| Product Summary | | Label: J-RECORDS | | UPC: 00828767177922 | | Release Date: 12/20/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 202025645 | | Item#: M2Q3YG | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2543 | Format:  CD |
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| Spawned by the album title hit single, featuring Ludacris, which was the #1 "most added" and the fastest growing song in the Rhythm format, Unpredictable has quickly become the most anticipated album release at the close of this year. Includes, "Unpredictable," "VIP," "Do What it Do," and more!
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Jamie Foxx (sound effects); Jamie Foxx (vocals); Mary J. Blige (vocals); Common, Kanye West, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Twista (rap vocals); Charile "CSUN" Bereal (guitar); Face (acoustic guitar, percussion); Tim Pierce (acoustic guitar); Joel Pargman, Timothy Loo, Ilana Setapen, Movement Orchestra (strings); Rob Lewis (piano); Warryn Campbell (programming); Mateo Laboriel (drum programming). | | Audio Mixers: John Frye; Manny Marroquin; Orlando Rashid; Jimmy Douglas; Jimmy Douglass; Ralph Patlan; Serban Ghenea; Bruce Buechner. | | Recording information: Audiovision Studios, Miami, FL; Brandon's Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA; Circle House Studios, Miami, FL; DPS Studios, Atlanta, GA; FoxxHole Remote Recordings; FoxxHole Studios, Tarzana, CA; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Sony Studios, New York, NY; Unsung STudios, Sherman Oaks, CA; Zac Digital, Atlanta, GA. | | Photographer: Ben Watts. | | Unknown Contributor Role: Stephen Siravo Jr. | | Arranger: Daron Jones. | | Jamie Foxx's second release as a solo artist is his first since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film RAY. It is natural, then, that UNPREDICTABLE would be a much higher-profile affair than 1994's PEEP THIS. The production credits include top-currency names like Timbaland and Sean Garrett. And guest stars? Forget about it. Common, Ludacris, Twista, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige, just to name a few, make appearances and help boost Foxx's credibility as one of the most popular kids on the block. | | Foxx's music falls firmly into the category of sultry, hip-hop-inflected R&B a la R. Kelly. And like Kels, Foxx too has a penchant for bedroom themes, as UNPREDICTABLE pulses with the rhythm of sex. His study of Ray Charles's bluesy, elastic vocal style holds him in good stead, though: Foxx has an authoritative delivery on both uptempo grooves ("Warm Bed") and slinky slow jams ("VIP"). While not exactly groundbreaking, the album--with its superior production, excellent guest spots, and Foxx's impressive performances--still comes off a winner. |
Producer: Tank; Sean Garrett; Jamie Foxx; Polow Da Don; Mateo Laboriel; Breyon Prescotti; Daron Jones; Face; Charile "CSUN" Bereal; Practice Team; Harold Lilly; Ron Feemster; Mike City; NO I.D.; Timbaland; Big D; Warryn Campbell; Jim Jonsin; Face; Tank; Sean Garret |
Engineer: Dru Castro; Marcella Araica; Orlando Rashid; Vernon Mungo; Franny "Franchise" Graham; Kamel Abdo; Marc Stephen Lee; Paul Boutin; Bruce Buechner |
Musical Guests | | Kanye West | | Mary J. Blige | | Common |
| | Artist Overview | | Jamie Foxx is best known for his film and television roles, most notably his Oscar-winning turn as Ray Charles in the biopic RAY. More than simply a lip-syncher in the movies, however, Foxx released a debut album of slowjam R&B in 1994, though to little fanfare. Over a decade later, Foxx returned to the music world with 2005's UNPREDICTABLE. His style had changed little and his focus remained on sweaty hip-hop-tinged bedroom ballads, but the eminently likable Foxx's status as a Hollywood power-player helped push the star-studded album, which featured guest shots from Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, and Mary J. Blige, among others, to the top of the charts. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 12/20/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 71779 | | Label : J-Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828767177922 |
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