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| Studio album by Sean Kingston | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, reggae fusion, electropop, dance-pop, pop rap | |||
| Length | 44:58 | |||
| Label | Beluga Heights, Epic Records, E1 Music | |||
| Producer | J.R. Rotem (exec.) RedOne, Just Blaze, Pete Rock, Akon, Noel "Detail" Fisher, T-Pain, Timbaland, Lucas Secon, Fernando Garibay, Wyclef Jean, Good Charlotte |
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Tomorrow is the second studio album by reggae singer Sean Kingston. The album was released on September 22, 2009. Currently, two singles have been released from the album. Despite "Fire Burning" being a huge summer hit in 2009, the album only peaked at #37 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart with 13,000 copies sold. It dropped out of the top 40 the next week, falling 47 spots to #87.[1]
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Background and Composition
Tomorrow's sound is significantly different from the sound of Kingston's debut album. In this new LP, he explores sounds of 90's eurodance and electropop, using instruments like Roland 808 drum machine, Auto-Tune and synthesizers while adding his signature reggae and pop music.[2][3] Tomorrow also melds together genres of punk-rock and soft-rock, shown in "Shoulda Let Go" featuring American rock band Good Charlotte. Influences of nu-disco, eurodisco and electropop show on "Fire Burning", "Face Drop", and "My Girlfriend". The Song "War" was originally supposed to feature rap artist Lil Wayne, but he was taken out of the song on the final version.
Critical reception
David Jeffries of Allmusic favored songs Fire Burning, Face Drop, "My Girlfriend", "Shoulda Let U Go", and "Ice Cream Girl" and feels ""Tomorrow" proves Kingston can provide a whole album's worth of pool-side entertainment even without the 'Beautiful Girls'-sized single."[4] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone feel "For the most part--despite Auto-Tuned slow songs--Kingston's mix of young-adult desire and disco heat shows he can cross over in unexpected directions."[5] Simon Vosnick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly feel that "Although he's got plenty of hooks, personality is in much shorter supply".[6] While some of his reviews are positive, others feel his album lack novelty and interest. Jason Richards of NOW Magazine that although he is a good singer-songwriter, his album lacks novelty and feels irritating.[7] Apparently to Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe, Kingston's collections of "silly lyrics and robotic tempos of Sean Kingston’s sophomore album slide if it were mid-July and we were in the mood for Euro-disco/reggae mash-ups, and straight-up electro-pop."[8] Bill Lamb of About.com:
It's abundantly clear on Tomorrow that Sean Kingston plans to stick around for awhile. He demonstrates he can play well with other artists on the bouncy "Shoulda Let Go" which is co. produced by Tha Drummahz and featuring a rock chorus from Good Charlotte and a rhythmic vocal workout with Wyclef Jean on "Ice Cream Girl." At least half of the songs here could be pop hit singles and fit easily into contemporary pop radio playlists. Sean Kingston may want to consider stripping his sound down a bit more, but Tomorrow is far from an unpleasant listening experience. Sean Kingston has successfully delivered the goods he has to offer a second time around.
Track listing
| # | Title | Time |
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| 1 | "Welcome to Tomorrow" | 0:57 |
| 2 | "War" | 2:59 |
| 3 | "Fire Burning" | 4:02 |
| 4 | "My Girlfriend" | 3:24 |
| 5 | "Face Drop" | 3:04 |
| 6 | "Magical" | 3:09 |
| 7 | "Island Queen" | 3:42 |
| 8 | "Tomorrow" | 2:56 |
| 9 | "Twist Ya Around" | 3:24 |
| 10 | "Wrap U Around Me" | 3:22 |
| 11 | "Shoulda Let U Go" (featuring Good Charlotte) | 3:08 |
| 12 | "Over" | 3:06 |
| 13 | "Ice Cream Girl" (featuring Wyclef Jean) | 4:01 |
| 14 | "Why U Wanna Go" | 3:43 |
iTunes exclusive singles
iTunes is releasing exclusive singles from the album as part of "Countdown to Tomorrow".[10] All singles have been released. Kingston confirmed in August, 2009 that "My Girlfriend", "Wrap U Around Me", "Tomorrow" and "Island Queen" should not be regarded as official singles.
- "My Girlfriend" was the first promo single and was released on July 28.[11]
- "Wrap U Around Me" is the name of the second promo single. It was released August 4.[11]
- "Tomorrow" was the third promo single and was released on August 11.[11]
- "Island Queen" was released as the fourth promo single on August 18 on Itunes.[10]
- "War" is the fifth promo single released on August 25, originally this song features rapper Lil Wayne but was not included on the album.[10]
- "Face Drop," which reflects Kingston's personal acceptance concerning his appearance, was the second official single, released to radio stations on August 18. It was released digitally on iTunes on September 1, 2009.
References
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billboard-200?begin=81&order=position
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=171405
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30067259/review/30083964/tomorrow
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzftxztald0e~T1
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/30067259/review/30083964/tomorrow
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20304821,00.html
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=171405
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/09/21/sean_kingstons_tomorrow_targets_the_wrong_season/
- ^ http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/seankingstontomorrow.htm
- ^ a b c http://www.seankingston.com/news/itunes-countdown-tomorrow
- ^ a b c "Singles: Sean Kingston". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=91360327. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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