Unpredictable | ||||
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Studio album by Jamie Foxx | ||||
Released | December 27, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004–05 | |||
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Length | 62:25 | |||
Label | J | |||
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Metacritic | 52/100 |
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Robert Christgau | |
Entertainment Weekly | C- |
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The Village Voice | (favorable) |
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Unpredictable is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and actor Jamie Foxx. It was released on December 27, 2005, by J Records. Recording sessions took place from 2004 to 2005, with the production that was provided by Timbaland, Mike City, Sean Garrett and Jim Jonsin, among others. The album serves as a follow-up to the release of Peep This (1994), which occurred to be his first studio release in eleven years. The album was supported by four singles: "Extravaganza" featuring Kanye West, the "Unpredictable" featuring Ludacris, "DJ Play a Love Song" featuring Twista, and "Can I Take U Home".
Upon its release, Unpredictable received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its lyrical content and production. The album debuted at number 2, beating behind Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough on the US Billboard 200, with 597,000 copies in its first week. In the second week, the album rose to number one, overtaking Blige, making Foxx as the fourth artist to ever won a Academy Award for acting, while achieving a number-one album on the US Billboard charts.
Unpredictable debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, beaten to number-one by Mary J. Blige with The Breakthrough. It sold 597,000 copies in its first week. In its second week, it climbed to number one, despite a 77% decrease, selling 139,000 copies. In its third week, it slipped to number 3, with a 29% decrease, selling 93,000 copies. In its fourth week of sales, it increased by 2%, selling 96,000 copies. However, the album slid another spot down to number 4. In its fifth week, it suffered a 21% decrease, sliding to number 10, selling 75,000 copies. To date, the album has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with an excess of two million copies sold in the United States.