2007年的全美MTV颁奖典礼上克里斯小子秀出令台下前辈们惊呼连连的新舞步,混搭偶像麦可杰克森精湛技艺,立刻赢得麦可的公开称许。打着亮眼新世代Crunk & B/旷课乐声线的处女秀”Run It!”,开出一亿六千万收听人次,创美国电台史上初登场最强点播男歌手空前纪录,刷新男歌手十年来排行纪录直奔Billboard Hot100冠军宝座、连闯点播+销售与节奏蓝调单曲榜三料冠军,蝉连全美五周流行单曲榜Top1+英国金榜亚军+澳洲单曲冠军,唯一可以与亚瑟小子”Yeah!”相互较劲的新人王。
出生维吉尼亚州原名Christopher Maurice Brown的Chris Brown,两岁就会跳舞、11岁便能唱同能饶舌,经过新人选秀发掘后,计画性到纽约寻求发展机会。2005年的首张专辑《旷课效应》,全球累积三百万张销售佳绩,拿下全美节奏蓝调榜冠军+流行榜亚军。陆续问世之”Yo(Excuse Me Miss)”、”Gimme That”、”Say Goodbye”、”Poppin’”单曲,全数打入节奏蓝调榜Top5之林。2006年一口气在Billboard年度音乐盛会上抱走“年度新人”、“年度男艺人”以及“年度艺人”等三座重要奖项。
正式年满18岁的克里斯小子,带出成熟多样惊喜连连的第二张大碟《Exclusive》。
首波依然敲打热辣旷课乐种的”Wall To Wall”,交付Swizz Beatz(玛丹娜、玛丽亚凯莉)与Sean Garrett(碧昂丝、关史蒂芬妮) 两大制作巨星联合掌控,过瘾的转动着强劲街舞旋律;第二支已打入iTunes销售榜冠军+全美流行榜亚军+节奏蓝调/嘻哈榜Top6的”Kiss Kiss”,架构在舞动感十足的R&B声韵中,请到全方位才子T-Pain(肯伊威斯特、劳凯力)制作/合唱;由节奏蓝调界制作小组The Underdogs(莱诺里奇、娃娃脸)操刀的抒情小品”Take You Down”,倚着电吉他线条来回穿梭,融入更多摇滚气流;
完美呈现如碧昂丝十周冠军曲"Irreplaceable"般动人音符的”With You”,同在Stargate(蕾哈娜、Blue)操盘下,孕育一首极具进攻各排行实力的优质小品;黑眼豆豆灵魂主角will.i.am前来制作/帮腔的”Picture Perfect”,玩性大发的堆迭高能量电子、Funky Soul等节拍,热闹缤纷的散出派对氛围;电子+摇滚+嘻哈元素相互撞击的”Hold Up”,让南岸饶舌大团OutKast鬼才团员Big Boi放肆玩乐;钢琴柔美弹奏流泄于"I Wanna Be",动听度不输”Say Goodbye”;很有五角的嘻哈街头首选”Nice”,由加拿大籍的Scott Storch(克莉丝汀、芭莉丝)全权负责,更有饶舌狠脚色The Game呛声说唱;就连多项葛莱美奖加冕的才子肯伊威斯特,都不放过这场盛会前来参与制作/饶舌献艺于”Down”里头。克里斯小子受到黑人音乐权威杂志Vibe高声赞誉“节奏蓝调界未来新希望”,已在这张专辑中站稳脚步并获得实证!
Exclusive is the second studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. The album was originally scheduled to be released August 28, 2007, but was pushed back to October 30, 2007, then pushed back even further to its final release date of November 6, 2007.
The album was both critically and commercially successful, reaching number four on the US Billboard 200 chart on its debut. It sold 295,000 units within a week of release. The album yielded three Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, and was successful in music markets, entering the top twenty of many charts worldwide. Exclusive was re-released on June 3, 2008 as an expanded double-disc deluxe edition; a DVD counterpart was also released, featuring behind the scenes footage and music videos from his tour. The album has earned double platinum certification in the United States from the Recording Industry Association of America; worldwide sales stand at three million copies sold. The album ranked number thirty-four on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.