November 14, 2007

Chris Brown: How Many People Does It Take to Make an R&B Album?

Chrisbrown Second in a series in which the Set List dissects the credits that fill page after page in the booklets of R&B albums. Our point: Too many R&B albums are the result of assembly lines and too many people are trying to get their hands on some cash.
Today's victim: Chris Brown's "Exclusive," which provides credit for something called "tracking" that one does not see on many albums.
Here's the breakdown.
Names in the Thank Yous: 230 or so
Thanks to God: Six

Song: Throwed
Writers: Five
Publishing Companies: Eight
Musicians: Two.

Song: Kiss Kiss
Writers: Two
Publishing Companies: Four
Credits for T-Pain: Three

Song: Take You Down
Writers: Six
Publishing Companies: Nine

Song: With You
Writers: Five
Musicians: Three
Management of the song;s producer: One

Song: Picture Perfect
Writers: Four
Publishing Companies: Eight
Credits for will.i.am: Five
Samples: One

Song: Hold Up
Writers: Six
Cities involved in production: Three

Song: You
Writers: Two
Publishing Companies: Three
Producers: One
Samples: Zero

Song: Damage
Writers: Four
Publishing Companies: Five
Musicians: Two

Song: Wall to Wall

Writers: Two
Most Elaborately Named Production Company: The Practice: Team S. Dot

Song: Help Me
Writers: Five
Publishing Companies: 11

Song: I Wanna Be
Writers: Five
Publishing Companies: Nine

Song: Gimme Watcha Got

Writers: Five
Publishing Companies: Nine
Musicians: One

Song: I'll Call Ya
Writers: Two

Song: Lottery
Writers: Three
Credits for the Underdogs/Underdog Entertainment: Nine
Singers: Two

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