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Timbaland | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (2 April 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B000NVL91A
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,412 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Oh Timbaland [Explicit] 3:30£0.89
Listen  2. Give It To Me [Explicit] 3:54£0.89
Listen  3. Release [Explicit] 3:25£0.89
Listen  4. The Way I Are 2:59£0.89
Listen  5. Bounce [Explicit] 4:04£0.89
Listen  6. Come and Get Me [Explicit] 3:30£0.89
Listen  7. Kill Yourself [Explicit] 4:06£0.89
Listen  8. Boardmeeting 2:29£0.89
Listen  9. Fantasy 4:11£0.89
Listen10. Scream 5:41£0.89
Listen11. Miscommunication 3:19£0.89
Listen12. Bombay 3:00£0.89
Listen13. Throw It On Me [Explicit] 2:10£0.89
Listen14. Time 3:57£0.89
Listen15. One and Only [Explicit] 4:16£0.89
Listen16. Apologize 3:04£0.89
Listen17. 2 Man Show 4:25£0.89
Listen18. Hello [Explicit] 4:34£0.79
Listen19. Come Around 3:57£0.89

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BBC Review

Hugely successful R&B and Hip-Hop super-producer to, among others, Ludacris, Bubba Sparxxx, Missy Elliot, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, this is Timbaland's attempt to smash into the pop charts.

Familiar themes abound throughout, romance, clubs, attraction - few people buy Timbaland albums for their thought provoking lyrics. But it illustrates perfectly well his versatility and originality that he can make familiar territory from ear-pleasing crack-baby-soaked club bangers ("Give It To Me", "Miscommunication"), ripe for re-mixing and viral marketing, featuring people even your Mum has heard of. To radio-friendly diet-gangsta rap ("Come And Get Me"), to honey roasted sing-alongs ("Fantasy"), it's not designed to be examined and analysed too closely, it's hooky and light, aimed at teens living at the mercy of over-active glands; hormone heavy, rhythmically complex, R&B and Pop Celebrations. Top 40 trident missiles, if you will.

The big, airy beats are the star of the show. Unusually on some tracks they're not as heavy as you might expect, but I guess that's what makes them a tad more radio friendly. Synths are heavily used and there's little in the way of complicated melody.

Timbaland's clearly been rocking Mirwais, Mylo and Les Rhythm Digitales in his Escalade.

You may not be impressed on the first listen, but if you give the tracks some time this is exquisitely produced pop/R&B that's more than the sum of its parts. The tracks that work feel disciplined and infectious, like all great poppy R&B, and do without the pointless skits and filler (ok, not completely, see below!) that are the scourge of so many Hip-Hop albums

The only real low points are tracks thirteen to seventeen. To the (cough) more mature ear, this already sounds like an exceptionally slick - bordering on calculated - effort (cynical, moi?)...and Timbaland makes no bones about his chart intentions. He's clearly trying to extend his audience reach. But with these headline-grabbing collabrations it's a stretch too far, they're easily the weakest tracks and doubtless those which his core audience will skip anyway. --Eamonn Stack

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have never felt the need to write a review before, but Timbaland's album warrants it. I bought this album on a whim. I loved his past productions on artists like Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado and was curious to see what kind of album he would produce. It is different to other albums and it is indeed ECLECTIC. My favourite track is 'apologise' but I also like 'miscommunication' and many others. The only track I can't listen to is his track featuring Elton John. I am not the kind of person who is prone to playing albums repetitively but this album is incredible. This is my favourite album to come out since Lyfe Jennings (very different but it blew me away at the time). This album is unique and probably won't appeal to everyone's taste but give it a try. You might be blown away like me.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Jenny J.J.I. TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This album comes across as the culmination of the work Timbaland has been working through on Furtado and Timberlake's discs creating a trilogy of sorts. It is a good album in its own right, with a feel very much like a highly refined yet still edgy mash-up in the manner of Jay-Z and Linkin Park's 2004 topper.

As a listen to this I found it funny that the some of songs I thought I would like - end up being my least favorite, while the songs that I thought I would hate end up being my favorite. Songs like "Bounce" was highly anticipated, but didn't deliver. Dre's verse is entirely too short, and quite meaningless, then to be followed up by Justin Timberlake - it just didn't mesh well. "Give It To Me" gets old real quick, with annoying vocals by Nelly, an on-going droning beat that rarely changes, and conceited lyrics by Timbo and JT. Great for the club, I suppose. "Release" is a throw back to JT's album. "Boardmeeting," "Way I Are," "Oh Timberland," "Throw It On Me," are pretty decent but is easily forgettable. In terms of collaborations this is a good CD. Tracks like "Time" with "She Wants revenge" and "Apologize" with "One Republic" stand out on the CD as indications that Timbaland really can do whatever he wants, and makes something sound good to the followers of whatever genre he chooses to play in.

If you liked Collison Course and any of Timbaland's recent work heard on the radio this album is definitely worth your time and money. If you have found most of it annoying then purchase the tracks you like and avoid the rest but I guarantee that you'll find at least one song to respect on here.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is brilliant. Considering there are 19 tracks it is definately value for money. Nearly every song could be a single! There are some appalling lyrics at times: "I got a bungalow we could disappear for a week or so" ???(Dr. Dre featuring in Bounce) But if you can get past the slightly strange choice of lyrics this album is awesome. Best songs are: "The way I are" "scream" and "apoligize" (from up and coming band OneRepublic). If you like "Give it to me" then you wont be dissapointed. Best album i've bought this year.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Shock Value - Timbaland
Very pleased and happy with the delivery of the item and the item itself, thank you.
Published 22 months ago by JoJo
A grower that kept growing and growing
I try to listen to new stuff all the time. I didn't like it when I first listened to it (despite having liked the first couple of singles). Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Aquatica
Timbalands Debut Solo?
I'm not sure that it counts as stated above as his debut solo. With all the guest vocals - surely the Timbaland albums with Magoo on are solo's as well. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2009 by Ian from Hull
Very Disappointing
I found this very disappointing and can't understand for the life of me why it's had so many good reviews. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2009 by Boogieshooz
Great Mix!
I loved all but one track on this CD...it is very rare to find an album with so many great songs. While they all share a similar tie to the techno mixed with hip-hop, the CD still... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2008 by Ursula K. Raphael
shock value wow
wow this is my fav album ever..Bought on I tunes then played so much had to by hard copy to play everywhere. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2008 by L. jones
Love it
This is CD is amazing, i brought it as a bit of an impulse buy, and now i love every track on it!
Published on 30 Jun 2008 by Charlotte Daborn
Bland, worthless music
Everybody who gives this high ratings should try broadening their musical horizons as this really is crap.
Published on 10 Jun 2008 by Mr Bungle
Timbaland is shocking
This album is a very good album with decent tracks my faves are:
Give it to me
Release
The way I are
Apolagize
Published on 27 Mar 2008 by ???????
Not for me
I decided to buy this album on the strength of Appoligise, Give It To Me and The Way I are, hoping the rest would be along the same lines. Unfortunately they were not. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2008 by C. Davis
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