This Is My Time | ||||
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Studio album by Raven-Symoné | ||||
Released | September 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 48:41 | |||
Label | Hollywood | |||
Producer | Christopher B. Pearman, Raven-Symoné, Jay Landers (exec.), Walter Afanasieff, Robbie Buchanan, Ray Cham, Def Jef, Kara DioGuardi, Matthew Gerrard, J Spark, James Joiner III, Penelope Magnet, Scott Storch, Robin Thicke, Chrispother "Tricky" Stewart, Pro-Jay | |||
Raven-Symoné chronology | ||||
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Singles from This Is My Time | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Vibe |
"Backflip" | ||||
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Single by Raven-Symoné | ||||
from the album This Is My Time | ||||
Released | July 28, 2004 | |||
Format | CD single,promo, digital download | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | R&B, pop, hip hop | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Hollywood | |||
Writer(s) | Scott Storch, Kara DioGuardi | |||
Producer(s) | Scott Storch | |||
Raven-Symoné singles chronology | ||||
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Tour by Raven-Symoné | |
Associated album | This Is My Time |
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Start date | May 19, 2006 |
End date | October 21, 2006 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 39 in North America |
Raven-Symoné concert chronology |
This Is My Time is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Raven-Symoné, released in the United States on September 21, 2004 by Hollywood Records. The album is her debut with the Disney-owned label and debuted at number fifty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 19,000 copies sold in its first week. It nevertheless became Raven-Symoné's best-selling solo album, selling 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Symoné released a five-track EP with Hollywood Records on January 1, 2004 prior to the release of This Is My Time, containing "Backflip", "Bump", "Overloved", "What Is Love?", and "Mystify". Released to promote the full-length album, the EP was only available in select stores and is now very rare.
Four songs from the album were incorporated into soundtracks from Disney films: The Lion King 1½ with "Grazing in the Grass"; The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement with "This Is My Time"; Ice Princess with "Bump"; and Go Figure with "Life Is Beautiful".
Following its release, This Is My Time received generally mixed reviews. Both AllMusic and Vibe gave the album two and a half stars out of five.
This Is My Time debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 51 on the official Billboard 200 of week dated October 9, 2004, with moderately successful first week sales of 19,000 copies (best debut in the chart to date); making it Symoné's first album to enter the chart in the United States. The set sold 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.