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| Studio album by Raven-Symoné | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2008 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2006-2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Dance, Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 45:13 48:53 (Australian edition) |
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| Label | Hollywood | |||
| Producer | Allison Hamamura (exec.), The Clutch, Sean Garrett, Oak, Kwamé, Eric Hudson, The J.A.M., T. Dabney, Full Scale, Clubba Langg | |||
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Raven-Symoné is the self-titled fourth studio album by American singer Raven-Symoné.[2] The album was released on April 29, 2008 in the United States. It was her last album released by Hollywood Records.
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Production history
On April 19, 2007, singer Mario was interviewed by Billboard magazine and he stated that he and his production team, Knightwritaz, had recently worked with Raven-Symoné.[3] She also worked with producers such as The Clutch, Sean Garrett, Kwamé, Eric Hudson, The J.A.M., and T. Dabney. Sean Garrett is featured on two songs on the album, "What Are You Gonna Do?" and "Stupid".
Raven-Symoné told Blackfilm.com, "Raven-Symoné is a party album. There are only 2 slow songs, but it's really energetic. It's something you can put on when you are cleaning the house or you are about to come out to a party, or you need to wake up to go to school. It will be fun to perform. I go on tour soon."[4]
Promotion and commercial performance
In the United States, accompanied by the single "Double Dutch Bus" (a promo single from Raven-Symoné's film College Road Trip), the album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 159, selling 4,400 copies in its first week.
Disney Channel did a short series "Raven-Symoné For Real" talking about Raven's new songs and videos. It showed interviews with her where she talked about the new songs and which ones were her favorites, etc. The short series did not air often, and only two episodes were ever produced.
Raven has appeared on The Today Show, Good Day New York, and other local news/morning talk shows to promote the album. Symoné also appeared at Wrestlemania XXIV, were the ring announcer also mentioned her album. Hollywood Records also opened an official Myspace for Raven which had a few songs on it. It was said to be a way to be promoting the album and was supposed to have a new song every week leading up to the release of the new album.
A concert tour, The Pajama Party Tour, to promote the album was scheduled to begin in spring 2008; AEG Live cancelled the tour, citing "unforeseen circumstances".[5] Later on Raven confirmed the tour would be rescheduled and would kick off in the Summer of 2008. In July 2008, Raven-Symoné headlined, the new concert tour in support of the album dubbed the "Raven-Symoné: Live In Concert!"[6] which continued in 2009.
Tracklist
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
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| 1. | "That Girl" | Kwamé Holland, Nwagbara Chasity | Kwamé | 3:48 | |||||
| 2. | "Anti-Love Song" | Mario, Warren O. Felder, Frankie Storm | Oak | 3:41 | |||||
| 3. | "In the Pictures" | Eric Hudson, Storm | Hudson | 4:07 | |||||
| 4. | "What Are You Gonna Do?" (feat. Sean Garrett) | Garrett, Walter Scott | Sean Garrett | 3:07 | |||||
| 5. | "Green" | Holland, Chasity | Kwamé | 3:49 | |||||
| 6. | "Love Me or Leave Me" | Felder, Marsha Ambrosius | Oak | 3:23 | |||||
| 7. | "In Your Skin" | Felder, Storm | Oak | 3:24 | |||||
| 8. | "Stupid" (feat. Sean Garrett) | Garrett, Ray Oglesby | Garrett, Clubba Langg | 3:16 | |||||
| 9. | "Girl Get It" | Garrett, Ray Oglesby | Garrett, Clubba Langg | 3:43 | |||||
| 10. | "Keep a Friend" | Camper, Lewis, Nelson, Smith, Suecof, Muhammad | The Clutch, Full Scale | 2:38 | |||||
| 11. | "Shorts Like Me" | Garrett, Elvis Williams | Garrett | 3:23 | |||||
| 12. | "Hollywood Life" | Michael Mani, Jordan Omley, Nikki Flores | The J.A.M. | 3:52 | |||||
| 13. | "Double Dutch Bus" | Bill Bloom, Frankie Smith | The Clutch | 3:02 | |||||
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| 14. | "Face to Face" | Scott MacFarland Carter, Damon Hayes, Felder, Dabney Tawanna[7] | Oak | 3:40 | |||||
| 48:53 | |||||||||
EP
iTunes released a three-track EP in 2009. The EP features unreleased songs by Raven-Symoné, containing "Next", "Thick Girls, Big Girls" and "Face to Face". Released to promote the full-length album, the EP is only available on iTunes free download [8].
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| 1. | "Next" | 2:49 | |||||||
| 2. | "Thick Girls, Big Girls" | 3:12 | |||||||
| 3. | "Face to Face" | Oak | 3:40 | ||||||
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Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 159[9] |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
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| Canada[10] | April 29, 2008 | Universal Music Group | CD, Digital Download |
| United States[11] | Hollywood Records | ||
| Australia | July 26, 2008 | EMI Music Australia |
Personnel
- Vocals – Raven-Symoné
- Guitar - Curtis Hudson
Production
- Executive Producer: Allison Hamamura
- Producers: The Clutch, Sean Garrett, Oak & Mario, Kwamé, Eric Hudson, The J.A.M., T. Dabney, Full Scale, Clubba Langg
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
- Engineers: Walter R. Brooks Jr., Ralph Cacciurri, Dave Hyman, Jam, Vernon Mungo, James Murray and Miles Walker
- Mixing: Brian Stanley, John Fry, Jaycen Hoshua, Dave Hyman, Glen Marchese and Dave Pensado
- A&R: Allison Hamamura and Kahbran White
- Photography: Sheryl Nields
References
- ^ Fifth studio album
- ^ CEO Raven-Symoné, chief entertainment officer - Los Angeles Times
- ^ Mario Interview
- ^ http://www.blackfilm.com/20080229/features/ravens.shtml
- ^ Raven-Symoné: 'I'm not a little kid anymore' - CNN.com
- ^ "Radio Disney Summer Concert Series starts July 7". Cape May County Herald. http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/30472-radio-disney-summer-concert-series-starts-july-7. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ Face to Face's Writers
- ^ iTunes Download EP
- ^ Billboard 200
- ^ Amazon.ca: Raven Symone: Raven Symone: Music
- ^ Amazon.com: Raven-Symoné: Raven-Symoné: Music
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