The Redemption (album)

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The Redemption
Brooke the redemption.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009
RecordedDecember 2006 - June 2009
Genre
Length47:35
Label
Producer
  • Keith Pittman
  • Derek Allen
  • Trevor James
  • Ken Gioia
  • Shep Goodman
  • Raymond Diaz
  • Jared Hancock
  • Oak
  • Aaron Accetta
Brooke Hogan chronology
Undiscovered
(2006)
The Redemption
(2009)
I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
(2015)
Singles from The Redemption
  1. "Falling"
    Released: March 31, 2009
  2. "Hey Yo!"
    Released: June 30, 2009

The Redemption is the second studio album by American singer Brooke Hogan. The album was released on July 21, 2009, under SoBe Entertainment and Fontana Records. Brooke collaborated with several artists for the album, including Stack$, Colby O'Donis, and Flo Rida. The album received more positive reviews than her debut, but sold only approximately 15,000 copies to date. A Mixtape was released on July 4, 2009, en-titled "Judgment Day" to coincide with the release of "The Redemption".

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California. After Brooke's debut album, Undiscovered , failed to achieve much success, Brooke began recording new material for a second album only two months after the release. However, Brooke stated at the time, in December 2006, that the recording was not serious, and more for fun than for another record. Brooke was slated to re-release her debut album in February 2007, but opted to record her second album instead. Brooke did more writing throughout the spring of 2007, and stated she would be splitting from her label, SoBe Entertainment. Brooke later retracted those statements in August 2007, but did state she was very unhappy with her debut album and did not feel it truly reflected her as an artist. Brooke also stated she felt "controlled" by and disliked working with Scott Storch, and consequently would be departing from his company, SMC, but would remain with SoBe Entertainment. Brooke then stated in October she had signed with another label that works alongside SoBe Entertainment, called Fontana Records, and she was very happy with them. Brooke stated in November 2007 that she was then seriously recording her second album, and it would be released in late spring or early summer of 2008.

In July 2008, Hogan stated she wanted to write and record more songs as she was enjoying taking time with the album which she felt was more "her". In September 2008, Brooke stated she was 50% done with the album, and could have it out by March 2009. Hogan later stated in March 2009 she was about 90% done with the album, and would record over the course of the next two or three months, just to make sure it was a better album than her first, because she felt that she made a lot of mistakes making that album. In early May 2009, Brooke recorded the second single "Hey Yo!" with Colby O'Donis, and eventually had a short fling with him as seen on Brooke Knows Best. Hogan stated on June 18, 2009, she was finally done with what she called her best album. Brooke stated she had spent two and a half years making the album, and had recorded from December 2006 to June 2009.

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
US Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Associated Press (unfavorable) [3]

Reviews for the album have been fairly mixed, but more positive than reviews for her debut album Undiscovered .

Us Weekly gave the album a positive 3 out of 4 stars review, stating: "Brooke Hogan knows best . . . not to put out a CD like her weak 2006 debut. Luckily, the VH1 reality star, 21, has whipped up a much-improved set of pop love songs for her second effort." [4]

Allmusic gave the album a mixed 2 and 1/2 stars stating: "In a sense, there's a crass purity to the bad taste of Redemption, as it's nothing more than the product of a pretty, curvy girl who just wants to sing, and producers who create tracks to fit those curves, and if it's not a lot of fun to hear Hogan and team race toward the same goal on parallel tracks, at least it produces a whole lot of bewildered fascination." [5]

Ron Harris of the Associated Press wrote: "Brooke Hogan may know best on her reality show, but she should have known better than churning out the lackluster album "The Redemption." It's all tricks, and few treats. On most songs it's hard to tell where the vocoder and production tricks end and Hogan's own voice begins. This is bad, since Hogan has a perfectly fine pop music voice. But she lets the folks behind the mixing board overpower her to a fault." [6]

Commercial reception

The Redemption debuted at number 144 on the Billboard 200 with 3,381 copies sold. [7]

The album's second track "Strip" was featured in the pilot episode of Comedy Central's The Jeff Dunham Show , in which Hogan made a guest appearance. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Keith Pittman, Yannique BarkerKeith Pittman1:01
2."Strip"
Derek Allen3:16
3."Hey Yo!" (featuring Colby O'Donis)
  • Pittman
  • Colby O'Donis
  • Charles Harris, Jr.
  • Bollea
  • Barker
Keith Pittman3:38
4."Trust Me" (featuring Urban Mystic)
  • Bollea
  • Trevor James
Trevor James3:45
5."Falling" (featuring Stacks)
  • Bollea
  • Allen
Derek Allen3:04
6."All I Want Is You"
  • Ken Gioia
  • Michael Goodman
3:26
7."Dear Mom..."
  • Bollea
  • Raymond Diaz
Raymond Diaz4:35
8."Handcuffed"
  • Bollea
  • Jared Hancock
Jared Hancock3:37
9."Ruff Me Up" (featuring Flo Rida)
Raymond Diaz3:13
10."BeDDable"Oak3:57
11."You'll Never Be Like Him"
  • Aaron Accetta
  • Gioia
  • Goodman
  • Amanda Ventrice
Aaron Accetta3:09
12."The One That Got Away" (featuring Stack$)
  • Bollea
  • Barker
  • Hancock
Jared Hancock3:33
13."Redemption"
  • Bollea
  • Pittman
Keith Pittman3:54
14."Finish Line"
  • Bollea
  • Pittman
Keith Pittman3:33

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 144
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums27

Release history

CountryDate
United StatesJuly 21, 2009
Canada
United KingdomSeptember 29, 2009
Australia

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