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Post by reception on Jul 25, 2006 15:56:58 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 25, 2006 16:08:53 GMT -5
His album booklet is just a big fold-out poster, ain't it?
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Post by diamond on Jul 25, 2006 16:35:12 GMT -5
any predictions for first week sales?
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Post by BlahBlahBlah on Jul 25, 2006 19:23:04 GMT -5
His album booklet is just a big fold-out poster, ain't it? Yep.
I got it today. The album comes in 4 different covers (a bit different from what was posted before), I got the one with the blue Ice Cream shirt. :)
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Post by XXIX on Jul 25, 2006 19:34:25 GMT -5
Can someone post the 4 different album covers?
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Post by marcjm on Jul 25, 2006 19:47:19 GMT -5
I'm curious as to how much this'll sell especially taken the fact that this current single hasn't even taken off. I would've thought that with Pharrell and Kanye, it would've been an undeniable hit, but I guess the public wasn't feeling it. I predict he'll open with btwn 75k-90k, which will be a substantial amount of his total, cumulative sales.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 25, 2006 23:58:55 GMT -5
I was very disappointed with this album!! Only ended up really liking two songs!! I'm glad I saved myself $10!! I do not want a poster of Pharrell that bad.
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Post by BlahBlahBlah on Jul 26, 2006 8:38:45 GMT -5
The iTunes version of this album includes all tracks of the album as instrumentals, as bonus tracks.
That's tempting, but I still refuse to buy digital albums.
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Post by crisis on Jul 26, 2006 11:25:35 GMT -5
Pharell is one of the best R&B singers out there and one of the best producers. He's trying new things, and some of them might not work (That Gwen Stefani collaboration) but I might get this new album. His song barely plays on tv, but I like it. He's pushing the album more than anything.
I hope he debuts in the top 3.
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Post by reception on Jul 26, 2006 14:01:21 GMT -5
Jul 26, 10:57 AM EDT Omnipresent Pharrell Goes Low Profile
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The words "low profile" and "Pharrell" rarely find themselves in the same sentence. The uber-cool songwriter and producer, one half of the superduo production team The Neptunes, is arguably the most omnipresent hitmaker (Senorita, Drop It Like It's Hot, Give It To Me) on the planet. His slightly off-key falsetto is heard on smashes for artists ranging from Jay-Z to Snoop Dogg to Justin Timberlake, while his sleek visage is prominently featured in their videos.
He's also fronted his own punk/hip-hop hybrid group, N.E.R.D, has his own Billionaire Boys Club clothing line, his own skater-boy Ice Cream sneaker and was recently named as the face of the luxury goods staple Louis Vuitton.
But the 32-year-old insists that his solo CD debut, "In My Mind," is designed to be a low-key, affair - despite the presence of such superstars as Kanye West, Gwen Stefani and Jay-Z.
Pharrell explained the contradiction in a recent interview with The Associated Press. AP: This album has a lot of superstar cameos. Did you ever think of just putting out a record without the collaborations?
Pharrell: I got with people who understand what I was trying to do, something small and boutique. Something special that was to the left of everything else. If you think about your favorite artists, you think about their singles, there is always that one song on the album that you love, that's what I tried to do. I tried to make an album filled with those kind of records that weren't meant to be singles but are very special to you. You like the way the hook sounds or you just like the beat, not necessarily meant for radio.
AP: How does this project differ from the smashes you've written for others?
Pharrell: Just kind of like making records I ordinarily wouldn't do. I ordinarily wouldn't make R&B-ish records for myself. I probably wouldn't make rap records for myself. It's like putting Steven Spielberg in his own film. For me it is more about the writing, the direction, the production and creating soundscapes for other artists. It's like a music makers' album and a fans' album. It's not a huge 10 million sales thing. I am not pop. I am not mainstream like that. As an artist I am more underground. AP: Have you ever wanted to have that mainstream success for yourself?
Pharrell: I thought about it before but it's too much of a headache. It's too much work. Interviews, all of the revealing things about it - I ain't really into that.
AP: Yet you have a very big persona - you are always in videos and you have a very high profile. Are you seeking fame?
Pharrell: I don't know. I'm thankful for my involvement in the music industry but I don't really like being too vocal. That's why all of my interviews are terrible because I don't like revealing anything. I feel like if I do that, I might as well turn my career into a reality show, right? I should just bring the cameras in while I'm making beats and whoever I am in love with at the time, it's just us, the camera. When I'm home with my mom and dad it's like, 'Hi mom. Hi dad. Hi camera.' I'm not into that. Artists are built for that, people who are celebrities. They are built for that kind of exposure. I ain't built for it.
AP: So why put out a solo album at all?
Pharrell: Because it's for my fans. It's still going to be low key, It's not going to be the biggest thing in the world. I'm not Usher or Beyonce or Jay-Z or Linkin Park. It's boutique, it really is. If it catches, it'll be great, but if not, it's meant for my fans. My fans go out and get it.
AP: And who are Pharrell's fans?
Pharrell: They are aspirational; kids who not only buy my sneakers but they design their own sneakers. They not only buy my clothes they design their own clothes. They're making their own albums, they are producing their own beats. I speak for a generation of kids who want to change things, do some things differently and are unafraid to be different. It's not seen as a white or black thing, it's just multicultural, it is what it is, and if you like it, you're into it, if you're not, cool. We don't care if you like it.
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Post by reception on Aug 6, 2006 11:47:12 GMT -5
1. "In My Mind," Pharrell 2. "Feedback," Jurassic 5 3. "Kamahiwa," Keali'i Reichel 4. "Let the Good Times Roll," Kalaeloa 5. "Ekolu Music," Ekolu 6. " 'E," Natalie Ai Kamauu 7. "Aloha Island Music: Project 1," various artists 8. "Now 22," various artists 9. "Facing Future," Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 10. "The 50 Greatest Hawai'i Music Albums Ever, Vol. 2," various artists Hawai'i source: Tower Records Honolulu (8/4/2006)
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 6, 2006 14:22:10 GMT -5
People still don't realize how much his album sucks?!
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Post by reception on Aug 7, 2006 13:48:45 GMT -5
Kanye West and Pharrell Williams rock the collar during their Friday concert performance on ABC's Good Morning, America in New York City.
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Post by reception on Aug 17, 2006 16:59:14 GMT -5
1. "Year of the Dog ... Again," DMX 2. "Ekolu Music," Ekolu 3. "In My Mind," Pharrell4. "Kamahiwa," Keali'i Reichel 5. "One Drop," One Drop 6. "Let the Good Times Roll," Kalaeloa 7. "Feedback," Jurassic 5 8. "Facing Future," Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 9. "LeToya," LeToya 10. "Now 22," various artists Hawai'i source: Tower Records Honolulu (8/11/2006)
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 17, 2006 18:11:14 GMT -5
The 3rd US single has been decided: "Baby" feat. Nelly.
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Post by spooky21 on Aug 17, 2006 18:57:01 GMT -5
This project really did fizzle eh?
I like some of the songs, but the material seemed weak overall. Very talented guy though.
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Post by Pulse on Aug 17, 2006 19:00:40 GMT -5
It's not too suprising though. Producers in general seem to not do so well, when they release their own stuff.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 17, 2006 19:13:59 GMT -5
^^ - This is very true!! Look at all of Timbaland's projects.
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Post by marcjm on Aug 18, 2006 2:12:44 GMT -5
Yea, this has fizzled pretty rapidly. I think he should've seen how receptive the public was to N.E.R.D. and that was at the height of his producing popularity and the public barely accepted that.
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Post by BlahBlahBlah on Aug 18, 2006 9:34:00 GMT -5
Kanye's albums did pretty well.
While N*E*R*D might not have sold many albums, at least they were critically acclaimed (first album anyway). I wish he had went for that direction instead.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 18, 2006 22:28:49 GMT -5
Pharrell needs to never make another "solo" album again.
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Post by diamond on Aug 19, 2006 20:46:32 GMT -5
The next single is gonna be "That Girl" feat Snoop. Power 106 in LA debuted it in there new at 2 mix.
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Post by reception on Aug 25, 2006 13:31:11 GMT -5
1. "Port of Miami," Rick Ross 2. "Step Up," soundtrack 3. "Ekolu Music," Ekolu 4. "Cassie," Cassie 5. "In My Mind," Pharrell6. "Year of the Dog ... Again," DMX 7. " 'E," Natalie Ai Kamau'u 8. "Christ Illusion," Slayer 9. "Let the Good Times Roll," Kalaeloa 10. "Revival," Katchafire Hawai'i source: Tower Records Honolulu (8/18/2006)
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Post by reception on Aug 31, 2006 16:11:48 GMT -5
They might be giants, but Pharrell Williams does his best to pump himself up while posing next to larger-than-life figures Hulk Hogan and his pop-singer daughter Brooke Wednesday at New York's Radio City Music Hall, where the trio made the scene before Thursday's VMAs. Later, Williams hosted a bash at hip Chinatown Brasserie.
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Post by currentoptions on Aug 31, 2006 16:18:54 GMT -5
They might be giants, but Pharrell Williams does his best to pump himself up while posing next to larger-than-life figures Hulk Hogan and his pop-singer daughter Brooke Wednesday at New York's Radio City Music Hall, where the trio made the scene before Thursday's VMAs. Later, Williams hosted a bash at hip Chinatown Brasserie. The Hulk needs to retired. At least Pharrell did not take off his shirt. Thank god. What are the numbers for his latest album?
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Post by reception on Nov 3, 2006 16:24:54 GMT -5
Copenhagen, Denmark Singer and super producer Pharrell Williams dressed appropriately for the MTV Europe Awards in Denmark, where the temperature was just above the freezing point.
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Post by diamond on Nov 3, 2006 19:12:57 GMT -5
he looks ridiculous.
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Post by reception on Nov 30, 2006 18:11:08 GMT -5
Hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams is his very own street team – showing off his Ice Cream Skate Team brand – during an outing in Miami Beach on Wednesday.
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Post by damnnnitzzjohn on Feb 25, 2007 0:15:18 GMT -5
It was for Hikenein or w/e LOL
and it is Snoop Dogg's song "Beautiful"
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Post by George on Feb 26, 2007 23:08:57 GMT -5
What went wrong with this? Seemed such a high-profile release, but "Can I Have It Like That", "Angel" & "Number 1" disappeared from radio quick.
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