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Konvicted is the second album by hip hop and R&B Senegalese-American singer and rapper Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features tracks recorded with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P (who previously collaborated with Akon on "Locked Up") and T-Pain (who later recorded "Bartender" with Akon). To date, it is Akon's most successful album and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Track listing

{{tracklist | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Shake Down | writer1 = Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort | extra1 = Giorgio Tuinfort | length1 = 3:52 | title2 = Blown Away | note2 = featuring Styles P | writer2 = Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, David "Styles P" Styles | extra2 = Giorgio Tuinfort | length2 = 3:29 | title3 = Smack That | note3 = featuring Eminem | writer3 = Akon, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Strange | extra3 = Eminem | length3 = 3:37 | title4 = [[I Wanna Love You (Akon song)|I Wanna Love You note4 = featuring Snoop Dogg | writer4 = Akon, Cordozar "Snoop Dogg" Broadus Jr. | extra4 = Akon | length4 = 4:07 | title5 = The Rain | writer5 = Akon, Dwight "Skrapp" Reynolds, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas | extra5 = Akon | length5 = 3:27 | title6 = Never Took the Time | writer6 = Akon, Keon Bryce, Steve Skinner | extra6 = Akon | length6 = 3:57 | title7 = Mama Africa | writer7 = Akon, Hakim Abdulsamad, D. Browne, Bobby Dixon, E. Dwyer, P. Elton, B. Gowdy, T. Otto, D. Richards, Paul Henton | extra7 = Akon | length7 = 4:26 | title8 = I Can't Wait | note8 = featuring T-Pain | writer8 = Akon, Faheem "T-Pain" Najm | extra8 = Akon | length8 = 3:46 | title9 = Gangsta Bop | writer9 = Akon, T. Nielsen, Rune Rask | extra9 = Akon | length9 = 4:07 | title10 = Tired Of Runnin' | writer10 = Akon, H. Banks, C. Hampton, R. Jackson | extra10 = Akon | length10 = 4:33 | title11 = Once In A While | writer11 = Akon, B. Boulai, S. Crocker, Skip Prokop | extra11 = Akon | length11 = 3:57 | title12 = Don't Matter | writer12 = Akon, Bob Marley, R. Kelly, A. Lawson | extra12 = Akon | length12 = 4:52 }}

Platinum Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Sorry, Blame It on Me"Akon, Clinton Sparks, S. PatroneClinton Sparks4:57
14."Rush" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)Akon, Jason "Kardinal Offishall" Harrow, Andrew Joel ThompsonAkon4:02
15."Don't Matter [Calypso Remix]"Akon, Bob Marley, Robert Kelly, A. LawsonAkon5:30
16."Gringo"AkonAkon4:30
17."I Wanna Love You (Clean Version)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)Akon, Cordozar "Snoop Dogg" Broadus Jr.Akon4:07
Brazil Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Lonely"Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Bobby Vinton, Gene Allen3:57
US Walmart Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
18."Struggle Everyday"4:16
19."I Wanna Love You [Remix]"4:35
20."Fair To You"3:21
21."Still Alone"2:46
22."Mama Africa [Live]"4:45
23."I Wanna Love You [Live]"4:37

Samples

Credits

  • Executive Producer: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Direction: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Administration: Tashia Stafford and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Creative Direction: Devyne Stephens
  • Mastered: Eddy Schreyer
  • Marketing: Elise Wright and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Art Direction & Design: Joe Spix
  • Photographer: Jonathan Mannion
  • Wardrobe Stylist: Fiskani
  • Legal: Sandra L. Brown
  • Corrdinator: Cragg Brown

Chart performance

Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 284,000 copies.[1] The album was able to stay within the top twenty for 28 consecutive weeks, but eventually started to drop slowly. On its sixth week, it broke the one million mark,[2] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.3 million copies. The album was officially certified double platinum on its sixteenth week. 2 million records were sold after twenty weeks. After thirty weeks on the chart it had moved 2.4 million units. On November 19, 2007, the RIAA has certified the Konvicted album triple platinum status with 3 million units sold in the United States. The album became the second best selling record of the year on the Billboard 200 charts.[3]

Peak position and certification

Chart (2006)[4] Providers Peak
position 		Certification Sales
The Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 2[5] 3x Platinum 2,830,000+
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[6]
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[5]
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[5]
The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 16[7] Platinum 410,000[8]
Australian Album Chart ARIA 16[9] Platinum 70,000+
Australian Urban Album Chart ARIA 3[9] Platinum
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 33[10]
Brazilian Albums Chart ABPD Platinum[11] 250,000
Canadian Albums Chart Nielsen Soundscan 4[5] 2x Platinum[12] 200,000+
Czech Album Chart IFPI 23[13] - -
Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 31[14] - -
French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 7[15] - 118,000[16]
Irish Album Chart IRMA 12[17] Platinum[18] -
Japanese Album Chart Oricon 18[19] - 58,600[19]
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 1[20] 2x Platinum[21] 30,000
Swedish Album Chart GLF 41[22]    
Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 23[23] Gold[24] 15,000

See also

References

Note: All citations to magazine articles lead to a website where scans of these magazines can be viewed free of charge

  1. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 11/22/2006
  2. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 12/27/2006
  3. ^ "'Daughtry' Named Billboard Top Seller in '07". ew.com. December 14, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. ^ "Chart Data: Akon". Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  5. ^ a b c d "Akon: Billboard albums". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  6. ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Albums". Billboard tymagazine. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  7. ^ Konvicted UK Sales Archive
  8. ^ Total UK Sales So Far
  9. ^ a b "Australian Albums Chart". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02. Cite error: The named reference "australiancharts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Belgian Album Chart". Entertainment.Skynet.be. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  11. ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp
  12. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum
  13. ^ "Czech Albums Chart". IFPIcr.cz. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  14. ^ "Danish Album Chart". DanishCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  15. ^ "French Albums Chart". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  16. ^ French Sales
  17. ^ "Irish Album Chart". IRMA.ie. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  18. ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
  19. ^ a b "Japanese Album Chart". Jbbs.LiveDoor.jp. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  20. ^ "New Zealand Albums Chart". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  21. ^ "Recording Industry Association of New Zealand". RIANZ.org.nz. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  22. ^ "Swedish Album Chart". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  23. ^ "Swiss Album Chart". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  24. ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community
Preceded by RIANZ New Zealand number one album
April 16, 2007 - April 23, 2007 		Succeeded by
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