Exposed (Kristinia DeBarge album)
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| Studio album by Kristinia DeBarge | ||||
| Released | July 28, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | March 2008 – February 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length |
39:46 (Regular album) 52:29 (iTunes deluxe edition) |
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| Label | Island Def Jam, Sodapop | |||
| Producer | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (exec.), Antonio "LA" Reid (exec.), Jeff Burroughs (also exec.), Ryan Tedder, Mel & Mus, The J.A.M., Anthony M. Jones, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Jon John Robinson, Skins, Rune Westberg, Pam Sheyne, Inflo 1st, RADIO, Ronnie "Preach" Walton, The Pentagon | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
| Newsday | (B+) |
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Exposed is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Kristinia DeBarge, released on July 28, 2009 by Island Records and Sodapop Records. Its music incorporates pop and R&B styles. The album debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 with 16,539 copies sold the first week. DeBarge began recording the album in 2008, and had been writing the album since 2006. The album features production and writing from the likes of Babyface and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder amongst others.
The album spawned three different singles. The first of these singles, titled "Goodbye" has become DeBarge's biggest hit to date. The song reached the Top 20 in the Hot 100, Canada, as well as the Australian Hitseekers Chart. It also charted fairly well in countries such as Sweden. The second single was "Sabotage", which was released on August 18, 2009. Originally, the song was to be released along with "Future Love", however, those plans were scrapped, and "Sabotage" became the stand-alone second single. Despite the success of her previous single, "Sabotage" failed to chart on any chart worldwide. The third single, "Future Love" (featuring rapper Pitbull), was released on November 10, 2009. The single became her second consecutive single to miss out on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, however, it did peak at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart.
Exposed received generally positive reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 69/100 from Metacritic. The album received positive reviews from major critical websites, such as Blues & Soul, People Magazine, and AllMusic. On December 15, 2009, a deluxe edition of the album was released only on iTunes, in an attempt to boost album sales. The deluxe edition features two remixes of "Goodbye" and "Sabotage", as well as the music video for the two songs. However, the deluxe edition failed to raise album sales, selling only 1,000 copies in its first week.
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