Konvicted

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Konvicted
Konvicted cover
Studio album by Akon
Released November 14, 2006
Recorded Late 2006 at White Room Studios (Detroit, MI)
Genre Hip hop, R&B, reggae, dance
Length 63:00
Label Konvict Muzik/UpFront/SRC/Universal Motown
Producer Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, Eminem, Rune Rask, Troo.L.S, Ghulam Sajid, SuperVillain Beats
Professional reviews
Akon chronology
Trouble
(2004)		 Konvicted
(2006)		 Acquitted
(2008)
Deluxe Edition cover
Deluxe edition cover
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Konvicted
  1. "Smack That"
    Released: September 28, 2006
  2. "I Wanna Love You"
    Released: October 5, 2006
  3. "Don't Matter"
    Released: January 18, 2007
  4. "Mama Africa"
    Released: May 15, 2007
  5. "Sorry, Blame It on Me"
    Released: June 27, 2007
  6. "Never Took the Time"
    Released: October 16, 2007
  7. "I Can't Wait"
    Released: March 31, 2008

Konvicted[sic] is the second album by hip hop and R&B singer Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features tracks recorded with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P (who previously collaborated with Akon on "Locked Up") and T-Pain (who later recorded "Bartender" with Akon). The deluxe platinum edition was released on August 28, 2007 with three new songs including the hit single "Sorry, Blame It on Me".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Shake Down" (Thiam, A./ Tuinfort, G.) – 3:52
  2. "Blown Away" (featuring Styles P) (Thiam, A./ Styles, D./ Tuinfort, G.) – 3:29
  3. "Smack That" (featuring Eminem) (Thiam, A./ Mathers, M./ Resto, L./ Strange, M.) – 3:32
  4. "I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Thiam, A./ Broadus, C.) – 4:07
  5. "The Rain" (Thiam, A./ Crocker, S./ Reynolds, D./ Thomas, Theron/ Thomas, Timothy) – 3:27
  6. "Never Took the Time" (Thiam, A./ Bryce, K./ Skinner, S.) – 3:57
  7. "Mama Africa" (Thiam, A./ Abdulsamad, H./ Browne, D./ Dixon, B./ Dwyer, E./ Elton, P./ Gowdy, B./ Otto, T./ Richards, D.) – 4:26
  8. "I Can't Wait" (featuring T-Pain) (Thiam, A./ Najm, F.) – 3:46
  9. "Gangsta Bop"(Thiam, A./ Nielsen, T./ Rask, R.) – 4:07
  10. "Tired of Runnin'" (Thiam, A./ Banks, H./ C. Hampton/ Jackson, R.) – 4:33
  11. "Once in a While"(Thiam, A./ Boulai, B./ Prokop, S.) – 3:57
  12. "Don't Matter"(Thiam, A./ Lawson, A. – 4:52
Brazilian Edition
  1. "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (Thiam, A.) – 4:57
  2. "Rush" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) (Thiam, A./ Harrow, J./ Rask, R.) – 4:02
  3. "Don't Matter" (Calypso remix) (Thiam, A./ Lawson, A.) – 5:30
  4. "Lonely" – 3:57
UK Deluxe Edition
  1. "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (Thiam, A.) – 4:57
  2. "Rush" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) (Thiam, A./ Harrow, J./ Rask, R.) – 4:02
  3. "Don't Matter" (Calypso remix) (Thiam, A./ Lawson, A.) – 5:30
  4. "Gringo"(UK Bonus Track)
  5. "I Wanna Love You" (Clean) (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Thiam, A./ Broadus, C.) – 4:07
US Circuit City edition
  1. "Struggle Everyday" (Thiam, A.) – 3:53
US Deluxe edition
  1. "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (Thiam, A.) – 4:57
  2. "Rush" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) (Thiam, A./ Harrow, J./ Rask, R.) – 4:02
  3. "Don't Matter" (Calypso remix) (Thiam, A./ Lawson, A.) – 5:30
US iTunes Bonus Track
  1. "I Wanna Love You (Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Tego Calderon)
US Target edition
  1. "Gringo"
US Wal-Mart edition
  1. "Fair to You" (Thiam, A.) – 2:59
  2. "Still Alone" (Thiam, A./ Lawson A.) – 4:18
  3. "Mama Africa" [Live]
  4. "I Wanna Love You" [Live]

[edit] Samples

  • "Mama Africa" samples Gentleman's "Dem Gone"
  • "Tired of Runnin'" samples Bobby Bland's "(If Loving You Is wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"
  • "Once in a While" samples 3 Dog Night's "I'd Be So Happy"
  • "Don't Matter" samples R. Kelly's Ignition (Remix)

[edit] Credits

  • Executive Producer: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Direction: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Administration: Tashia Stafford and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Creative Direction: Devyne Stephens
  • Mastered: Eddy Schreyer
  • Marketing: Elise Wright and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Art Direction & Design: Joe Spix
  • Photographer: Jonathan Mannion
  • Wardrobe Stylist: Fiskani
  • Legal: Sandra L. Brown
  • Corrdinator: Cragg Brown

[edit] Chart performance

Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 284,000 copies.[1] The album was able to stay within the top twenty for 28 consecutive weeks, but eventually started to drop slowly. On its sixth week, it broke the one million mark,[2] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.3 million copies.[3] The album was officially certified double platinum on its sixteenth week.[4] 2 million records were sold after twenty weeks.[5] After thirty weeks on the chart it had moved 2.4 million units.[6] Currently on its thirty seventh week, it occupies the number 52 spot on the chart and has sold 2.7 million (2,709,182) records.[7]

The album's chart performance was equally as impressive worldwide, as it sold well over 297,000 copies and took the number two spot in its debut on the United World Chart. Konvicted broke the one million mark in only five short weeks. In its tenth week it had already sold 1.7 million copies. After four months it had already sold 2.4 million. After 30 weeks on the chart, worldwide sales were strong with 3.6 million copies. The album's last appearance on the chart was it's thirty second week, where it totaled 4 million (3,986,100).[8]

The album became the second best selling record of the year on the Billboard 200 charts.

[edit] Deluxe Edition

Akon Deluxe Platinum Edition of Konvicted was released on August 28, 2007 and October 1 in UK [9]. It featured three new songs including the hit single "Sorry, Blame It on Me". The new album will also include "Rush" featuring Kardinal Offishall which will appear in the summer blockbuster Rush Hour 3. The third song is a remix to "Don't Matter", which is the remix featured in the video near the end. The new Konvicted includes a documentary of Akon where visits his homeland, Senegal. Music videos of the hit singles "Smack That", "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter" came with the set as well.[10]

[edit] Peak position and certification

Chart (2006)[11] Providers Peak
position		 Certification Sales
The Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 2[12] 3x Platinum[4] 2,832,179[13]
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[14]
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[12]
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[12]
The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 16[15] Platinum 411,700[16] (+ 130,700 sold during 2006, and 281,000 sold during 2007.)
Australian Album Chart ARIA 16[17] Platinum 70,000+
Australian Urban Album Chart ARIA 3[17] Platinum
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 33[18]
Brazilian Albums Chart Hot100Brasil 10[19] Platinum 60,000+
Canadian Albums Chart Nielsen Soundscan 4[12] 2x Platinum[20] 200,000+
Czech Album Chart IFPI 23[21]
Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 31[22]
French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 7[23] 118,000[24]
Irish Album Chart IRMA 12[25] Platinum[26]
Japanese Album Chart Oricon 18[27] 58,600[27]
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 1[28] 2x Platinum[29] 30,000
Swedish Album Chart GLF 41[30]    
Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 23[31] Gold[32] 15,000
United World Chart (Worldwide Sales) Media traffic 2[8] Platinum[8] 3,708,000[8]
United World Chart the 7.5% Mediatraffic doesn't cover 2[8] 4,000,000

[edit] References

Note: All citations to magazine articles lead to a website where scans of these magazines can be viewed free of charge

  1. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 11/22/2006
  2. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 12/27/2006
  3. ^ US Billboard Charts (02/03/2007)
  4. ^ a b US Billboard Charts (03/17/2007). Ukmix. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
  5. ^ US Billboard Charts (04/14/2007)
  6. ^ US Billboard Charts (06/23/2007)
  7. ^ US Billboard Charts (08/11/2007). Ukmix. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
  8. ^ a b c d e United World Chart. MediaTraffic.de. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  9. ^ Uk\K Album Releases
  10. ^ New Akon Hit Earmarked For Expanded 'Konvicted'
  11. ^ Chart Data: Akon. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
  12. ^ a b c d Akon: Billboard albums. AllMusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  13. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (15/03/2008)
  14. ^ Billboard Comprehensive Albums. Billboard tymagazine. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  15. ^ Konvicted UK Sales Archive
  16. ^ Total UK Sales So Far
  17. ^ a b Australian Albums Chart. Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  18. ^ Belgian Album Chart. Entertainment.Skynet.be. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  19. ^ Top 30 CDs Sales. Hot100Brasil. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
  20. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum
  21. ^ Czech Albums Chart. IFPIcr.cz. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  22. ^ Danish Album Chart. DanishCharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  23. ^ French Albums Chart. LesCharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  24. ^ French Sales
  25. ^ Irish Album Chart. IRMA.ie. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  26. ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
  27. ^ a b Japanese Album Chart. Jbbs.LiveDoor.jp. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  28. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  29. ^ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. RIANZ.org.nz. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  30. ^ Swedish Album Chart. SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  31. ^ Swiss Album Chart. HitParade.ch. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
  32. ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community

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Preceded by
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April 16, 2007 - April 23, 2007		 Succeeded by
Treasure by Hayley Westenra