Fearless (Jazmine Sullivan album)
Production
- Jazmine Sullivan ( Exec. )
- Missy Elliott
- Stargate
- Salaam Remi
- Lamb
- Carvin & Ivan
- Anthony Bell
- Jack Splash
- Fistcuffs
Fearless is the debut album of American Contemporary R & B and soul singer Jazmine Sullivan.
Background
In September 2008, Sullivan explained in an interview with Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul the reason for the title of the album Fearless, which means in German fearlessly: " I called the album" Fearless ", because I have simply not afraid of anything at the moment. I'm young, only 22 years old ... and I just think if you just have your own uniqueness times beherzigst and no fear and it sometimes risking to be different, it will make everyone else too! ".
Success
Fearless debuted at # 6 of the U.S. album chart with 65,000 units sold in the first week. The album was ranked number ten in the second chart week in which it could sell 42,000 more copies. The album also reached number one on the Billboard Top R & B / Hip- Hop Albums chart. In November 2010, Fearless had sold 517,000 times in the United States.
In 2009, the album received five Grammy Award nominations: Best Female Vocal performance in R & B ( "Need U Bad" ), Best Vocal performance in Traditioniellen R & B ("I'm in Love with Another Man " ), Best R & B Song ( " Bust Your Windows " ) and Best Contemporary R & B album. In addition, she was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. The Vibe magazine has named the panel to one of the best of 2008.
Title list
Samples
- " Bust Your Windows " uses a sample of Salaam draw " Bad Man Waltz" and contains passages of Soulja Boy Tell Ems " Crank That ( Soulja Boy) "
- "Need U Bad" uses a sample from Nicolas Taylor Stanton's "Higher Meditation Riddim Version", and Tapper Zukies " Dad Big Shirt "
- " My Foolish Heart" uses a sample of Willie Mitchell " Groovin ' "
- " Lions, Tigers and Bears " used a sample of Salaam draw " Sheila's Playground"
- "Call Me Guilty " used a sample of Salaam draw " Police Theme "
- "Dream Big" used a sample of Daft Punk's " Veridis Quo "
- "Live A Lie " uses a sample of Salaam draw "The Truth"
- " Fear" used a sample of Art of Noises " Beat Box " and contains elements of Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made to Love Her "
- "Switch" uses a sample of Ivy Hunter & William Stevenson's " Your Cheating Ways" in the version of the Marvelettes