構成数 | 2枚

合計収録時間 | 01:20:28

Contains an untitled hidden track following "Easy Road". Personnel: Akon (rap vocals); Daddy T, Devyne, Pickelhead (rap vocals); Eric Krasno, Marty Reid (guitar); Neal Evans (keyboards); B. Darius (drums); Dave Kelly, Aliaume Thiam (programming); Tony Love (guitar); Miri Ben-Ari (violin, strings); P-Money (programming); Kardinal Offishall, The Beatnuts, Baby Bash, Sean Biggs. Audio Mixers: Aliaume Thiam ; P-Money ; Miri Ben-Ari; The Beatnuts; Dave Kelly; Steve "Stevie Neve" Roberts; Sean Wedderburn; Brian Stanley ; Leslie Brathwaite; Bob Horn. Photographers: Jimmy Bruch; Jimmy Brunch. Arrangers: Aliaume Thiam ; Miri Ben-Ari; Dwayne Chin-Quee . Young R&B singer Akon's life has been filled with struggle and fortune, and both scenarios are channeled into his debut record, fittingly entitled TROUBLE. Akon was born in Senegal, son of a well-known African jazz percussionist, but moved to New Jersey when just seven years old. Once in the States, Akon was in and out of jail, until he decided to forego that existence and embrace music. Akon's style derives from many influences, including hip-hop and his African heritage, but TROUBLE could be described as the grittier side of neo-soul, with a sound similar to Anthony Hamilton. TROUBLE opens with "Locked Up," a smooth, rap-infused dirge perfectly suited for Akon's winsome, high-pitched vocals, which retain just a pinch of an African accent. He continues with the somber theme of redemption on the melodic "Trouble Nobody." Akon reveals a markedly different side of himself on the first single, the dance-floor tribute to beautiful women, "Bananza (Belly Dancer)." However, most of TROUBLE wanders in the sadness of living amongst urban decay, focusing on the trouble Akon has seen, and he's seen a lot.

録音 | ステレオ (Studio)