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2007 studio album by Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is the debut album by
Sean Kingston , released on July 31, 2007. The album was produced by
J. R. Rotem . Sean Kingston, with help from Evan Bogart, wrote the songs which range from the self-deprecating-schoolboy tale of lost love in the album's most successful single "
Beautiful Girls " to the much deeper "Dry Your Eyes", in which he visits the hardship of watching his mother and sister being sent to prison at the age of 15.
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The album has been certified gold by the
RIAA as of
February 2008 with an excess of 500,000 copies.
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The album entered the U.S.
Billboard 200 chart at #6 and fell to #13 the following week.
[8] The album reached #2 on
RIANZ in its second week.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Intro"
Kisean Anderson ,
J.R. Rotem 0:34 2. "Kingston" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem 3:28 3. "
Take You There " Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem,
E. Kidd Bogart , Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas 3:57 4. "
Me Love " Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem,
John Bonham ,
John Paul Jones ,
Jimmy Page ,
Robert Plant 3:24 5. "
Beautiful Girls " Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Sly "Pyper" Jordan,
Ben E. King ,
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 4:02 6. "Dry Your Eyes" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Sly "Pyper" Jordan, E. Kidd Bogart 3:32 7. "Got No Shorty" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Sly "Pyper" Jordan,
Roger A. Graham and
Spencer Williams 3:22 8. "
There's Nothin " (featuring
Paula DeAnda ) Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart 3:58 9. "I Can Feel It" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem,
Phil Collins 3:27 10. "Drummer Boy" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem 3:37 11. "Your Sister" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart 3:30 12. "That Ain't Right" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem 3:41 13. "Change" Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem 3:38
International bonus track Title Writer(s) 14. "Colors (Reggae Remix)" (featuring
Vybz Kartel and
Kardinal Offishall ) Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Adidja Palmer, Tracy Morrow, Charles Glenn 4:35
iTunes deluxe version
[9] Title 15. "Personal (Big Girls Remix)" (featuring
Fergie ) 3:56 16. "Beautiful Girls" (Music video) 4:17 17. "Me Love" (Music video) 3:24 18. "Take You There" (Music video) 4:01 19. "There's Nothin" (featuring Élan and Juelz Santana) (Music video) 3:45
Sample credits
"Me Love" - derived from the song, "
D'yer Mak'er ", written by
Jimmy Page ,
Robert Plant ,
John Paul Jones and
John Bonham ; performed by
Led Zeppelin .
"Beautiful Girls" - contains portions of and features samples from the recording, "
Stand by Me ", written by
Ben E. King ,
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller ; performed by Ben E. King.
"Got No Shorty" - contains interpolations of the composition, "
I Ain't Got Nobody ", written by
Roger A. Graham and
Spencer Williams ; performed by
Bing Crosby .
"I Can Feel It" - features samples of the recording, "
In the Air Tonight ", written and performed by
Phil Collins .
"Colors" - contains an interpolation of the track, "Colors", written by Tracy Morrow and Charles Glenn; performed by
Ice-T .
"Take You There" - features a sample of a vocal melody from "
Say It Right " by
Nelly Furtado .
Notes
The original version of "Colors" is found on
The Game 's 2007 mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 4 - Murda Game Chronicles and features Kingston and
Rick Ross .
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2007)
Position
UK Albums (OCC)
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184
US Billboard 200
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179
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
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89
Chart (2008)
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
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91
Certifications
References
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"Allmusic review" .
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"Sean Kingston" .
Entertainment Weekly . August 13, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2022 .
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"USA Today review" .
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"Yahoo! Music review" .
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"DJBooth.net review" .
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"A BEAUUUTIFUL INTERVIEW WITH SEAN KINGSTON" . www.bluesandsoul.com .
^ RIAA,
"Searchable Database"
Archived 2013-02-25 at the
Wayback Machine , Recording Industry Association of America, February 12, 2009.
^ Katie Hasty,
"Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200" , Billboard.com, August 8, 2007.
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"Sean Kingston (Deluxe Version) by Sean Kingston" .
iTunes US .
Apple . Retrieved December 11, 2013 .
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"You Know What It Is Vol 4 - Murda Game Chronicles Mixtape by The Game Hosted by Nu Jersey Devil, Dj Skee" . www.datpiff.com .
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"You Know What It Is, Volume 4: Murda Game Chronicles, by The Game" . The Game .
^ Beeb.
"Sean Kingston ft. The Game & Rick Ross - Colors 2007" . DJBooth .
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"Sean Kingston - Sean Kingston - Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic .
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"Australiancharts.com – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Lescharts.com – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Irish-charts.com – Discography Sean Kingston" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Charts.nz – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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"Swisscharts.com – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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"Sean Kingston Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"Sean Kingston Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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"UK Year-End Charts 2007" (PDF) .
Official Charts Company .
ChartsPlus . Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
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"Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007" . Billboard . Retrieved September 14, 2020 .
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"Year-End Charts: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2008" . Billboard . Archived from
the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
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"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF) .
Australian Recording Industry Association .
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"Canadian album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" .
Music Canada .
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"The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Gold" .
Irish Recorded Music Association .
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"New Zealand album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" .
Recorded Music NZ .
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"British album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" .
British Phonographic Industry .
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"American album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
External links
Studio albums and singles
Other singles Featured singles Other songs