Chris Brown (album)

Chris Brown
Studio album by Chris Brown
Released	November 29, 2005
Recorded	February–May 2005
Genre	R&B [1]
Length	59:01
Label	CBE Jive
Producer	Chris Brown Tina Davis Mark Pitts Scott Storch Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox WyldCard The Underdogs Dre & Vidal Shea Taylor Cool & Dre Sean Garrett Christopher Young Shannon "Slam" Lawrence Oak Felder Eddie Hustle LRoc Antonio Dixon Mike Winans Lance Bennett
Chris Brown chronology
Chris Brown (2005) Exclusive (2007)
Alternative cover
International cover

Chris Brown track listing ^{[32] [33]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Christopher Brown Edmund Clement	Eddie Hustle	0:57
2.	"Run It!" (featuring Juelz Santana)	Scott Storch Sean Garrett LaRon James	Storch Garrett [a]	3:50
3.	"Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"	Johntá Austin Vidal Davis Andre Harris	Dre & Vidal	3:49
4.	"Young Love"	Harvey Mason, Jr. Damon Thomas Antonio Dixon Keri Hilson Patrick "J. Que" Smith	The Underdogs Dixon	3:38
5.	"Gimme That"	Storch Garrett	Storch Garrett [a]	3:07
6.	"Ya Man Ain't Me"	Mason Jr. Thomas Dixon Eric Dawkins Steve Russell Durrell "Tank" Babbs	The Underdogs Dixon [a]	3:34
7.	"Winner"	Brown Bryan-Michael Cox Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean Adonis Shropshire	Cox Dean [a]	4:04
8.	"Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)"	Warren "Oak" Felder Garrett Zhang Fuquan	Garrett Felder [a]	3:23
9.	"What's My Name" (featuring Noah)	Brown Christopher Lyon Marcello Valenzano	Cool & Dre	3:52
10.	"Is This Love?"	Mason Jr. Thomas Mason Dawkins Russell	The Underdogs	3:17
11.	"Poppin'"	Austin Davis Harris	Dre & Vidal	4:25
12.	"Just Fine"	Brown Lance Bennett Shannon Lawrence Mike Winans	Lawrence Winans Bennett	3:52
13.	"Say Goodbye"	Cox Jevon Shropshire	Cox	4:50
14.	"Run It!" (Remix) (featuring Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri)	Storch Garrett Jermaine Dupri	Storch Garrett [a] Dupri [b] LRoc [b]	4:04
15.	"Thank You"	Brown Shea Taylor Lamont "LA" Fleming Tina Davis	Taylor	4:27

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Gimme That" (Remix) (featuring Lil Wayne)	Storch Garrett Dwayne Carter, Jr.	Storch Garrett [a]	3:57
Total length:				59:01

Expanded edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"So Glad"	Berry Gordy Carvin Haggins Dennis Lussier Alphonso Mizell Freddie Perren Ivan Barias Shaffer Smith	Carvin & Ivan	2:57
16.	"Seen the Light" (featuring Rico Love)	Love Charly Charles Craig Stevens Shonn Bennett Bunny Sigler Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff	Craig Groove Moox Shuga Bear	4:09
17.	"Thank You"	Brown Taylor Fleming Davis	Taylor	4:27
Total length:				60:02

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies co-producer(s)
• ^{^[b]} signifies additional producer(s)

Sample credits

• "Run It!" contains a portion of the composition "I Know What Boys Like" as written by Chris Butler.
• "Young Love" contains a sample from "Sideshow" as written by Bobby Eli and Vinnie Barrett and performed by Blue Magic.
• "Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)" contains a portion of the composition of "Song of the Dragon & Phoenix" as written by Zhang Fuquan.
• "Run It! (Remix)" contains a sample from "Jam Master Jay" as performed by Run DMC.
• "So Glad" contains a sample from "It's Great To Be Here" as performed by The Jackson 5.
• "Seen the Light" contains a sample from "I See the Light" as performed by Billy Paul.

Personnel

• Executive producers: Chris Brown, Tina Davis, Mark Pitts
• Art direction: Courtney Walter
• A&R: Leticia Hilliard, Matt Schwartz
• Assistant recording engineers: Val Brathwrite (track 7), Vadim Chislov (2, 5, 16), Anthony G. Crisano (1, 5, 9, 12, 15–16), Patrick Magee (2, 5, 16), Lucas McLendon (1), Tadd Mingo (14), Aaron Renner (4, 6, 10)
• Bass: David Cabrerra (track 9)
• Design: Courtney Walter
• Recording engineers: Wayne Allison (tracks 2, 5, 16), Vincent Dilorenzo (3, 11), Conrad Golding (2, 5, 16), Dabling "Hobby Boy" Harward (4, 6, 10), John Horesco IV (14), Eddie Hustle (music 1), Charles McCrorey (2, 5, 9, 16), Oak Felder (8), Carlos Paucar (5, 16), Keith Sengbusch (9, 12), Kelly Sheehan (4, 6, 10), Shea Taylor (15), Alonzo Vargas (12), Sam Thomas (7, 13)
• Guitar: Val Brathwrite, Aaron Fishbein (tracks 2, 5, 16), David Cabrerra (9)
• Keyboards: Kendrick Dean (tracks 7, 13), Shea Taylor (15)
• Mastering: Herb Powers
• Mixing: Kevin "KD" Davis (track 8), Vincent Dilorenzo (3, 11), Jermaine Dupri (14), Jean-Marie Horvat (7, 13), Eddie Hustle (1), Rich Keller (12), Phil Tan (14), The Underdogs (4, 6, 10), Stephen "Stevo" George (15), Brian Stanley (2, 5, 9, 16)
• Mixing assistant: Val Brathwaite (tracks 2, 5, 16), Steve Tolle (9), Mike Tschupp (2)
• Multi instruments: Bryan-Michael Cox (tracks 7, 13), Vidal Davis (3, 11), Andre Harris (3, 11), Shea Taylor (drum machine 15)
• Photography: Clay Patrick McBride
• Remix producer: Jermaine Dupri (track 14), L-Rock (14)
• Background vocals: Steve Russell (track 10)
• Vocal producer: Lamont "LA" Flemming (track 15), Shannon "Slam" Lawrence (12)
• Vocal recording: Charles McCrorey (tracks 1, 15), Stephen "Stevo" George (additional 15)
• Vocal tracking: Ian Crosse (track 8)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Chris Brown Chart (2005–2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [34] 57 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [35] 10 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [36] 66 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [37] 47 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [38] 39 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [39] 47 European Top 100 Albums ( Billboard ) [40] 42 French Albums (SNEP) [41] 51 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [42] 31 Irish Albums (IRMA) [43] 71 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [44] 29 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [45] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC) [46] 71 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [47] 18 UK Albums (OCC) [48] 29 UK R&B Albums (OCC) [49] 4 US Billboard 200 [50] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [51] 1 US R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums (Billboard) [52] 4

Year-end charts 2006 year-end chart performance for Chris Brown Chart (2006) Position Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [53] 26 UK Albums (OCC) [54] 200 US Billboard 200 [55] 17 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [56] 5 2007 year-end chart performance for Chris Brown Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [57] 199 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [58] 62

Certifications

Certifications for Chris Brown

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [60]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [61]	2× Platinum	30,000‡
South Africa (RISA) [62]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [63]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [64]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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