Brown, Chris: Chris Brown (2LP) [JIVE/LEGACY]

Why you'll love it

Chris Brown's debut entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 in 2005 and has since gone four times platinum. "Run It!" went to No. 1 on the Hot 100, and the album earned Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary R&B Album.

This edition

• 2LP
• Vinyl reissue of the 2005 album
• 15 tracks

About the album

He was 16 when he made it, with a production roster that ran from Scott Storch and Jermaine Dupri to the Underdogs and Cool & Dre. "Run It!", with Juelz Santana, set the template, and "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)", "Gimme That", "Say Goodbye" and "Poppin'" kept the singles coming for more than a year.

It sold 154,000 copies in its first week, and it still sounds like the mid-2000s at their most polished. The 20th anniversary is being marked on stage with a stadium tour, and here on vinyl.

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Tracklist

1. Intro
2. Run It! (featuring Juelz Santana)
3. Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
4. Young Love
5. Gimme That
6. Ya Man Ain't Me
7. Winner
8. Ain't No Way (You Won't Love Me)
9. What's My Name (featuring Noah)
10. Is This Love?
11. Poppin'
12. Just Fine
13. Say Goodbye
14. Run It! (Remix) (featuring Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri)
15. Thank You

On Jive/Legacy, a reissue of the 2005 album.