Intuition (Jamie Foxx album)

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Intuition
Studio album by Jamie Foxx
Released	December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	R&B, hip hop, soul, pop
Label	J
Producer	Timbaland, Just Blaze, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Jamie Foxx, Jim Jonsin, Tricky Stewart, Calvo Da Gr8, The-Dream
Jamie Foxx chronology
Unpredictable (2005) Intuition (2008) Best Night of My Life (2010) Singles from Intuition "Just Like Me" Released: November 11, 2008 "She Got Her Own" Released: December 14, 2008 "Blame It" Released: January 26, 2009 "I Don't Need It" Released: May 6, 2009 (U.S. Radio Only) "Digital Girl" Released: July 17, 2009

Intuition is the third studio album by R&B singer Jamie Foxx. It was released on December 16, 2008 in the United States under J Records.^[1] The album reached the top three on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts, and #1 on the Top U.S. R&B/Hip Hop Albums Charts, which it topped for six consecutive weeks. The album features several guest artists, including Ne-Yo, Kanye West, T.I., T-Pain, The-Dream and Drake,

Album concept

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."^[2]

Singles

The first single, "Just Like Me", was released on November 11, 2008. It debuted at number 48 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number 8.^[3] It also peaked at #49 on the Billboard 100. The second single is a remix of Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent," entitled "She Got Her Own". The third single is "Blame It", which features T-Pain and was produced by Christopher "Deep" Henderson. In the first week of February, "Just Like Me", "Blame It", and "She Got Her Own" charted on the Top 10 in Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at #8, #1, and #2, respectively. Since then the album has been RIAA certified platinum. While on the Conan O'Brien show Foxx performed the remix of the song "Digital Girl" featuring rapper Drake, he later confirmed in an interview with MTV News that it would be a single off Intuition.^[4] The full studio version leaked on June 19, 2009, featuring Drake, Kanye West and The-Dream.

Chart performance

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 265,000 copies in its first week.^[5] The album stayed in the Billboard 200 top 10 for the first 2 months it was released.^[6] Intuition has sold 1 million copies in the U.S. alone, as of May 2010, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[7][8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	56/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[10]
Robert Christgau	[11]
The Boston Globe	Positive[12]
Los Angeles Times	[13]
DJBooth	[14]

The album has received generally mixed reviews.^[9] 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."^[12] VIBE 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."^[15]

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."^[16]

The Blame It Tour

Main article: The Blame It Tour

In May 2009, Jamie 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Like Me" (featuring T.I.)	Tricky Stewart, The-Dream	9:26
2.	"I Don't Need It"	Timbaland	3:58
3.	"Number One" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Just Blaze	5:02
4.	"Digital Girl" (featuring Kanye West & The-Dream)	Tricky Stewart	4:47
5.	"Blame It" (featuring T-Pain)	Christopher "Deep" Henderson	4:50
6.	"She Got Her Own" (with Ne-Yo & Fabolous)	Butter Beats	5:32
7.	"Intuition" (Interlude)	L.O.S. Da Maestro	1:46
8.	"I Don't Know"	Salaam Remi	3:22
9.	"Weekend Lover"	Calvo Da Gr8	4:13
10.	"Why"	Tricky Stewart	4:53
11.	"Freak'in Me" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)	J-New, Blac Elvis	3:46
12.	"Slow"	Tricky Stewart	5:42
13.	"Rainman"	Tricky Stewart	3:55
14.	"Overdose"	Tank	4:09
15.	"Love Brings Change" (Bonus Track)	Jamie Foxx	4:05
16.	"Cover Girl" (featuring Lil' Kim) (iTunes bonus track)	Trackmasters	3:56
17.	"Street Walker" (UK bonus track)	Timbaland	4:24

• "Number One" samples "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
• "Digital Girl (Remix) (featuring Drake, The-Dream & Kanye West) is not included on the tracklist as it was recorded following the album's release

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position	Sales
U.S. Billboard 200[5]	3	1,000,001
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[17]	1

Release history

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

References

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