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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = A Beautiful World
| name = A Beautiful World
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Robin Thicke]]
| artist = [[Robin Thicke]]
| Cover = Awonderfulworld.jpg
| cover = Awonderfulworld.jpg
| Released = 2002<br>April 15, 2003 (reissue)
| alt =
| released = October 15, 2002<br>April 15, 2003 (reissue)
| Recorded = 2002-2003<br>Blue Jay Studios<br>[[Westlake Audio]]<br>[[Record Plant Studios]]<br><small>[[Los Angeles, California]]</small>
| Length = 55:06
| recorded = 2000–2001
| venue =
| Label = NuAmerica, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| studio = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|{{Plainlist|
| Producer = [[Robin Thicke]], Pro J
*Blue Jay Studios
| Last album =
*[[Westlake Audio]]
| This album = '''''A Beautiful World'''''<br />(2003)
*[[Record Plant Studios]]<br><small>([[Los Angeles, California]])</small>
| Next album = ''[[The Evolution of Robin Thicke]]''<br />(2006)
|}}
}}}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
{{Album ratings
*[[Soul music|Soul]] | [[R&B]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-world-mw0000226102 |title=''Beautiful World'' – Robin Thicke |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=September 23, 2013 |author=Wilson, Mackenzie|quote= Beautiful World is real, but much too focused on being a hardcore soul thing.}}</ref>}}
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| length = 55:06
| rev1Score ={{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r633918|pure_url=yes}} link]
| label = {{flatlist|
*NuAmerica
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
*[[Robin Thicke]]
*Pro Jay<ref>Robin Thicke - A Beautiful World. NuAmerica/Interscope Records. 0694933752</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Thicke|first1=Robin|title=A Beautiful World|url=http://www.discogs.com/Thicke-A-Beautiful-World/release/3861817|website=discogs.com|publisher=Interscope Records|access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref>}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[The Evolution of Robin Thicke]]
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = A Beautiful World
| type = studio
| single1 = [[When I Get You Alone]]
| single1date = September 23, 2002<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-09-20.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1471|page=33|date=September 20, 2002|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref>
| single2 = Brand New Jones
| single2date = 2003
}}
}}
}}
'''''A Beautiful World''''' is a 2003 re-release of producer, singer, songwriter [[Robin Thicke]]'s 2002 [[debut album]] ''Cherry Blue Skies''. The reissue features the extra tracks "A Beautiful World" and "She's Gangsta". The woman featured on the cover of the album is [[Paula Patton]], Thicke's then-girlfriend and future wife.


{{Music ratings
==Chart performance/sales==
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
The album managed to reach number 152 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, while it peaked at number four on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Top Heatseekers]] album chart. As of April 2007, the album has sold 63,000 copies in the [[United States]].<ref>Fennessey, Sean (April 2007). "Natural Selection". ''Vibe'' magazine, p. 98.</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-world-mw0000226102 |title=''Beautiful World'' – Robin Thicke |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |access-date=September 23, 2013 |author=Wilson, Mackenzie}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=12310 |title=Consumer Guide Album – Thicke: ''A Beautiful World'' |work=[[The Village Voice]] |location=New York |date=March 23, 2004 |access-date=September 23, 2013 |author=Christgau, Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev3Score = Critics' Choice<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Paoletta|first1=Michael|title=Reviews & Previews|magazine=Billboard|date=May 10, 2003|volume=115|issue=19|page=39|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>
}}
'''''A Beautiful World''''' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter [[Robin Thicke]], then known simply as ''Thicke''. Originally released on October 15, 2002, the album went under the name '''''Cherry Blue Skies''''' but was later renamed. On April 15, 2003; the album was reissued and features the extra tracks "A Beautiful World" and "She's Gangsta". The woman featured on the cover of the album is [[Paula Patton]], who was Thicke's then-girlfriend and his future ex-wife.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have split|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robin-thicke-and-paula-patton-have-split/|website=CBS News|access-date=2015-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramirez|first1=Erika|title=Robin Thicke & Paula Patton: A Love Timeline Through His Music|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6128829/robin-thicke-paula-patton-a-love-timeline-through-his-music|website=Billboard|access-date=2015-01-04}}</ref> As of January 2012, the album has sold 119,000 copies in the [[United States]].<ref name="ThickeSoul">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RsAnJ7Zx_qgC&pg=RA1-PA31 |title=Thicke With Soul |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=124 |issue=1 |page=31 |date=January 2012 |author=Benjamin, Jeff}}</ref> "Oh Shooter" has [[remake]] called ''[[Shooter (song)|Shooter]]'' by [[Lil Wayne]].

==Background==
Speaking of the album's creation process, Thicke told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'': “I had no idea what I was doing while I was doing it. I just made decisions based on what sounds good and feels good. If something started with a rock-guitar sound and it was a good riff, I would just keep going with it. If it was a hip-hop drum beat, I'd work with it."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kipnis|first1=Jill|title=Thicke's "Cherry Blue Skies" Bows Harrell,Edmonds' NuAmerica|magazine=Billboard|date=November 16, 2002|page=17}}</ref>
Reflecting on the album in 2008, Thicke described it as an “expression and the limitless possibilities of music" and said, "I just tried to do anything and everything on it.”<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mitchell|first1=Gail|title=Robin Thicke: White Like Me|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044035/robin-thicke-white-like-me|website=Billboard|access-date=30 July 2015|date=September 19, 2008}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks written by Robin Thicke, except where it's co-credited.
{{Tracklist
{{Track listing
| headline = ''A Beautiful World'' track listing

| title1 = Oh Shooter
| title1 = Oh Shooter
| note1 = Robin Thicke, James Gass, Bobby Keyes, Robert Daniels
| writer1 = {{hlist|James Gass|[[Bobby Keyes (guitarist)|Bobby B. Keyes]]|Robert Daniels}}
| length1 = 4:36
| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = A Beautiful World
| title2 = A Beautiful World
| note2 = Robin Thicke, Sean Hurley
| writer2 = {{hlist|Sean Hurley}}
| length2 = 4:43
| length2 = 4:43

| title3 = Suga Mama
| title3 = Suga Mama
| note3 = Robin Thicke
| writer3 =
| length3 = 4:33
| length3 = 4:33

| title4 = Flowers in Bloom
| title4 = Flowers in Bloom
| note4 = Robin Thicke, James Gass, Sean Hurley, Robert Daniels
| writer4 = {{hlist|Gass|Hurley|Daniels}}
| length4 = 3:46
| length4 = 3:46

| title5 = [[When I Get You Alone]]
| title5 = [[When I Get You Alone]]
| note5 = Robin Thicke, [[Walter Murphy]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Walter Murphy]]}}
| length5 = 3:37
| length5 = 3:37

| title6 = The Stupid Things
| title6 = The Stupid Things
| note6 = Robin Thicke
| writer6 =
| length6 = 3:46
| length6 = 3:46

| title7 = I'm A Be Alright
| title7 = I'm a Be Alright
| note7 = Robin Thicke, Bobby Keyes, Erica Dymakkus
| writer7 = {{hlist|Keyes|Erica Dymakkus}}
| length7 = 3:15
| length7 = 3:15

| title8 = Brand New Jones
| title8 = Brand New Jones
| note8 = Robin Thicke, Bobby Keyes
| writer8 = {{hlist|Keyes}}
| length8 = 4:31
| length8 = 4:31

| title9 = Vengas Conmigo
| title9 = Vengas Conmigo
| writer9 = {{hlist|Hurley|Keyes}}
| note9 = Robin Thicke, James Gass, Bobby Keyes
| length9 = 4:02
| length9 = 4:02

| title10 = Make a Baby
| title10 = Make a Baby
| note10 = Robin Thicke, Sean Hurley
| writer10 = {{hlist|Hurley}}
| length10 = 2:37
| length10 = 2:37

| title11 = Flex
| title11 = Flex
| note11 = Robin Thicke, James Gass, Bobby Keyes
| writer11 = {{hlist|Gass|Keyes}}
| length11 = 3:30
| length11 = 3:30

| title12 = She's Gangsta
| title12 = She's Gangsta
| note12 = Robin Thicke, James Gass, Bobby Keyes
| writer12 = {{hlist|Gass|Keyes}}
| length12 = 3:51
| length12 = 3:51

| title13 = Lazy Bones
| title13 = Lazy Bones
| writer13 =
| note13 = Robin Thicke
| length13 = 3:47
| length13 = 3:47

| title14 = Cherry Blue Skies
| title14 = Cherry Blue Skies
| note14 = Robin Thicke, James Gass, Bobby Keyes
| writer14 = {{hlist|Gass|Keyes}}
| length14 = 4:22
| length14 = 4:22
}}
}}


{{Track listing
==Singles==
| headline = 20th Anniversary deluxe edition<ref>{{cite web|title=A Beautiful World (20th anniversary deluxe edition)|url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/2H8gFVg1RPPp0ScFUpw3DU|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
#"When I Get You Alone"
| title15 = High School Man
#"Brand New Jones"
| writer15 = {{hlist|Gass}}
| length15 = 3:12
| title16 = When I Get You Alone
| note16 = Remix) (featuring [[Jadakiss]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Murphy}}
| length16 = 5:10
}}


==Personnel==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
* Robin Thicke - piano
* Sean Hurley -bass
* Bobby B. Keyes - guitar
* Pro J - drums, piano, mixing
* Harry King - piano
* Larry Cox - piano
* Dino Meneghin - guitar
* Herman Matthews - drums
* Raphael Padilla - percussion
* Bill Meyers - orchestral arrangements
* Randy Waldman - horn arrangements
* Bill Malina - recording, editing, mixing
* Jean-Marie Horvat - mixing
* [[Andre Harrell]] - executive producer
* Drew Fitzgerald - art direction
* [[Sante D'Orazio]] - art direction, photography

==Chart positions==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#ebf5ff"
!align="left"|Chart (2006)
!align="left"|Providers
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
!align="left"|Certification
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002–03)
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''Billboard''
|align="center"|152
|align="left"|N/A
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|152|artist=Robin Thicke|rowheader=true|access-date=February 2, 2019}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers
|-
|align="center"|4
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|4|artist=Robin Thicke|rowheader=true|access-date=February 2, 2019}}
|align="left"|N/A
|-
|-
|}
|}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes and [[Allmusic]].<ref>Robin Thicke – A Beautiful World. NuAmerica/Interscope Records. 0694933752</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Thicke|first1=Robin|title=A Beautiful World|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-world-mw0000226102/credits|website=allmusic.com|publisher=Interscope Records|access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* Robin Thicke — producer, [[piano]]
* Pro J — producer, [[drums]], piano, mixing {{small|(tracks 2, 12)}}, additional engineering
* Sean Hurley — [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Bobby Keyes (guitarist)|Bobby B. Keyes]] — [[guitar]]
* Harry King — piano
* Larry Cox — piano
* Jean-Marie Horvat — mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 3-5, 7-11, 13, 14)}}
* Bill Malina — engineer, editing, mixing {{small|(tracks 6, 12)}}
* Adam Holmstead – additional engineering
{{col-2}}
* Dino Meneghin — additional guitar {{small|(track 5)}}
* Herman Matthews — live drums {{small|(track 5)}}
* Bill Meyers — orchestral arrangements {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 11)}}
* Randy Waldman — horn arrangements {{small|(track 9)}}
* Raphael Padilla — [[percussion]] {{small|(track 9)}}
* Drew Fitzgerald — art direction
* [[Sante D'Orazio]] — art direction, [[photography]]
* [[Andre Harrell]] — [[executive producer]]
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 9 July 2024

For the environmental journal, see Scapa Society. For similar titles, see Beautiful World.
A Beautiful World
Studio album by
Robin Thicke
ReleasedOctober 15, 2002
April 15, 2003 (reissue)
Recorded2000–2001
Studio
Various
Genre
Length55:06
Label
Producer
Robin Thicke chronology
A Beautiful World
(2002) 		The Evolution of Robin Thicke
(2006)
Singles from A Beautiful World
  1. "When I Get You Alone"
    Released: September 23, 2002[3]
  2. "Brand New Jones"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[5]
BillboardCritics' Choice[6]

A Beautiful World is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, then known simply as Thicke. Originally released on October 15, 2002, the album went under the name Cherry Blue Skies but was later renamed. On April 15, 2003; the album was reissued and features the extra tracks "A Beautiful World" and "She's Gangsta". The woman featured on the cover of the album is Paula Patton, who was Thicke's then-girlfriend and his future ex-wife.[7][8] As of January 2012, the album has sold 119,000 copies in the United States.[9] "Oh Shooter" has remake called Shooter by Lil Wayne.

Background

[edit]

Speaking of the album's creation process, Thicke told Billboard: “I had no idea what I was doing while I was doing it. I just made decisions based on what sounds good and feels good. If something started with a rock-guitar sound and it was a good riff, I would just keep going with it. If it was a hip-hop drum beat, I'd work with it."[10] Reflecting on the album in 2008, Thicke described it as an “expression and the limitless possibilities of music" and said, "I just tried to do anything and everything on it.”[11]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks written by Robin Thicke, except where it's co-credited.

A Beautiful World track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Shooter"
4:36
2."A Beautiful World"
  • Sean Hurley
4:43
3."Suga Mama" 4:33
4."Flowers in Bloom"
  • Gass
  • Hurley
  • Daniels
3:46
5."When I Get You Alone"
3:37
6."The Stupid Things" 3:46
7."I'm a Be Alright"
  • Keyes
  • Erica Dymakkus
3:15
8."Brand New Jones"
  • Keyes
4:31
9."Vengas Conmigo"
  • Hurley
  • Keyes
4:02
10."Make a Baby"
  • Hurley
2:37
11."Flex"
  • Gass
  • Keyes
3:30
12."She's Gangsta"
  • Gass
  • Keyes
3:51
13."Lazy Bones" 3:47
14."Cherry Blue Skies"
  • Gass
  • Keyes
4:22
20th Anniversary deluxe edition[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."High School Man"
  • Gass
3:12
16."When I Get You Alone" (Remix) (featuring Jadakiss)
  • Murphy
5:10

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2002–03) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 152
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes and Allmusic.[15][16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Robin Thicke - A Beautiful World. NuAmerica/Interscope Records. 0694933752
  2. ^ Thicke, Robin. "A Beautiful World". discogs.com. Interscope Records. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1471. September 20, 2002. p. 33. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Wilson, Mackenzie. "Beautiful World – Robin Thicke". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 23, 2004). "Consumer Guide Album – Thicke: A Beautiful World". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Paoletta, Michael (May 10, 2003). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 19. p. 39. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have split". CBS News. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  8. ^ Ramirez, Erika. "Robin Thicke & Paula Patton: A Love Timeline Through His Music". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (January 2012). "Thicke With Soul". Billboard. Vol. 124, no. 1. p. 31.
  10. ^ Kipnis, Jill (November 16, 2002). "Thicke's "Cherry Blue Skies" Bows Harrell,Edmonds' NuAmerica". Billboard: 17.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Gail (September 19, 2008). "Robin Thicke: White Like Me". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  12. ^ "A Beautiful World (20th anniversary deluxe edition)". Spotify. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Robin Thicke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "Robin Thicke Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  15. ^ Robin Thicke – A Beautiful World. NuAmerica/Interscope Records. 0694933752
  16. ^ Thicke, Robin. "A Beautiful World". allmusic.com. Interscope Records. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
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