Tomorrow (Sean Kingston album)

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Tomorrow
J.R. Rotem (also exec.)
  • RedOne
  • Lucas Secon
  • Fernando Garibay
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Drum Up
  • The Messengers
  • The Smeezingtons
  • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis
    • Sean Kingston chronology
    Sean Kingston
    (2007)     		Tomorrow
    (2009)     		Back 2 Life
    (2013)
    Singles from Tomorrow
    1. "Fire Burning"
      Released: April 24, 2009
    2. "Face Drop"
      Released: August 18, 2009

    Tomorrow is the second

    studio album by Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston. The album was released on September 7, 2009.[1] 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 only 13,000 copies sold in the first week of release. It dropped out of the top 40 the next week, falling 50 spots to #87.[2]

    Background and composition

    Tomorrow's sound is significantly different from the sound of

    synthesizers while adding his signature reggae and pop music.[3][4] Tomorrow also melds together genres of punk rock and soft rock
    , shown in "Shoulda Let Go" featuring
    Euro disco 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

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Boston Globe
    		fairly positive link
    Entertainment WeeklyC+ [2]
    Now link
    Rolling Stone link
    USA Today link

    David Jeffries of

    About.com
    :

    It's abundantly clear on Tomorrow that Sean Kingston plans to stick around for awhile. [sic] He demonstrates he can play well with other artists on the bouncy "Shoulda Let Go" which is co-produced by Drum Up (LaMar Seymour, LaNelle Seymour) for Drum Up Digital 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.[9]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Welcome to Tomorrow"
    • J.R. Rotem
    		0:57
    2."War"
    		J.R. Rotem2:59
    3."Fire Burning"
    		RedOne4:03
    4."My Girlfriend"
    		Garibay3:24
    5."Face Drop"
    		Secon3:04
    6."Magical"
    • Rotem
    • Anderson
    		3:09
    7."Island Queen"
    • Hernandez
    • Lawrence
    		The Smeezingtons3:42
    8."Tomorrow"
    • Rotem
    • Warsame
    • Hernandez
    • Lawrence
    		J.R. Rotem2:56
    9."Twist Ya Around"
    		3:24
    10."Wrap U Around Me"Diane WarrenJ.R. Rotem3:22
    11."Shoulda Let U Go" (featuring Good Charlotte and DJ Frank E)
    		3:08
    12."Over"
    • Rotem
    • Anderson
    		J.R. Rotem3:06
    13."Ice Cream Girl" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
    • Wyclef Jean
    • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis
    		4:01
    14."Why U Wanna Go"
    • Fisher
    • Kenya Luca
    • Detail
    • Greg Ogan
    		3:43
    15."Mista DJ" RedOne3:40

    Singles

    • "Fire Burning" was the first official single from the album, released on April 24, 2009. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the most successful single from the album.
    • "Face Drop" was the second official single from the album. It was released to radio stations on August 18, 2009 and iTunes on September 1, 2009. Lyrically, "Face Drop" is plea to not judge by appearance. It peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, which was of moderate success compared to Kingston's previous hits.

    Promotional singles

    iTunes released promotional singles from the album as part of "Countdown to Tomorrow". All singles received the same animated artwork, each with a different color background.[10]

    • "My Girlfriend" was the first promo single and was released digitally on July 28, 2009.[11]
    • "Wrap U Around Me" was the second promo single and was released digitally on August 4, 2009.[11]
    • "Tomorrow" was the third promo single and was released digitally on August 11, 2009.[11]
    • "Island Queen" was the fourth promo single and was released digitally on August 18, 2009.[10]
    • "War" was the fifth promo single and was released digitally on August 25, 2009. Originally "War" featured rapper Lil Wayne, but this version was not included on the album.[10]
    • "Face Drop" was the sixth promo single and was released digitally on September 1, 2009. It was also released as the second official single from the album, and it was sent to radio on August 18, 2009.

    References

    1. ^ "Tomorrow by Sean Kingston". Apple Inc. iTunes. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
    2. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/sean-kingston/chart-history/billboard-200
    3. ^ a b Richards, Jason. "Now Magazine // Music // Sean Kingston". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
    4. ^ a b [1] Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
    5. ^ "Tomorrow by Sean Kingston". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
    6. ^ Jeffries, David (2009-09-22). "( Tomorrow > Review )". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
    7. ^ Simon Vozick-Levinson (2009-09-16). "Tomorrow | News". EW.com. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
    8. ^ "Sean Kingston's 'Tomorrow' targets the wrong season - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
    9. ^ "Sean Kingston - Tomorrow - Review of the Sean Kingston Album Tomorrow". Top40.about.com. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
    10. ^ a b c "iTunes Countdown to Tomorrow | The Official Sean Kingston Site". Seankingston.com. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
    11. ^ a b c "Singles: Sean Kingston". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-08-12.

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