The Evolution of Robin Thicke

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The Evolution of Robin Thicke
Studio album by
Robin Thicke
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006
Recorded2005–06
Genre
Length60:13
Label
Producer
Robin Thicke chronology
A Beautiful World
(2003) 		The Evolution of Robin Thicke
(2006) 		Something Else
(2008)
Singles from The Evolution of Robin Thicke
  1. "
    Wanna Love U Girl
    "
    Released: August 9, 2005
  2. "Shooter"
    Released: April 9, 2006
  3. "Lost Without U"
    Released: December 4, 2006
  4. "Can U Believe"
    Released: April 12, 2007
  5. "Got 2 Be Down"
    Released: October 2, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Yahoo! Music UK
[5]
Vibe[6]

The Evolution of Robin Thicke is the second

deluxe edition of the album was released, which included all three new bonus tracks.[7]

The Evolution of Robin Thicke was supported by two singles; "

platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[10]

Background

Thicke described the album to Billboard as being about “a guy who's been stripped of everything. He doesn't have any money and is about to lose his house. His wife is off becoming a movie star and everyone else is pretty much leaving him. All the cool friends I'd had stopped inviting me to parties. I was all alone at home writing songs on my piano about what I was feeling. Thus came 'Complicated,' 'Can U Believe,' 'I Need Love,' '2 the Sky' and 'Angels.' All these songs were about brokenhearted loneliness and hopelessness; trying to still believe in myself.”[11]

Promotion

Thicke toured with

Luke and Laura's goodbye scene. The song "Shooter" was played, during Jason and Sonny's shootout scene from April 12, 2007 to April 13, 2007. The song "Lost Without U" was played on October 2, 2007, during a love scene between Sonny and Kate.[15]

Singles

The album's

Wanna Love U Girl" featuring Pharrell, was released on August 9, 2005, before the album was officially released. The single experienced chart success on urban radio in the United Kingdom. The remix to "Wanna Love You Girl" was released, adding to it was an American rapper Busta Rhymes. The album's second single, "Lost Without U" was released on January 30, 2007. The single began getting a lot of radio airplay in Urban & Rhythmic radio stations from 2006 to 2007. The song reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[16] As a result, Thicke became the first Caucasian male artist since George Michael
to top the R&B singles chart.

Thicke and his record label Interscope soon considered a potential track to be released as the album's third single. Thicke's preference was the track "Can U Believe" (released on April 12, 2007), which has peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100.[17] On October 2, 2007, "Got 2 Be Down" was officially released to radio airplay as the album's fourth single.

Commercial performance

The Evolution of Robin Thicke debuted at number 45 on the US

platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Got 2 Be Down" (featuring Faith Evans)
4:33
2."Complicated"Thicke4:13
3."Would That Make U Love Me"Thicke3:36
4."Lost Without U"
  • Thicke
  • Sean Hurley
4:14
5."Ask Myself"
3:47
6."All Night Long" (featuring Lil Wayne)
3:41
7."Everything I Can't Have"
  • Thicke
  • Gass
  • Moises Vivanco
3:23
8."Teach U a Lesson"
  • Thicke
  • Gass
4:28
9."I Need Love"Thicke4:55
10."
Wanna Love U Girl" (featuring Pharrell
)
4:23
11."Can U Believe"
  • Thicke
  • Daniels
4:51
12."Shooter" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Thicke
  • Carter, Jr.
  • Keyes
  • Gass
  • Daniels
4:37
13."Cocaine"
  • Thicke
  • Gass
3:30
14."2 the Sky"
  • Thicke
  • Larry Cox II
  • Greg Malone
  • Ronnie Breaux, Jr.
  • Justin Derrico
6:05
15."Lonely World"Thicke4:21
16."Angels"Thicke8:35
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Superman"
  • Thicke
  • Daniels
4:19
18."U Center Me"Thicke4:15
19."Look at Me"Thicke4:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[19]

  • Ronnie "L.B." Breaux Jr. — drums (tracks 14, 16)
  • Andrew Coleman — engineer (track 10)
  • Larry Cox II — Rhodes piano (tracks 9, 14), organ (tracks 11, 16), bass (track 9)
  • Justin Derrico — guitar (tracks 9, 16)
  • Faith Evans — vocals (track 1)
  • Brian Gardner — mastering
  • Gary Grant — horn arrangements (track 15)
  • Chad Hugo — producer and instrumentation (track 10)
  • Sean Hurley — bass (tracks 4, 11, 12, 14, 16), acoustic guitar (track 4)
  • Bobby Keyes — guitar (tracks 5, 11, 12, 14), guitar solo (track 4)
  • Harry King — piano (track 12)
  • Lil Wayne — rap (tracks 6, 12)
  • Bill Malina — engineer (tracks 9, 11, 14-16)
  • Bill Meyers — horn and string arrangements (track 12)
  • Pro J — producer (tracks 1-9, 11-16), mixing (track 3), engineer (tracks 1-9, 12, 13, 15), bass (tracks 12, 15), drums (tracks 11, 15), guitar (track 11), keyboards (track 15), instrumentation (tracks 1-6, 8, 12, 13)
  • Robin Thicke — vocals (all tracks), producer (tracks 1-9, 11-16), piano (tracks 2, 4, 11, 14-16), drums (track 2), guitar (track 3), keyboards (track 15)
  • Rich Travali — mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4-16)
  • Pharrell Williams — producer, vocals, and instrumentation (track 10)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  12. ^ Bekoe, Wendi (October 13, 2007). "MOBO 18 Celebrates: The Best Moments Of The 2007 MOBO Awards". MOBO.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Video: Robin Thicke Performs on 'Idol'". Rap-Up.com. March 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Gail (March 12, 2007). "Hudson, Beyoncé Star at Soul Train Awards". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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  19. ^ The Evolution of Robin Thicke (booklet). Star Trak, Interscope. 2006.
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