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When Jamie Foxx released his first album in 1994, he was a star on In Living Color with a decent-sized following who declared, "No, really, he can sing -- he's alright!" A decade later, Foxx was a major movie star who had impressed Clive Davis enough to be offered a new recording deal. Though he didn't release any albums during the intervening years, Foxx was determined to stay active in music and collaborated with Adina Howard, Gladys Knight, and Melvin Riley. He appeared on the Any Given Sunday soundtrack, made a minor breakthrough on Twista and Kanye West's "Slow Jamz," and then became a superstar with his portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray. Just when it seemed like he'd spend the remainder of his recording career as a Ray Charles impressionist, he put together Unpredictable, his second solo album. Now packing major clout as a recording artist, Foxx received big-name production help from Mike City, Timbaland, and Sean Garrett, along with guest spots from Twista, West, the Game, Ludacris, Common, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige. Though he fits somewhere between R. Kelly and Ginuwine, Foxx has more than enough personality and talent to defend his music against accusations of opportunism. He can belt and proclaim with authority, but he's best when he's smooth and mellow -- an asset, to be sure, since not many modern R&B vocalists trade in subtleties. Lyrically, Foxx is not subtle -- he's a freak who at least balances the crude ("Make you turn around and touch your toes/The next thing, girl, you already know") with the silly ("I know you're used to dinner and a movie/Why not be my dinner while makin' a movie?"). Unpredictable is actually predictable in that all but one of its tracks have something -- or a lot -- to do with baby making. Foxx drops the salaciousness near the end and proves that he can do teary eyed adult contemporary with as much ease as the bedroom material.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Derrick Baker, Composer - Derrick Baker, Lyricist - Jimmy Douglas, Mixing Engineer - Big D, Producer - James Gregery Scheffer, Composer - James Gregery Scheffer, Lyricist - Kamel Abdo, Recording Engineer - Stephen Siravo, 2nd Engineer - Harold Lilly, Composer - Harold Lilly, Lyricist - Harold Lilly, Producer - Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris, Performer - Kevin Mayer, 2nd Engineer - Jim Jonsin, Producer - James Wisner, 2nd Engineer - Christopher Bridges, Composer - Christopher Bridges, Lyricist
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Kamel Abdo, Recording Engineer - Dru Castro, Recording Engineer - Val Brathwaite, 2nd Engineer - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Prentice Sprye, Lyricist - Prentice Sprye, Composer - Prêntice, Keyboards - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Michael Crooms, Lyricist - Michael Crooms, Composer - Sean Garrett, Composer - Sean Garrett, Lyricist - Sean Garrett, Producer - The Practice Team, Producer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Douglas, Mixing Engineer - Polow Da Don, Producer - Jamal Jones, Composer - Jamal Jones, Lyricist - Sean Garrett, Composer - Sean Garrett, Lyricist - Sean Garrett, Producer - Sean Garrett, Misc. Prod. - Jason Perry, Composer - Jason Perry, Lyricist - Jamie Foxx featuring Twista, Performer - Marc Lee, Recording Engineer - The Practice Team, Producer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Stephen Siravo, 2nd Engineer - Tank, Producer - Ainz Prasad, Lyricist - Ainz Prasad, Composer - Durrell Babbs, Lyricist - Durrell Babbs, Composer - Charlie Burrell, Guitar - Nate Walton, Lyricist - Nate Walton, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Producer - Jamie Foxx, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Jamie Foxx, Lyricist - Anthony Terrebone, 2nd Engineer - Jamie Foxx featuring The Game and Snoop Dogg, Performer - Calvin Broadus, Lyricist - Calvin Broadus, Composer - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer - Orlando Rashid, Mixing Engineer - Orlando Rashid, Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Marcella Araica, Recording Engineer - Timbaland, Producer - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Jimmy Douglass, Mixing Engineer - Tim Mosley, Composer - Tim Mosley, Lyricist - Demacio Castellon, Recording Engineer - Stephen Ellis Garrett, Producer - Stephen Ellis Garrett, Composer - Stephen Ellis Garrett, Lyricist
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Performer - Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Producer - Skip Scarborough, Lyricist - Skip Scarborough, Composer - Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige, Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Bruce Buechner, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Breyon Prescott, Co-Producer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike City, Composer - Mike City, Lyricist - Mike City, Producer - Kanye West, Composer - Kanye West, Lyricist - Franny Graham, Recording Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Jamie Foxx featuring Kanye West, Performer - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Kamel Abdo, Recording Engineer - Héctor Rivera, 2nd Engineer - Harold Lilly, Composer - Harold Lilly, Lyricist - Harold Lilly, Producer - Ernest Smith, Composer - Ernest Smith, Lyricist - Michael Snoddy, Lyricist - Michael Snoddy, Composer - Michael Snoddy, Producer - Earl Klugh, Composer - Earl Klugh, Lyricist - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Jamie Foxx, Performer - No I.D., Producer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mike City, Lyricist - Mike City, Composer - Mike City, Producer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Franny Graham, Recording Engineer - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Tank, Producer - Herbie Hancock, Composer - Herbie Hancock, Lyricist - Daniel Galley, 2nd Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Durrell Babbs, Composer - Durrell Babbs, Lyricist - Jamie Foxx, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Lyricist - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Mateo Laboriel, Acoustic Bass - Mateo Laboriel, Composer - Mateo Laboriel, Lyricist - Mateo Laboriel, Producer - Mateo Laboriel, Programmer - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Héctor Rivera, 2nd Engineer - Durrell Babbs, Composer - Durrell Babbs, Lyricist - Durrell Babbs, Producer - John Hanes, Engineer - Kenny Bereal, Composer - Kenny Bereal, Lyricist - Kenny Bereal, Producer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Bereal, Composer - Charlie Bereal, Lyricist - Charlie Bereal, Producer - Jamie Foxx, Producer - Jamie Foxx, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Jamie Foxx, Lyricist - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ralph Patlan, Mixing Engineer - Daron Jones, Lyricist - Daron Jones, Composer - Daron Jones, Producer - Daron Jones, Arranger - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Robert L. Huggar, Background Vocal - Robert L. Huggar, Producer - Robert L. Huggar, Arranger - Robert L. Huggar, Lyricist - Robert L. Huggar, Composer - Vernon Mungo, Recording Engineer - Sherain Lewis, Performer - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer - Stephen Siravo, Performer - Stephen Siravo, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jamie Foxx featuring Common, Performer - Brainz, Producer - Patrick Magee, 2nd Engineer - Ainz Prasad, Composer - Ainz Prasad, Lyricist - N8, Producer - Nate Walton, Composer - Nate Walton, Lyricist - Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Lyricist - Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Producer - Jamie Foxx, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Lyricist - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer - Orlando Rashid, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ilana Setapen, Strings - Babyface, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Percussion - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Timothy Loo, Strings - Joel Pargman, Strings - Durrell Babbs, Composer - Durrell Babbs, Lyricist - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Jamie Foxx, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Lyricist - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Tim Pierce, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Alma Fernandez, Strings - Rob Lewis, Arranger - Rob Lewis, Piano - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Erick Walls, Guitar - Joseph Bereal, Jr., Composer - Joseph Bereal, Jr., Lyricist - Ron Feemster, Performer - Ron Feemster, Producer - Ron Feemster, Composer - Ron Feemster, Lyricist - Durrell Babbs, Composer - Durrell Babbs, Lyricist - John Hanes, Engineer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Jamie Foxx, Composer - Jamie Foxx, Lyricist - Jamie Foxx, Performer - James Wisner, 2nd Engineer - Breyon Prescott, Composer - Breyon Prescott, Lyricist - Orlando Rashid, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Tank, Background Vocal - Tank, Performer - Tank, Producer - Eldra DeBarge, Lyricist - Eldra DeBarge, Composer - Aaron Renner, Edited By - Aaron Renner, Recording Engineer - Jamie Foxx, Performer - Jamie Foxx, Background Vocal - The Underdogs, Producer - The Underdogs, Performer - The Underdogs, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Albumbeschreibung
When Jamie Foxx released his first album in 1994, he was a star on In Living Color with a decent-sized following who declared, "No, really, he can sing -- he's alright!" A decade later, Foxx was a major movie star who had impressed Clive Davis enough to be offered a new recording deal. Though he didn't release any albums during the intervening years, Foxx was determined to stay active in music and collaborated with Adina Howard, Gladys Knight, and Melvin Riley. He appeared on the Any Given Sunday soundtrack, made a minor breakthrough on Twista and Kanye West's "Slow Jamz," and then became a superstar with his portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray. Just when it seemed like he'd spend the remainder of his recording career as a Ray Charles impressionist, he put together Unpredictable, his second solo album. Now packing major clout as a recording artist, Foxx received big-name production help from Mike City, Timbaland, and Sean Garrett, along with guest spots from Twista, West, the Game, Ludacris, Common, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige. Though he fits somewhere between R. Kelly and Ginuwine, Foxx has more than enough personality and talent to defend his music against accusations of opportunism. He can belt and proclaim with authority, but he's best when he's smooth and mellow -- an asset, to be sure, since not many modern R&B vocalists trade in subtleties. Lyrically, Foxx is not subtle -- he's a freak who at least balances the crude ("Make you turn around and touch your toes/The next thing, girl, you already know") with the silly ("I know you're used to dinner and a movie/Why not be my dinner while makin' a movie?"). Unpredictable is actually predictable in that all but one of its tracks have something -- or a lot -- to do with baby making. Foxx drops the salaciousness near the end and proves that he can do teary eyed adult contemporary with as much ease as the bedroom material.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:08
- Main artists: Jamie Foxx
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: J Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2005 J Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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