A Public Affair
A Public Affair | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 26, 2006 | |||
Recorded | Early 2005 – July 14, 2006[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 54:26 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | ||||
Jessica Simpson chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Public Affair | ||||
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A Public Affair is the fifth
The album was produced by
Two singles were released from the record; the lead single "A Public Affair" became Simpson's sixth top-twenty single in the United States and her third song to reach number fourteen, tied with "With You" (2004) and "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (2005).[6] The second and final single, "
Background and artwork
MTV first reported that Simpson's first album after her divorce would be released in late 2005.[9]
Simpson was inspired by Janet Jackson for the album, saying "I do love singing ballads, but I took a different approach. I didn't do a big string-session type of ballad I'm used to." "I took more of a Janet Jackson approach. More of an 'Earth Angel' type of approach."[10] Simpson contacted Jackson's main producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to produce several songs on the album.[11]
With only a month to go until the release of A Public Affair, Simpson switched the cover photo of the album. The first cover art for the album surfaced showing a sultry Simpson with her hair down, sporting a dress with the straps pulled down. Ultimately, Simpson's representative
Music and lyrics
Simpson said in an interview to a magazine, "A Public Affair" was an album that is a "fun night" with friends and not her failed marriage to Nick Lachey, although the first single was inspired by the rupture of the couple. The album opens with the first single "A Public Affair" musically, it is a moderate dance-pop groove song with disco influences. It also exhibits elements of pop rock and teen pop genres. The next song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is an updated version of Dead or Alive 1980s hit of the same name in the way Rihanna's "S.O.S." is a remake of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", written by Pete Burns, Wayne Hussey, Mike Percy, Tim Lever & Steve Coy.[13][14] The third track of the album, "B.O.Y." is an electro and disco song which features distorted synthesizers emulating sonar pulses, was written by Driscoll, Gagel, Ocasek. The fourth song "If You Were Mine" was tailored for the clubs and recalls Janet Jackson's "When I Think of You".[15] "Walkin' 'Round in a Circle", the album's fifth track, is another song co-written by Simpson for the album. The song has a touch of Euro disco love song with new wave influences. The sixth track, "The Lover in Me" it is a mid-tempo pop song, contains instruments such as piano and guitar. The seventh track, "Swing with Me" a new rendition of Benny Goodman's 1938 classic "Sing, Sing, Sing". "Push Your Tush" the eighth track is a Euro disco song with disco influences.[16] It relies heavily on a sample of the Ohio Players 1976 hit "Who'd She Coo?"[17] "Back to You" track number nine, is a pop song with an urban influence, the song is one of the ballads on the album. "Between You & I" is the solecismic title of longest song on the album. "I Don't Want to Care" is another ballad about love, this time utilizing a piano. "Fired Up", the song title came from something one of Simpson's best friends, CaCee Cobb, always says: "Let's get fired up!". "Let Him Fly" is a cover of Patty Griffin's song of the same name. It is the final track on the album's original pressing. "I Belong to Me" was not included in the original pressing of the album, however, released as a Walmart bonus track. In September 2006, Simpson's label decided to release future pressings with "I Belong to Me" as a regular track. It was released as the album's second and final single.
Singles
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When the first official single was released, fans expected the official follow-up single to be club track "Fired Up". Weeks later, in an MTV interview, Simpson stated that "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" might be the second single from the album and that she would like to tour after three or four songs had been released from the record. However, on August 9, 2006, Simpson stated on her official website that she wanted her fans to choose the second single from the album; she provided five choices, which were: "If You Were Mine", "The Lover in Me", "I Belong to Me", "B.O.Y." and "I Don't Want to Care".
Simpson stated in a radio interview on August 23, 2006 that the second official single from the album would be "
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [24] |
BBC | mixed[25] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[26] |
Rolling Stone | [27] |
Slant Magazine | [19] |
Music Server | [28] |
A Public Affair received mixed reviews in the
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, selling 101,000 copies in its first week.[31][32] However, total sales for the album ended up being disappointing, only selling 300,000 copies in the US.[33] A Public Affair, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for denoting 500,000 in shipments.[34]
In Canada, the album debuted at number six, marking Simpson's highest position on the Canadian Albums Chart and was later certified Gold for 50,000 copies sold. A Public Affair also reached the top forty in Ireland and Australia, in the latter country peaking lower than In This Skin which reached number thirteen and was certified Platinum. To date, the album has sold one million copies worldwide.[35][36]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Public Affair" | Lester Mendez | 3:21 | |
2. | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Cory Rooney | 3:49 | |
3. | "B.O.Y." |
| 3:22 | |
4. | "If You Were Mine" |
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| 3:17 |
5. | "Walkin' 'Round in a Circle" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:40 |
6. | "The Lover in Me" |
| Mendez | 3:41 |
7. | "Swing with Me" |
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| 3:25 |
8. | "Push Your Tush" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:48 |
9. | "Back to You" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:11 |
10. | "Between You & I" |
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| 4:58 |
11. | "I Don't Want to Care" |
| Stargate | 3:57 |
12. | "Fired Up" |
| Storch | 3:58 |
13. | "Let Him Fly" | Patty Griffin | Mendez | 3:11 |
Total length: | 50:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "A Public Affair" (extended mix) |
| Lester Mendez | 5:48 |
Total length: | 56:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "I Belong to Me" | Diane Warren | Stargate | 3:40 |
Total length: | 54:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "A Public Affair" (karaoke version) |
| Lester Mendez | 3:24 |
16. | "A Public Affair" (extended mix) |
| Lester Mendez | 5:48 |
Total length: | 1:03:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "A Public Affair" (Cass&Dubs Remix) |
| Lester Mendez | 3:15 |
16. | "A Public Affair" (music video) |
| Brett Ratner | 4:15 |
Total length: | 58:08 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) / Director(s) | Length |
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15. | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 3:59 |
16. | "A Public Affair" (music video) |
| Brett Ratner | 4:15 |
Total length: | 62:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "A Public Affair" (Cass&Dubs Remix) |
| Lester Mendez | 3:15 |
17. | "A Public Affair" (extended mix) |
| Lester Mendez | 5:48 |
Total length: | 59:41 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Public Affair" (Making of the Video) | Benjamin Hurvitz | 21:35 |
Total length: | 72:13 |
Personnel
Credits for A Public Affair adapted from AllMusic.[40]
- Ron Allaire – engineer
- Chris August – backing vocals
- Xandy Barry – producer
- Magnus Beite – keyboards
- Louis Biancaniello – keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
- Jerry Brown – drums
- Ravaughn Brown – backing vocals
- Sherree Ford Brown – backing vocals
- Orlando Calzada – engineer
- Vince Cherico – drums
- Cacee Cobb – backing vocals
- Ian Cross – engineer, mixing
- Barry Danielian – trumpet
- Mikkel S. Eriksen – engineer, instrumentation, vocal producer
- Wally Gagel – engineer, instrumentation, mixing, producer
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- Steve Geuting – assistant engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
- Conrad Golding – engineer
- Tamyra Gray – backing vocals
- Keith Gretlein – assistant engineer
- Niki Haris – backing vocals
- Dorian Holly – backing vocals
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
- Jimmy Jam – keyboards, producer
- Justin King – guitar
- Greg Kurstin – guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
- Dan Kurtz – bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Evan Lamberg – A&R
- Terry Lewis – producer
- Espen Lind – keyboards
- David Andrew Mann – tenor saxophone
- Matt Marrin – engineer, mixing
- Farra Mathews – A&R
- Chris Megert – vocal arrangement
- Ozzie Melendez – trombone
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Lester Mendez – arranger, beats, Moog synthesizer, piano, producer
- Jessica Paster – wardrobe
- Ken Paves – hair stylist
- Dave Pensado – mixing
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Brett Ratner – photography
- Eric Rennaker – assistant engineer
- Makeba Riddick – backing vocals
- Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
- Reuben Rodriguez – bass
- Cory Rooney – drum programming, keyboards, producer, vocal producer
- Laurie Rosenwald – cover typeset
- Bobby Ross Avila – bass
- Andrew Rugg – engineer
- Dan Shea – keyboards, producer
- Jessica Simpson – vocals, executive producer
- Joe Simpson – executive producer, management
- Scott Storch – producer
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Mike Terry – engineer
- Tony Tolbert – backing vocals
- Valente Torrez – assistant engineer
- David LeVita – guitar
- Peter Wade – engineer
- Brian Warwick – assistant engineer
- Sam Watters – mixing, producer
- David E. Williams – guitar
- Joe Wohlmuth – engineer
- Lyle Workman – guitar
- James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards
- Joe Zook – mixing
Charts
Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[41] | 33 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[42] | 6 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[43] | 32 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[44] | 63 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[45] | 76 |
UK Albums (OCC)[46] | 65 |
US Billboard 200[47] | 5 |
US | 3 |
US | 2 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[50] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[51] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog | Ref. |
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Australia | August 26, 2006 | CD | Sony BMG
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82876832152 | |
Canada | August 29, 2006 | ||||
United States | Epic | 88697001742 | [52] | ||
Japan | September 27, 2006 | Sony BMG | EICP 664 | [53] | |
United Kingdom | February 12, 2007 | RCA
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88697059592 | [54][55] |
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