Press Play

Infobox Album |
Name = Press Play
Type = Album
Artist = Diddy


Released = October 17, 2006
Recorded = 2006
Genre = East Coast hip hop, Dance-pop, Electropop, Pop, Pop-rap, R&B
Length = 79:16
Label = Bad Boy Entertainment
Producer = Sean "Diddy" Combs (Executive), The Hitmen (Including Mario Winans, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, LV, & Sean C.), Danja, Rob Lewis, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Kanye West, will.i.am, The Neptunes, Rich Harrison, Havoc, Jai
Reviews =
*Absolutepunk.net 63% [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=188397 link]
*"About.com" rating|3|5 [http://rap.about.com/od/reviews/fr/DiddyPressPlay.htm link]
*AMG rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:e1he4j878wa4 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1545591,00.html link]
*"The Guardian" rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1920544,00.html link]
*Okayplayer rating|3.5|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/press_play/ link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/12035767/press_play link]
*"USA Today" rating|2.5|4 [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2006-10-12-diddy-review_x.htm link]
Last album = "We Invented the Remix Vol. 1"
(2002)
This album = "Press Play"
(2006)
Next album = "We Invented the Remix Vol. 2"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Press Play
Type = studio
Single 1 = Come to Me
Single 1 date = July 2006
Single 2 = Tell Me
Single 2 date = November 7, 2006
Single 3 = Last Night
Single 3 date = January 2007
Single 4 = Through the Pain (She Told Me)
Single 4 date = July 2007
Single 5 = Diddy Rock
Single 5 date = August 2007

"Press Play" is the second solo album by American rapper Diddy (still known as P. Diddy in the UK and New Zealand), without the Bad Boy Family. It features a large amount of guest appearances from some of the most successful names in Rap and R&B. The album was available to preview on MTV's [http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/diddy/press_play/#/music/the_leak/diddy/press_play/ The Leak] on October 10, one week before being sold in stores. It debuted at #1 in the US with sales of over 173,009. In the UK, the album debuted at #11."Come to Me" and "Last Night" have both reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

As of May 2007, the album had sold a million copies domestically.

According to MTV.com there will be an entire remix album of "Press Play" along with a second edition of "We Invented The Remix", Diddy's highly successful 2002 remix album. He co-wrote on all the songs, according to the liner notes.

Cover

The album cover of "Press Play" bares a striking resemblance to Britney Spears' 2003 album, "In The Zone", from both covers being a headshot with a tint of blue hue.

Track listing

succession box
before = "Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time" by Rod Stewart
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = October 29 2006 - November 4 2006
after = "Hannah Montana" Soundtrack by Various artists