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词条 The Declaration
释义

  1. Singles

     Other Songs 

  2. Other information

  3. Critical reception

  4. Chart performance

  5. Track listing

  6. Charts

     Weekly charts   Year-end charts  

  7. Release history

  8. References

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| name = The Declaration
| type = Studio
| artist = Ashanti
| cover = Ashanti - The Declaration.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2008|6|3}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|R&B}}
| length = 49:33
| label = {{hlist|The Inc.|Universal Motown}}
| producer = {{hlist|Ashanti Douglas|Akon|Babyface|Chad Beatz|Keith Biz|Channel 7|Jermaine Dupri|Theron "Neff-U" Feemster|L.T. Hutton|Rodney Jerkins|Manuel Seal|Peter Stengaard|Diane Warren|Mario Winans|Yinon Yahel}}
| prev_title = Collectables by Ashanti
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = The Vault
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Declaration
| type = studio
| single1 = Hey Baby (After the Club)
| single1date = October, 17. 2007
| single2 = The Way That I Love You
| single2date = February 26, 2008
| single3 = Body on Me
| single3date = June 10, 2008
| single4 = Good Good
| single4date = July 16, 2008
}}
}}The Declaration is the fifth studio album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti.[1] It was released on June 3, 2008.[2]

The album includes the single "The Way That I Love You". Ashanti said during her June 2 appearance on the television program 106 & Park that she recorded fifty-two tracks for the album, of which fifteen—including the bonus tracks "Why" and "Hey Baby (After the Club)"—were used. This is her last album to be released on Irv Gotti's label The Inc. Records.

Singles

  • "The Way That I Love You" was referred to as the real "first single" in press material and media reports.[3][4][5][6] It was released in February 2008 to Urban radio. It was released to digital retailers in March 2008 and to Rhythmic radio in April 2008. It reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ashanti's first song to reach the top forty since "Only U" in 2004.
  • "Good Good" was released to urban radio stations on July 16, 2008.[7] The song contains elements of Elton John's 1974 single "Bennie and the Jets", and has the same melody arrangement as Michael Jackson's "The Girl Is Mine".

Other Songs

  • In mid-2007, MTV News reported that the first single from The Declaration was "Switch",[8] which was produced by Shy Carter and released digitally in the United States on July 24, 2007. It was later reported that "Switch" will not be included on the album's track listing, and that the first single would be "Hey Baby (After the Club)".
  • "Hey Baby (After the Club)"[9] was released to radio and digital outlets on October 16, 2007. The music video premiered in September 2007. The song, which does not appear on the U.S. editions of the album, peaked at number eighty-seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
  • "Body On Me" was recorded not only for Ashanti's The Declaration, but also for Nelly's fifth studio album Brass Knuckles. The track is produced by Akon and Giorgio Tuinfort. It went to number one on Billboard's Hot Videoclip Tracks chart in its first week, becoming the first number one single from Nelly's album.

Other information

Ashanti performed the song, "Shine", at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as well as on FOX News in December. "Shine" was also played near the end in one of the televised previews for Will Smith's December 2008 movie, Seven Pounds.

The back insert for the physical CD release of the album has the runtimes misprinted, with some times being up to almost a minute under or over the song's actual run time.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings
| MC = (52/100)[10]
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[11]
|rev2 = The Boston Globe
|rev2score = (unfavorable)[12]
|rev3 = Daily News (New York)
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}[13]
|rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev4Score = C+[14]
|rev5 = Newsday
|rev5score = B[15]
|rev6 = Rolling Stone
|rev6score = {{rating|2|5}}[16]
|rev7 = Slant Magazine
|rev7score = {{rating|2.5|5}}[17]
|rev8 = This Is Music
|rev8score = {{rating|4.5|5}}[18]
|rev9 = Toronto Star
|rev9score = {{rating|2|4}}[19]
|rev10 = USA Today
|rev10score = {{rating|3|4}}[20]
|rev11 = Vibe
|rev11score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[10][21]

}}

The Declaration received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 52, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[10] Dan Gennoe of Yahoo! Music UK was impressed saying that the album may be " The best album of Ashanti's career," but that it may also be her most "overlooked."[22]

Shanel Odum of Vibe gave a mixed review to the album saying that "More than half of the album is lukewarm," but also said: (The Title Track) is the album's "Diamond in the rough."[21] Christian Hoard also had a mixed review to the album stating: "This season, while R&B fans spin albums by Mariah, Usher and Janet, Ashanti needs more pizazz to compete."[16]

Chart performance

The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200, selling 86,000 copies its first week.

[23] As of February, 2014 the album has sold 297,000 copies in U.S.[24]

Track listing

{{Track listing
|extra_column = Producer(s)
|title1 = Intro
|writer1 = {{hlist|Seven Aurelius}}
|extra1 = {{hlist|Channel 7}}
|length1 = 0:45
|title2 = The Way That I Love You
|writer2 = {{hlist|Ashanti Douglas|L.T. Hutton}}
|extra2 = {{hlist|Hutton|Douglas}}
|length2 = 4:32
|title3 = You're Gonna Miss
|writer3 = {{hlist|Douglas|Hutton}}
|extra3 = {{hlist|Hutton|Douglas}}
|length3 = 3:18
|title4 = So Over You
|writer4 = {{hlist|Douglas|Rodney Jerkins}}
|extra4 = {{hlist|Jerkins}}
|length4 = 3:40
|title5 = Struggle
|writer5 = {{hlist|Douglas|Hutton}}
|extra5 = {{hlist|Hutton}}
|length5 = 3:49
|title6 = Girlfriend
|writer6 = {{hlist|Douglas|Hutton}}
|extra6 = {{hlist|Hutton}}
|length6 = 3:38
|title7 = Things You Make Me Do
|note7 = featuring Robin Thicke
|writer7 = {{hlist|Douglas|Thicke|Aurelius|Frenchie Vein|Chad Beatz|Keith Biz}}
|extra7 = {{hlist|Channel 7|Beats (co.)|Keith Biz (co.)}}
|length7 = 3:22
|title8 = In These Streets
|writer8 = {{hlist|Douglas|Theron Feemster}}
|extra8 = {{hlist|Neff-U}}
|length8 = 4:36
|title9 = Good Good
|writer9 = {{hlist|Douglas|Jermaine Dupri|Manuel Seal}}
|extra9 = {{hlist|Dupri|Seal (co.)}}
|length9 = 3:48
|title10 = Body on Me
|note10 = featuring Nelly & Akon
|writer10 = {{hlist|Douglas|Cornell Haynes|Aliaume Thiam}}
|extra10 = {{hlist|Akon}}
|length10 = 3:20
|title11 = Mother
|writer11 = {{hlist|Douglas|Kenneth Edmonds}}
|extra11 = {{hlist|Babyface}}
|length11 = 5:17
|title12 = Shine
|writer12 = {{hlist|Douglas|Diane Warren}}
|extra12 = {{hlist|Peter Stengaard|Warren (exec.)}}
|length12 = 3:52
|title13 = The Declaration
|writer13 = {{hlist|Douglas|Aurelius|Yinon Yahel}}
|extra13 = {{hlist|Channel 7|Yahel}}
|length13 = 3:40
}}{{Track listing
|headline = iTunes bonus track
|collapsed = yes
|extra_column = Producer(s
|title14 = Why
|writer14 = {{hlist|Douglas|Cashman Ogaus|Jim Beanz}}
|extra14 = {{hlist|Beanz}}
|length14 = 4:32
}}{{Track listing
|headline = United Kingdom bonus track
|collapsed = yes
|extra_column = Producer(s
|title14 = Hey Baby (After the Club)
|note14 = featuring Mario Winans
|writer14 = {{hlist|Douglas|Aurelius|Winans}}
|extra14 = {{hlist|Aurelius|Winans}}
|length14 = 4:30
}}

Charts

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Weekly charts

{{albumchart|Billboard200|6|artist=Ashanti|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-04-24}}{{albumchart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Ashanti|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-04-24}}
Chart (2008)Peak
position
{{col-2}}

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[25] 45
{{col-end}}

Release history

RegionDate
United States[26]June 3, 2008
United Kingdom[27]June 9, 2008
Brazil[28]July 18, 2008

References

1. ^{{cite web | title = Ashanti's Incredible Year | publisher = Black Entertainment Television | date = 2006-12-11 | url = http://www.bet.com/Music/Ashanti+Feature.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133600/http://www.bet.com/Music/Ashanti+Feature.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished | archive-date = 2007-09-29 | dead-url = yes | df = }}
2. ^Ashanti and Nelly Get New Release Dates. Accessed January 28, 2008.
3. ^{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |title=America Loves 'The Way That I Love You,' Brand-New ASHANTI Smash |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_10/ai_n24381562 |work=Business Wire |publisher= |date=March 10, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-07 }}
4. ^{{cite news |first=Jayson |last=Rodriguez |authorlink= |author= |title=Ashanti Snaps In TV-Inspired 'The Way That I Love You' Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582080/20080221/ashanti.jhtml |work=MTV News |publisher=MTV Networks |date=February 21, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-07 }}
5. ^{{cite news|first=Alicia |last=Quarles |authorlink= |author= |title=After a 4-year absence, Ashanti makes a comeback |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_en_mu/music_q_a_ashanti |work=Associated Press |publisher= |date=June 5, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609041355/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_en_mu/music_q_a_ashanti |archivedate=2008-06-09 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Jackson |first=Charreah |authorlink= |title=Ashanti: A New Attitude |work=Essence.com |publisher=Essence Communications Inc. |url=http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,1810655,00.html |doi= |accessdate=2008-06-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605010227/http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0%2C16109%2C1810655%2C00.html |archivedate=2008-06-05 |df= }}
7. ^[https://archive.is/20130704035904/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/16/2008&Format=9 R&R :: Going For Adds :: Urban]
8. ^{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author=Shaheem Reid |author2=Bridget Bland |title=Ashanti, Nelly Get Their Beyonce-And-Jay-Z On For New Single 'Switch' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1563789/20070629/ashanti.jhtml |work=MTV News |publisher=MTV Networks |date=July 2, 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-07}}
9. ^{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |title=Ashanti "Hey Baby (After The Club)" : premier single issu de "The Declaration" |url=http://www.musiqueradio.com/article_news5014_ashanti-hey-baby-after-the-club--premier-single-issu-de-the-declaration.php |work=Musique Radio |publisher= |date=December 6, 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |language=French }}
10. ^1 2 http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-declaration/ashanti/critic-reviews
11. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1210307|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
12. ^The Boston Globe review
13. ^Daily News (New York) review
14. ^Entertainment Weekly review
15. ^Newsday review {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
16. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949198/review/20961596/the_declaration |title=Rolling Stone review |accessdate=2008-05-29 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530202541/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949198/review/20961596/the_declaration |archivedate=May 30, 2008 |df= }}
17. ^Slant Magazine review
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.this-is-music.com/2008/06/after-four-year-break-r-diva-ashanti-is.html |title=This Is Music review |accessdate=2008-06-11 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115070325/http://www.this-is-music.com/2008/06/after-four-year-break-r-diva-ashanti-is.html |archivedate=January 15, 2009 |df= }}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/436341 |title=Toronto Star review |accessdate=2008-06-07 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607213410/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/436341 |archivedate=June 7, 2011 |df= }}
20. ^[https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2008-06-02-listen-up_N.htm USA Today review]
21. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2008/06/ashanti_the_declaration/ |title=Vibe review |accessdate=2008-12-25 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608051428/http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2008/06/ashanti_the_declaration/ |archivedate=June 8, 2008 |df= }}
22. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20080628131007/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080623/33/21z8u.html
23. ^http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045117/disturbed-scores-third-straight-no-1-album
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6EEwCKbij?url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi |archivedate=2013-02-06 |df= }}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 2008|publisher=Billboard|date= |accessdate=2017-04-24}}
26. ^[https://www.amazon.com/Declaration-Ashanti/dp/B000ZK3RUK The Declaration: Ashanti]
27. ^[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Declaration-Ashanti/dp/B00197X0YQ The Declaration: Ashanti]
28. ^Saraiva.com.br - Detalhe do Produto
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