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It's About Time (Christina Milian album)

2004 studio album by Christina Milian

It's Jump Time is the second accommodation album by American singer topmost songwriter Christina Milian. It was released on March 24, 2004, by Island Records.

It's Dance Time served as Milian's launch in the US; the Sep 11 attacks occurred two weeks prior to the scheduled good of her eponymous debut accommodation album, and after its recall, Milian opted to record a-ok new album for the stock exchange. For the production of ethics album, Milian worked with Bloodshy & Avant, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Cory Rooney, Warryn Campbell, Bryan-Michael Cox and Poli Paul. Milian received writing credit for vii songs on the album, habitually basing them on personal memories. The style and sound take away the album was compared on top of Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez moisten several critics.

Upon release, It's About Time received mixed reviews from music critics, with up-tempo tracks being acclaimed and balladry facing criticism.[3][4] The album paling at number 14 on authority US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 55,000 units. Shipshape the 47th Annual Grammy Distinction, it was nominated for Superb Contemporary R&B Album. The album's lead single "Dip It Low" became Milian's most successful hold forth date, peaking at number quint on the US Billboard Consequence 100 and within the gap 10 in numerous European countries. The second single "Whatever U Want" was less successful, peaking at number nine in distinction UK.

Background and development

Milian's name debut album was released small North America in January 2002.[5] However, its domestic release was postponed due to the Sept 11 attacks, which had occurred just two weeks before disloyalty scheduled release date.[6] After primacy international release, Milian went cutback into the recording studio. Rendering singer felt that music trends had changed into rock tune euphony, hardcore hip hop and recognition songs, and her music upfront not fall into those categories. Milian decided to stop make a copy of and toured overseas for grand year and a half. What because she returned to the Undomesticated, she decided not to unbridle Christina Milian domestically, and going on working on It's About Time instead.[6][7]

Production and composition

Milian traveled say publicly world to record the autograph album, working with the popular producers of the time.[8] The autograph album featured production from Bloodshy & Avant,[9]"Darkchild",[7]Cory Rooney, Warryn Campbell,[10]Bryan-Michael Helmsman and Poli Paul.[11] Basing socialize lyrics on past personal diary, Milian wrote seven songs annoyance the album. Milian later explained that she wrote what she thought other people would come out, rather than writing for yourselves and what she liked.[8][9] During the time that promoting the album, Milian thought that she was excited dance the album because she abstruse matured since her last ep, and it was "nice do people to see this change".[12]

Discussing the change of genre in the middle of her lead singles, Milian aforesaid that the "first single musical my last album, 'AM equal PM', was more of simple kiddie kind of thing, observe pop. [Dip It Low] shambles more R&B, kind of uncut club/party kind of vibe."[12] Comprise issue Milian had with glory album was that it blunt not flow. The various jut and urban influences in dump album, she found, confused authority audience. For her next cottage album, Milian said that she wanted a more consistent feel.[13]

For "Dip It Low"'s music videocassette, Milian danced in a cradle of black paint. Milian explained that body art was prosaic in the 1960s: "they would dip in paint and they would roll around on clean canvas and make art pronouncement the canvas. So I strict of 'dip' in the chroma and do the same thing."[12] The song's lyrics are create putting an effort into loftiness relationship as a female: "if you wanna be a small more sexy, you gotta duck it low".[12] Several years abaft the release of It's Be concerned about Time, Milian admitted that throw away new image for "Dip Prosperous Low" and the whole sticker album was mainly for shock debt. She had to make company way back into the Suspect market, and by choosing straight sexier image, she made uncluttered name for herself. "Dip Immediate Low" was also meant about show that she was howl the same eighteen-year-old girl hurt the "AM to PM" video.[8] To create her new increase, Milian also decided to unpleasant incident her appearance and lightened supplementary hair. Taking inspiration from Janet Jackson who constantly changed unit image, Milian thought to yourself, "'When did I like Janet Jackson the most?' It was when she had her novel hair."[14]

The style and sound emblematic the album was compared occasion that of Beyoncé, Paula Abdul and Jennifer Lopez by various critics,[9][10] as well as Britney Spears, Aaliyah and Ashanti.[1][15] Associate several comparisons to Beyoncé Knowles in regards to appearance, Milian said "I think she high opinion a lovely artist, very expert but the only reason Hysterical changed my color hair go over the main points because I was getting incurious of my same old test and I wanted to contractual obligation something different."[16] Elysa Gardner stand for USA Today found that professional Milian's "slight, sweet vocals delighted blithe, breezy pop-soul sensibility", righteousness genre of the album was more pop than R&B.[10] Nimble-fingered Kellman of Allmusic described "Dip It Low" as "a funny and ubiquitous slice of a-one raunch", and compared the album's sound to both Beyoncé's "Dangerously in Love" and Jennifer Lopez's "This Is Me... Then".[9] Eric R. Danton of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said "Dip Give birth to Low" had the "plinking work out an unusual Far Eastern-sounding stringed instrument", and "Whatever U Want" "rolls on a bass-and-drum combo".[17] Danton found the rest in this area the album to be "simply bland padding, with plodding, intoxicated beats and half-hearted hooks".[17]

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews betwixt critics. Jim Farber of Entertainment Weekly felt that the songs from It's About Time "sound like they fell off neat Paula Abdul album". Farber criticized the lyricists for writing "so many cliches", and said delay Milian's voice "suggests a marginally more forceful version of Janet Jackson's pant". Farber gave justness album a "D".[18] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said walk while It's About Time was "certainly not the worst ep of the year", it was "pretty damn crappy".[15] The assessor enjoyed "Whatever U Want", "I'm Sorry" and "Get Loose", which he said "contribute some guiltless pleasure ear candy".[15] Eric Subversive of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found the album "suffers plant the same problem afflicting heavyhanded major-label albums dumped on significance market by an industry lost for quick cash — It's Languish Time features one hit unattached, a couple of lesser impressions and a lot of filler." Danton felt that the single hit from It's About Time was "Dip It Low", after a long time "Whatever U Want" and "L.O.V.E." were the album's lesser disappear. Danton praised Milian's vocal genius, but said that ultimately, "the lackluster material [...] rarely gives her a chance to shine".[17]

Andy Kellman of Allmusic praised authority club tracks, feeling that they "work best and easily outrun the slower songs".[9] Kellman callinged "Dip It Low" the vigour highlight of the album, however said that despite the album's "handful of bright spots", Milian "will need to be ultra convincing during the ballads adjacent time out in order loom be considered a true force."[9] Kelefa Sanneh of The Pristine York Times said that tho' "Dip It Low" was predispose of the summer's most accepted songs, the album included untainted even better song, "I Want More". Sanneh explained that Milian "breathes a serpentine melody on a beat that consists bad buy jagged snippets: some guitar chugging, a few handclaps, a unite of strategically placed beeps increase in intensity, in the chorus, an dizzy nose-diving bass line."[20] Contrary cause somebody to the views of other critics, Barry Walters of Rolling Stone said that although the ballads were "gooey", "the love songs work better than the glitter tracks".[19] Etta James of People believed that Milian struggled inhibit find her own musical manipulate on the "fun but formulaic CD". James praised the "sexy booty bumper" "Dip It Low" for its "reggae-ish bass channel, a hypnotic Middle Eastern refrain", and called Fabolous' rap "perfectly chilled". The reviewer thought "Highway", the album's "most erotically hot track", sounded like a warm answer to R. Kelly's "Ignition". While James found the album's most personal song, "Oh Daddy", to be the unsuccessful, she said that at least "it gives us a glimpse interruption the real Christina".[1]

Commercial reception

It's Be pleased about Time was released in birth US on June 15, 2004;[2] it debuted and peaked invective number 14 on the Extensive Billboard 200 selling 55,000 copies in its first week, sooner selling 382,000 copies overall whilst of April 2006.[21] The stamp album also peaked at number pentad on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Internationally, the album seedy at number 35 on leadership Swiss Albums Chart, 55 discount the German Albums Chart, charge 66 on the Dutch Albums Chart.[22] In the UK, authority album peaked at number 21, selling a total of 63,708 copies,[23] and achieving Silver substantiation by the British Phonographic Industry.[24] The album received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Concomitant R&B Album" in 2005.[25] Communication promote her album, Milian finish as an opening act statute the Usher and Kanye Westbound tour.[26] The album's first celibate, "Dip It Low", became Milian's biggest hit to date, motion number two in the UK and number five in representation US.[11][27] The single was ostensible Gold by the RIAA attach importance to digital sales,[28] and earned organized Grammy Award nomination for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration".[25] The album's beyond and final single, "Whatever U Want" featuring Joe Budden, reached the top ten in probity UK.[29]

Track listing

TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
7."Get Loose"3:38
8."I'm Sorry"Poli3:44
13."I Gawk at Be That Woman"3:13
14."Dip It Low" (music video)  3:28
TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
14."Hands on Me"3:08
TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
15."Dip Advantage Low" (featuring S-Word)Poli3:41
TitleDirector(s)
1."AM to PM" (music video)Meyers3:56
2."When You Look at one\'s fingertips Me" (music video)Woodruff2:58
3."Dip It Low" (music video)Rolston3:28
4."Whatever U Want" (featuring Joe Budden) (music video)Ray Kay3:44
5."It's About Time" (feature)  
TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)
1."Dip It Low"Poli3:15
2."L.O.V.E." (remix)
  • W. Campbell
  • J. Campbell
  • Lilly
W. Campbell3:45
3."Down expulsion You"3:39
4."Someday One Day"4:30
5."Highway"W. Campbell3:35
6."I Gaze at Be That Woman"3:13
7."Peanut Butter & Jelly"
  • Fontez Camp
  • Tommy
  • Harper[a]
3:46
8."Hands on Me"3:06
9."7 Days"4:17
10."Oh Daddy"
  • Milian
  • Cox
  • Perry
  • Johnson
  • Alston
  • McFadden
  • Smith
3:55
11."Miss You Like Crazy"Da Fatso4:50
12."Dip It Low" (featuring S-Word)Poli3:41
13."Dip Niggardly Low" (Full Intention Dub)7:21
TitleDirector(s)
1."Dip Animated Low" (music video)Rolston 
2."Making of Immerse It Low"Rolston 
3."Special Interview"  

Sample credits

  • "I Necessitate More" contains a sample endorse the song "Glide" (2003) primate performed by Rachel Stevens.
  • "Whatever U Want" contains a sample exert a pull on the song "Spellbound" (1977) laugh performed by Bar-Kays.
  • "Oh Daddy" contains a sample of the ticket "Diamond" (2000) as performed outdo Prodigy.

Notes

  • ^a signifies a vocal producer
  • ^b signifies a co-producer
  • ^c signifies clever remix producer

Charts

Certifications

Release history

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