Double Up (R. Kelly album)
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| Studio album by R. Kelly | |||||
| Released |  May 29, 2007 January 9, 2007 May 29, 2007 December 10, 2007  March 1, 2008 |
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| Recorded | 2006-2007 | ||||
| Genre | R&B, soul, hip hop, crunk & B, pop rap, pop | ||||
| Length | 68:46 | ||||
| Label | Jive Records/Zomba | ||||
| Producer | R. Kelly Polow Da Don The Runners Khao Lil' Ronnie Mysto & Pizzi |
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Double Up is R&B singer R. Kelly's eleventh studio album (in total thirteenth). The first single off the album, "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" featuring T.I., and T-Pain attained prominence on the Billboard Top 40 charts, peaking at #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.
The album features guest appearances by Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Chamillionaire, T.I., T-Pain, Usher, Huey, Ludacris, Kid Rock, Polow Da Don, Keyshia Cole, with production by Kelly,The Runners, Khao and Polow Da Don. R. Kelly stated on his YouTube video channel, that due to the success of his current collaborations with rappers like Young Jeezy and Ludacris, he thought, "why not put some of that magic on my album?" He stated that 70 percent of the record will be uptempo but he assured fans that "there will be some slow jams on there."
Prior to the album's release, three songs were leaked onto the Internet: second single "Same Girl", featuring Usher; "Rise Up", a North American exclusive single, which is a tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre in April; also making an early appearance was a song titled "Blow It Up", at first supposed to be featured on the album but absent from the final tracklisting, mainly due to the inappropriate mood it would have created because of the presence of the Virginia Tech shooting tribute song "Rise Up." "Rock Star," featuring Ludacris & Kid Rock, was released as the album's third single on September 4. R. Kelly's newest single is "Freaky in the Club".
On May 21st, 2007, the album was leaked onto the internet.
On May 25th, 2007, four days before the album's release, the explicit version of the album became available for purchase on iTunes. The edited version became available on May 29, 2007 In Haiti, with a bonus track version available a day later.
On June 3, 2007 it entered the UK Album Chart at #10.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making this his fifth album to debut at #1. The album has sold 935,000 copies in the US. [1]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs were written, produced, and arranged by R. Kelly himself, excluding the tracks "The Champ", "Double Up", "Get Dirty", "I'm a Flirt (Remix)", "Same Girl", "Hook It Up", "Tryin' to Get a Number", and "Rock Star."
| # | Title | Feature Guest(s) | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "The Champ" | Swizz Beatz | R. Kelly | R. Kelly, co-produced by The Runners | 1:50 |
| 2 | "Double Up" | Snoop Dogg | R. Kelly, C. Broadus, C. Bereal, K. Bereal, C.X. Brockman, C. Keyes, N. Stewart | R. Kelly, co-produced by Khao | 4:48 |
| 3 | "Tryin' to Get a Number" | Nelly | R. Kelly, C. Haynes | R. Kelly | 3:47 |
| 4 | "Get Dirty" | Chamillionaire | R. Kelly, H. Seriki | R. Kelly, co-produced by Mysto & Pizzi | 3:56 |
| 5 | "Leave Your Name" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:27 | |
| 6 | "Freaky in the Club" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 4:35 | |
| 7 | "The Zoo" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:39 | |
| 8 | "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" | T.I. & T-Pain | R. Kelly, S. Moss, R. Jackson, C. Harris, F. Najm | Lil' Ronnie, remixed and arranged by R. Kelly | 5:32 |
| 9 | "Same Girl" | Usher | R. Kelly | R. Kelly, co-produced by Lil' Ronnie | 4:12 |
| 10 | "Real Talk" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:00 | |
| 11 | "Hook It Up" | Huey | R. Kelly, L. Franks jr. | R. Kelly, co-produced by Lil' Ronnie | 4:15 |
| 12 | "Rock Star" | Ludacris & Kid Rock | R. Kelly, C. Bridges | R. Kelly | 4:47 |
| 13 | "Best Friend" | Keyshia Cole & Polow Da Don | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 4:41 |
| 14 | "Rollin'" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 4:47 | |
| 15 | "Sweet Tooth" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 2:50 | |
| 16 | "Havin' a Baby" | Female Vocals by Sheri Hauk | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:34 |
| 17 | "Sex Planet" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 5:35 | |
| 18 | "Rise Up" (Virginia Tech Memorial Tribute track) (Not included in releases outside of North America) |
R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:31 |
[edit] Bonus tracks
| # | Title | Feature Guest(s) | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 19 | "Ringtone" (U.S./Japan/Canada/UK/Russian/iTunes Bonus Track) |
R. Kelly, J. Jones, T. Nash, W. Hodge | Polow Da Don | 3:41 | |
| 20 | "I Like Love" (Japan/Canada Bonus Track) |
R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:20 | |
| 21 | "Ooh Baby" (iTunes/Philippines/Australia/Mexico/Spain Bonus Track) |
R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:38 | |
| 22 | "Good Sex" (iTunes/South American/New Zealand/African/Iraq/Israel/Turkey/Poland/India Bonus Track) |
Twista | R. Kelly, A. Harr and J. Jackson, C.T. Mitchell | R. Kelly, The Runners | 3:40 |
[edit] Samples
Double Up
- "Iceberg" By Tweet
[edit] Notes
- There are different iTunes versions of 'Double Up'. Some feature the track 'Ringtone' as track 20 instead of 19.[2] Other versions have 'I Like Love' or the video for 'I'm a Flirt' as bonus.
- On all versions (digital and compact disc) of 'Double Up', 'I'm a Flirt' is presented in its censored form while the other songs are not.
- On most international versions of the album, the song 'Rise Up' is omitted in favor of the aforementioned bonus tracks, and because the song "Rise Up" was a song intended for only North American listeners, because it was about the Virginia Tech massacre, something that most non-North American fans of R Kelly are unfamiliar with.
- An extended version of the song Get Dirty with an extended verse by Chamillionaire was released on R.Kelly's MySpace page.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| UK Album Chart | 10 |
| German Album Chart | 46 |
| Dutch Album Chart | 34 |
| Italian Album Chart | 62 |
| European Album Chart | 1 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- 'R. Kelly Previews New Album On The Phone'
- 'Album Credits At The Vault, Dubcc.com'
- 'R Kelly's Double Up Review'
- R Kelly Forums
- The R. Kelly Double Up Official Website
| Preceded by It Won't Be Soon Before Long by Maroon 5 |
Billboard 200 number-one album June 16 - June 22, 2007 |
Succeeded by Epiphany by T-Pain |
| Preceded by It Won't Be Soon Before Long by Maroon 5 |
United World Chart number-one album June 16, 2007 |
Succeeded by Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna |
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