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Track Listings
| 1. Can I Have It Like That (feat. Gwen Stefani) |
| 2. How Does It Feel? |
| 3. Raspy **** |
| 4. Best Friend |
| 5. You Can Do It Too |
| 6. Keep It Playa (Feat. Slim Thug) |
| 7. That Girl (Feat. Snoop Dogg) |
| 8. Angel |
| 9. Young Girl featuring Jay-Z / I Really Like You (Feat. Jay-Z) |
| 10. Take It Off (Dim The Lights) |
| 11. Stay With Me (Feat. Pusha T) |
| 12. Baby (Feat. Nelly) |
| 13. Our Father |
| 14. Number One (Explicit Album Version) (Feat. Kanye West) |
| 15. Show You How To Hustle (Feat. Lauren) |
Product Description
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A sort of King Midas of the US pop firmament, as one half of hit-making cartel The Neptunes and a founding member of NERD, Pharrell Williams boasts a remarkable track record. Roughly one half hip-hop and one half R&B, In My Mind follows the magic formula that’s seen Williams reinvigorate the careers of everyone from Britney and *NSYNC to Snoop Dogg and Nelly, drawing on music styles as disparate as metal and reggaeton and shaping them together with adventurous effect. In particular, the marching-band rhythms of "Keep It Playa" and the booming, atonal space-funk of "Can I Have It Like That" - featuring a brief cameo by Gwen Stefani - are startling examples of Williams’ production wizardry.
As an album, it’s not without its flaws: "Our Father" might wash with the God-fearing hip-hop fraternity, but more cynical audiences might balk at the Williams’ assertion that "Jesus is my playa"; meanwhile a duet with Jay-Z, "Young Girls", shows up the occasional weaknesses of his flow. No matter, though – you’ll buy this for the productions, and without exception, they gleam. – Louis Pattison
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PHARRELL WILLIAMS In My Mind (2006 UK 15-track CD album - the debut solo album from mega-platinum producer songwriter and multi-instrumental musician and features 2 distinct sides: Hip Hop [under his alter-ego Skateboard P] alongside R&B tracksand includes the singles Can I Have It Like That Angel & Number 1 with guest apperances from Gwen Stefani Jay-Z Daddy Yankee & Slim Thug)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Neptunestyle
Format:Audio CD
I've been waiting nearly a year for this album to come out and after a lot of changes, Pharrell finally releases his solo debut - And (largely) doesn't disappoint. The production is top-notch and Pharrell raises the bar again for all his contemporaries. However, anyone who's followed Pharrell's career knows he can't really sing. His falsetto style is fine when he's singing a hook for other artists but on tracks like "I really like you" & "Say with me" he fails to convince. On the flip side, for a producer his rap songs are suprisingly good. His flow is not good by any means but the lyrical content is varied, suprisingly for a rapper, real.
The stand out tracks are "Young girl" and Baby which sound like tracks he might have composed for Justin's new album had he not fallen out with the label. The cameos are well worked and Jamie Cullum's appearance on "You can do it too" is suprising but welcome.
All in all, great production and well worth buying.
The stand out tracks are "Young girl" and Baby which sound like tracks he might have composed for Justin's new album had he not fallen out with the label. The cameos are well worked and Jamie Cullum's appearance on "You can do it too" is suprising but welcome.
All in all, great production and well worth buying.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Amanda Richards
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Who knows what really goes on in Pharrell's mind? In this, his first solo album, Pharrell (half of The Neptunes and chief N.E.R.D.) calls on some of the hottest talents in Hip Hop and R&B, and the result is this fifteen song extravaganza, part Hip Hop, part R&B, all with the slick production and smooth mixing that made him a music phenomenon.
Three singles have already been released from this album, at least two of which are guaranteed instant hits. "Can I Have It Like That" features the one and only Gwen Stefani, and you couldn't want a better lead off track for an album. The other heat generating single is "Number I" with red hot Kanye West, and this one is tucked away near the end of the album for a hit "sandwich" that'll be pretty hard to beat. The third single "Angel" was released in the UK and is one of the tracks that Pharrell handles on his own, falsetto and all.
Watch out also for "How Does It Feel" a steamy Hip Hop track (Remember that this album has a parental advisory warning); "Raspy Sh!t"; "Keep It Playa" with Slim Thug (this one has a great hook); "That Girl" featuring Snoop Dogg; "Young Girl" with Jay-Z; and the last track "Show You How to Hustle" featuring Lauren, where he goes by his rap name Skateboard P.
As if that weren't enough, fans of "The Artist Formerly known as Prince" will absolutely love "Baby" featuring Nelly, and for a nice spiritual touch, Pharrell gives a shout out to the Almighty giving thanks for his talents.
Do you really need more reasons than these to get this album?
Amanda Richards
Three singles have already been released from this album, at least two of which are guaranteed instant hits. "Can I Have It Like That" features the one and only Gwen Stefani, and you couldn't want a better lead off track for an album. The other heat generating single is "Number I" with red hot Kanye West, and this one is tucked away near the end of the album for a hit "sandwich" that'll be pretty hard to beat. The third single "Angel" was released in the UK and is one of the tracks that Pharrell handles on his own, falsetto and all.
Watch out also for "How Does It Feel" a steamy Hip Hop track (Remember that this album has a parental advisory warning); "Raspy Sh!t"; "Keep It Playa" with Slim Thug (this one has a great hook); "That Girl" featuring Snoop Dogg; "Young Girl" with Jay-Z; and the last track "Show You How to Hustle" featuring Lauren, where he goes by his rap name Skateboard P.
As if that weren't enough, fans of "The Artist Formerly known as Prince" will absolutely love "Baby" featuring Nelly, and for a nice spiritual touch, Pharrell gives a shout out to the Almighty giving thanks for his talents.
Do you really need more reasons than these to get this album?
Amanda Richards
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Tom Hughes
Format:Audio CD
Pharrell is an awesome talent, but he fails to give his first solo album a unique identity from his work as one half of the neptunes. All the songs are good, but sound far too familiar and have been done better previously when he was working with other artists. "Can I have it like that" is probably the most enduring song on the album and despite the fact it has been out a year, it still feels fresh. Other immediately outstanding songs lose their sheen rather quickly. "Baby" with Nelly is ok upon first listen, but frankly the productions seem so basic and Nelly's whine really adds little to this song. "Number 1" has a great chorus but there is little variation to the dominant series of bleaps to the soundtrack. "Young girl/I really like you works well as 1 track, a really good variation in sound and it blew my mind on the first listen. Jay-Z is really on top form here and is the only duet that adds anything to this album, along with Snoop Dogg who is suitably smooth on the laid back "that girl." For me, this is a fun album that it worth buying for summer, it just has a total lack of depth that has left me bored already. Check out "The neptunes present the Clones" for an example of what Pharrell does best-production.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I want more
After hearing this album several times. I can't stop wondering when Pharrell is going to release a follow-up to this one.
Published 1 month ago by Karel VH
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my all time favourites
So glad I could get this back on my laptop - I Lost my cd :( - love this album so much
Published 1 month ago by nimer kingra
5.0 out of 5 stars
:P
Ahhhh don't you just LOVE pharrell? this CD is amaziiiin . I just wish I had purchased it way back.....
Published on 10 July 2010 by staceymarie88
4.0 out of 5 stars
[3.5]--Soooo...This is why you took so long P
`In My Mind' is not a bad album at all. I'm also a fan of The Neptunes work and N.E.R.D. songs and was anxiously awaiting for this album. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2007 by Jenny J.J.I.
3.0 out of 5 stars
not as good...
i waited over a year for this album with the release date keep getting put back. overall its pharrells rapping which lets him down with tired lyrics overshadowing the good... Read more
Published on 1 April 2007 by Ricky Carroll
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good or as bad as its made out to be
I have followed The Neptunes since Kelis released "kaleidoscope" and have amassed a huge collection of their work since then. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2007 by CoolgirlM
3.0 out of 5 stars
In Two Minds...
Pharrell's biggest quality has always been his immense diversity as an artist - whether it be rapping, singing or producing. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2006 by Matt Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing
I am a big fan of Pharrell Williams but I felt let down by this. The best tracks here are the already well known singles: Angel, Can I have It Like That and Number 1. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2006 by A Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Class
Only downfall of this album is that theres just not enough of it. But that would be the case if there was 100 tracks on this album. Read more
Published on 28 April 2006 by Scope
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