Justified (album)
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Justified is the debut album by American pop
singer Justin Timberlake
. Released during the hiatus of the group *NSYNC
, the album signaled Timberlake's desire to craft a more mature image than that of a "boy band
member". The album features guest performances by Timbaland
, Clipse
, Bubba Sparxxx
, and Janet Jackson
. The final song, "Never Again", featured Brian McKnight
on nearly all of the instruments. Justified was honored with two Grammy Award
s at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles
. The album was also nominated at the event for Album of the Year
. The album has sold more than ten million copies worldwide and also won Best International Album at the 2004 Brit Awards
. Justin performed his 3rd single "Rock Your Body" at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA for the 2003 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
. Released during the hiatus of the group *NSYNC
'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
, the album signaled Timberlake's desire to craft a more mature image than that of a "boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
member". The album features guest performances by Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
, Clipse
Clipse
Clipse is a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based hip hop duo. Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice and Pusha T , the group is heavily affiliated with production team The Neptunes and signed to Star Trak Entertainment.- Exclusive Audio Footage :The Thornton brothers were born in The Bronx, New...
, Bubba Sparxxx
Bubba Sparxxx
Warren Anderson Mathis , known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapper. His biggest hit is "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins which peaked at #7 in the United States...
, and Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
. The final song, "Never Again", featured Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
on nearly all of the instruments. Justified was honored with two Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The album was also nominated at the event for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
. The album has sold more than ten million copies worldwide and also won Best International Album at the 2004 Brit Awards
Brit Awards
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
. Justin performed his 3rd single "Rock Your Body" at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA for the 2003 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.
Singles
- "Like I Love You" was released as Justin's solo debut single in August 2002.
- "Cry Me a River" was released on December 17, 2002 and is inspired by the break-up of Justin and Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
. - "Rock Your Body" was released in March 2003.
- "Señorita" was released as the album's fourth official single on September 2, 2003.
- "I'm Lovin' It" was released on December 1, 2003. The song, a leftover song from the Justified sessions, did not appear on the original album. However, Justified was later re-released with the song included.
Track listing
Personnel
- Marsha AmbrosiusMarsha AmbrosiusMarsha Ambrosius or Marsha is an English singer/songwriter. A former member of the English Soul/R&B duo Floetry, she released her first solo album Late Nights & Early Mornings on March 1, 2011.-Early career with Floetry:...
– Background Vocals - Damen Bennett – Flute
- David Betancourt – Assistant Engineer
- Bubba SparxxxBubba SparxxxWarren Anderson Mathis , known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapper. His biggest hit is "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins which peaked at #7 in the United States...
– Rap - ClipseClipseClipse is a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based hip hop duo. Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice and Pusha T , the group is heavily affiliated with production team The Neptunes and signed to Star Trak Entertainment.- Exclusive Audio Footage :The Thornton brothers were born in The Bronx, New...
– Rap - Andrew Coleman – Engineer
- Vidal Davis – Percussion
- Eddie DeLena – Engineer
- Jimmy Douglass – Mixing
- Nathan East – Bass
- Omar Edwards – Keyboards
- Serban Ghenea – Mixing
- Larry Gold – Conductor, String Arrangements, String Conductor
- Dabling Harward – Engineer
- Chad Hugo – Producer, Instrumentation
- Janet Jackson – Vocals
- Paul James – Hair Stylist
- Bernard Kenny – Guitar
- Steve Klein – Photography
- David Lipman – Creative Director
- Vanessa Marquez – Vocals
- Carlos "Storm" Martinez – Assistant Engineer
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – Producer
- Harvey Mason, Sr. – Producer
- George "Spanky" McCurdy – Drums
- Brian McKnight – Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Instrumentation
- Bill Meyers – Conductor, String Arrangements
- Steve Penny – Engineer
- Dave Pensado – Mixing
- Bill Pettaway – Guitar
- Arianne Phillips – Stylist
- Herb Powers – Mastering
- Jimmy Randolph – Digital Editing, Pro-Tools
- Tim Roberts – Assistant Engineer
- Senator Jimmy D – Engineer
- Mary Ann Souza – Assistant Engineer
- Steamy – Assistant Engineer
- Scott Storch – Clavinet, Producer, Coordination
- Damon Thomas – Producer
- Timothy Moseley – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing
- Justin Timberlake – Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
- Thaddeus T. Tribbett – Bass
- Tye Tribbett & G.A. – Vocals (bckgr)
- Charles Veal – Strings
- Tommy Vicari – Engineer, String Engineer
- Marla Weinhoff – Set Design
- Pharrell Williams – Vocals, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Instrumentation
- Ethan Willoughby – Assistant Engineer
- Chris Wood – Engineer
- Benjamin Wright – Conductor, String Arrangements
Charts and certification
| Charts | Peak Position |
Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
9 | 3× platinum | 210,000 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 33 | Gold | 15,000 |
| Belgian Walloon Albums Chart | 8 | Gold | 25,000 |
| Belgian Flemish Albums Chart | 10 | ||
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
3 | 2× platinum | 200,000 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 4 | Platinum | 30,000 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
4 | 2× platinum | 160,000 |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
— | Platinum | 1 million |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 7 | ||
| French Albums Chart | 30 | Gold | 210,500 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
11 | Platinum | 300,000 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
36 | ||
| Italian Albums Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
47 | ||
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart | 5 | Platinum | 15,000 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 9 | ||
| Swedish Albums Chart | 21 | Gold | 20,000 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 22 | Platinum | 40,000 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
1 | 5× platinum | 1.8 million |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
2 | 3× platinum | 3.5 million |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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External links
- Justin Timberlake — official web site.
- Album Review Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
- Album Review at The New Zealand HeraldThe New Zealand Herald- External links :* * *...