Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds *

Artist:

Timberlake, Justin

See Also:

N Sync Various Artists - Justin Timberlake Smooth Jazz Tribute

Description:

Personnel: Justin Timberlake (vocals, guitar, piano); Timbaland (rap vocals, various instruments, programming); T.I., Three 6 Mafia, Will.I.Am (rap vocals).
Recording information: Thomas Crown, Virginia Beach, VA.
Music critics and highbrow listeners may look down their nose at Justin Timberlake, doubting that the celebrated former N`Sync leader is good for more than light, frothy dance-pop. Timberlakes`s sophomore effort, FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS, should make both camps rethink that stance. While the album certainly sets out to entertain, it`s also full of ambitious, well-constructed grooves that prove the superstar is serious about getting down and dirty. The album steps up the Michael Jackson-influenced sound of JUSTIFIED by delving deeper into club music, hip-hop, and funk, creating a bumping, writhing soundtrack for a set of songs unabashedly about sex.
Timberlake spared no expense recruiting some of the best producers on the scene. Beatmaker extraordinaire Timbaland is a primary collaborator, and his experimental stutter-funk landscapes make for the album`s best moments (the title track, for example, or the spare, driving lead-off single "Sexyback"). Early Prince is a major touchstone for much of the disc, but Timberlake also draws on rolling, Dirty South jams ("Chop Me Up") and smooth, urban-contemporary loverman R&B ("My Love"). Its obsession with the bedroom notwithstanding, FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS shows Timberlake moving toward an exciting musical maturity.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Futuresex/Lovesound
2. Sexy Back - (with Timbaland)
3. Sexy Ladies / Let Me Talk To You Prelude
4. My Love - (with T.I.)
5. Lovestoned / I Think She Knows Interlude
6. What Goes Around.. / Comes Around Interlude
7. Chop Me Up - (with Timbaland/Three 6 Mafia)
8. Damn Girl - (with Will.I.Am)
9. Summer Love / Set The Mood Interlude
10. Until the End of Time
11. Losing My Way
12. (Another Song) All Over Again
13. Pose - (Bonus Track)

Album Information

Release Date:

09/29/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Label:

Sony Bmg (Japan)

Producer:

Timbaland

Catalog Number:

21082

Original Release Year:

2006

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Timbaland; T.I.; Three 6 Mafia; Will.I.Am

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