Graffiti (Chris Brown album)

Graffiti
Graffiti
	Standard cover. Deluxe cover has a golden background.
Studio album by Chris Brown
Released	December 8, 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Studio	The Compound (Orlando, Florida); The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California); No Excuses (Santa Monica, California); Chalice (Hollywood, California);
Genre	R&B; synth pop; rock; Euro-disco;
Length	51:50
Label	Jive; CBE;
Producer	Swizz Beatz; Polow Da Don; Ester Dean; the Messengers; Brian Kennedy; Eric Prydz; the Runners; The Co-Captains; Ryan Leslie; Tha Bizness; Scott Storch;
Chris Brown chronology
Singles from Graffiti
	"I Can Transform Ya"; Released: September 29, 2009; "Crawl"; Released: November 23, 2009;

Graffiti is the third studio album by American singer Chris Brown. It was released on December 8, 2009, by Jive Records. The album serves as a follow-up to his previous album Exclusive (2007). Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009, with several record producers, including Polow da Don, Swizz Beatz, the Runners and Brian Kennedy, among others.

Primarily an R&B outing blended with pop and hip hop, Graffiti incorporates elements of goth rock, synthpop and Eurodisco, with its production showing a heavy usage of synthesizers. Its lyrical content has been described as two-sided, with its themes varying from remorseful regret, desire, affection and a playboy lifestyle.

The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 102,000 copies in its first week. In 2019 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[4] The album became his third consecutive top-ten debut in the United States following Exclusive in 2007, while producing two singles that has achieved moderate chart success. The album was considered to be a critical and commercial failure compared to the singer's previous works. ^[4]

Despite receiving generally negative reviews from most music critics, Graffiti was nominated for two Grammy Awards; including one for the Best Contemporary R&B Album and the other for the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the track, "Take My Time" featuring Tank.

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