Chris Brown

by Chris Brown

Overview

The week "Run It!" was released, it went straight to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first single from a male artist to debut at that spot. That's no slight feat, especially for a reheated version of Usher's "Yeah!" made by a fresh-faced teenager who reps a little town in Virginia that rhymes with "grab a hammock." On "Run It!," Chris Brown is boosted by production from Scott Storch and an appearance by Juelz Santana. The song's way of tempering Brown's small-town innocence with hard-edged backing and a guest spot from an MC of ill repute is clearly a strategy to make the singer appeal to more than tween girls. (Had Brown been coming up in the early '90s, Quincy Jones -- not Dr. Dre -- might've produced him and Prince -- not Luther Campbell -- might've assisted, which just goes to show how much R&B has changed in 15 years.) Chris Brown, a durable debut album, almost always involves an even push-and-pull between what appeals to kids who don't consider street credibility and those who do, all the way down to the visuals: check the album cover, featuring the singer's strained "Don't mess with me!" face, and compare it to the photo spread inside, featuring Brown's natural "Pinch my cheeks!" face. He doesn't often try to sound harder or more demonstrative than necessary, unlike a lot of singers his age who have sprouted during the late '90s and early 2000s, and he rarely oversteps the kind of romantic territory that most teens find relatable. Toughness comes instead from the beats, whether they're provided by the Underdogs, Dre & Vidal, Cool & Dre, or the overworked Storch. While Brown's audience will be almost exclusively 18 and under, few of his fans will feel sheepish in owning this album. He's a refreshing presence, a high-schooler who's neither as family friendly as Will Smith nor as comically vulgar as Pretty Ricky. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2013
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0888837942720

Tracks

1. Intro
2. Run It!
3. Yo (Excuse Me Miss) [Main Version]
4. Young Love
5. Gimme That
6. Ya Man Ain't Me
7. Winner
8. Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)
9. What's My Name
10. Is This Love
11. Poppin' [Main Version]
12. Just Fine
13. Say Goodbye
14. Run It! [Remix] [Main Version]
15. Thank You
16. Gimme That [Remix] [Main Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Noah   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jermaine Dupri   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist
Lil Wayne   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Bow Wow   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Juelz Santana   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Noah Shebib   Featured Artist
David Cabrerra   Bass,Guitar
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean   Keyboards,Co-Producer
Shea Taylor   Keyboards
Noah Stephens   Vocals
Steve Russell   Vocals (Background)
Antonio Dixon   Co-Producer
Warren Felder   Co-Producer
Sean Garrett   Co-Producer
Aaron Fishbein   Guitar
Bryan-Michael Cox   Multi Instruments
Andre Harris   Multi Instruments
Kendrick Dean   Keyboards,Multi Instruments
Vidal Davis   Multi Instruments

Technical Credits

Conrad Golding   Engineer,Recording
Andre Lyon   Composer
Shaffer Smith   Composer
Herb Powers   Mastering
Steve Tolle   Mixing Assistant
Shad Moss   Composer
Kelly "Becky 4 Real" Sheehan   Editing,Engineer,Recording
LROC   Remix Producer
Charles McCrorey   Engineer,Recording,Vocal Recording
Edmund "Butter" Clement   Composer
Lucas McLendon   Assistant Engineer
Clay Patrick McBridge   Photography
John Horesco IV   Engineer,Recording
Ian Crosse   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Tracking
Dennis Lussier   Composer
Lance Bennett   Composer,Producer
Mike Winans   Producer
Tina Davis   Composer,Executive Producer
Mark Pitts   Executive Producer
Zhang Fu-Quan   Composer
Courtney Walter   Design,Art Direction
Mike Tschupp   Mixing Assistant
Keith Sengbusch   Engineer,Recording
Lamont "LA" Flemming   Composer,Vocal Producer
Tadd Mingo   Assistant,Remix Assistant
Anthony G. Crisano   Assistant Engineer
J. Que   Composer
Patrick Smith   Composer
Eric Dawkins   Composer
Dre   Producer
Johnta Austin   Composer
Chris Brown   Composer,Executive Producer
Rich Keller   Mixing
Sam Thomas   Engineer,Recording
Jermaine Dupri   Mixing,Composer,Remix Producer
O.A.K.   Engineer,Producer
Matt Schwartz   A&R
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean   Composer
Michael Winans   Composer
Shea Taylor   Composer,Producer,Recording
Damon Thomas   Composer
Harvey Mason, Jr.   Composer
Carlos Paucar   Engineer,Recording
Wayne Allison   Engineer,Recording
Vincent Dilorenzo   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Vadim Chislov   Assistant Engineer
Keri Hilson   Composer
The Underdogs   Mixing,Producer
Noah Stephens   Composer
Scott Storch   Composer,Producer
Kevin KD Davis   Mixing
Patrick Magee   Assistant Engineer
Peter Zora   Composer
Bobby Elli   Composer
Brian Stanley   Mixing
Steve Russell   Composer
Cool and Dre   Producer
Daniel Glass   Composer
Antonio Dixon   Producer,Composer
Warren Felder   Composer,Recording
Bow Wow   Remix Producer,Mixing,Composer
L-Rock   Remix Producer
Ivan Barias   Composer
Cool   Producer
Alphonso Mizell   Composer
Shannon "Slam" Lawrence   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Sean Garrett   Composer,Producer
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins   Composer
Aaron Renner   Assistant Engineer
Bryan-Michael Cox   Composer,Producer
Freddie Perren   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing
Eddie Hustle   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Dabling Harward   Editing,Engineer,Recording
Tank   Composer
Stephen George   Mixing,Vocal Engineer
Andre Harris   Composer,Producer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bobby Eli   Composer
Kendrick Dean   Composer,Producer
Val Brathwrite   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Leticia Hilliard   A&R
Lamont Fleming "Hit.La"   Composer
Lucas McClelland   Assistant Engineer
Robert Taylor   Drum Programming
Val Braithwaite   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Adonis Shropshire   Composer
Vinny Barrett   Composer
Marcello Valenzano   Composer
Vidal Davis   Composer,Producer
Edmund Clement   Composer
Jean-Marie Horvat   Mixing