Konvicted

Konvicted
Studio album by Akon
Released November 14, 2006
Recorded Late 2006 at White Room Studios (Detroit, MI)
Genre Hip-hop, R&B, reggae fusion
Length 63:00
Label Konvict Muzik/UpFront/SRC/Universal Motown
Producer Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, Eminem, Rune Rask, Troo.L.S, Ghulam Sajid, SuperVillain Beats, T-Pain
Akon chronology
Trouble
(2004)		 Konvicted
(2006)		 Freedom
(2008)
Singles from Konvicted
  1. "Smack That"
    Released: September 28, 2006
  2. "I Wanna Love You"
    Released: October 5, 2006
  3. "Don't Matter"
    Released: January 18, 2007
  4. "Mama Africa"
    Released: May 15, 2007
  5. "Sorry, Blame It on Me"
    Released: June 27, 2007
  6. "I Can't Wait"
    Released: March 31, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly (B) link
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone link
Spin Magazine link
USA Today link
DJBooth.net link
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Konvicted is the second studio album by hip hop and R&B Senegalese-American singer and rapper Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features collaborations with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and T-Pain.

Contents

Background

The album was accompanied by several different bonus tracks depending on territory. In the UK, the track "Gringo" and the clean radio version of "I Wanna Love You" were issued. "Gringo" also became a bonus track for Target customers in the US. In Japan, the UK B-Side "Struggle Everyday" became the final track on the album. "Struggle Everyday" also became a bonus track for Circuit City customers in the US. All digital versions of the album come accompanied by a remix of "I Wanna Love You", featuring Snoop Dogg and Eminem. Walmart customers in the US were treated to four exclusive bonus tracks, including unreleased tracks "Fair To You" and "Still Alone", plus Walmart Live Soundcheck versions of "Mama Africa" and "I Wanna Love You". The Platinum Edition of the album, issued in 2007, came complete with the new single "Sorry Blame It On Me", a new track entitled "Rush", and a remix of "Don't Matter". Some editions of the album also came packaged with a bonus DVD, containing a thirty-minute documentary and three music videos.

Critical reception

DJ Booth gave the album four out of five stars, stating: "It took five singles and more than twelve months for Akon‘s debut, Trouble, to finally become certified as a platinum selling album. However, history will not repeat itself with Konvicted, Akon’s highly anticipated follow-up album, which should reach the same marking point in less than half the time. Currently raising eyebrows just two singles into the masterpiece, Konvicted resumes where Trouble left off. Akon offers infectious hooks, catchy bridges and the ability to skip from R&B (Never Took The Time) to Hip-Hop (Blown Away) and over to World music (Mama Africa), without showcasing any as a personal specialty over another. The current singles (Smack That featuring Eminem and I Wanna Love You featuring Snoop Dogg) display Akon’s skill during collaboration, but make no mistake: the album is all AKON. The most masterful of which have Akon belting out his own backup vocals and requiring the assistance of nobody (well maybe an engineer, but he may do that too). Konvicted took Akon longer than expected to complete, after his production and song writing abilities garnered him work as one of the most sought after talents in the industry. Work on upcoming material from Young Jeezy, Gwen Stefani and even Elton John required the creative process for Akon’s own album to take a temporary back seat. Temporary, the key word of course, since the end result of his patience is a complete album with as many single choices as their include tracks."[1]

Chart performance

Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 750,000 copies in one week.[2] The album was able to stay within the top twenty for 28 consecutive weeks, but eventually started to drop slowly. On its 2th week, it broke the one million mark,[3] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.5 million copies. The album was officially certified double platinum on it's second week. 2 million records were sold after twenty weeks. After thirty weeks on the chart it had moved 2.5 million units. On November 19, 2007, the RIAA has certified the Konvicted album 5x platinum status with 5 million units sold in the United States. The album became the second best selling record of the year on the Billboard 200 charts.[4] The album received Gold status.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Shake Down"   Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort Akon & Giorgio Tuinfort 3:52
2. "Blown Away" (featuring Styles P) Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, David "Styles P" Styles Giorgio Tuinfort & Akon 3:29
3. "Smack That" (featuring Eminem) Akon, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Strange Eminem 3:37
4. "I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Akon, Cordozar "Snoop Dogg" Broadus Jr. Akon 4:07
5. "The Rain"   Akon, Dwight "Skrapp" Reynolds, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas Akon 3:27
6. "Never Took the Time"   Akon, Keon Bryce, Steve Skinner Akon 3:57
7. "Mama Africa"   Akon, Hakim Abdulsamad, D. Browne, Bobby Dixon, E. Dwyer, P. Elton, B. Alp Akon 4:26
8. "I Can't Wait" (featuring T-Pain) Akon, Faheem "T-Pain" Najm Akon & T-Pain 3:46
9. "Gangsta Bop"   Akon, T. Nielsen, Rune Rask Akon, Troo.L.S. & Rask 4:07
10. "Tired of Runnin'"   Akon, H. Banks, C. Hampton, R. Jackson Akon 4:33
11. "Once In a While"   Akon, Brian "Benny Demus" Boulai, S. Crocker, Skip Prokop Benny-D & Akon 3:57
12. "Don't Matter"   Akon, Bob Marley, R. Kelly, A. Lawson Akon 4:52
Total length:
 63:00

Credits

Peak position and certification

Chart[5] Providers Peak
position		 Certification Sales
The Billboard 200 Billboard 2[6] Gold 2,900,000+
Billboard Comprehensive Albums Billboard 2[7]
Billboard Internet Albums Billboard 2[6]
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard 2[6]
The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 10[8] 3x Platinum 490,000+[9]
Australian Album Chart ARIA 16[10] Platinum 70,000+
Australian Urban Album Chart ARIA 3[10] Gold
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 15[11] Gold 350,000+
Brazilian Albums Chart ABPD 3x Platinum[12] 250,000+
Canadian Albums Chart Nielsen Soundscan 4[6] 2x Platinum[13] 200,000+
Czech Album Chart IFPI 23[14] - -
Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 31[15] -
French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 2[16] 2x Platinum 400,000+[17] [18]
Irish Album Chart IRMA 12[19] Platinum[20] -
Japanese Album Chart Oricon 18[21] 2x Platinum[22] 85,000+[21]
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 1[23] Gold[24] 100,000+
Swedish Album Chart GLF 41[25]    
Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 23[26] Gold[27] 98,100+
Preceded by
Because of the Times by Kings of Leon		 RIANZ New Zealand number one album
April 16, 2007 - April 23, 2007		 Succeeded by
Treasure by Hayley Westenra

References

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  1. ^ http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/akon-konvicted/
  2. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 11/22/2006
  3. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 12/27/2006
  4. ^ "'Daughtry' Named Billboard Top Seller in '07". ew.com. December 14, 2007. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20166398,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  5. ^ "Chart Data: Akon". Mariah-Charts.com. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PAkon.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
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  7. ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Albums". Billboard tymagazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Billboard+Comprehensive+Albums. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  8. ^ Konvicted UK Sales Archive
  9. ^ Total UK Sales So Far
  10. ^ a b "Australian Albums Chart". Australian-Charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  11. ^ "Belgian Album Chart". Entertainment.Skynet.be. http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=charts&chartid=5&new_lang=fr. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  12. ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp
  13. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum
  14. ^ "Czech Albums Chart". IFPIcr.cz. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=P. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  15. ^ "Danish Album Chart". DanishCharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  16. ^ "French Albums Chart". LesCharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  17. ^ French Sales
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  19. ^ "Irish Album Chart". IRMA.ie. http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp#albums. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  20. ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
  21. ^ a b "Japanese Album Chart". Jbbs.LiveDoor.jp. http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/375. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  22. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2011年05月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (May 2011)]" (in Japanese). RIAJ. June 10, 2011. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201105.html. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  23. ^ "New Zealand Albums Chart". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  24. ^ "Recording Industry Association of New Zealand". RIANZ.org.nz. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  25. ^ "Swedish Album Chart". SwedishCharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  26. ^ "Swiss Album Chart". HitParade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
  27. ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community
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