Departure (Jesse McCartney album)

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Departure
Departure cover
Studio album by Jesse McCartney
Released May 20, 2008 (see release history)
Recorded 2007—2008
Genre R&B, pop
Length 44:59
Label Hollywood
Producer Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, The Clutch, Sean Garrett, Kwamé, J. R. Rotem, Eric Hudson, Madd Scientist, Kuya, Clubba Langg
Professional reviews
Jesse McCartney chronology
Right Where You Want Me
(2006)		 Departure
(2008)
Singles from Departure
  1. "Leavin'"
    Released: March 10, 2008

Departure is the third studio album from American pop singer Jesse McCartney. It was released May 20, 2008.

Contents

[edit] Album information

It has been described by McCartney as a complete change in musical style, compared to his previous releases. He was quoted saying about the new album, "I'm going for Prince chord changes, Michael (Jackson) melodies, and the bigness of Madonna - fun '80s stuff. That's the best that I can put it".[1] Producers on the album include Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Sean Garrett, The Clutch and J.R. Rotem.

His version of Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" (which he co-wrote) will be a bonus track on the Australian release and the Asian edition. This version was produced by The Clutch.

The album leaked April 30, 2008, almost 3 weeks before the release date. "Departure" was released one week early on the Canadian iTunes.

The packaging for the album was made with 100% recycled material, using vegetable based inks. The CD will be released using CDVU+ technology.

[edit] Reviews

PopJustice.com reviewed the album, and said "Departure repositions McCartney alongside Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown and stands as an exciting, brilliantly produced landmark on the post-'Maneater' pop landscape. While referring to "My Baby", one of the album's tracks, they went on to say "if Michael Jackson was recording 'Off the Wall' in 2008 it would probably sound a bit like this."[2] Chris A Sosa of Musicouch states that "while Jesse's Departure is hardly brilliant, it marks a step in the right direction for McCartney".[3]

Rolling Stone have commented on the songs and are speculating that the song "How Do You Sleep?" may be the second single choice.[4] However, the track "It's Over" is the most popular tune from "Departure" on iTunes, second only to the current single. It has reached #12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, #91 on the Billboard Pop 100, and #77 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, due to its number of downloads.

[edit] Release history

May 20, 2008 (United States & Taiwan)
May 23, 2008 (Europe)
May 26, 2008 (Spain)
May 31, 2008 (Australia)
June 4, 2008 (Japan)
June 16, 2008 (United Kingdom)
June 30, 2008 (France)

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producers Time
1. "Leavin'" Tricky Stewart and The-Dream 3:40
2. "It's Over" The Clutch 4:09
3. "Rock You" (featuring Sean Garrett) Sean Garrett and Kuya 3:10
4. "How Do You Sleep?" Sean Garrett and Clubba Langg 3:44
5. "Into Ya" Sean Garrett 3:47
6. "Make Up" Kwamé 3:54
7. "My Baby" J. R. Rotem 3:33
8. "Told You So" Eric Hudson 4:03
9. "Relapse" Madd Scientist 3:38
10. "Runnin'" The Clutch 3:45
11. "Freaky" Madd Scientist 3:39
12. "Not Your Enemy" Eric Hudson 4:14
Bonus Tracks
# Title Time
13. "Bleeding Love" (Asian Edition and Japanese bonus track) 3:51
14. "Oxygen" (Japanese bonus track) 4:02
15. "Leavin'" (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit Remix) (Australian iTunes and Japanese bonus track) 4:09
16. "Leavin'" (JFK Remix) (Japanese bonus track)
17. "Intro/Turn It Up" (Downloadable Bonus Track) 1:28
18. "Leavin' (Remix)" (featuring Baby Bash) 3:47

[edit] Charts

"Departure" debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 charts with sales of 200,241 copies in its first week. As of June 21, 2008 the album has sold 450,353 copies in the U.S.

Chart (2008) Peak
position		 Sales
Taiwan Albums Chart 1 56,500+
Australia ARIA Albums Chart 92[5] 20,000+
Canada Albums Chart 37 50,000+
Hong Kong HMV Top 40 Chart 27 30,000+
Hong Kong HMV rockpop Chart 12
Italian Albums Chart 15 40,000+
Swiss Albums Chart
France Albums Chart 80,000+
Mexico Albums Top 100 25,000+
UK Albums Chart
U.S. Billboard 200 14 450,353
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 13
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums 9 30,000+
U.S. Billboard Comprehenisve Albums 14
United World Chart 28 1,568,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ Third Album Info.
  2. ^ PopJustice review
  3. ^ Jesse McCartney's Departure
  4. ^ MySpace.com - Jesse McCartney - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Pop - www.myspace.com/jessemccartney
  5. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm
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