Out the Box (Jean album)

Out the Box
Studio album by Jean
Released	December 9, 2008
Recorded	August — November 2008 J's House Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	39:48 (Standard edition)
Language	English, Spanish
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Jean Rodriguez
Jean chronology
On (2006) Out the Box (2008)

Out the Box is the second studio album release by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Jean and was released on December 9, 2008 in digital-only format by Sony BMG. The album consists of ten tracks, five of them in English and another five translated in Spanish.

Background

According to Jean's MySpace profile, the purpose of the album's unique format (with five English songs and five Spanish-translated songs) was to appeal more to the American audience, both English and Spanish-speaking people. The album was released in digital-only format, and sold on the iTunes Store, Rhapsody and Microsoft's Zune Marketplace in three different formats. The standard version is sold on Rhapsody, another version is sold on iTunes with two bonus tracks, and another version is sold on the Zune Marketplace with two other different bonus tracks.^[1]

Although Jean has been signed to a major record label since 2006, both On and Out the Box have received very little promotion, and promotion for the albums depend solely online mainly through MySpace and iTunes. On January 20, 2008 however, two of the album tracks, "Stop the Clock" and the Spanish version "Peligro de Extinción" were released on iTunes as both the "Single of the Week" and the "Canción de la Semana" (Song of the Week).^[2][3]

Track listing

Standard edition

1. "Stop the Clock" (Jean Rodriguez, Justin Daniels, Yandy & Dave Karmiol) — 4:26
2. "Ay Amor" (English version) (Jean Rodriguez, Yasmil Marrufo & Jose Casals) — 4:01
3. "Voices In My Head" (Javier Negron, Jesus Collazo, Jean Rodriguez, Justin Daniels, Jose Casals & Zorimar Colón) — 4:19
4. "Take You There" (Jean Rodriguez, Justin Daniels & Jose Casals) — 3:34
5. "Shooting Star" (Kiko Cibrian, Jean Rodriguez, Yasmil Marrufo & Jose Casals) — 3:34
6. "Peligro de Extinción" (Spanish version of "Stop the Clock") (Jean Rodriguez, Justin Daniels, Yandy & Dave Marimol) — 4:26
7. "Ay Amor" (Spanish version) (Jean Rodriguez & Yasmil Marrufo) — 4:01
8. "Voices In My Head" (Spanish version) (Javier Negron, Jesus Collazo, Jean Rodriguez, Justin Daniels, Jose Casals & Zorimar Colón) — 4:19
9. "Arriésgate" (Spanish version of "Take You There") (Jean Rodriguez, Justin Daniels & Jose Casals) — 3:34
10. "Electridad" (Spanish version of "Shooting Star") (Kiko Cibrian, Jean Rodriguez, Yasmil Marrufo & Jose Casals) — 3:34

Bonus tracks

iTunes bonus tracks^[4]

11. "Sin Decir Adiós" (Jean Rodriguez & Yasmil Marrufo) — 4:49
12. "Mucho Cuidado" (Sergio Raúl Granados, Jean Rodriguez & Kiko Cibrian) — 3:19

Zune Marketplace bonus tracks^[5]

11. "Mi Universo" — 4:09
12. "Respirar" — 4:07

References

1. ^ "Out the Box" el nuevo disco de Jean ya está a la venta. MySpace. Retrieved on 21 January 2009
2. ^ Single of the Week - Jean - Stop the Clock. iTunes Store (Apple, Inc.). Retrieved on 22 January 2009
3. ^ Cancion de la Semana - Jean - Peligro de Extincion. iTunes Store (Apple, Inc.). Retrieved on 22 January 2009
4. ^ Jean - Out the Box. iTunes Store (Apple, Inc.). Retrieved on 22 January 2009
5. ^ Jean - "Out the Box". Zune (Microsoft). Retrieved on 21 January 2009