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All or Nothing is the third studio album by British R&B singer Jay Sean and was released on 23 November 2009 in the United States as the singer's American debut album[7] as part of the Super Monday mass album release in the US.[8] The album was released one week later in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2009 under Sean's own label, Jayded Records and was distributed by Island Records.[9] "Down", featuring label-mate Lil Wayne, was officially released on 30 June 2009 in the U.S. for digital download as the album's lead single. It took the number-one spot on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 at the week date of 17 October 2009. The album's second single, "Do You Remember", has reached #25 on the Hot 100.[10] The album All or Nothing itself has debuted at #37 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart[11] and at #22 on the Digital Albums chart.[12]
[edit] Background and conceptionJay Sean has been active in the British Asian and Global South Asian markets for six years now, and put out his second studio album, My Own Way, independently in Europe and India in 2008, and has played for crowds over 50,000 while on tour. It quickly brought him to the top of the European R&B charts, sandwiched between names like Ne-Yo and Mariah Carey. His video for the album's first single "Ride It" hit more than 10 million views on YouTube. Eventually, that success caught the attention of Ronald "Slim" Williams, the CEO of Cash Money Records, commenting, "Ten million views and this kid is not in America?" Adding, "For him I think he felt, I want to help this kid, and he needs our engine, that is Cash Money Records to take him to the next level."[13] On 15 October 2008 at the MOBO Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip Hop record label Cash Money Records. He explained "It's always been a dream for me to sign to an American label. And it’s great to be accepted by the best in the game."[14] It was suggested that a remix was produced for his single "Tonight" with Lil Wayne, as Cash Money Records intended to use the song to introduce Jay to the American market. However, when Jay was asked about the remix he answered, "Actually, that was just a rumour. There’s no truth in that unfortunately."[15] [edit] Recording and productionOn his first interview in America with MTV IGGY, Sean announced that he was recording five new songs for the album, one of which was his American-debut single with Lil Wayne, titled "Down". The album was originally confirmed to be released in the end of the Summer 2009, then October and finally was the release date confirmed and was released on November 23 2009, and shoulded have a whole new set of songs and a couple of Cash Money family featurettes. He later confirmed the most tracks from the album ain't gonna feature someone, because he wanted to let America see what he can do alone. He discussed a possible collaboration with Akon during the Grammy Awards in 2009, and recorded a song with Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud and another with Keisha Buchanan of the Sugababes.[16][17] He was also in the studio with Jive Records recording artist Livvi Franc and label buddy Jared Cotter to write new songs.[18] Jay Sean will feature on Kevin Rudolf next single, called "Cash Money Heroes".[19] Before the album's release, the only confirmed track for the album was "Down" with the rest of the tracklist uncertain.[20] Sean described "Down" as "a fun, very easy track something to pump in your car or be played in the clubs". Another song, "War" is about "battling with anybody, whether it's your girl, family or another country never solved anything, the song is about real life".[21] Jay also said that he has recorded a song with his label mate, Drake called "If I Ain't Got You", but most sources don't credit Drake for being on the song. The song was also meant to be the second single, but "Do You Remember" was chosen instead.[22] On 28 October 2009, Jay Sean posted a Twitter message referring to a collaboration with a legendary UK artist.[23] Later he confirmed the artist to be Craig David.[24][25] [edit] Release and promotionJay Sean released the Deluxe Edition of My Own Way exclusively in the U.K. Initially, the Deluxe Edition was set for release in the U.S., but Cash Money executives insisted that "the album has been out for a while, and on the Internet, so let us make something new for America."[26] The album was tentatively titled "My Own Way (U.S. edition)", but was later confirmed that "the album is called "All or Nothing", and will feature songs with Birdman, Drake, Kevin Rudolf and Lil Wayne".[27]. The album contains a mix of new material and songs from Sean's previous studio album My Own Way, specifically the singles "Ride It" and "Stay" along with "Cry" and the album's title track, "All Or Nothing". The Jared Cotter version of "Stuck in the Middle" was also featured on My Own Way, however, for the UK edition, a new version with Craig David was produced. He was invited to perform with Justin Timberlake at "The Justin Timberlake and Friends Concert Benefiting Shriners Hospitals For Children" on 17 October, 2009 where he performed an acoustic version of "Down".[28] On 4 December, 2009 comfirmed Jay, Justin and Esmée they have recorded a song together.[29] While recordning the album has he performed with other big stars like Akon in UK, Ne-Yo in Japan, with Birdman, Chamillionaire, Fabolous, Flo Rida, Jeremih, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Keri Hilson, Ciara, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Jason DeRulo in US. [edit] Singles
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[edit] SalesThe first week sales of All Or Nothing in the United States were 32,000 copies. It debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200[36] and at #22 on the Digital Albums chart.[12] [edit] Critical receptionIn North America, Billboard gave the album a score of 72 out of 100, stating, "The saying goes: If it isn't broken, don't fix it."[2] David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "All or Nothing is a strong U.S. debut for this Akon-meets-Chris Brown-styled singer, one that takes advantage of his suave back catalog and the hip new possibilities now possible via Cash Money."[1] DesiHits gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "Jay Sean's smooth vocals and emotional lyrics make his album a treat for all."[3] In the United Kingdom, Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating, "The only signs of Britishness are the drum'n'bass foundations of If I Ain't Got You and a duet with ex-Sugababe Keisha Buchanan on Far Away – a performance of such weediness that it could only be by two Brits. Interestingly, a collaboration with Craig David, Stuck in the Middle, is much more vigorous. The rest is glossy, super-catchy R&B that should finally establish him in the UK."[4] Neil McCormick of The Telegraph also gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating, "You'll find no evidence of his London or Punjabi roots on Jay Sean’s formulaic third album, but his sleekly effective R’n’B pop has made him arguably the most successful British urban artist ever. His single Down topped US charts this year. Sean specialises in structurally concise, melodic, romantic songs delivered in a clear, sweet voice to a gushing, synthetic backdrop. Bland but effective."[6] Mike Diver of BBC stated that the album is a mainstream, "polished, chart-conquering affair," reminiscent of "the slick RnB/soul of numerous US pop stars," but that it is detached from the experimental British Asian fusion music (alongside Rishi Rich) that had characterized his debut album Me Against Myself (2004) and, to a much lesser extent, his second album My Own Way (2008).[37] [edit] References
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