2007 studio album by will.i.am
Songs About Girls |
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Studio album by will.i.am |
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Released | September 19, 2007 |
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Recorded | 2006–2007 |
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Length | 60:00 |
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Label | |
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Producer | - will.i.am
- Polow da Don
- Fernando Garibay
- Lil Jon
- LRoc
- Paper-Boy
- Klasic
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will.i.am chronology |
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Must B 21 (2003) | Songs About Girls (2007) | #willpower (2013) | |
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Singles from Songs About Girls |
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- "I Got It from My Mama"
Released: July 31, 2007 - "One More Chance"
Released: October 2, 2007 - "Heartbreaker"
Released: November 1, 2007 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
BBC | (unfavorable)[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | (C-)[3] |
Rolling Stone | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [4] |
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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.
Background
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.
Collaborations
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 release
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 listing
All songs produced by will.i.am, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Over" | William Adams, Jeffrey Lynne | | 4:00 |
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2. | "Heartbreaker" | Adams | | 5:27 |
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3. | "I Got It from My Mama" | Adams, Jean-Luc Drion, Dominique Régiacorte | | 4:01 |
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4. | "She's a Star" | Adams, Jamal Jones | Polow da Don | 3:47 |
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5. | "Get Your Money" | Adams, Patrick Bodmer, Booka Shade, Philipp Jung | | 5:24 |
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6. | "The Donque Song" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Adams, Fernando Garibay, Calvin Broadus | will.i.am, Garibay | 4:29 |
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7. | "Impatient" (featuring Dante Santiago) | Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir | | 4:17 |
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8. | "One More Chance" | Adams, Fernando Garibay | will.i.am, Garibay | 4:24 |
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9. | "Invisible" | Adams, George Pajon Jr., Mike McHenry, Jean Baptiste, Joshua Klasic Singleton for The Bullets Production Team, Speir | will.i.am, Paper Boy | 3:56 |
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10. | "Fantastic" | Adams, Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Fredrick Perren, Deke Richards | | 3:25 |
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11. | "Fly Girl" | Adams, George Pajon Jr., Keith Harris | will.i.am | 4:46 |
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12. | "Dynamite" (Interlude) | Adams | | 1:19 |
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13. | "Ain't It Pretty" | Adams, Jamal Jones | will.i.am, Polow da Don | 4:35 |
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14. | "Make It Funky" | Adams | | 3:59 |
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15. | "S.O.S. (Mother Nature)" | Adams, Paul Simon, Phil Ramone | | 4:17 |
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International bonus track[17][18]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Spending Money" | Adams | 3:57 |
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UK bonus track[19]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Mamma Mia" | Adams, Ray Charles | 3:39 |
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Japanese & iTunes Store bonus track version bonus track[20][21]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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18. | "Damn Damn Damn" | Adams, L.A. Jefferson, Craig Love, Jonathan Smith | 4:28 |
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- Samples credits
- [22]
Charts and certifications
Charts | Certifications 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
Release 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
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. 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.
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- ^ "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
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- ^ 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 & 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.
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- ^ "will.i.am - Songs About Girls chart peaks". Music Square. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
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- ^ "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
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty 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.
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External links
- Official will.i.am website
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