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Konvicted is the second album by hip hop and R&B singer Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features tracks recorded with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P (who previously collaborated with Akon on "Locked Up") and T-Pain (who later recorded "Bartender" with Akon). To date, it is Akon's most successful album and was nominated for a Grammy Award .
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shake Down" | 3:52 |
2. | "Blown Away" (feat. Styles P) | 3:29 |
3. | "Smack That" (feat. Eminem) | 3:37 |
4. | "I Wanna F*ck You" (feat. Snoop Dogg) | 4:07 |
5. | "The Rain" | 3:27 |
6. | "Never Took the Time" | 3:57 |
7. | "Mama Africa" | 4:26 |
8. | "I Can't Wait" (feat. T-Pain) | 3:46 |
9. | "Gangsta Bop" | 4:07 |
10. | "Tired of Runnin'" | 4:33 |
11. | "Once in a While" | 3:57 |
12. | "Don't Matter" | 4:52 |
13. | "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (Bonus Track (Brazil, UK Deluxe, US Deluxe)) | 4:57 |
14. | "Rush" (Bonus Track (Brazil, UK Deluxe, US Deluxe)) | 4:02 |
15. | "Don't Matter (Calypso Remix)" (Bonus Track (Brazil, UK Deluxe, US Deluxe)) | 5:30 |
16. | "Gringo" (Bonus Track (UK, US Target)) | 4:30 |
17. | "I Wanna Love You (Clean Version)" (Bonus Track (UK)) | 4:07 |
18. | "Struggle Everyday" (Bonus Track (US Circuit City)) | 4:16 |
19. | "I Wanna Love You (Remix)" (Bonus Track (iTunes)) | 4:35 |
20. | "Fair To You" (Bonus Track (US Walmart)) | 3:21 |
21. | "Still Alone" (Bonus Track (US Walmart)) | 2:46 |
22. | "Mama Africa (Live)" (Bonus Track (US Walmart)) | 4:45 |
23. | "I Wanna Love You (Live)" (Bonus Track (US Walmart)) | 4:37 |
Samples
- "Mama Africa" samples Gentleman's "Dem Gone"
- "Tired of Runnin'" samples Bobby Bland's "(If Loving You Is wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"
- "Once in a While" samples 3 Dog Night's "I'd Be So Happy"
- "Don't Matter" interpolates the melody of R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)"
- "Don't Matter" interpolates lyrics from Bob Marley and the Wailers's "Zimbabwe"
Credits
- Executive Producer: Devyne Stephens and Akon
- A&R Direction: Devyne Stephens and Akon
- A&R Administration: Tashia Stafford and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
- Creative Direction: Devyne Stephens
- Mastered: Eddy Schreyer
- Marketing: Elise Wright and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
- Art Direction & Design: Joe Spix
- Photographer: Jonathan Mannion
- Wardrobe Stylist: Fiskani
- Legal: Sandra L. Brown
- Corrdinator: Cragg Brown
Chart performance
Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 284,000 copies.[1] The album was able to stay within the top twenty for 28 consecutive weeks, but eventually started to drop slowly. On its sixth week, it broke the one million mark,[2] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.3 million copies. The album was officially certified double platinum on its sixteenth week. 2 million records were sold after twenty weeks.
After thirty weeks on the chart it had moved 2.4 million units. On November 19, 2007, the RIAA has certified the Konvicted album triple platinum status with 3 million units sold in the United States. The album became the second best selling record of the year on the Billboard 200 charts.[3]
Deluxe edition
The Deluxe edition of the album also includes documentary where Akon visits his birthplace, Senegal, and the videos for the hit singles "Smack That", "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter".
Peak position and certification
Chart (2006)[4] | Providers | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
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The Billboard 200 (U.S.) | Billboard | 2[5] | 3x Platinum | 2,830,000+ |
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) | Billboard | 2[6] | ||
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) | Billboard | 2[5] | ||
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) | Billboard | 2[5] | ||
The Official UK Album Chart | BPI/The Official UK Charts Company | 16[7] | Platinum | 410,000[8] |
Australian Album Chart | ARIA | 16[9] | Platinum | 70,000+ |
Australian Urban Album Chart | ARIA | 3[9] | Platinum | |
Belgian Album Chart | Ultratop / Nielsen | 33[10] | ||
Brazilian Albums Chart | ABPD | Platinum[11] | 250,000 | |
Canadian Albums Chart | Nielsen Soundscan | 4[5] | 2x Platinum[12] | 200,000+ |
Czech Album Chart | IFPI | 23[13] | - | - |
Danish Album Chart | IFPI / Nielsen | 31[14] | - | - |
French Album Chart | SNEP/IFOP | 7[15] | - | 118,000[16] |
Irish Album Chart | IRMA | 12[17] | Platinum[18] | - |
Japanese Album Chart | Oricon | 18[19] | - | 58,600[19] |
New Zealand Album Chart | RIANZ | 1[20] | 2x Platinum[21] | 30,000 |
Swedish Album Chart | GLF | 41[22] | ||
Swiss Album Chart | Media Control Europe | 23[23] | Gold[24] | 15,000 |
See also
References
Note: All citations to magazine articles lead to a website where scans of these magazines can be viewed free of charge
- ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 11/22/2006
- ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 12/27/2006
- ^ "'Daughtry' Named Billboard Top Seller in '07". ew.com. December 14,2007. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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(help) - ^ "Chart Data: Akon". Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ a b c d "Akon: Billboard albums". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Albums". Billboard tymagazine. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ Konvicted UK Sales Archive
- ^ Total UK Sales So Far
- ^ a b "Australian Albums Chart". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02. Cite error: The named reference "australiancharts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Belgian Album Chart". Entertainment.Skynet.be. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp
- ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum
- ^ "Czech Albums Chart". IFPIcr.cz. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Danish Album Chart". DanishCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "French Albums Chart". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ French Sales
- ^ "Irish Album Chart". IRMA.ie. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
- ^ a b "Japanese Album Chart". Jbbs.LiveDoor.jp. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "New Zealand Albums Chart". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of New Zealand". RIANZ.org.nz. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Swedish Album Chart". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ "Swiss Album Chart". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community