Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
Studio album by Jamie Foxx
Released	May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	R&B
Length	49:57
Label	RCA
Producer	Various DJ Mustard Jamie Foxx The Monarch Pharrell Williams Kevin Cossom Cook Classics Boi-1da Vinylz Mario Winans J-Rell Vidal Davis Lonny Bereal Catalyst Frank Dukes Tank Allen Ritter Syk Sense Travis Sayles Breyon Prescott Christopher Young Brainz J-Doe Don City
Jamie Foxx chronology
Best Night of My Life (2010) Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015)
Singles from Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
"Ain't My Fault" Released: November 25, 2014 "You Changed Me" Released: March 12, 2015 "Baby's In Love" Released: May 4, 2015 "In Love By Now" Released: August 26, 2015

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (also commonly known as Hollywood) is the fifth and last to date studio album by American R&B singer and actor Jamie Foxx. It was released on May 15, 2015, by RCA Records. The album includes musical appearances from Chris Brown, Fabolous, Kid Ink, Pharrell Williams and Wale, while production on the album was handled by Boi-1da, DJ Mustard, Mario Winans and Vinylz, among others.^[1]

The album debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.^[2]

Background and concept

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses as Foxx describes the album, as a focus on a former relationship, he had in Hollywood, California, where his girlfriend abandons him in his time of need. stating:

This what you learn about Hollywood sometimes the person is not all into you as maybe as like a step up as to whatever next person is. So I find this out in a weird way, I was suppose [sic] to go to a premier, I've gotta 104 temperature, so i'm laying in the bed & the girl that I was dating at the time saids um what you doing, I said what you mean, well ugh it's the premier, it's the biggest premier, yeah i'm sick, well ugh I got this dressed & I was like Word, said yes & people are there & people going to be on red carpet for me & i'm gone see me & i'm gonna be me there. So I get up go to the closet & grab the dress & said go head, but don't come back & that was something that like tripped me out like you really need that shine like crazy & I said okay cool & I seen her float on to somebody else in Hollywood.^[3]

Singles

The album's lead single, titled "Ain't My Fault", was released on November 25, 2014.^[4] The song was written and produced by Mario Winans.

The album's second single, "You Changed Me" featuring Chris Brown, was released on March 12, 2015.^[5] The production on the song was handled by Boi-1da, Vinylz, Allen Ritter, Kevin Cossom and Jordan Evans. The song has so far peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The album's third single, "Baby's In Love" featuring Kid Ink, was released on May 4, 2015.^[6] The production on the song was handled by Cook Classics.

Foxx announced "In Love By Now" as the album's fourth single August 26, 2015.^[7]

Promotional singles

"Party Ain't a Party" featuring 2 Chainz, was released on October 7, 2014.^[8] and features production from DJ Mustard. When he saw the fight of Pusha T & Consequence, he told the two to stop fighting and sued Consequence for putting Pusha T in a headlock.

"Pretty Thing" (originally titled "Pretty Young Thing") premiered on March 11, 2015,^[9] was produced by DJ Mustard, and sampled Michael Jackson's hit single "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	53/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Billboard	[12]
Consequence of Sound	C+[13]
The New York Times	mixed[14]
Rolling Stone	[15]

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100, to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 53 based on 5 reviews, signifying "mixed or average reviews".^[10] Hillary Crosley of Billboard described the album as a "disjointed outing", saying that "It sounds like a collection of random one-offs rather than an album. Foxx's voice, falsetto and all, still sounds lovely, but he seems unsure exactly how he should use it."^[16] Andy Kellman of AllMusic was critical of the album, saying "That material, as well as much of what surrounds it, is significantly less substantive than the singer's past work" stating that the single "You Changed Me" is "the only adult cut off the album".^[11]

Commercial performance

Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.^[2] This became Foxx's fourth consecutive US top-ten album.^[2] The album debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, scoring Foxx's third chart-topper and first since 2009.^[2] In its second week, the album dropped to number 32 on the chart, selling an additional 11,000 copies, bringing its two-week total to 42,000 copies.^[17]

Track listing

Charts

Release history

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B/Hip-Hop albums of 2015

References

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