Justified (album)

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Justified
Studio album by Justin Timberlake
Released November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
Recorded May 17, 2002 – August 26, 2002
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 63:17
Label Jive, Zomba
Producer The Neptunes
Timbaland
Brian McKnight
Claus Norreen
The Underdogs
Scott Storch (co-producer)
Justin Timberlake chronology
Justified
(2002)		 FutureSex/LoveSounds
(2006)
Singles from Justified
  1. "Like I Love You"
    Released: August 20, 2002
  2. "Cry Me a River"
    Released: November 11, 2002
  3. "Rock Your Body"
    Released: March 30, 2003
  4. "Señorita"
    Released: September 2, 2003
  5. "I'm Lovin' It"
    Released: December 1, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau A−[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[3]
The Guardian 2/5 stars[4]
NME (6/10)[5]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[6]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[7]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars[8]
Stylus Magazine B+[9]
The Village Voice (favorable)[10]

Justified is the debut studio album by American pop singer Justin Timberlake. Released during the hiatus of the group N'Sync, the album signaled Timberlake's desire to craft a more mature image than that of a "boy band member". The album features guest performances by Timbaland, Clipse, Bubba Sparxxx and Janet Jackson. The final song, "Never Again" featuring Brian McKnight on nearly all of the instruments.

The album received positive reviews from critics and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and was nominated for Album of the Year while the single Cry Me a River won for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The album also won Best International Album at the Brit Awards. As of 2011, it has sold over ten million copies worldwide.[11]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Señorita" (featuring Pharrell) Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:55
2. "Like I Love You" (featuring Clipse) Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:44
3. "(Oh No) What You Got" (featuring Timbaland) Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley Timbaland 4:31
4. "Take It from Here"   Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 6:14
5. "Cry Me a River" (featuring Timbaland) Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley, Scott Storch Timbaland, Scott Storch 4:48
6. "Rock Your Body" (featuring Vanessa Marquez) Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:27
7. "Nothin' Else"   Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:59
8. "Last Night"   Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:47
9. "Still on My Brain"   Justin Timberlake, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas The Underdogs 4:36
10. "(And She Said) Take Me Now" (featuring Janet Jackson & Timbaland) Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley, Scott Storch Timbaland, Scott Storch 5:31
11. "Right for Me" (featuring Bubba Sparxxx & Timbaland) Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley Timbaland 4:30
12. "Let's Take a Ride"   Justin Timberlake, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 4:44
13. "Never Again"   Justin Timberlake, Brian McKnight Brain McKnight 4:35
14. "Worthy Of" (Hidden track) Justin Timberlake, Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins, Valvin Roane, Frank Romano Carvin & Ivan 4:09
Total length:
 63:15

[edit] Personnel

  • Marsha Ambrosius – Background Vocals
  • Damen Bennett – Flute
  • David Betancourt – Assistant Engineer
  • Bubba Sparxxx – Rap
  • Clipse – Rap
  • Andrew Coleman – Engineer
  • Vidal Davis – Percussion
  • Eddie DeLena – Engineer
  • Jimmy Douglass – Mixing
  • Nathan East – Bass
  • Omar Edwards – Keyboards
  • Serban Ghenea – Mixing
  • Larry Gold – Conductor, String Arrangements, String Conductor
  • Dabling Harward – Engineer
  • Chad Hugo – Producer, Instrumentation
  • Janet Jackson – Vocals
  • Paul James – Hair Stylist
  • Bernard Kenny – Guitar
  • Steve Klein – Photography
  • David Lipman – Creative Director
  • Vanessa Marquez – Vocals
  • Carlos "Storm" Martinez – Assistant Engineer
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. – Producer
  • George "Spanky" McCurdy – Drums
  • Brian McKnight – Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Instrumentation
  • Bill Meyers – Conductor, String Arrangements
  • Steve Penny – Engineer
  • Dave Pensado – Mixing
  • Bill Pettaway – Guitar
  • Arianne Phillips – Stylist
  • Herb Powers – Mastering
  • Jimmy Randolph – Digital Editing, Pro-Tools
  • Tim Roberts – Assistant Engineer
  • Senator Jimmy D – Engineer
  • Mary Ann Souza – Assistant Engineer
  • Steamy – Assistant Engineer
  • Scott Storch – Clavinet, Producer, Coordination
  • Damon Thomas – Producer
  • Timothy Moseley – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing
  • Justin Timberlake – Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
  • Thaddeus T. Tribbett – Bass
  • Tye Tribbett & G.A. – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Charles Veal – Strings
  • Tommy Vicari – Engineer, String Engineer
  • Marla Weinhoff – Set Design
  • Pharrell Williams – Vocals, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Instrumentation
  • Ethan Willoughby – Assistant Engineer
  • Chris Wood – Engineer
  • Benjamin Wright – Conductor, String Arrangements

[edit] Charts and certification

Charts[13] Peak
Position		 Certification Sales/Shipments
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 9 3× platinum[14] 210,000[15]
Austrian Albums Chart 33 Gold[16] 15,000[17]
Belgian Walloon Albums Chart 8 Gold[18] 25,000[19]
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart 10
Canadian Albums Chart[20] 3 2× platinum[21] 200,000[22]
Danish Albums Chart 4 Platinum[23] 30,000[24]
Dutch Albums Chart 4 2× platinum[25] 160,000[19]
European Top 100 Albums — Platinum[26] 1 million[27]
Finnish Albums Chart 7
French Albums Chart 30 Gold[28] 210,500[29]
German Albums Chart[30] 11 Platinum[31] 300,000[32]
Hungarian Albums Chart[33] 36
Italian Albums Chart[34] 47
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 5 Platinum[35] 15,000[36]
Norwegian Albums Chart 9
Swedish Albums Chart 21 Gold[37] 20,000[38]
Swiss Albums Chart 22 Platinum[39] 40,000[39]
UK Albums Chart[40] 1 5× platinum[41] 1.8 million[42]
US Billboard 200[20] 2 3× platinum[43] 3.5 million[44]
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20]

[edit] Footnotes

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  3. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". 2002-10-28. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,384410,00.html. 
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (2002-11-07). "The Guardian review". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2002/nov/01/popandrock.artsfeatures6. 
  5. ^ "NME review". http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/6813. 
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/justintimberlake/albums/album/104698/review/6068220/justified. 
  7. ^ "Slant review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=230. 
  8. ^ "Sputnikmusic review". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=3038. 
  9. ^ "Stylus review". http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/justin-timberlake/justified.htm. 
  10. ^ "Village Voice review". http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-11-26/music/good-old-boys/http. 
  11. ^ Reuters - IMG Signs Justin Timberlake for Worldwide Endorsement Representation
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  25. ^ NVPI (2003). "Dutch certification (search)". nvpi.nl. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  26. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (2003). "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards". ifpi.org. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2003.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  27. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. "Criteria". ifpi.org. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/platinum_intro.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  28. ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (November 19, 2003). "French certification". disqueenfrance.com. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?suite=6&forme_certif=8&annee=20. Retrieved 2008-08-15. [dead link]
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  38. ^ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Sweden. "Criteria". ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  39. ^ a b HitParade (2003). "Swiss certification". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=2003. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  40. ^ Every Hit (January 2003). "UK Albums Chart". everyhit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  41. ^ British Phonographic Industry (November 21, 2003). "U.K. certification". bpi.co.uk. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31228. Retrieved 2008-08-15. [dead link]
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  44. ^ Keith Caulfield (September 11, 2006). "Born 'Sexy'". Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003120537. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 

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Let Go by Avril Lavigne
100th Window by Massive Attack
American Life by Madonna
Think Tank by Blur		 UK number one album
February 1, 2003 – February 14, 2003
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May 10, 2003 – May 16, 2003
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Come Away with Me by Norah Jones
Think Tank by Blur
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