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Intuition (Jamie Foxx album)

For other uses, see Intuition (disambiguation).

Intuition is the third studio album by American R&B singer and actor Jamie Foxx. It was released on December 16, 2008, by J Records.[1]

Intuition
Studio album by
Jamie Foxx
ReleasedDecember 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)
Recorded2007–08
Genre
LabelJ
Producer
Jamie Foxx chronology
Unpredictable
(2005) 		Intuition
(2008) 		Best Night of My Life
(2010)
Singles from Intuition
  1. "Just Like Me"
    Released: August 19, 2008
  2. "She Got Her Own"
    Released: December 14, 2008
  3. "Blame It"
    Released: January 26, 2009
  4. "I Don't Need It"
    Released: May 6, 2009 (US radio only)
  5. "Digital Girl"
    Released: July 17, 2009

The album features several guest artists, including T.I., Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, Fabolous, T-Pain, The-Dream, Lil' Kim, Timbaland and Marsha Ambrosius. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 265,000 copies in the first week.[2] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

Background and composition

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Intuition, as Foxx describes it, will focus on the needs and wants of the opposite sex.

"On my radio show I have this panel of beautiful women and they were talking about how men with a lot of money aren't all that. But if a guy has no money, that's no good either,” Foxx explained. "So I was thinking, What does a woman want? We go from there and build the story and the songs."[4]

Singles

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"Blame It"
Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain's "Blame It" from Intuition
"She Got Her Own" (Miss Independent Part 2)
Ne-Yo, Fabolous & Jamie Foxx' "She Got Her Own" (Miss Independent Part 2) from Intuition & Year of the Gentleman (Japan Edition)
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The album's lead single "Just Like Me" featuring T.I., was released on August 19, 2008. The song debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, before it peaked at number 8.[5] It also peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 100.

The remix to Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent," titled "She Got Her Own" featuring Ne-Yo; along with an American rapper Fabolous, which was released as the album's second single on December 14, 2008.

The album's third single "Blame It" featuring T-Pain, was released on January 26, 2009. In its first week, "Just Like Me", "Blame It" and "She Got Her Own" were charted on the top-ten in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at numbers 8, 1, and 2, respectively.

While on the Conan O'Brien show, Foxx performed the remix to "Digital Girl" featuring Canadian rapper Drake, during the interview with MTV News, as he stated; it will be his fourth single from Intuition.[6] The full studio version was leaked and officially released on June 19, 2009, which features guest appearances from Drake, adding Kanye West and The-Dream on this track.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [8]
Robert Christgau [9]
The Boston Globe(positive)[10]
Los Angeles Times    [11]
DJBooth     [12]
Los Angeles Times    [13]
Vibe Magazine(mixed)[14]
Yahoo! Music UK          [15]
USA Today    [16]

Intuition received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 56, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 6 reviews.[7] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe reviewed the album positively, stating: "Like many contemporary R&B albums, the cameos sometimes crowd the main attraction, but Foxx is wise enough to intuit when it suits him best to share the spotlight."[10] Claire Lobenfeld of Vibe Magazine had a mixed review for the album, stating: "What is missing from Intuition is a balance between the party records and the slow jams. The division displays a lack of cohesiveness that separates the effort from being a great album into just a collection of potential singles."[14]

Emily Heward of MusicOMH.com, however, was less impressed with the album, commenting: "[Intuition's songs are] lost amidst over-enthusiastic vocal effects" and that "it is hard to recognize the soulful voice that landed him his Oscar."[17]

Commercial performance

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Intuition debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 265,000 copies in the first week.[2] This became Foxx's second US top-ten album.[2] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, selling an additional 105,000 copies.[18] In its third week, the album climbed to number eight on the chart, selling 45,000 more copies.[19] In its fourth week, the album remained at number eight on the chart, selling 34,000 copies, bringing its four-week total to 449,000 copies.[20] On May 12, 2009, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States.[3]

Tour

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In May 2009, Foxx announced he was going on tour in the support of his third album Intuition. The 40-city tour kicked off on July 2 in Anaheim and ended in October.

Tour dates

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Track listing

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Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's liner notes[25]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Like Me" (featuring T.I.)Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Clifford Harris Jr.Tricky Stewart (Music), The-Dream (Music), Kuk Harrell (Vocals), Christy Hall (Assistant)3:28
2."I Don't Need It" (featuring Timbaland)Timothy Mosley, James Fauntleroy, James Washington, Jerome HarmonTimbaland (Music), Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon (Music), Jim Beanz (Vocals), Mike Evans (Coordinator)3:58
3."Number One" (featuring Lil Wayne)Justin Smith, Marsha Ambrosius, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin, Adam YauchJust Blaze (Music), Marsha Ambrosius (Vocals)5:02
4."Digital Girl" (featuring Kanye West and The-Dream)Stewart, Nash, Carter Jr., Kanye West, Faheem Najm, David Balfour, Evan WilsonTricky Stewart (Music), The-Dream (Music), Kuk Harrell (Vocals), Christy Hall (Assistant)4:47
5."Blame It" (featuring T-Pain)Jamie Foxx, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nathan L. Walker, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Najm, Breyon PrescottChristopher "Deep" Henderson4:50
6."She Got Her Own" (with Ne-Yo and Fabolous)Shaffer Smith, John Jackson, David Brown, Antonio Jimenez, Donna SummerButter Beats5:32
7."Intuition (Interlude)"Foxx, Carlos McKinneyLos da Mystro1:46
8."I Don't Know"Salaam Remi, Rico Love, Arthur Ross, Leon Ware, Steve Boone, Mark Sebastian, John Sebastian, Tre Hardson, Derrick Stewart, Emandu Wilcox, John Martinez, Romye RobinsonSalaam Remi (Music), Staybent Krunk-a-Delic (Co.), Rico Love (Vocals)3:23
9."Weekend Lover"Calvin "Calvo da Gr8" Kenon, Rico LoveCalvo da Gr8 (Music), Rico Love (Vocals)4:13
10."Why"Stewart, NashTricky Stewart (Music), The-Dream (Music), Kuk Harrell (Vocals), Christy Hall (Assistant)4:53
11."Freak'in Me" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)Foxx, Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams, Jamie Newman, B. Prescott, AmbrosiusBlac Elvis (Music), J-New (Music), Marsha Ambrosius (Vocals)3:46
12."Slow"Stewart, NashTricky Stewart (Music), The-Dream (Music), Kuk Harrell (Vocals), Christy Hall (Assistant)5:42
13."Rainman"Stewart, NashTricky Stewart (Music), The-Dream (Music), Kuk Harrell (Vocals), Christy Hall (Assistant)3:55
14."Overdose"Foxx, Durrell Babbs, Lonny Bereal, Jason BonnerTank4:09
15."Love Brings Change"Foxx, Celester Burwell, Lonny BerealJamie Foxx4:05
Total length:63:29
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Cover Girl" (featuring Lil' Kim)3:56
Total length:67:25
United Kingdom bonus track
No.TitleLength
17."Street Walker"4:24
Total length:67:53
Sample credits

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from Allmusic[8] and the album's Liner Notes.[25]

  • Jamie Foxx - lead vocals (All tracks), background vocals (2)
  • Kory Aaron - mixing assistant (4, 8, 10–13)
  • Jim Beanz - background vocals (2)
  • Andre Bowman - bass played by (10)
  • Demacio Castellon - audio mixing (2)
  • Kevin "KD" Davis - audio mixing (6)
  • Doug Fenske - recording engineer (11), assistant engineer (9)
  • Jason Fleming - recording engineer
  • Chris Godbey - recording engineer, audio mixing (2)
  • Noel Gourdin - background vocals (8)
  • Casey Graham - recording engineer
  • Mark Gray - instrumental recording engineer (12)
  • Jaymz Hardy-Martin III - vocal recording engineer
  • Kuk Harrell - background vocals (10), vocal recording engineer (1, 4, 10, 12–13)
  • Christopher "Deep" Henderson - background vocals, drum machine, instruments played by, recording engineer (5)
  • John Horesco IV - vocal recording engineer
  • Antonio Jimenez - recording engineer (6)
  • Brandon Jones - mixing assistant (2)
  • Jaycen Joshua - audio mixing (1, 3–5, 7-15)
  • Sean K - music programming (4, 10), instrumental recording engineer (12)
  • Rico Love - additional vocals (9)
  • Phil Margaziotis - recording engineer (9)
  • Brandon R. Melanchon - background vocals (5)
  • Chris "Tek" O'Ryan - instrumental recording engineer (4, 12)
  • Dave Pensado - audio mixing (1, 3–5, 7-15)
  • DeMonica Plummer - sample clearance agent
  • Orlando Rashid - recording engineer (15)
  • Salaam Remi - musical arrangements, Fender Rhodes keyboard, drums, bass played by (8)
  • D. P. Samuels - mixing assistant (11)
  • Franklin Emmanuel Socorro - recording engineer (8)
  • Staybent Krunk-a-Delic - background vocals, additional keyboards (8)
  • Tank - instruments performed by (14)
  • Brian "B-Luv" Thomas - instrumental recording engineer (4, 10, 13)
  • Pat Thrall - recording engineer (additional on 1, instrumental on 4, 10, 13)
  • Randy Urbanski - mixing assistant (1, 3, 7, 9-10, 14–15)
  • Julian Vasquez - recording engineer (2)
  • Wizard - keyboards (10)
  • Andrew Wright - recording engineer, audio mixing (3)
  • Andrew Wuepper - mixing assistant (1, 7, 9-10, 14–15)
  • Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young - recording engineer (6)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label
United States December 16, 2008 J Records
Canada
Europe
United Kingdom January 12, 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Foxx: Intuition (New Album)". prefixmag.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Jonathan Cohen (December 24, 2008). "Taylor Swift Trumps Big Debuts To Stay No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "RIAA Certifications - Jamie Foxx". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jamie Foxx Returns With "Man's Intuition" On anal December 16". BET.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "JAMIE FOXX PREPARES INTUITION FOR DEC: Actor's new album features input from Timbaland, Ne-Yo and the-Dream". EURweb.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.[verification needed]
  6. ^ "New Jamie Foxx single "Digital girl" feat. Drake". MTV.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Intuition Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Intuition Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Jamie Foxx Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Jamie Foxx's 'Intuition' pays off - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  11. ^ Lewis, Randy (December 15, 2008). "Intuition Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Intuition Review". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  13. ^ "Intuition Review". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009.
  14. ^ a b "Music". Vibe. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  15. ^ "Intuition Review". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  16. ^ "Intuition Review". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.
  17. ^ "Jamie Foxx - Intuition | album reviews". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  18. ^ Katie Hasty (December 31, 2008). "Taylor Swift Reigns Again On Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  19. ^ Katie Hasty (January 7, 2009). "Taylor Swift Still In Control Of Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  20. ^ Katie Hasty (January 14, 2009). "Taylor Swift Tops Album Chart For Sixth Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jamie Foxx Announces Tour Dates!". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  22. ^ Jamie Foxx Adds Toronto Show!
  23. ^ San Antonio Show Added.
  24. ^ Fresno Show Added.
  25. ^ a b Foxx, Jamie. “Intuition” (Liner Notes). J Records. 2008.
  26. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  27. ^ "Jamie Foxx Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  28. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  29. ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  30. ^ "American album certifications – Jamie Foxx – Intuition". Recording Industry Association of America.
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