The Evolution of Robin Thicke
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| Studio album by Robin Thicke | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2006 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 2005-2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 60:13 | |||
| Label | Star Trak, Interscope | |||
| Producer | Pharrell (exec.), Robin Thicke, Pro J | |||
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The Evolution of Robin Thicke is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, released by Star Trak Records on October 3, 2006. Guest appearances from Faith Evans, Lil Wayne and Pharrell where included. The album was re-released as a Deluxe Edition on February 13, 2007, and included three new bonus tracks.[1] By the time of the album's original release it had spawned two singles, the urban hit "Wanna Love You Girl" and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one hit "Lost Without U".
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[edit] History
[edit] Chart performance
The album debuted at number forty-five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in October 2006 selling about 20,000 copies in its first week during the album's original release. The first single, "Wanna Love You Girl", featured producer Pharrell and was released a full year prior to the release of the album on August 9, 2005.[2] The single experienced chart success on urban radio in the United Kingdom and a remix version of the song was recorded with rapper Busta Rhymes.
The album's second single, the ballad "Lost Without U" began getting a lot of radio airplay in Urban & Rhythmic stations in late 2006 and early 2007. The song has reached as high as number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[3] As a result, Thicke became the first white male artist since George Michael to top the R&B singles chart.
Currently the album has reached a peaked position of number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] It is the first R&B number one album of Thicke's career. From February 24, 2007 to March 3, 2007 the single "Lost Without U" and album The Evolution of Robin Thicke simultaneously spent two consecutive weeks at number one on the R&B singles and albums charts respectively. On the March 3, 2007 issue of Billboard magazine, Thicke simultaneously topped four Billboard charts; Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Hot Adult R&B Airplay.
Due to the popularity of "Lost Without U", sales of the album started to increase. By late March 2007, The Evolution of Robin Thicke was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered potential tracks to be released as the album's next and third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U Believe", which has since peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] On October 2, 2007 "Got 2 Be Down" was released to radio airplay as the official fourth single.
[edit] Television uses
Three of the album's songs have appeared on General Hospital, including "Angels", used on November 22, 2006 during Luke and Laura's goodbye; "Shooter", which was used during Jason and Sonny's shootout April 12, and April 13, 2007; and "Lost Without U", on October 2, 2007 during a love scene between Sonny and Kate.[6]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Got 2 Be Down" (featuring Faith Evans) | Robin Thicke, James Gass, Faith Evans | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Complicated" | Thicke | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Would That Make U Love Me" | Thicke | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Lost Without U" | Thicke, Sean Hurley | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Ask Myself" | Thicke, Bobby Keyes, Robert Daniels | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 3:47 |
| 6. | "All Night Long" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Thicke, Gass, Dwayne Carter, Daniels | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Everything I Can't Have" | Thicke, Gass, Moises Vivanco | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Teach U a Lesson" | Thicke, James Gass | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:28 |
| 9. | "I Need Love" | Thicke | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Wanna Love You Girl" (featuring Pharrell) | Thicke, Pharrell Williams | The Neptunes | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Can U Believe" | Thicke, Daniels | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Shooter" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Thicke, Carter, Keyes, Gass, Daniels | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:37 |
| 13. | "Cocaine" | Thicke, Gass | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 3:30 |
| 14. | "2 the Sky" | Thicke, Larry Cox II, Greg Malone, Ronnie L. Breaux Jr., Justin Derrico | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 6:05 |
| 15. | "Lonely World" | Thicke | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 4:21 |
| 16. | "Angels" | Thicke | Robin Thicke, Pro J | 8:35 |
[edit] Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| # | Title | Time |
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| 17. | "Superman" | 4:19 |
| 18. | "U Center Me" | 4:15 |
| 19. | "Look at Me" | 4:33 |
[edit] Singles
"Shooter", although featured on the album, is a single from Lil Wayne's fifth studio album Tha Carter II and was not officially released as a single from The Evolution of Robin Thicke.[1]
- "Wanna Love You Girl" (featuring Pharrell)
- "Lost Without U"
- "Can U Believe" [5]
- "Got 2 Be Down" (featuring Faith Evans) [7]
[edit] Samples
"Everything I Can't Have" contains sample of "Malambo No. 1" by Yma Sumac originally written by Moises Vivanco.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[4] | 5 | Platinum |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] | 1 | |
| UK Albums Top 75 | 30 | |
| French Album Chart | 184 | |
| Dutch Album Chart | 60 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "MTV News". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/#/news/articles/1552974/20070221/thicke_robin.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Wanna Love You Girl". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=512247&aid=728926. Retrieved 2007-02-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Lost Without U". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=512247&model.vnuAlbumId=758945. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History - Robin Thicke Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=512247&model.vnuAlbumId=575549. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ a b "Thicke Penning New Songs As Current Set Sizzles". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003552873. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
- ^ What Song Was That?: Songs Used on General Hospital
- ^ "R&R::Going For Adds::Urban", RadioandRecords.com, September 30, 2007.
[edit] External links
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