The album earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. was released in 2011 becoming Chris Brown's first studio album to top the Billboard 200. Graffiti was released in 2009 and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Exclusive has gone on to sell over three million copies.
The album was supported by five singles including the songs "Kiss Kiss" and "With You". It served as the sophomore album for Brown and was both critically and commercially successful. The album was released in November, 2007. Chris also has been the opening act for R&B singer Beyonce Knowles on the Australian leg of her The Beyonce Experience tour.Įxclusive is the second studio album by Brown. Due to the tour, production for his next album was pushed back two months a second summer tour is in the works once the album is completed the tour may include artists: Pretty Ricky, Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Ne-Yo, Ciara, and Cherish.'. On Augto further promote the album, Brown kicked off his major co-headlining tour, The Up Close and Personal Tour. On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown's Journey, which shows footage of him travelling in England and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammys, behind the scenes of his music videos and bloopers. Chris also co-directed his music videos for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Gimme That." His fourth single is the ballad "Say Goodbye," which is also a part of the Step Up Soundtrack. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly peaking at #15. His third single "Gimme That" was released in March 2006 which featured Lil Wayne for a remix, originally not featured on the Chris Brown album, but was later included. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Following "Run It!," "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. His debut single "Run It!," was #1 in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Five weeks later, became certified platinum, and within a year, went double platinum. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 155,000 copies in first week of sales. By early 2005, Brown began work for his debut album, working with the likes of Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Dre, Vidal, Bryan Michael Cox, Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri.īrown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album which was released on November 29, 2005. Reid and was subsequently signed in 2004 to Jive Records. At the age of 15, Brown was then sent to perform for L.A. Brown's local production team organized an audition before Def Jam Vice President Tina Davis, who currently works as his manager. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there for two years. Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper.Īt thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father's gas station searching for new talent.
A dancer since the age of two, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven. Brown was influenced by the artists his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke. The second single, "Kiss Kiss", was nominated for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.īrown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown. The third single, "With You", has reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has entered into the top ten in several countries across the world, becoming one of his most successful worldwide releases to date. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. There is more than one artist with this name:ġ) Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) from Tappahannock, Virginia.