Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
Studio album by Jamie Foxx
Released	May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	R&B
Length	49:57
Label	RCA
Producer	Various DJ Mustard Jamie Foxx The Monarch Pharrell Williams Kevin Cossom Cook Classics Boi-1da Vinylz Mario Winans J-Rell Vidal Davis Lonny Bereal Catalyst Frank Dukes Tank Allen Ritter Syk Sense Travis Sayles Breyon Prescott Christopher Young Brainz J-Doe Don City
Jamie Foxx chronology
Best Night of My Life (2010)Best Night of My Life2010 Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015)
Singles from Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
"Ain't My Fault" Released: November 25, 2014 "You Changed Me" Released: March 12, 2015 "Baby's In Love" Released: May 4, 2015 "In Love By Now" Released: August 26, 2015

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Jamie Foxx. It was released on May 15, 2015, by RCA Records. The album includes musical appearances from Chris Brown, Fabolous, Kid Ink, Pharrell Williams and Wale, while production on the album was handled by Boi-1da, DJ Mustard, Mario Winans and Vinylz, among others.^[1]

Background and concept

Foxx collaborated with fellow singer Pharrell (pictured) on the song "Tease".

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses as Foxx describes the album, as a focus on a former relationship, he had in Hollywood, California, where his girlfriend abandons him in his time of need. stating:

Singles

The album's lead single, titled "Ain't My Fault", was released on November 25, 2014.^[3] The song was written and produced by Mario Winans.

The album's second single, "You Changed Me" featuring Chris Brown, was released on March 12, 2015.^[4] The production on the song was handled by Boi-1da, Vinylz, Allen Ritter, Kevin Cossom and Jordan Evans. The song has so far peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The album's third single, "Baby's In Love" featuring Kid Ink, was released on May 4, 2015.^[5] The production on the song was handled by Cook Classics.

Foxx announced "In Love By Now" as the album's fourth single August 26, 2015.^[6]

Promotional singles

"Party Ain't a Party" featuring 2 Chainz, was released on October 7, 2014.^[7]

"Pretty Young Thing" premiered on March 11, 2015,^[8] was produced by DJ Mustard, and sampled Michael Jackson's hit single of the same name.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	53/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Billboard	[11]
Consequence of Sound	C+[12]
The New York Times	mixed[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100, to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 53 based on 5 reviews, signifying "mixed or average reviews".^[9] Hillary Crosley of Billboard described the album as a "disjointed outing", saying that "It sounds like a collection of random one-offs rather than an album. Foxx's voice, falsetto and all, still sounds lovely, but he seems unsure exactly how he should use it."^[15]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, scoring Foxx's third chart-topper and first since 2009. It also debuted number 10 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 31,000 copies.^[16] It was Foxx's fourth top ten on the Billboard 200. In its second week of sales, the album dropped to number 32 on the chart, selling 11,000 copies, bringing total copies to 42,000 copies.^[17]

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B/Hip-Hop albums of 2015

References