
(2008)		 The Vault
(2008)
Singles from The Declaration
  1. "The Way That I Love You"
    Released: January 26, 2008
  2. "Body on Me"
    Released: June 9, 2008
  3. "Good Good"
    Released: July 16, 2008

The Declaration is the fourth studio album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti.[1] It was released on June 3, 2008.[2]

The album includes the single "The Way That I Love You". Ashanti said during her June 2 appearance on the television program 106 & Park that she recorded fifty-two tracks for the album, of which fifteen—including the bonus tracks "Why" and "Hey Baby (After the Club)"—were used.

Contents

[edit] Singles

In mid 2007, MTV News reported that the first single from The Declaration was "Switch",[3] which was produced by Shy Carter and released digitally in the United States on July 24, 2007. It was later reported that "Switch" may not be included on the album's track listing, and that the first single would be "Hey Baby (After the Club)".

  • "The Way That I Love You", was released to radio and digital outlets in January 2008, was referred to as the "first single" in press material and media reports.[5][6][7][8] It reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ashanti's first song to reach the top forty since "Only U" in 2004.
  • "Body On Me" was recorded not only for Ashanti's The Declaration, but also for Nelly's fifth studio album Brass Knuckles. The track is produced by Akon and Giorgio Tuinfort. It went to number one on Billboard's Hot Videoclip Tracks chart in its first week, becoming the first number one single from Nelly's album.
  • "Good Good" was released to urban radio stations on July 16, 2008.[9] The song contains elements of Elton John's 1974 single "Bennie and the Jets", and has the same melody arrangement as Michael Jackson's "The Girl Is Mine".

[edit] Other information

Ashanti performed the song, "Shine," at the 2008 Macy's Thankgsgiving Day Parade as well as on FOX News in December. "Shine," was also played near the end in one of the televised previews for Will Smith's December 2008 movie, Seven Pounds.

[edit] Critical reception

"The Declaration" received "generally mixed reviews" from critics.[10] Dan Gennoe of Yahoo music was impressed saying that the album may be " The best album of Ashanti's career," but that it may also be her most "overlooked."[11] Shanel Odum of Vibe Magazine gave a mixed review to the album saying that "More than half of the album is lukewarm," but also said: (The Title Track) is the album's "Diamond in the rough." [12] Christian Hoard also had a mixed review to the album stating: "This season, while R&B fans spin albums by Mariah, Usher and Janet, Ashanti needs more pizazz to compete." [13]

[edit] Track listing

# Title Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Length
1 "Intro" S. Aurelius Channel 7 1:05
2 "The Way That I Love You" Ashanti Douglas L.T. Hutton, A. Douglas 4:27
3 "You're Gonna Miss" Ashanti Douglas L.T. Hutton, A. Douglas 3:14
4 "So Over You" Ashanti Douglas, R. Jerkins Darkchild 4:00
5 "Struggle" Ashanti Douglas, L.T. Hutton L.T. Hutton 4:35
6 "Girlfriend" Ashanti Douglas, L.T. Hutton L.T. Hutton 3:30
7 "Things You Make Me Do" Ashanti Douglas, R. Thicke, S. Aurelius, C. Burnette, Keith Ross Channel 7, Chad Beatz, Keith Ross Robin Thicke 4:28
8 "In These Streets" Ashanti Douglas, T Feemster Ron "Neff-U" Feemster 4:24
9 "Good Good" J. Dupri, M. Seal, Ashanti Douglas, Cornell Haynes Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal 3:37
10 "Body on Me" Ashanti Douglas, C. Haynes, A. Thiam Aliaune "Akon" Thiam Nelly and Akon 3:20
11 "Mother" Ashanti Douglas, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Babyface 5:10
12 "Shine" Diane Warren, Ashanti Douglas Peter Stengaard 3:40
13 "The Declaration" Ashanti Douglas, S. Aurelius, Yinon Yahel Channel 7, Yinon Yahel 3:55
* "Hey Baby (After the Club)" (non-U.S. bonus track) Ashanti Douglas, Mario Winans Mario Winans, Channel 7 Mario Winans 3:33
* "Why" (U.S. iTunes bonus track) Ashanti Douglas Cashman Ogaus, Jim Beanz 4:32

Ed Richardson - A&R Manager for Universal-Motown

[edit] Chart performance

The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard charts, selling 86,000 units in its first week.[14]

Chart Providers Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[15] Billboard 6
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] 2

[edit] Release history

Region Date
United States[16] June 3, 2008
United Kingdom[17] June 9, 2008
Brazil[18] July 18, 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ashanti's Incredible Year". Black Entertainment Television. 2006-12-11. http://www.bet.com/Music/Ashanti+Feature.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished. Retrieved 2006-12-28. 
  2. ^ Ashanti and Nelly Get New Release Dates. Accessed January 28, 2008.
  3. ^ "Ashanti, Nelly Get Their Beyonce-And-Jay-Z On For New Single 'Switch'". MTV News (MTV Networks). July 2, 2007. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1563789/20070629/ashanti.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  4. ^ "Ashanti "Hey Baby (After The Club)" : premier single issu de "The Declaration"" (in French). Musique Radio. December 6, 2007. http://www.musiqueradio.com/article_news5014_ashanti-hey-baby-after-the-club--premier-single-issu-de-the-declaration.php. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  5. ^ "America Loves 'The Way That I Love You,' Brand-New ASHANTI Smash". Business Wire. March 10, 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_10/ai_n24381562. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (February 21, 2008). "Ashanti Snaps In TV-Inspired 'The Way That I Love You' Video". MTV News (MTV Networks). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582080/20080221/ashanti.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  7. ^ Quarles, Alicia (June 5, 2008). "After a 4-year absence, Ashanti makes a comeback". Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_en_mu/music_q_a_ashanti. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  8. ^ Jackson, Charreah. "Ashanti: A New Attitude". Essence.com. Essence Communications Inc.. http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,1810655,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 
  9. ^ R&R :: Going For Adds :: Urban
  10. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ashanti/declaration?q=Ashanti
  11. ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080623/33/21z8u.html
  12. ^ http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2008/06/ashanti_the_declaration/ Accessed January 2009.
  13. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949198/the_declaration
  14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003814785
  15. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - Ashanti Artist Biography Discography Artist Chart History - Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=447037&model.vnuAlbumId=1082254. Retrieved 2009-06-01. 
  16. ^ The Declaration: Ashanti
  17. ^ The Declaration: Ashanti
  18. ^ Saraiva.com.br - Detalhe do Produto
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Ashanti
Studio albums
Ashanti · Chapter II · Concrete Rose · The Declaration
Other albums
Singles
"Foolish" · "Happy" · "Baby" · "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" · "Rain on Me" · "Break Up 2 Make Up" (Remix) · "Only U" · "Don't Leave Me Alone" · "Don't Let Them" · "Still on It" · "Hey Baby (After the Club)" · "The Way That I Love You" · "Body on Me" · "Good Good"
Other singles
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