The Masterpiece (album)

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The Masterpiece
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2012
Recorded2009–2012
Genre R&B
Length39:12
Label
  • Bronx Bridge
  • UMG
Producer
Bobby Brown chronology
Gold
(2009)
The Masterpiece
(2012)

The Masterpiece is the fifth studio album by American singer Bobby Brown, released on June 5, 2012, by Bronx Bridge Entertainment. It is his first studio album in 15 years since Forever . It is also his first album to be issued the Parental Advisory label.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Let Me Die"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Christopher L. Brown
  • Fred Crawford
  • Destiny Andrews
Blaze the Champ3:47
2."Doesn't Anybody Know" (featuring Ralph Tresvant)
  • Bobby Brown
  • Ralph Tresvant
Blaze the Champ [b] 4:34
3."Get Out the Way"
Jared Lee Gosselin3:31
4."Damaged"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin3:35
5."Can't Give Up"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Jared Gosselin
  • Mika Lett
  • Lamar Mitchell
  • Jared Lee Gosselin
  • Matthew Hennessey [a]
3:31
6."Set Me Free"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Jared Gosselin
  • Craig Erquhart
  • Brandon Erquhart
  • Jared Lee Gosselin
  • Matthew Hennessey [a]
3:43
7."Starmaker" (featuring Jayre)
  • Bobby Brown
  • Christopher L. Brown
  • Fred Crawford
  • Bobby Brown, Jr.
Blaze the Champ4:04
8."Exit Wounds"
  • Bobby Brown
  • Jared Gosselin
  • Orbel Babayan
  • Mika Lett
  • Celeste Felicia Scalone
Jared Lee Gosselin4:32
9."All Is Fair" (featuring Johnny Gill) Stevie Wonder
  • Jared Lee Gosselin
  • Blaze the Champ [b]
3:42
10."The Man I Want to Be"Jared Lee Gosselin4:13

Notes

Personnel

Credits for The Masterpiece adapted from AllMusic. [1]

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Top R&B Albums [2] 41

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References

  1. "The Masterpiece - Bobby Brown | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  2. "Bobby Brown Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved September 21, 2020.

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