Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx album)

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Unpredictable
Unpredictable- Album.jpg
Studio album by
Jamie Foxx
ReleasedDecember 20, 2005
Genre
Length62:25
Label J
Producer
Jamie Foxx chronology
Peep This
(1994)		Unpredictable
(2005)		 Intuition
(2008)
Singles from Unpredictable
  1. "Extravaganza"
    Released: October 4, 2005
  2. "Unpredictable"
    Released: October 18, 2005
  3. "DJ Play a Love Song"
    Released: January 10, 2006
  4. "Can I Take U Home"
    Released: 2006

Unpredictable is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and actor Jamie Foxx. It was released on December 20, 2005, by J Records. The album was supported by four singles: "Extravaganza" featuring Kanye West, the title track "Unpredictable" featuring Ludacris, "DJ Play a Love Song" featuring Twista, and "Can I Take U Home".

Contents

Upon its release, Unpredictable received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its lyrical content and production. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 597,000 copies in its first week and has since peaked at number one on the chart. [1] [2] The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [3]

Recording

Recording sessions took place from 2004 to 2005, with the Record production that was provided by Timbaland, Mike City, Sean Garrett and Jim Jonsin, among others. The album serves as a follow-up to the release of Peep This (1994), making it his first studio release in eleven years.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 52/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [7]
Entertainment Weekly C− [8]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Paste Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Village Voice (favorable) [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Unpredictable received polarized reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 52, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 16 reviews. [4]

Commercial performance

Unpredictable debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 597,000 copies in its first week. [1] The album debuted behind Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough album. [1] In its second week, the album climbed to number one on the chart, selling an additional 200,000 copies. [2] Foxx became the fourth Academy Award-winning actor with a number-one album on the US Billboard 200 chart. In its third week, the album remained at number one on the chart, selling 131,000 more copies. [16] In its fourth week, the album remained at number one on the chart, selling 103,000 copies. [17] On March 24, 2006, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Unpredictable" (featuring Ludacris)
3:39
2."Warm Bed"
3:53
3."DJ Play a Love Song" (featuring Twista)
4:18
4."With You" (featuring The Game and Snoop Dogg) Tank 4:20
5."Can I Take U Home"
4:15
6."Love Changes" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
4:30
7."Extravaganza" (featuring Kanye West) Mike City 4:15
8."Three Letter Word"
4:42
9."Get This Money"Mike City4:31
10."VIP"
  • Mateo Laboriel
  • Tank
3:54
11."Do What It Do"
  • Jamie Foxx
  • Charlie Bereal
  • Kenny Bereal
4:03
12."Storm (Forecast)"
4:27
13."U Still Got It (Interlude)" (featuring Common)
  • Jamie Foxx
  • Brainz Dimilo
2:47
14."Heaven"
3:54
15."Wish U Were Here" Ron "Neff-U" Feemster 4:13

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [31] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [33] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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