F.A.M.E. (Album)
F.A.M.E. is the fourth studio album by American musician Chris Brown. It first appeared on March 18, in Germany it was released on March 25. In the U.S. it has been available since March 22. The album is the first by Chris Brown, which could reach number one on the Billboard 200. In the Media Control Charts, the album placed on rank 39
Background
In September 2010, was first known through an interview of rapper Kevin McCall that Brown has started working on his fourth studio album. A few days later, Brown told the name of his album, " FAME" The album title is in the process an acronym for two meanings: " Forgiving All My Enemies", as indicated on the Albumcovet, and " Fans Are My Everything".
Publication and Promotion
The album was first released on March 18, including Belgium and the Netherlands. On 21 March 2011 the CD was released in the UK, then it was since March 22, available in North America and other parts of Europe. In Germany you could buy it on sale since March 25. Japan, where the album on April 6 was published, is one of the few countries where the deluxe edition of the CD is exclusively available.
Was promote the album with many individual television and live performances, such as in the American television show Good Morning America. The F.A.M.E. Tour was the promotion of the fourth studio album from Chris Brown.
Title list
- " She Is not You" - "Human Nature " by Michael Jackson
- " Yeah 3x " - " I'm Not Alone " by Calvin Harris
- " Bomb " - " Bam Bam " by Winston Delano Riley
Singles
The first single from the album was the song Yeah 3x, which was released on 25 October 2010 and reached rank 15 in the U.S.. In Germany it peaked at number seven in the Media Control Charts, placing it behind Brown's debut single Run It! the successful song there is.
The second single, Look at Me Now, was released on 1 February 2011 and peaked in the United States finished sixth. It is the most successful song of the album on the Billboard Hot 100 Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne involved as a guest musician on the song.
The song Beautiful People ( Benni Benassi with ) was selected as the third single and was released on 11 March 2011. Ranked as four in the United Kingdom it is along with the song Forever from the album Exclusive behind Brown's debut single Run It! the most successful in the local charts song.
She Is not You represented the fourth Singleauslopplung the album and was released on March 28. It reached position 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, and rose in Germany not in the charts.
The fifth single was Next 2 You, in which the Canadian musician Justin Bieber was involved. This song was released on 24 June 2011 and reached number 28 in Germany, as well as position 26 in the U.S..
The sixth and final extraction presented the song Wet the Bed dar. The U.S. rapper Ludacris appeared as a guest musician on the song, which was released on September 13, 2011, outside the United States missed any chart position.
The songs Deuces and No Bullshit, which can also be found on the album were not released as singles of the album. Rather, they are singles from Chris Brown's second mixtape Fan of a Fan, which he published along with Tyga, 2010. The songs were later reused only for the album.
Tour
On 19 January, the F.A.M.E. was Announced tour, which should launch in Australia with five shows in April and May. Then, the tour should be continued in September 2011. Overall, these 38 concerts included Australia, Canada, the USA and the United Arab Emirates.
Success
Commercial success
The fourth studio album debuted with 270,000 units sold in the first week topped the Billboard 200, making it the first number-one album of Brown. However Exclusive had, in the first week reached his second album higher sales in the U.S.. End of April 2011, the album was awarded a gold record for selling 500,000 units in the U.S.. In 2011, approximately 1,200,000 million CDs were sold worldwide.
Reception
The album received average reviews and reached a Metascore, which was based on 16 reviews, a value of 52 points. Entertainment Weekly, for example, wrote that the album it deserves to be heard. The reviewer from Allmusic, Andy Kellman, was of the opinion that the album the song Forever same, which was found on Brown's second album Exclusive. The album was slightly better than the song, and there interpret that " the best of Brown is still pending ." The site The DJ Booth rated the album a little positive, claiming that the album only has the sense " to keep relevant," the artist and " continue to make marketable " him. However, that was only moderately successful run. Brown still have a long way to go before it starts to Get its old format.
Awards and nominations
At the American Music Awards of 2011, the album in the category Favorite Soul / R & B album was nominated, but lost to the album Loud by Rihanna. In November 2011 the album won in the category "Album of the Year" at the Soul Train Music Awards. At the 2012 Grammy Awards Brown has been nominated three times, including in the Best R & B Album category. This prize was also awarded to him at the ceremony, making it his first Grammy Award (with eleven nominations ).
Awards for music sales
Golden Record
- USA
- Australia