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. ' Released: September 29, 2009. ' Released: November 23, 2009 Graffiti is the third by American singer. It was released on December 7, 2009,.

May 26, 2014 Exclusive is the second studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. Disc deluxe edition. Chris Brown – Exclusive (The Forever Edition. Tracklist with lyrics of the album GRAFFITI [DELUXE EDITION] [2009] from Chris Brown: I Can Transform Ya - Sing Like Me - Crawl - So Cold - What I Do. Tracklist with lyrics of the album GRAFFITI [DELUXE EDITION] [2009] from Chris Brown: I Can Transform Ya - Sing Like Me - Crawl - So Cold - What I Do.

The album serves as a follow-up to his previous album (2007). Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009, with these several, including, and, among others. Primarily an and outing, Graffiti incorporates elements of with synthesizers. The album debuted at number seven on the US, selling 102,489 copies in its first week. By March 2011, had sold 341,000 copies in the US.

The album became his third consecutive top-ten debut in the United States following in 2007, while producing two singles that has achieved moderate chart success. Upon its release, Graffiti received generally negative reviews from most music critics. Graffiti was nominated for two; including one for the and the other for the for this track, 'Take My Time' featuring.

Contents. Background In 2008, Chris Brown commenced work on his third studio album and confirmed the title, Graffiti, at the 2008 American Music Awards. It was revealed in June 2008 that Brown was working with producers The Runners to create an 'amazing, insane record. Something you've never heard before.' Producer, who had previously worked with Brown, also announced his involvement in the album stating, 'He's good. I'm working with him in Orlando on some stuff.'

Recording for the album primarily took place in and on September 5, 2009, via Twitter, Brown announced that he had completed the album, and also revealed that the album would be released outside of the US on December 7 and in the US on December 8. Speaking to MTV, Swizz Beatz revealed, 'he's got something to prove,' and 'has worked on 60–70 songs.' Composition The album's musical style is various, containing songs of mixed genres, including R&B, pop, rock and Euro-disco. Of the was dismissive of the album, calling it an inconsistent 'pity party'. He found most of its music suitable for the dance-floor and said 'Brown aims to expand his music' beyond the genres of his previous work. Kot thought Graffiti was not as good as 's post-romance album. Kot said that Brown 'borrows from the cross-genre experiments of, and.'

According to Mikael Wood of the, most of the album is in 'upbeat party mode', mixed with, observed to 'illuminate' his remorse over the Rihanna incident. Lead single 'I Can Transform Ya', lyrically about introducing someone to a luxurious life, has a robotic- groove, while making a heavy use of synthesizers and guitar riffs. 'Pass Out' featuring, an song, samples the 'Call on me' 's ', which was also used in worldwide dance hit, '. The song has been compared to.

'Sing Like Me' and 'Take My Time' recall Brown's earlier R&B/pop work. 'Fallin' Down is a and R&B song, with synthpop influences, that features lyrics about Brown falling in depression. The -influenced 'Wait', with and R&B singer features 'bouncy sirens', and according to Jon Caramanica of is closest to capturing the 'frenetic energy' of Brown's early singles. The song has been called the male counterpart to 's ', which Brown references in the song and was also produced by 'Wait' producer.

Sarah Rodman of said the song needed a dance floor for full realization. According to Dan Gennoe of, 'I.Y.A' is a tribute to, and the song has been compared to ' '. 'So Cold' has been described as a 'piano-laden apology' as 'Famous Girl' has been called a 'heavy hearted dance track.' The previous track as well as 'Crawl' feature an apologetic Brown, pining at points. The previous has been described to bear a sonic resemblance to 's '.' The latter, 'Famous Girl', featuring influences and a bouncy, light melodic line, seems to throw accusations of infidelity in 's direction, as well as implying she 'had a temper of her own.'

The song also references songs 's ', Hilson's 'Knock You Down', 's ', 's ', and 's ', as well as Rihanna's ' and his ', as Brown laments on writing the first song and confronts the rumor about busting Rihanna's car windows. 'Take My Time' is an R&B song that features American singer, and has slow drums, and heavy female breathing, prompting innuendo. Jon Caramanica of said that 'Lucky Me', lyrically about downs of life in the limelight, has a melody lifted from 's '.' Release and promotion Controversy The week of the album's release, Brown took to his Twitter page to express his extreme displeasure with stores that are not visibly stocking the album, including a in, stating: 'They didnt even have my album in the back not on shelves, saw for myself, i'm tired of this shit. Major stores are blackballing my cd.

They are not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. What the fuck do i gotta do. Im not biting my tongue about shit else the industry can kiss my ass. WTF yeah i said it and i aint retracting shit.we talked to the managers and they didnt even know anything. But they had ' album, ready for release for this tuesday comin the manager told me that when there are new releases its mandatory to put em on the shelves.

BUT NO SIGN OF #GRAFFITI. No disprespect to Alicia at all, just givin an example to whos album is loaded and ready to go next week'. Packaging and cover art The album was released internationally on December 7, 2009, and in the US on December 8, 2009. It was released on all major formats and, in addition to the standard edition, an extended deluxe edition was also released, containing an additional six songs. The international edition differs slightly from the US edition, with one extra song ('Girlfriend') appearing on the standard edition and another ('Chase Our Love') appearing on the deluxe extended edition with the inclusion of track ('Movie') omitted. The European deluxe edition was issued as a single-CD, while US and Japanese deluxe editions are two-disc sets.

The album cover displays Brown with robotic hands, wearing black clothing and sunglasses, holding a guitar over his shoulder, and spray-painting the album title, which is written in a font similar to that of. To promote the album, Brown embarked on the 'Fan Appreciation Tour' on October 27, 2009, in. The tour took place in the US. The tour ended on December 15, 2009, in New York and a portion of the proceeds from the tour will go to charity to help the victims of domestic violence as well as people with developmental disabilities. Singles ' was released as the album's on September 29, 2009. The song received mostly positive reviews, noting the song's club feel and catchiness. 'I Can Transform Ya's reached the top ten of New Zealand, whilst achieving chart success in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The song's dance-heavy accompanying music video features choreography with hooded ninjas, and makes puns on the Transformers series. ' and ' were released on iTunes on November 24, 2009, the first as the album's second single, and the latter as a promotional single.

The previous received positive to mixed reviews, reaching the top twenty in Japan and New Zealand. Its accompanying music video features Brown and American R&B singer Cassie as his love interest, as he yearns for their relationship on a winter night in a city and in a desert scene.

The song 'Pass Out' was planned to be the third single for the album, but was not released. Other singles 'Burning Up' and 'Not My Fault' (which was produce & features vocals by ) were also planned for the album, but not included. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 39/100 Review scores Source Rating F B- mixed 7/10 Graffiti received negative reviews from most. At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an score of 39, based on 12 reviews, which indicates 'generally unfavorable reviews'. Writer expressed a mixed response towards its 'punchydance-pop songs full of club-ready beats and Casanova gestures', calling it 'a bland, occasionally obnoxious, proforma R&B album'. 's Eric Henderson commented that 'the only compelling thing about the incoherent Graffiti is the material (both external and internal) that makes it even less palatable than a simply below-average collection of paint-by-numbers R&B beats.' Michaelangelo Matos of gave the album an F rating and stated 'The production is clean and often lively, and Brown sings well enough.

The problem is what he’s singing'. Editor Andy Kellman also dismissed the album's songwriting and called Brown 'exceptionally insufferable' on most of the songs. Writer gave the album one out of four stars and described it as 'thoroughly mediocre and at times just garbage'. Pete Paphides of panned its ballads, called them a 'slopfest of mawkish penitence'. Jon Caramanica of questioned the lyrics' substance and called Graffiti 'a curiously faceless album that largely thumbs its nose at close reading'. However, Steve Jones of gave the album two-and-a-half out of four stars and commented that Brown 'succeeds in expanding his sonic horizons with rock and Euro-dance influenced rhythms that are sure to ignite dance floors and innervate his electrifying performances'. 's Gail Mitchell complimented its music as 'a forward-moving fusion of R&B, pop, rock and Euro-dance'.

Thomas Golianpoulous of said Brown sounded 'generally remorseful', but said that Brown didn't 'let any of this obstruct a good party, complimenting the album's 'monster club tracks.' Despite writing that it has filler tracks, Dan Gennoe of gave the album a seven out of 10 rating and called it the 'highest point of his career'. Writer noted a 'inconsistent and sometimes contradictory tone' in Brown's lyrics, but commented that the album has 'several top-notch pieces of innocuous dance music'. Leah Greenblatt of complimented its 'zero-gravity pleasures', writing that 'at its best moments, it still floats'. Sarah Rodman of commended the music and production, but criticized Brown's songwriting, stating 'As co-writer of 12 of the 13 tracks, that’s where he sabotages a lot of the album’s purely musical promise'. Joey Guerra of the said the album might have worked, but much of it 'never takes flight, instead recycling the usual slick touches and arrangements.'

's Jude Rogers noted 'slinky RnB body-poppers and cheesy, breathy ballads' and commented that 'plodding melodies draw attention to Brown's unpleasantly macho style'. Commercial performance The album debuted at number seven on the US, selling 102,000 copies in its first week. Graffiti was the week's second highest debut, only behind.

To date, the album has sold 341,000 copies in the United States. The sales were disappointing compared to his previous two albums. Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. ' (featuring and ).

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Take You Down (4:06) 04. With You (4:12) 05. Picture Perfect (4:13) 06.

Hold Up (3:48) 07. You (3:22) 08. Damage (4:17) 09. Wall To Wall (3:43) 10. Help Me (3:17) 11.

I Wanna Be (3:46) 12. Gimme Whatcha Got (3:48) 13. I’ll Call Ya (3:53) 14. Lottery (3:41) 15. Nice (4:32) 16. Down (4:17) 17. Forever (4:38) 18.

Superhuman (3:38) 19. Heart Ain’t A Brain (3:41) 20.

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