Songs About Girls is the third studio album by American rapper will.i.am, known from his work with The Black Eyed Peas. The original title of the album was Keep the Beeper. The album was released on September 19, 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track titled "I Got It from My Mama" which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #93 on August 17, 2007.[8] will.i.am enlisted guest appearances from Cheryl and Snoop Dogg. The album was recorded by Pardraic Kerin and will.i.am, and mixed by Dylan Dresdow.
The album has been described by will.i.am as semi-autobiographical conceptual album "where all the songs could tell a story of falling in love, falling out of love, trying to get back in love, destructing love and destroying love and then starting a new situation. That journey is what makes this unique."[9] The album is partially based on a seven-year relationship that will.i.am experienced and the infidelities and the break-up of that relationship.[10] According to will.i.am's video on MySpace TV, he considers Songs About Girls to be his debut album, with his first two being production compilations.
Collaborationsedit
will.i.am revealed on the Canadian MTV e2 show that the album would feature collaborations with: Slick Rick, Ice Cube, Q-Tip, Common, Snoop Dogg, Too Short, Busta Rhymes and Ludacris.[11] Unfortunately, the only collaboration that made the final cut is the Snoop Dogg collaboration. Kat Graham sings in "I Got It from My Mama", "One More Chance" and "The Donque Song" but she is not credited. will.i.am also recorded a song with American R&B singer Justin Timberlake on a song called: "Going Crazy" - though never made the final album cut.[12]
Album releaseedit
In September 2006, will.i.am became the head of marketing of the online music distribution company Musicane.[13] Musicane allows artists to directly sell their songs to the public without a record company overseeing the distribution of the album.[14] will.i.am has stated that he intends for Songs About Girls to be an infinitely expandable collection of songs that are distributed through Musicane and other online music services.[10] According to will.i.am; "If I have an album filled with songs about girls, what happens if tomorrow I write another song about a girl?", he explains. "So something that started off just with 15 songs, in the next ten years could have 100 songs. Having 12 songs on a record? That day is done".[10]
Despite Will's success with The Black Eyed Peas and as a producer for numerous other artists, the album was not a commercial success. It debuted at #38 on the Billboard 200 with sales of just 21,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[15] This was significantly less than The Black Eyed Peas' Elephunk (#14) and Monkey Business (#2) and also Fergie's solo effort The Dutchess (#2). The album leaked to the Internet on September 19, 2007. The album debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on October 1, 2007 at number 58 with sales of 870 copies.[16] The album was released on Argentina on October 5, 2007. The album went Gold in Poland three days before its release. "Dynamite Interlude" has no writing or production credits.
Track listingedit
All songs produced by will.i.am, except where noted.
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Songs About Girls is the third studio album by American rapper will i am known from his work with The Black Eyed Peas The original title of the album was Keep the Beeper The album was released on September 19 2007 The first single released from the album was a club track titled I Got It from My Mama which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at 93 on August 17 2007 8 will i am enlisted guest appearances from Cheryl and Snoop Dogg The album was recorded by Pardraic Kerin and will i am and mixed by Dylan Dresdow Songs About GirlsStudio album by will i amReleasedSeptember 19 2007Recorded2006 2007GenreHip hopelectronicR amp BLength60 00Labelwill i amInterscopeProducerwill i amPolow da DonFernando GaribayLil JonLRocPaper BoyKlasicWill i am chronologyMust B 21 2003 Songs About Girls 2007 willpower 2013 Singles from Songs About Girls I Got It from My Mama Released July 31 2007 One More Chance Released October 2 2007 Heartbreaker Released November 1 2007 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 BBC unfavorable 2 Entertainment Weekly C 3 Rolling Stone 4 Slant 5 Sputnikmusic 6 Yahoo Music 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Collaborations 3 Album release 4 Track listing 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Charts 5 2 Certifications 6 Release history 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThe album has been described by will i am as semi autobiographical conceptual album where all the songs could tell a story of falling in love falling out of love trying to get back in love destructing love and destroying love and then starting a new situation That journey is what makes this unique 9 The album is partially based on a seven year relationship that will i am experienced and the infidelities and the break up of that relationship 10 According to will i am s video on MySpace TV he considers Songs About Girls to be his debut album with his first two being production compilations Collaborations editwill i am revealed on the Canadian MTV e2 show that the album would feature collaborations with Slick Rick Ice Cube Q Tip Common Snoop Dogg Too Short Busta Rhymes and Ludacris 11 Unfortunately the only collaboration that made the final cut is the Snoop Dogg collaboration Kat Graham sings in I Got It from My Mama One More Chance and The Donque Song but she is not credited will i am also recorded a song with American R amp B singer Justin Timberlake on a song called Going Crazy though never made the final album cut 12 Album release editIn September 2006 will i am became the head of marketing of the online music distribution company Musicane 13 Musicane allows artists to directly sell their songs to the public without a record company overseeing the distribution of the album 14 will i am has stated that he intends for Songs About Girls to be an infinitely expandable collection of songs that are distributed through Musicane and other online music services 10 According to will i am If I have an album filled with songs about girls what happens if tomorrow I write another song about a girl he explains So something that started off just with 15 songs in the next ten years could have 100 songs Having 12 songs on a record That day is done 10 Despite Will s success with The Black Eyed Peas and as a producer for numerous other artists the album was not a commercial success It debuted at 38 on the Billboard 200 with sales of just 21 000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan 15 This was significantly less than The Black Eyed Peas Elephunk 14 and Monkey Business 2 and also Fergie s solo effort The Dutchess 2 The album leaked to the Internet on September 19 2007 The album debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on October 1 2007 at number 58 with sales of 870 copies 16 The album was released on Argentina on October 5 2007 The album went Gold in Poland three days before its release Dynamite Interlude has no writing or production credits Track listing editAll songs produced by will i am except where noted No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Over William Adams Jeffrey Lynne 4 002 Heartbreaker Adams 5 273 I Got It from My Mama Adams Jean Luc Drion Dominique Regiacorte 4 014 She s a Star Adams Jamal JonesPolow da Don3 475 Get Your Money Adams Patrick Bodmer Booka Shade Philipp Jung 5 246 The Donque Song featuring Snoop Dogg Adams Fernando Garibay Calvin Broaduswill i am Garibay4 297 Impatient featuring Dante Santiago Adams Keith Harris Josh Lopez Caleb Speir 4 178 One More Chance Adams Fernando Garibaywill i am Garibay4 249 Invisible Adams George Pajon Jr Mike McHenry Jean Baptiste Joshua Klasic Singleton for The Bullets Production Team Speirwill i am Paper Boy3 5610 Fantastic Adams Berry Gordy Alphonso Mizell Fredrick Perren Deke Richards 3 2511 Fly Girl Adams George Pajon Jr Keith Harriswill i am4 4612 Dynamite Interlude Adams 1 1913 Ain t It Pretty Adams Jamal Joneswill i am Polow da Don4 3514 Make It Funky Adams 3 5915 S O S Mother Nature Adams Paul Simon Phil Ramone 4 17 International bonus track 17 18 No TitleWriter s Length16 Spending Money Adams3 57 UK bonus track 19 No TitleWriter s Length17 Mamma Mia Adams Ray Charles3 39 Japanese amp iTunes Store bonus track version bonus track 20 21 No TitleWriter s Length18 Damn Damn Damn Adams L A Jefferson Craig Love Jonathan Smith4 28 Samples credits 22 Over samples It s Over by Electric Light Orchestra 2 5 and it samples a break from T Ski Valley s 1981 rap classic Catch the Beat 23 Get Your Money samples Body Language by M A N D Y and Booka Shade 1 Impatient samples Love Foolosophy by Jamiroquai Fantastic samples the guitar hook played by David T Walker in I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 5 S O S Mother Nature samples Steve Gadd s drumming in 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon 23 Mamma Mia samples What d I Say by Ray Charles 23 Charts and certifications editCharts edit Chart performance for Songs About Girls Chart 2007 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 24 58 French Albums SNEP 25 89 Japanese Albums Oricon 26 8 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 27 27 Russian Albums 2M 28 7 UK Albums OCC 29 68 US Billboard 200 30 38 US Top Rap Albums Billboard 31 9 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 32 14 Certifications edit Certifications for Songs About Girls Region Certification Certified units sales Japan RIAJ 33 Gold 100 000 Poland ZPAV 34 Gold 10 000 Russia NFPF 35 Gold 10 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Songs About Girls Region Date Format Label Ref Japan September 19 2007 CD Universal 36 Germany September 21 2007 37 Canada September 25 2007 38 United States Interscope 39 October 2 2007 LP 40 References edit a b AllMusic review a b Young Tom BBC Music Review of Will I Am Songs About Girls Bbc co uk Retrieved 24 May 2022 Entertainment Weekly review Ew com Retrieved 24 May 2022 Songs About Girls Will i am Review Rolling Stone Rolling Stone 15 October 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 10 15 Retrieved 24 May 2022 a b c Music Slant Magazine Archived from the original on 22 May 2008 Retrieved 24 May 2022 1 dead link Latest Celebrity news photos and videos Uk news yahoo com Retrieved 24 May 2022 I Got It from My Mama Billboard com Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 08 19 will i am Has Love On The Brain For Solo Debut Billboard com 26 July 2007 Retrieved 2007 08 19 a b c Batey Angus August 10 2007 Peas in our time Times Online London Retrieved 2007 08 19 MTV e2 will i am MTV ca Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 08 19 Video on YouTube dead link Will i am joins musicane as head of marketing Remix Mag Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2007 02 24 Musicane Announces Launch of the DRM free will i am On Line Music Store Top40 charts com Retrieved 2007 08 19 Katie Hasty Rascal Flatts Races To No 1 In Debut Heavy Week Billboard com October 3 2007 Cashmere Paul October 1 2007 Foo Fighters Slaughter Competition for Number 1 Spot Archived 2008 04 09 at the Wayback Machine Undercover Media Pty Ltd Retrieved November 16 2007 Songs About Girls Songs About Girls Amazon Germany 2007 Songs About Girls Amazon UK 2007 ソングス アバウト ガールズ Amazon co jp Retrieved 24 May 2022 2 dead link will i am 2007 Songs About Girls CD liner notes Interscope Records a b c Daryl Easlea 2012 Let s Get It Started The Rise amp Rise of the Black Eyed Peas Omnibus p 190 ISBN 9780857127952 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 302 Lescharts com will i am Songs About Girls Hung Medien Retrieved December 22 2012 ソングス アバウト ガールズ ウィル アイ アム Songs About Girls will i am in Japanese Oricon Retrieved January 1 2024 Swisscharts com will i am Songs About Girls Hung Medien Retrieved December 22 2012 will i am Songs About Girls chart peaks Music Square Retrieved November 16 2007 will i am Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved December 22 2012 will i am Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved June 2 2012 will i am Chart History Top Rap Albums Billboard Retrieved June 2 2012 will i am Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved June 2 2012 Japanese album certifications will i am Songs About Girls in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Retrieved 10 September 2019 Select 2007年9月 on the drop down menu Wyroznienia Zlote plyty CD Archiwum Przyznane w 2007 roku in Polish Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Retrieved 10 September 2019 Russian album certifications will i am Songs About Girls in Russian National Federation of Phonogram Producers NFPF Retrieved 10 September 2019 Songs About Girls WILL I AM CD Album CDJapan co jp Songs About Girls Amazon Germany 2007 Songs About Girls Amazon ca Retrieved 24 May 2022 Songs About Girls Amazon com Songs About Girls Amazon com External links editOfficial will i am website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Songs About Girls amp oldid 1193072714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
