F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)

F.A.M.E.
Studio album by Chris Brown
Released	March 18, 2011
Recorded	2010–11
Studio	Various In Your Ear Studio (Richmond, Virginia) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Mason Sound (North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Stadium Red (New York City) Westlake Recording Studios (West Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B pop hip hop dance
Length	53:53
Label	Jive
Producer	Chris Brown (exec.) Mark Pitts (exec.) Team Breezy (exec.) Tina Davis (also exec.) Allessandro Benassi Afrojack Brian Kennedy Bigg D Benny Benassi DJ Frank E Diplo Ra Charm tha Bizness the Messengers the Stereotypes the Underdogs Timbaland Timothy Bloom T-Wiz
Chris Brown chronology
Graffiti (2009) F.A.M.E. (2011) Fortune (2012)
Singles from F.A.M.E.
"Yeah 3x" Released: October 25, 2010 "Look At Me Now" Released: February 1, 2011 "Beautiful People" Released: March 11, 2011 "She Ain't You" Released: March 28, 2011 "Next to You" Released: June 24, 2011 "Wet the Bed" Released: September 13, 2011

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	52/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The A.V. Club	B
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Independent
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times	mixed
PopMatters	3/10
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
The Washington Post	mixed

F.A.M.E. is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was first released on March 18, 2011, by Jive Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his third album Graffiti (2009). The album also marks as his last album with Jive Records. On this album, Brown worked with several record producers and songwriters; including Kevin McCall, Jean-Baptiste, Brian Kennedy, DJ Frank E, The Underdogs and The Messengers, among others. The album features guest appearances, from Wiz Khalifa, Game, Timbaland and Big Sean, among others.

Musically, F.A.M.E. combines the musical genres of R&B, pop, hip hop and europop. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from most music critics, who were ambivalent towards its songwriting and material. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 270,000, Brown's first number-one album in the United States and his fourth consecutive top ten album following Graffiti in 2009. The album garnered three Grammy Award nominations at the 54th annual ceremony, eventually winning Best R&B Album. F.A.M.E. also won the Album of the Year at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards. As of December 2012, F.A.M.E. has sold 872,000 copies in the US.

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