FutureSex / LoveSounds

by Justin Timberlake

Overview

Give Justin Timberlake credit for this: he has ambition. He's had ambition ever since he was the leading heartthrob in *NSYNC. He drove the teen pop quintet to the top of the charts, far exceeding their peers the Backstreet Boys, and when the group could achieve no more, he eased into a solo career that earned him great sales and praise, largely centered on how he reworked the dynamic sound of early Michael Jackson at a time when Jacko was so hapless he turned away songs that later became JT hits, such as the Neptunes-propelled "Rock Your Body." If Michael Jackson was the touchstone for Justified, Prince provides the cornerstone of FutureSex/LoveSounds, at least to a certain extent -- Timbaland, Timberlake's chief collaborator here, does indeed spend plenty of time on FutureSex refurbishing the electro-funk of Prince's early-'80s recordings, just like he did with Nelly Furtado's Loose, and Timberlake's obsession with sex does indeed recall Prince's carnivorous carnality of the early '80s. Each of the three opening songs has "sex" in their titles and Justin marries his innuendos to grinding, squealing synths that conjure the funky spirit of the Minneapolis Sound. Prince isn't the only R&B idol JT evokes here. He's also put together a Stevie Wonder-esque slice of protest pop in "Losing My Way," where he writes in the character of a man who had it all and threw it all away. This serious undercurrent when combined with Timbaland's retro-future production makes FutureSex/LoveSounds fascinating: Timberlake fuses a clear musical vision with a theatricality endemic to a show biz kid. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2006
Label:	Jive / Sony Cmg
UPC:	0828768806210

Tracks

1. FutureSex/LoveSound
2. SexyBack
3. Sexy Ladies
4. My Love
5. LoveStoned
6. What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)
7. Chopped
8. Summer Love
9. End of Time
10. Losing My Way
11. Damn Girl
12. Pose
13. Another Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Justin Timberlake   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Beat Box,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Choir Director,Vocals (Background)
T.I.   Primary Artist,Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Timbaland   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Rap,Various Instruments,Drums,Vocals,Beat Box,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
will.i.am   Primary Artist,Rap,Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Three 6 Mafia   Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
Missy Elliott   Featured Artist
Beyonce   Featured Artist
50 Cent   Featured Artist
Natalie Leggett   Violin
Kevin Brandon   Bass
Yvette Devereaux   Violin
Caleb Speir   Bass
James Ford   Trumpet
Clarence McDonald   Organ
James Gadson   Drums
Smokey Hormel   Guitar
Larry Gold   Conductor
Jeff Clayton   Flute
Jeff Chestek   Strings
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Robert James   Choir/Chorus
Jimbo Ross   Viola
Darrin McCann   Viola
Igor Szwec   Violin
Renee Smith   Choir/Chorus
Tereza Stanislav   Violin
Salvator Cracchiolo   Trumpet
Nate Hills   Drums,Keyboards
Mark Cargill   Violin
Cameron Patrick   Viola
Valarie King   Flute
Andrew Duckles   Viola
Timothy Landauer   Cello
John Wittenberg   Violin
Josefina Vergara   Violin
Susan Chatman   Violin
Charles Parker, Jr.   Violin
Emma Kummrow   Violin
Davis A. Barnett   Viola
Darryl Pearson   Bass
Hezekiah Walker   Choir/Chorus
Peggy Baldwin   Celli,Cello,Viola
Marisa McLeod   Violin
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Melvin Dunlap   Bass
SuSu Bobien   Choir/Chorus
Danja   Drums,Keyboards
Brian Benning   Violin
Songa Lee   Violin
Pamela Gates   Violin
Richard Adkins   Violin
Ernest Ehrhardt   Celli
Michele Nardone   Viola
Jennifer Levin   Violin
Hope Lawrence   Choir/Chorus
Paul Blake   Guitar
Nancy Stein-Ross   Cello,Viola
Adriene Banks   Choir/Chorus
Matthew Funes   Viola
Mario de Leon   Violin
Pip Clarke   Violin
Mari Tsumura   Violin
Michele Richards   Violin
Ida Bodin   Bass
Benorce Blackmon   Guitar
Thomas Warren   Choir/Chorus
Bill Pettaway   Bass,Guitar
Mary Collymore   Choir/Chorus
Ahmed Wallace   Choir/Chorus
Kathleen Robertson   Violin
David Barnett   Viola
Oresa Napper   Choir/Chorus
Heather Covington   Choir/Chorus
Jenny DLorenzo   Cello
Imani Welch   Choir/Chorus
Ty'Ann Brown   Choir/Chorus
Patrick Morgan   Viola
Phillipa Clarke   Violin
Craig Wiggins   Choir Director
Melinda Michelle   Choir/Chorus
The Benjamin Wright Orchestra   Strings,Orchestra,Featured Artist
Giovanna Clayton   Celli,Viola
Gloria Justen   Violin
Davis Barnett   Viola
Benjamin Wright   Conductor
Charles Parker   Violin
The Love Fellowship Choir   Choir/Chorus
Michaele Richards   Violin
William Adams   Drums,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Ernie Ehrhardt   Cello,Viola
Gloria Justin   Violin
Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir   Choir/Chorus
Pam Gates   Violin
Taron Pollard   Choir/Chorus
James Ford III   Trumpet
Adrienne Banks   Choir/Chorus
Giovana Moraga   Cello

Technical Credits

Timbaland   Programming,Audio Production,Mixing,Composer,Producer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Paul Beauregard   Composer
Andrew Scheps   Mixing
Caleb Speir   Composer
Larry Gold   Arranger,String Arrangements
Jeff Chestek   Engineer,Recording,String Engineer
John Hanes   Pro-Tools
Johnny Wright   Management
Justin Timberlake   Composer,Producer,Choir Arrangement,Executive Producer
Rick Rubin   Producer,Production Coordination
Nate Hills   Composer,Producer
Mark Cargill   Contractor
Scott Elgin   Assistant Engineer
Clifford Harris   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Ethan Willoughby   Engineer,Recording
Jason Lader   Engineer,Recording
Hezekiah Walker   Narrator
will.i.am   Programming,Drum Programming
Khaliq Glover   String Engineer
Matt Morris   Composer
Jimmy Douglass   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Phillip Broussaard   Assistant
Calvin Broadus   Composer
John Stahl   Assistant,String Engineer,Assistant Engineer
David Campbell   String Arrangements
Terry Richardson   Photography
Herb Powers   Mastering
Jordan Houston   Composer
Roudy Michel   Choir Contractor
Joe Zee   Stylist
John Hanks   Digital Editing
Robert Montes   Assistant Engineer
Stephanie Cooper Willoughby   Production Coordination
Dave Hampton   Technical Director
Lindsay Chase   Production Coordination
Catherine Furniss   Grooming
Frankie Payne   Hair Stylist
Padraic Kerin   Engineer,Recording
Dana Nielsen   Engineer
Lynn Harless   Management
Doug Lloyd   Design,Creative Director
Venus Brown   A&R
Paul Harless   Management
Nancy Roof   A&R
Craig Wiggins   Choir Arrangement
Andros Rodriguez   Engineer
Jaw Breakers   Producer
Benjamin Wright   String Arrangements
Phillip Broussard Jr.   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Ricardo Gutierrez   Assistant,Mastering Assistant
Rob Montes   Assistant Engineer
William Adams   Composer,Programming,Drum Programming
Dana Nielson   Engineer,Recording
Lisa Hampton   Pro-Tools
J.C. Davis   Composer