This Is Me (Jully Black album)

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This Is Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2005
Recorded2002–2005
Genre R&B
Length55:41
Label Universal Music Canada
Producer Jully Black, Soul Diggaz, Beat Mizers, Saukrates, Agile, Colin "Demarco" Edwards, Speakerbomb, DJ Nasty & LVM, and Dakari
Jully Black chronology
I Traveled
(2003)
This Is Me
(2005)
Revival
(2007)
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This Is Me is the debut album by Canadian R&B singer Jully Black. Released in 2005, the album debuted at number 34 on Canada's national albums chart.

Contents

Singles released off the album include, "Stay The Night," "Sweat Of Your Brow", "5x Love/Material Things", and "I Travelled". In the summer of 2005, "Sweat of Your Brow" was a significant airplay hit in Canada.

While the album was heavily promoted, sales were disappointing. According to the president of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, as told to the Canadian Press, online file sharing cut into the album's sales. In the first two weeks, 2.8 million free download requests were made for This Is Me, but just 15,000 records were sold.

Track listing

  1. "This Is Me (Intro)" (Jully Black) – 1:53
  2. "Hurt U Bad" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, Fareed Johnson) – 4:02
  3. "The Things You Do" (Jully Black, K.A. Wailoo, Eddie Holman, Sheila Holman) – 4:14
  4. "Sweat of Your Brow" (featuring Demarco) (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Erick Morillo, Mark Quashie, Collin "DeMarco" Edwards) – 3:20
  5. "Calling You" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Craig "Stereo" Baxter, Yaa'Asantewaa Rashida Lewis) – 3:20
  6. "Stay the Night" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Sidney Miller) – 2:50
  7. "Free to Love You" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Corte Ellis, Shalom Miller, Matthew Derby, Deniece Williams, Susaye Greene, Henry Redd) – 3:18
  8. "Material Things" (featuring Nas) (Jonathan St. Aimee, Lenny Mollings, Johnny Mollings) – 4:26
  9. "Double Life" (Jully Black, Collin "DeMarco" Edwards) – 3:53
  10. "5x Love" (Jully Black, K.A. Wailoo) – 4:02
  11. "Just Life" (Jully Black, Marquis "Da Kidd" Collins, Loren Hill, Richard Jr. Shelton, Kevin Veney) – 3:17
  12. "Lovin' You" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Corte Ellis, Maurice Redman) – 3:39
  13. "Gotta Let You Know (Scream)" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Edwards) – 3:02
  14. "I Travelled" (Jully Black, L. Owens, K. Mack, Jermaine Newsome) – 5:14
  15. "This Is Me (Outro)" (Jully Black) – 1:03

Personnel

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