Chris Brown - Exclusive

Exclusive is the second studio album of Chris Brown. It had taken longer time than expecting to be released, first it was scheduled to be released on August 28, 2007, but then lasted til November 6, 2007 to its final release.

This album was reaching number 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart on its debut, 295,000 units was sold within one week of release. The album yielded thee Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, and was entering the top twenty of many charts worldwide. It was re-released on June 3, 2008 as an expanded double disc deluxe edition. Besides, Exclusive has earned platinum certification in USA from the Recording Industry Association of America.

Kiss kiss is a song in the album, released as the second single. The RIAA has certified it triple Platinum. The song was available as digital track download on the U.S. iTunes store on October 16, 2007. It was No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 30 and was 48th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 best songs of 2007.
Take you down is the fourth single, was released to urban radio station on April 1, 2008. It is nominated at the 51st Grammy Awards in the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance category. It appeared at the 27th on the New Zealand RIANZ Chart on July 28th, 2008.

With you is a song in the album, was released as the third single from his second studio this album on December 4, 2007, and the second single in international music markets. It is notimined for 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, produced by Stargate. The song was a worldwide commercial, and becoming his second best selling single and Exclusive is the most successful release. With You remained at no. 2 for 6 continious weeks.

Freedom – 443,736 copies

Akon is a son of Mor Thiam, a famed jazz musician. He can play several instruments and got setting in music by his family. During his 12 years of studied time, he began to get his music background in his music abilities and developed an appreciation. He mix of West African-style, he got skills and moves, for the final, he got the ears of executive at Universal.

“Trouble”, “Konvicted” and “Freedom” is three out of his best albums. He released the album “Freedom” in 2th December 2008. Three best singles in the album are “Right Now (Na Na Na)”, “I’m So Paid” which was joined with Lil Wayne and Young Jeery, and the last single is “Beautiful”, which was joined with Kardinal Offishall and Colby O’Donis. Akon told that he also joined the song “Guarantee” in Flo Rida’s upcoming album.

The album “Freedom” reached at number seven on the Billboard, it reached 110,000 copies in its first week on selling. In the present, it is getting sold about 443,736 copies so far. It include thirdteen singles in the album about 60 minutes playing. It is also joined by Wyclef Jean with “Sunny Day”, Ray Lavender with “Against the Grain”, T-Pain with “Holla Holla”, and Sweet Rush with “Troublemake”.

He is also joined in producing with the track entiled “Echo”, the lastest album of Latin Boy band Mendo, it is released in the spring 2008.

In early 2009, he will be a guest appearance on album “Fantasy Ride”, a new album of Ciara.

He is also the executive producer of “Not 4 Sale”, the fourth solo album of Kardinal Offishall, it was released on 9th September 2008. Akon rapped on the street single “Graveyard Shift”. He also joins in the first official single “Dangerous”. He told that he is working with Whitney Houston on her untitled comeback album in 2009, which will have two recorded called “Like I Never Left”.