Welcome to the Dollhouse (album)
Encyclopedia
Welcome to the Dollhouse is the second and final studio album
by American
R&B/
pop
group Danity Kane
, released by Bad Boy
and Atlantic Records
on March 18, 2008 (see 2008 in music
) in the United States
and March 25, 2008 in Canada
. Danity Kane recorded the album in under five weeks, while filming the second season of Making the Band 4
with fellow label mates Day26
and Donnie Klang
first in New York City, New York
, then in Miami, Florida. It became the group's second consecutive album to debut at number-one on the Billboard 200
chart. January 2009, it was confirmed the group had disbanded, shortly after Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods were ousted from the label, making this the group's final release.
, with first week sales of 236,000 copies making it the band's second consecutive number-one album. Danity Kane is the first female group in Billboard
history to have both their debut and sophomore albums enter the main charts at number-one. Less than a month after its release, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" was certified Gold
by the RIAA as of April 22, 2008. On September 28, 2008, the album had sold over 546,790 copies in the U.S. Billboards weekly release of its popular Top 200 Albums, known as the Billboard 200, saw the album's biggest gain in sales for the magazine of October 11, 2008. Welcome to the Dollhouse landed at number 75 on the year end Billboard 200.
The album's first single
, "Damaged
", was chosen through an online fan poll. In January 2008, Danity Kane had posted a bulletin on their respective MySpace
page expressing that they were giving their fans the chance to choose their newest single. Fans were given two choices, "Damaged" and "Pretty Boy". Of the two choices, "Damaged" dominated the poll by a vast majority, and thus, became the first single from Welcome to the Dollhouse. The single "Damaged" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart at number 64, and in its second week it shot up to number 27. It is Danity Kane's most successful single to date with about 2,000,000 digital download sales, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
"Bad Girl"
Erik White
directed and Gil Duldulao choreographed the music video for "Bad Girl
". The video featured cameos
from Missy Elliott
, Qwanell Mosley
from their fellow Bad Boy Records
band Day26
, and Talan Torriero of the MTV
show Laguna Beach
. The concept of the video is a graphic novel
and stays true to the line in the song "When the red light comes on, I transform" as each member transforms into an alter ego
of theirs after a flash of red light. This is their last single as a group, peaking at 85 on the Billboard Pop 100
.
Repertoire.
Notes:
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B/
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...
, released by Bad Boy
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
and Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
on March 18, 2008 (see 2008 in music
2008 in music
2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
) in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and March 25, 2008 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Danity Kane recorded the album in under five weeks, while filming the second season of Making the Band 4
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...
with fellow label mates Day26
Day26
Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed on August 26, 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Andrews, Willie Taylor, and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when Andrews,...
and Donnie Klang
Donnie Klang
Donald Joseph Klang, better known as Donnie Klang, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and model. He won Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy. He released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone in late 2008....
first in New York City, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, then in Miami, Florida. It became the group's second consecutive album to debut at number-one on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart. January 2009, it was confirmed the group had disbanded, shortly after Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods were ousted from the label, making this the group's final release.
Production
For this album, all of the girls had written and/or produced some kind of song, that they thought was suitable for their second effort. As mentioned in interviews, Danity Kane has stated that they came up with the name of the album when they all had brought in their own material into the studio to see which tracks would make the cut. They also expressed, that it felt as if they were in a music box, hence getting the name, Welcome to the Dollhouse. Each of the girls, also, were given chances to write, co-write, and co-produce a handful of the tracks that are on the record. Producers at Bad Boy and Atlantic Records wanted the group's love and tenderness.Chart performance
Welcome to the Dollhouse debuted on top of the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, with first week sales of 236,000 copies making it the band's second consecutive number-one album. Danity Kane is the first female group in Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
history to have both their debut and sophomore albums enter the main charts at number-one. Less than a month after its release, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" was certified Gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the RIAA as of April 22, 2008. On September 28, 2008, the album had sold over 546,790 copies in the U.S. Billboards weekly release of its popular Top 200 Albums, known as the Billboard 200, saw the album's biggest gain in sales for the magazine of October 11, 2008. Welcome to the Dollhouse landed at number 75 on the year end Billboard 200.
Singles
"Damaged"The album's first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Damaged
Damaged (Danity Kane song)
"Damaged" is a dance-pop song by American R&B group Danity Kane. It was written by Justin Walker, Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Micayle McKinney, Ray Romulos, Shannon "Slam" Lawrence, Rose Marie Tan, and James Smith...
", was chosen through an online fan poll. In January 2008, Danity Kane had posted a bulletin on their respective MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page expressing that they were giving their fans the chance to choose their newest single. Fans were given two choices, "Damaged" and "Pretty Boy". Of the two choices, "Damaged" dominated the poll by a vast majority, and thus, became the first single from Welcome to the Dollhouse. The single "Damaged" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart at number 64, and in its second week it shot up to number 27. It is Danity Kane's most successful single to date with about 2,000,000 digital download sales, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
"Bad Girl"
Erik White
Erik White
Erik White is an American director, primarily with music videos. He directed the 2010 comedy film Lottery Ticket, starring rappers Ice Cube and Bow Wow. White is also the nephew of music video director Hype Williams....
directed and Gil Duldulao choreographed the music video for "Bad Girl
Bad Girl (Danity Kane song)
"Bad Girl" is a dance-pop track recorded by American girl group Danity Kane. This song was penned by Mary Brown, Jim Beanz, Devin "DLP" Parker, Danja and Missy Elliott. Produced by Danja and featuring guest vocals by Elliott, it is not only the second and final single from the band's second studio...
". The video featured cameos
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
from Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
, Qwanell Mosley
Qwanell Mosley
Qwanell Anthony Mosley , better known as "Que", is an American singer who is best known for being a contestant, and winner on the hit TV show Making the Band 4. He was the youngest member of the group Day26 signed to Bad Boy Records, along with their former label members, Danity Kane and Donnie Klang...
from their fellow Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
band Day26
Day26
Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed on August 26, 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Andrews, Willie Taylor, and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when Andrews,...
, and Talan Torriero of the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
show Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, often referred to simply as Laguna Beach, is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from September 28, 2004 until November 16, 2006. It documents the lives of several teenagers living in Laguna Beach, an affluent seaside community located in...
. The concept of the video is a graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
and stays true to the line in the song "When the red light comes on, I transform" as each member transforms into an alter ego
Alter ego
An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...
of theirs after a flash of red light. This is their last single as a group, peaking at 85 on the Billboard Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
.
Track listing
Notes:-
- Co-producer.
- Produced and arranged by.
- Co-producer.
- A Background vocals by Mary Brown.
- B Vocals produced and arranged by Mary Brown.
- C Vocals produced by Mary Brown. Addition vocal production by Harve Pierre.
- D Addition vocal production by Adonis and Voyce Alexander.
- E Vocal production by Tiff Star and Jim BeanzJim BeanzJames David Washington, better known under his stage name Jim Beanz, is an American vocal producer, songwriter, musician, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, now working out of Philadelphia, signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group...
. - F Vocal production by Harve Pierre and Shannon Lawrence.
Personnel
According to the album's booklet and the BMIBroadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
Repertoire.
Main
In order of first appearance in credits:- Sean CombsSean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
– executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... - Harve PierreHarve PierreHarve Pierre, also known by the stage-name Joe Hooker, is a writer, singer and producer. Pierre is also the President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company. As a singer, he uses almost "out-of-tune", loud, rap-style singing vocals...
– co-executive producer - Conrad Dimanche - associate executive producer, A&RA&RArtists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
- Shannon Lawrence - A&R
- Daniel Mitchell - A&R coordinator
- Hughes Felizor - A&R coordinator
- Gwendolyn Niles - A&R administration
- Sharon Tucker - A&R administration
- Francesca Spero - Bad Boy Films/Making the Band 4 executive
- Eric Wong - marketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
- Kamala Salmon - marketing
- Mark Obriski - art direction and designArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
- Rod Gold - art manager
- Carolyn Tracey - packaging production
- Rodger Erickson - photographer
- Marni Senofonte - styling
- Julius Erving - management
- Kenneth Meiselas - legal representation
- Ed Shapiro - legal representation
- Brian Gardner - mastered by
Writers
In order of first appearance in credits:- Antwan Thompson - writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
("Welcome to the Dollhouse") - Harve PierreHarve PierreHarve Pierre, also known by the stage-name Joe Hooker, is a writer, singer and producer. Pierre is also the President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company. As a singer, he uses almost "out-of-tune", loud, rap-style singing vocals...
- writer ("Welcome to the Dollhouse") - Sean CombsSean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
- writer ("Welcome to the Dollhouse", "DamagedDamaged (Danity Kane song)"Damaged" is a dance-pop song by American R&B group Danity Kane. It was written by Justin Walker, Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Micayle McKinney, Ray Romulos, Shannon "Slam" Lawrence, Rose Marie Tan, and James Smith...
", "Lights Out", "Poetry", "Is Anybody Listening") - Mary Brown - writer ("Bad GirlBad Girl (Danity Kane song)"Bad Girl" is a dance-pop track recorded by American girl group Danity Kane. This song was penned by Mary Brown, Jim Beanz, Devin "DLP" Parker, Danja and Missy Elliott. Produced by Danja and featuring guest vocals by Elliott, it is not only the second and final single from the band's second studio...
", "Ecstasy") - James Washington - writer ("Bad Girl", "Strip Tease")
- Devin Parker - writer ("Bad Girl")
- Nathanial Hill - writer ("Bad Girl", "Pretty Boy", "Strip Tease")
- Missy Elliot - writer ("Bad Girl")
- Jonathan Yip - writer ("Damaged")
- Jeremy Reeves - writer ("Damaged")
- Micayle McKinneyMicayle MckinneyMicayle "THE MACK" McKinney is an American record producer, musician, composer and songwriter more commonly known as "THE MACK" OR "MACK"and former co-founding member of production team, Stereotypes.And is now of the Production team known as Mystery Men.- Early life :The son of Mike McKinney noted...
- writer ("Damaged") - Ray Romulos - writer ("Damaged")
- Shannon Lawrence - writer ("Damaged")
- Rose Marie Tan - writer ("Damaged")
- James Smith - writer ("Damaged")
- Justin Walker - writer ("Damaged")
- Mario WinansMario WinansMario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...
- writer ("Damaged", "Secret Place (Interlude)", "Lights Out", "Picture This (Interlude)", "Poetry", "Is Anybody Listening") - Balewa Muhammad - writer ("Pretty Boy", "Sucka For Love")
- Candace NelsonCandace NelsonCandace Nelson is a pastry chef and judge on the television series Cupcake Wars. She is credited with starting a nationwide cupcake craze with the opening of her store, Sprinkles Cupcakes, in 2005.-Early life:Nelson grew up in Indonesia...
- writer ("Pretty Boy", "Sucka For Love") - Ezekiel LewisEzekiel LewisEzekiel "Zeke" Lewis is an award-winning American songwriter, who has written and arranged for many best selling recording artists. He is co-founder of the American songwriting/production company, The Clutch...
- writer ("Pretty Boy", "Sucka For Love") - P. "J. Que" SmithPatrick J. Que SmithPatrick "j.Que" Smith is an American Grammy nominated record producer and Songwriter. He has contributed to songs from Usher, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Fantasia, Ciara, Avant, Chris Brown, The Gospellers, and Omarion....
- writer ("Pretty Boy", "Sucka For Love") - Wanita Woodgett - writer ("Strip Tease", "Secret Place (Interlude)", "Picture This (Interlude)", "Flashback Interlude", "Ain't Going")
- Dawn RichardDawn RichardDawn Richard may refer to:* Dawn Angeliqué Richard , American songstress and former member of R&B group Danity Kane* Dawn Richard , American Playboy Playmate, model and actress...
- writer ("Strip Tease", "Secret Place (Interlude)", "Lights Out", "Flashback Interlude", "Ain't Going") - Aundrea FimbresAundrea FimbresAundrea Aurora Fimbres is an American singer and dancer. Fimbres is a former member of the pop music group Danity Kane, from 2005 to 2009...
- writer ("Strip Tease", "Secret Place (Interlude)") - Shannon BexShannon BexShannon Rae Bex is a singer, professional dancer, anda former member of the musical group Danity Kane.The group was founded by P. Diddy through the MTV reality television series Making the Band 3. Danity Kane's debut album debuted at #1 on August 22, 2006, as did their second album Welcome to the...
- writer ("Strip Tease", "Secret Place (Interlude)") - Aubrey O'DayAubrey O'DayAubrey Morgan O'Day is an American singer, actress, fashion designer, television personality, and former member of the girl group Danity Kane...
- writer ("Strip Tease", "Secret Place (Interlude)", "Picture This (Interlude)") - Bryan-Michael Cox - writer ("Sucka For Love", "2 of You")
- Kendrick A.J. Dean - writer ("Sucka For Love", "2 of You")
- Andrew Harr - writer ("Ecstasy")
- Jermaine Jackson - writer ("Ecstasy")
- William Roberts - writer ("Ecstasy")
- Darnley Scantlebury - writer ("2 of You")
- State of Emergency - writer ("2 of You")
- Adonis Shropshire - writer ("2 of You")
- Aian David Clarke - writer ("2 of You")
- Wynter Gordon - writer ("2 of You")
- Neil Betz - writer ("Lights Out")
- Craig Betz - writer ("Lights Out")
- James Hoe - writer ("Poetry")
- Tiff Star - writer ("Poetry")
- Shanell Woodgette - writer ("Key to My Heart")
- Reggie Perry - writer ("Key to My Heart")
- Romeo IX - writer ("Flashback Interlude")
- Niara Scarlet - writer ("Is Anybody Listening")
- Fridolin Nordsoe - writer ("Is Anybody Listening")
- Lyanna Dean - writer ("Ain't Going")
- Bernard Malik - writer ("Ain't Going")
- Anesha Birchett - writer ("Make Me Sick")
- Antea Joy Birchett - writer ("Make Me Sick")
- Chris Grayson - writer ("Make Me Sick")
- Kateeb Muhammad - writer ("Make Me Sick")
Producers
- Akeem Lee - producer ("Lights Out")
- Antwan Thompson - producer ("Welcome to the Dollhouse")
- Bernard Malik Doss - producer ("Ain't Going")
- Bryan-Michael Cox - producer ("Sucka For Love", "2 of You")
- DanjaDanjaFloyd Nathaniel Hills , professionally known as Danja or Danjahandz, is an American record producer, composer and songwriter.-History:...
- producer ("Bad Girl", "Pretty Boy", "Strip Tease") - Flex & Hated - producer ("Lights Out")
- Fridolin - producer ("Is Anybody Listening")
- Harve PierreHarve PierreHarve Pierre, also known by the stage-name Joe Hooker, is a writer, singer and producer. Pierre is also the President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company. As a singer, he uses almost "out-of-tune", loud, rap-style singing vocals...
- producer ("Welcome to the Dollhouse") - Mario WinansMario WinansMario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...
- producer ("Damaged", "Secret Place (Interlude)", "Lights Out", "Picture This (Interlude)", "Poetry", "Is Anybody Listening") - RockwilderRockwilderRockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman's hit single "Da Rockwilder"...
- producer ("Make Me Sick") - Romeo IX - producer ("Flashback Interlude")
- Scyience - producer ("Key to My Heart")
- Sean CombsSean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
- producer ("Damaged", "Lights Out", "Is Anybody Listening") - StereotypesStereotypes (producers)Stereotypes are a R&B/hip hop/dance production team created in 2003, composed of Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus and Jeremy Reeves. They were listed as Top 10 Songwriters and Producers to Watch in the June 5, 2010 Billboard magazine. The first artists on their production company/label is Far*East...
- producer ("Damaged") - The ClutchThe ClutchThe Clutch is an American collective of songwriters responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".-History:...
- producer ("Sucka For Love") - The RunnersThe RunnersThe Runners is a hip hop production duo from Orlando, Florida, consisting of Andrew "Dru Brett" Harr and Jermaine "Mayne Zayne" Jackson. They came together to form the team in 2000, but they have known each other since they were in kindergarten. They are best known for producing the hit singles "Go...
- producer ("Ecstasy") - WyldcardWyldCardKendrick J. Dean, also known as WyldCard, is an American Grammy Nominated musical composer, and record producer. He has co-written and co-produced singles including: Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye"; Danity Kane's "Ride For You"; Bobby Valentino's "How Bout It"; Toni Braxton's "Trippin'"; Mary J...
- producer ("Sucka For Love", "2 of You")
Engineers
- Victor Abijaudi - engineer
- Steve Dickey - engineer
- Paul J. Falcone - engineer
- Andy Geel - engineer
- Koil - engineer
- Bernard Malik - engineer
- Matthew Testa - engineer
- Sam Thomas - engineer
- Jeff Villanueva - engineer
- Kevin Wilson - engineer
Mixing
- Marcella Araica - mixing engineerAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Giz - mixing engineer
- Ken Lewis - mixing engineer
- Bernard Malik - mixing engineer
- Fabian Marasciullo - mixing engineer
- Matthew Testa - mixing engineer
- Sam Thomas - mixing engineer
Vocal production
- Adonis - vocal producer
- Voyce Alexander - vocal producer
- Jim Beanz - vocal producer
- Mary Brown - vocal producer
- Shannon Lawrence - vocal producer
- Harve Pierre - vocal producer
- Tiff Starr - vocal producer
Additional
- Mary Brown - background vocals ("Bad Girl")
- Bryan-Michael Cox - arranger, bass, drums, keyboards, programming, strings ("Sucka For Love", "2 of You"*)
- Steve Dickey - mixing assistant
- Daniel Mitchell - assistant engineer
- Donnie ScantzDonnie ScantzDarnley Scantlebury, known to most as Donnie Scantz, is a music producer, musician and songwriter. He is the founder of State of Emergency, a music and extreme lifestyle allegiance dedicated to producing R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop and Rock. He is a two time Grammy Nominee and has worked with artists such...
- bass, drum programming, keyboards ("2 of You") - Jahi Sundance - bass, drum programming, keyboards ("2 of You")
- Mario Winans - arranger ("Secret Place", "Picture This", "Is Anybody Listening")
- Wyldcard - keyboard, strings ("Sucka for Love"**, "2 of You")
Notes:
-
- Bryan-Michael Cox was not an arranger of "2 of You". He is also not credited for any additional drum or strings on that song.
- Wyldcard is not credited for the keyboard in "Sucka for Love".
- Bryan-Michael Cox was not an arranger of "2 of You". He is also not credited for any additional drum or strings on that song.
Chart positions
| Chart | Provider | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
1 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
Release history
| Reigon | Date |
|---|---|
| United States | March 18, 2008 |
| France | March 18, 2008 |
| United Kingdom | April 21, 2008 |
| Canada | May 25, 2008 |
| Germany | May 9, 2008 |
| Australia | September 13, 2008 |