Konvicted

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Konvicted
Konvicted cover
Studio album by Akon
Released Flag of United States November 14, 2006
Recorded Late 2006
Genre R&B, Hip-Hop
Length 52:36
Label Konvict Muzik
UpFront
SRC
Universal Motown
Producer(s) Akon, Eminem, Troo.L.S, Rune Rask, SuperVillain Beats
Professional reviews
Akon chronology
Trouble
(2004)		 Konvicted
(2006)


Konvicted is the second album by hip hop and R&B singer Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features tracks recorded with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and T-Pain.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Featured Artist(s) Time
1 "Shake Down" Thiam, A./ Tuinfort, G. Akon 3:52
2 "Blown Away" Thiam, A./ Styles, D./ Tuinfort, G. Akon Styles P 3:29
3 "Smack That" Thiam, A./ Mathers, M./ Resto, L./ Strange, M. Eminem Eminem 3:32
4 "I Wanna Love You" Thiam, A./ Broadus, C. Akon Snoop Dogg 4:07
5 "The Rain" Thiam, A./ Crocker, S./ Reynolds, D./ Thomas, Theron/ Thomas, Timothy Akon 3:27
6 "Never Took the Time" Thiam, A./ Bryce, K./ Skinner, S. Akon 3:57
7 "Mama Africa" Thiam, A./ Abdulsamad, H./ Browne, D./ Dixon, B./ Dwyer, E./ Elton, P./ Gowdy, B./ Otto, T./ Richards, D. Akon 4:26
8 "I Can't Wait" Thiam, A./ Najm, F. Akon T-Pain 3:46
9 "Gangsta Bop" Thiam, A./ Nielsen, T./ Rask, R. Troo.L.S & Rune Rask 4:06
10 "Tired Of Runnin'" Thiam, A./ Banks, H./ C. Hampton/ Jackson, R. Akon 4:33
11 "Once In A While" Thiam, A./ Boulai, B./ Prokop, S. SuperVillain Beats 3:57
12 "Don't Matter" Thiam, A./ Lawson, A. Akon 4:52
13 "Gringo" [UK Bonus Track] Thiam, A. Akon 4:32

- Akon's album "Konvicted" was re-released in the UK in February with the addition of the clean version of "I Wanna Love You"

- Some early copies of the album (USA) included a bonus DVD

[edit] Singles

Single cover Single information
"Smack That" (featuring Eminem)
"I Wanna Love You" (with Snoop Dogg)
"Don't Matter"

[edit] Samples

[edit] Credits

  • Executive Producer: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Direction: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Administration: Tashia Stafford and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Creative Direction: Devyne Stephens
  • Mastered: Eddy Schreyer
  • Marketing: Elise Wright and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Art Direction & Design: Joe Spix
  • Photographer: Jonathan Mannion
  • Wardrobe Stylist: Fiskani
  • Legal: Sandra L. Brown

[edit] Chart performance

Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 284,000 copies.[1] Since then it has charted well by staying within the top twenty of the chart as well as peaking at number two on three other consecutive occasions. On its fifth week, it broke the one million mark,[2] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.3 million copies.[3] The album was officially certified double platinum on its sixteenth week.[4] Currently on its twentieth week, it occupies the number five spot on the chart and has sold 2.0 million (1,998,950) records.[5]

The album's chart performance was equally as impressive worldwide, as it sold well over 297,000 copies and took the number two spot in its debut on the United World Chart. Konvicted broke the one million mark in only five short weeks. In its tenth week it had already sold a whopping 1.7 million copies. After four months it sold had already sold 2.4 million. With 19 weeks on the chart, worldwide sales seem to be staying strong as it has remained in the top twenty of the chart and has already sold more than 2.8 million (2,898,000) copies.[6]

[edit] Peak position and certification

Chart (2006) Providers Peak
position		 Certification Sales
The Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 2[7] 2x Platinum[4] 1,998,950[5]
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[8]    
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[7]    
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[7]  
The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 16[9]
Australian Album Chart ARIA 16[10] Gold 35,000+
Australian Urban Album Chart ARIA 3[10] Gold
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 33[11]
Brazil Top 40 CD Sales Hot100Brasil 8[12]
Canadian Albums Chart Nielsen Soundscan 4[7] Gold[13] 50,000+
Czech Album Chart IFPI 23[14]
Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 31[15]
French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 7[16] 89,400+[17]
Irish Album Chart IRMA 14[18]
Japanese Album Chart Oricon 37[19] 17,194　[19]
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 15[20] Gold[21]
Swedish Album Chart GLF 41[22]    
United World Chart (Worldwide Sales) Media traffic 2[6] Platinum[6] 2,898,000[6]
United World Chart the 7.5% Mediatraffic doesn't cover 2[6] 3,115,350

[edit] References

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  1. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 11/22/2006
  2. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 12/27/2006
  3. ^ US Billboard Charts (02/03/2007)
  4. ^ a b US Billboard Charts (03/17/2007). Ukmix. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
  5. ^ a b US Billboard Charts (04/07/2007). Ukmix. Retrieved on March 28, 2007.
  6. ^ a b c d e United World Chart. MediaTraffic.de. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d Akon: Billboard albums. AllMusic.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  8. ^ Billboard Comprehensive Albums. Billboard tymagazine. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  9. ^ Konvicted UK Sales Archive
  10. ^ a b Australian Albums Chart. Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  11. ^ Belgian Album Chart. Entertainment.Skynet.be. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  12. ^ Brazilian Album Chart. Hot100Brasil.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  13. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/1106_g.php
  14. ^ Czech Albums Chart. IFPIcr.cz. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  15. ^ Danish Album Chart. DanishCharts.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  16. ^ French Albums Chart. LesCharts.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  17. ^ French Sales
  18. ^ Irish Album Chart. IRMA.ie. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  19. ^ a b Japanese Album Chart. Jbbs.LiveDoor.jp. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  20. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  21. ^ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. RIANZ.org.nz. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  22. ^ Swedish Album Chart. SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.

[edit] External links

 v • d • e Akon
Discography
Studio albums
Trouble (2004) • Konvicted (2006)
Singles
"Locked Up" • "Ghetto" • "Lonely" • "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" • "Pot Of Gold" • "Smack That" • "I Wanna Love You" • "Don't Matter"
Featured singles
"Keep on Calling" • "Baby I'm Back" • "Soul Survivor" • "Moonshine" • "Stay Down" • "Snitch" • "Girls" • "I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix)" • "The Sweet Escape" • "I Tried" • "We Takin' Over"
Related articles
Konvict Muzik • Kon Live Distribution • Young Jeezy • Savage • Obie Trice • Eminem • Snoop Dogg • Gwen Stefani
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