Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses [Deluxe]

by Jamie Foxx

Overview

After the 2010 release of Best Night of My Life, Jamie Foxx put his music career to the side for the longest period since 2005's Unpredictable. When he returned in 2014 with "Party Ain't a Party," a collaboration with DJ Mustard and 2 Chainz, it was clear he was content to play the same role in R&B, as a partying loverman with winking punch lines, singing about shawties, booties, and twerking. The song didn't stick enough to make either the standard or the deluxe versions of Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses. Though follow-up release "Ain't My Fault" was relatively serious, it too was set in the club and failed to register on any Billboard chart, though it was placed on the deluxe edition. Some songs here, like the consecutive piano ballads "In Love by Now" and "Jumping Out the Window," do lack mischief, but Foxx otherwise continues to put forth quite an effort to prevent his audience's average age from reaching 30. Kid Ink, Wale, and Chris Brown are among his guests, and he snags producer Boi-1da for sleek tracks such as "Like a Drum," with lyrics that could just as easily be sung by someone half Foxx's age. That material, as well as much of what surrounds it, is significantly less substantive than the singer's past work. The lighter, looser songs -- like a characteristically breezy contribution from Pharrell Williams, and a Cook Classics collaboration that immediately follows it -- happen to be the most memorable of all, even though they sound like the songs that required the least amount of thought to make. [A Deluxe Edition added three bonus tracks.] ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	05/18/2015
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0888837603829

Tracks

1. A Dozen Roses, Pt. 1
2. You Changed Me
3. Like a Drum
4. Another Dose
5. Tease
6. Baby's in Love
7. Text Message
8. Hollywood
9. Vegas Confessions
10. Socialite
11. A Dozen Roses, Pt. 2
12. In Love By Now
13. Jumping Out the Window
14. On the Dot
15. A Dozen Roses, Pt. 3
16. Right Now
17. Pretty Thing
18. Ain't My Fault

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jamie Foxx   Primary Artist,Piano
Jacob Luttrell   Keyboards
Travis Sayles   Piano
Kid Ink   Featured Artist
Fabolous   Featured Artist
Chris Brown   Featured Artist
Pharrell Williams   Featured Artist
Curt Chambers   Guitar
Brent Paschke   Guitar (Electric)
Wale   Featured Artist
Kevin Cossom   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Erwin Gorostiza   Art Direction,Creative Director
Jacob Luttrell   Composer
Mitch Cohn   Composer,Engineer
Dan Monick   Photography
Travis Sayles   Composer,Producer
James Ingram   Composer,Composer
Catalyst   Producer
Serge Nudel   Vocal Engineer
Shy Carter   Composer
Hart Gunther   Arranger,Engineer,Digital Editing
Brian Chew   Assistant Engineer
Peter Edge   Executive Producer
Cook Classics   Producer,Engineer
Matthew Samuels   Composer
Jordan Evans   Arranger,Composer,Additional Production
John Jackson   Composer
Dijon McFarlane   Composer,Producer
Andre Davidson   Composer
James "J-Doe" Smith   Composer
Michael McIntosh   Composer
Nell Brown   Engineer
Richard Wheeler   Composer
Sean Cahalin   Engineer
Brendan Morawski   Assistant
Ryan Kaul   Mixing Assistant
Miguel Pimentel   Composer
Joshua Scruggs   Composer
Syk Sense   Producer
William Lobban-Bean   Composer
Allen Ritter   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Anderson Hernandez   Composer
Vinylz   Producer
Dakarai "Dg" Gwitira   Vocal Engineer
Brian Todd Collins   Composer
Mikely Adam   Composer,Producer
David "Awall" Olivis   Composer
Jerell A. Moore   Composer,Engineer
Maddox Chhim   Mixing Assistant
Dante Dow   Engineer
Miguel DaCruz   Recording Assistant
Sean "Sean D" Davidson   Composer
Tatiana Rodriguez   A&R
Lauren Christy   Composer
Vidal Davis   Composer,Producer
Jamie Foxx   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Chris Brown   Composer
Pharrell Williams   Composer,Producer
Andrew Coleman   Arranger,Engineer,Digital Editing
Joseph "Lonny" Bereal   Composer,Producer
Brent Kolatalo   Composer
Curt Chambers   Composer
Michael Healey   Assistant
Mike Larson   Arranger,Engineer,Digital Editing
Olivia Smith   Design
The Monarch   Producer
Ivan Barias   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Tobias Thomas   Composer
Mario Winans   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Durrell Babbs   Composer
Quincy Jones   Composer
Boi-1da   Producer
Katalyst   Additional Production
Frank Dukes   Composer,Producer
Todd Muhammad   Composer
Brian Springer   Vocal Engineer
Eric Weaver   Recording Assistant
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Dave Clauss   Engineer
Kevin Cossom   Composer,Vocal Producer
Derek Garcia   Engineer
Breyon Prescott   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Theron Thomas   Composer,Vocal Producer
J-Rell   Producer
Olubowale Akintimehin   Composer
Timothy Thomas   Composer
Ken Lewis   Composer
David Kutch   Mastering