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Photo Gallery [DVD]
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album review
The instant number one hit "Run It!" proved to be no fluke. Two other songs from Chris Brown's debut album were moderate to major hits, enabling the entertainer to become a popular music star with platinum sales, not just a brief crush for thousands upon thousands of tween-aged females. Brown's second act, released almost exactly two years after his first, takes a "don't fix it if it ain't broke" approach, offsetting the innocent and age-appropriate material with a handful of songs that are squarely placed within lil' Lothario territory. When he works with Johnta Austin and Stargate, out comes young courtship fodder that is boyish enough to be reinterpreted by squeaky clean American Idol contestant David Archuleta ("You're my sweetheart and I'm so glad that you're mine"); switch the collaborators to Jazze Pha and Lil Wayne, and you get come-ons like "You like 28s on a Hummer/'Cause you the number one stunner" and "That's it, babygirl/Put it on my zipper." The two modes have had a popularity-maximizing effect, to say the very least. Falling into the relatively edgy category, the T-Pain collaboration and lead single "Kiss Kiss" duplicated the chart success of "Run It!," and perhaps only someone as likable and harmless as Brown could get away with "And I get a little mannish, and you see the bandanna hangin'/That means I'm like a bandit." You've got to credit Brown and his songwriters and producers for cranking out another handful of easy to remember hits that cover the bases, from upbeat and carefree numbers to go-to mixtape ballads that push all the right target-demographic buttons. [The Forever Edition of the album adds six bonus tracks, as well as a DVD featuring a 30-minute tour clip. This is (at least) the third U.S.-released version of Exclusive to contain exclusive bonus tracks and/or other material. If the Grammys were to add a "Most Bold-Faced Swindling of an Artist's Fan Base by a Major Label" category, these releases would have to be nominated.] ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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- Exclusive
- Released 2007
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- Kiss Kiss (Single)
- Released 2007
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- Chris Brown
- Released 2005
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- With You (Deluxe Single)
- Released 2008
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I love Chris Brown
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- By Camdogg9
- 8/29/2009 13:32:45
- Check out my zune card it's plain to see I love his music,his look and him so much.
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Good Album
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- By Ervens15
- 5/9/2009 22:51:46
- I was suprised when I heard superhuman. Chris and Keri Hilson sound good together.
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Come so Far
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- By MusiqChild08
- 1/3/2009 16:10:55
- I cant believe how far chris is come. dis album was da best he eva put out since he hit it big. he around here starrin in movies, startin his own line and record label. he gon be somethin big lik russell simmons or sumbody.
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Chris Brown strikes twice!
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- By paulstorm
- 6/10/2008 02:00:35
- WOW! I loved eXclusive...I was kinda sad that it would be many more months before I heard new material from Chris Brown.<br/><br/>What a surprise, then, to see this album hit the Marketplace! <br/><br/> is a terrific club track...tho I suspect it is more at home at discos than hip-hop clubs. ;-) Definitely has a euro-dance kind of feel to it...which I love!<br/><br/> is an awesome duet with Keri Hilson; containing beautiful piano riffs with some nice beats with accessible lyrics that you'll find yourself singing along in the shower with. (not that *I* do that)<br/><br/> feels like more traditional Chris Brown territory -- which is fine!
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