Robin Thicke

For fans of Robin Thicke and his music. Share blog posts, photos, and videos. --- Wikipedia offered a good history of Thicke: In 2000, Thicke went to work on material for his debut album, initially entitled Cherry Blue Skies. The album... [more]

For fans of Robin Thicke and his music. Share blog posts, photos, and videos.
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Wikipedia offered a good history of Thicke: In 2000, Thicke went to work on material for his debut album, initially entitled Cherry Blue Skies. The album focused more on blue-eyed soul, than his pop-offerings for other artists.
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Later that year, Thicke released the video and lead single "When I Get You Alone". The track sampled Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven", which itself sampled Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The video featured an unshaven Thicke, with long, grungy hair, as a courier racing through the streets of Manhattan on a bicycle. It received some rotation on MTV 2 and BET's "Rated Next" and was spun moderately on urban radio. Globally, the song had some chart success, peaking at #17 in Australia, #15 in Belgium, #15 in Italy, #8 in New Zealand and #5 in the Netherlands.
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The moderate success was enough to signal the re-release of the album, with its name changed to A Beautiful World; the re-release included a few extra songs. It received very little promotion, despite the release of a second single "Brand New Jones". The album debuted at #152 in the Billboard 200 and sold 59,000 copies.
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In 2005, Thicke guested on the remix of Will Smith's international hit, "Switch". After being signed to The Neptunes label, Star Trak, he began work on his 2nd album entitled The Evolution of Robin Thicke. The first single, "Wanna Love U Girl" (featuring Pharrell) experienced chart success on urban radio in the UK. Thicke changed his appearance, cutting off his trademark long hair, and appeared in a video for the song, directed by Hype Williams.
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Nearly a year after the single was released, the album was released on October 3, 2006. The Evolution of Robin Thicke includes songs with Lil Wayne and Faith Evans (on "Got 2 Be Down"), as well as Pharrell. "Lost Without U" will be album's second single. He appears in the music video of this single with his wife, actress Paula Patton. He will continue to promote the album while touring with India.Arie, and then opening for John Legend.