This is the sophomore album from R&B singer; Chris Brown. This album was released in November 2007. It debuted number 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and sold 295,000 units within it first week. In Rolling Stones’ top 50 albums of 2007, Exclusive ranked number thirty-four. The cover is very much original, suave and unconventional. The main focal point is the artist Chris Brown, and it is a mid-shot of him, whilst we see him on the top of a building with the city outline vaguely behind him, which can also distract the audience. The font is called Morpheus, and is shiny and metallic. There are two versions of the album; a normal version and the forever edition (deluxe). The differences between the deluxe cover and the original cover are that the background in the deluxe edition is black and white, whilst the original is coloured, Chris Brown’s jacket has also changed from purple to black, whilst his shirt has changed from white to red. The text has changed from gold, to white and red, and also has ‘Forever edition’ added to it. The name of his album is called Exclusive, as it is an exclusive gift to his fans, he was originally going to call it Graduation, but changed it because Kanye West released an album of the same name. The image on the cover is Chris Brown in a suit, which shows his growth from his first album, and he is now maturing which he stated “I am still going to keep it so my younger fans can continue to listen to my music, but I got a couple of joints on there that’s for some of the older people”. He looks enhanced and different to his previous self titled album cover, which shows the audience that Chris Brown has grown and changed as a person.
These are the digipaks for both the deluxe and original copies of the Exclusive album. The original album has reversible covers so the audience can change the cover if they wish, there are photo shoots within the booklets, information about the songs and a thank you section. The Forever Edition also has the same things, apart from having additional songs.
This is Chris Brown’s cover for Vibe magazine at the time of the album’s promotion and release. This album was advertised as showing his growth, as well as his voice breaking, and he was not the same person that was in his self-titled album. He also changed the way he dressed, from the stereotypical black boy with baggy clothes, to someone who dressed accordingly and semi-normal, with a normal fitted shirt, and fitted jeans. The cover also builds hype for the magazine as well as the album with the beading reading: Chris Brown? “I’m still a Virgin in your eyes..”, which makes the reader want to read, and also want to buy his album to see if he actually gives away any secrets.
This commercial showcases his album, and entices audiences by showing clips to his music videos and showing that the album has already spawned two number one hits.
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