The album also debuted at number one in the UK, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, while fellow top ten positions were attained on charts in Switzerland, Scotland, Japan, Ireland, France, Canada and Australia. Despite its substandard critical reception, it was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 55th Grammy Awards.įortune had a great international chart success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 135,000 copies in its first week and becoming Brown's second number one album in the US, as well as his fifth consecutive top ten album, following on from F.A.M.E. The album received generally negative reviews from music critics, several of whom panned the lyrical content, though some critics were complimentary towards the production. The music consists of R&B and pop, containing elements of electronic music, while the lyrical content concentrates on sexual adventures, narcissism, clubbing and romantic love. The album's aesthetics feature a heavy usage of blue, suggesting a futuristic mood, that detaches itself from the graffiti imagery of Brown's precedent two albums.
on March 22, 2011, Fortune was pushed back several times before it was finally given a release date in July 2012. Originally scheduled for release six months after the release of Brown's fourth studio album F.A.M.E. The album also features several guest appearances, including Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Sevyn Streeter and Kevin McCall. Production is handled by Brown and several record producers, including the Underdogs, Polow da Don, Brian Kennedy, the Runners, the Messengers, H-Money, Danja and Benny Benassi. It was released on July 3, 2012, through RCA Records. Guest vocals on 'Trumpet Lights' come from Sabrina Antionette and add an extra dimension to the track, making us wish there was more tracks like this on the album.Ĭhris Brown needs to push for more in future material, testing his vocal range and lyric ability would have seen him achieve much more on this release.Fortune is the fifth studio album by American singer Chris Brown. The highlight of the album is almost certainly 'Don’t Wake Me Up' but it is awkwardly placed before 'Trumpet Lights', a heart pounding ballad that somehow it doesn’t really flow with the rest of Fortune. The intro sounds like the Crazy Frog and there’s not really a storyline or point to the song. Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa team up with Chris Brown for 'Til I Die', though they say two brains are better than one it seems all three had different ideas and decided to put them all into one dish.
Revisiting and recreating four year old 'Get Down' with guest artist B.O.B comes across as if the pair lacked determination and becomes just another lazy track.
However what saves the album are tracks such as 'Don't Judge Me', '4 Years Old' and '2012' which all churn out a beautiful melody rarely heard in modern R&B. Much of the album sounds more or less the same and it's often a challenge to know when one song finishes and the next one starts. This album as second best and not really exceeding himself as a recording artist. Chris Brown is without a doubt an extraordinary artist who has in the past proved a successful singer, songwriter and rapper but Fortune comes across as if he has put more effort into other areas of his career. 'Turn Up The Music' is Fortune's opening track and creates high hopes but before getting a quarter of the way through the 14 track (19 track deluxe edition) things become really predictable.
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