But if and when Brown ascends to the next level, it likely will be because he starts talking about the morning after. This seems to be an art imitating life thing. Fame, access, and talent bring those with ease. Mike Pizzo of Las Vegas Weekly said that on the album Brown "doesn’t attempt to make a cohesive album, but looks to solidify his position by producing another handful of radio-ready cuts, attempting to satisfy multiple audiences at once."īrad Wete of Billboard praised the album's sound, but he was dissatisfied towards its lyrical content, saying: "Admittedly, a rich 26-year-old bachelor’s life is full of romps with women and wild nights. Los Angeles Times's Mikael Wood expressed a positive response, and complimented the music on the album as "a convincing bad-guy energy that’s all the more potent for its sweet, often luscious textures".Ĭomplex's Michael Arcenaux expressed a negative response, describing the album as a "mistake" and calling it a "directionless mess", saying that "Chris Brown has all the components to be excellent, he’s a decent singer with a nice tone, a proven songwriter, and an excellent performer, but rarely is that reflected on his albums". "Royalty" received mixed reviews from music critics.Īt Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 5 reviews.Īllmusic editor Andy Kellman expressed a mixed response saying that the album "is designed more to please Brown's devout fans than illustrate growth", and called it a qualitative step back from previous solo album, "X." It was also streamed 17.3 million times during its first week.Īs of March 2016, the album has sold 360,000 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, track sales equivalent of 500,000 units. "Royalty" debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 184,000 equivalent copies. "U Did It" is a slow R&B song which features some electronic elements. "KAE" is a PBR&B song dedicated to Brown's ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran.
"Day One" is a trap and PBR&B song, with a dark tune and fast rapping, where Brown's voice is auto-tuned. "Proof" and "Discover" are PBR&B songs with painful lyrics about breakup. "Who's Gonna (Nobody)" is an R&B song that samples "Nobody" performed by Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage, and "My, My, My" performed by Johnny Gill. "Picture Me Rollin’" is a g-funk and old school hip hop song, which features influences by west coast rap "Anyway" is a dance-pop song which features an auto-tuned chorus sung by Tayla Parx. "Zero" is a disco and funk song that was compared by some critics to the work of American band Chic and French electronic music duo Daft Punk. "Liquor" is an R&B song that features heavy influences from psychedelic and soul music.
"Make Love" is a slow jam that has a pure R&B style, inspired by 90's music. "Wrist" is a trap song with some heavy influences from R&B and hip hop music. "Fine by Me" is an EDM, disco and R&B song that was inspired by 80's music. The opening track, "Back to Sleep" is an R&B slow jam that features beats and minor influences of funk and pop music, reminiscent of Marvin Gaye's 1982 song "Sexual Healing." "Royalty" is mainly an R&B album, with some songs heavily influenced by funk, trap and PBR&B music. On October 16, 2015, he has revealed the album cover, portraying Chris with Royalty in his arms in a black and white picture.ĭuring an interview with Hot 97, Brown explained the significance of the title, saying: "The album is called "Royalty" because it represents where I’m at right now in my life, and my daughter is the biggest part of my life." On August 22, 2015, Brown revealed on his Twitter, that this new album will be titled "Royalty", in honor of his daughter, Royalty Brow. The day after the announcement, he released the album's lead single, titled "Liquor." On June 25, 2015, Chris Brown announced that his seventh album would be released during the autumn of 2015.
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