The Masterpiece (album)

The Masterpiece is the fifth and latest studio album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released on June 5, 2012 on Bronx Bridge Entertainment. It is his first studio album in 15 years since Forever. It is also his first album to be issued the Parental Advisory label.

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Let Me Die"	Bobby Brown Christopher L. Brown Fred Crawford Destiny Andrews	Blaze the Champ	3:47
2.	"Doesn't Anybody Know" (featuring Ralph Tresvant)	Bobby Brown Ralph Tresvant	Blaze the Champ^[b]	4:34
3.	"Get Out the Way"	Bobby Brown Jared Gosselin Phillip White Alicia Etheredge	Jared Lee Gosselin	3:31
4.	"Damaged"	Bobby Brown Ben Franklin	Ben Franklin	3:35
5.	"Can't Give Up"	Bobby Brown Jared Gosselin Mika Lett Lamar Mitchell	Jared Lee Gosselin Matthew Hennessey^[a]	3:31
6.	"Set Me Free"	Bobby Brown Jared Gosselin Craig Erquhart Brandon Erquhart	Jared Lee Gosselin Matthew Hennessey^[a]	3:43
7.	"Starmaker" (featuring Jayre)	Bobby Brown Christopher L. Brown Fred Crawford Bobby Brown, Jr.	Blaze the Champ	4:04
8.	"Exit Wounds"	Bobby Brown Jared Gosselin Orbel Babayan Mika Lett Celeste Felicia Scalone	Jared Lee Gosselin	4:32
9.	"All Is Fair" (featuring Johnny Gill)	Stevie Wonder	Jared Lee Gosselin Blaze the Champ^[b]	3:42
10.	"The Man I Want to Be"	Bobby Brown Jeffrey Steele Vicky McGehee	Jared Lee Gosselin	4:13

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits for The Masterpiece adapted from AllMusic.^[1]

Kenny Aronoff – drums (8, 10)
Ron Avant – keyboards (8, 9)
Orbel Babayan – guitar (6, 8, 10)
Blaze – backing vocals (9)
Ian Branch – additional mixing (1, 2, 5-10)
Bobby Brown – executive producer
Christopher L. Brown – executive producer
Paul Cabbin – music (2)
Mabvuto Carpenter – vocals (background)
Rod Castro – additional guitars
April Dawson – cover design
Keith Eaddy – bass (9)
Craig "Seejai" Erquhart – backing vocals (6)
Alicia Etheredge – executive producer
Marshall Goodman – drums (9)

Jared Lee Gosselin – programming (5, 6)
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Matt Hennessey – mixing (4-6, 8-10)
Sean Horton – drums (6)
Jean Marie Hovat – mixing (3)
Mika Lett – backing vocals (5, 8, 10)
James Lomenzo – bass (8, 10)
Lamar Mitchell – keyboards (5), synthesizer (6)
Terrill Paul – backing vocals (1, 7)
Skip Saylor – mixing (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), additional mixing (1, 2, 5-10), additional production
Mandy Strong – CD layout
Ralph Tresvant – backing vocals (1, 7)
Zoux – keyboards (5, 9)

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Top R&B Albums^[2]	41

References

^ "The Masterpiece - Bobby Brown | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Bobby Brown Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

External links

The Masterpiece at AllMusic

Bobby Brown

Albums

Studio	King of Stage Don't Be Cruel Bobby Forever The Masterpiece
Remix	Dance!...Ya Know It! Remixes in the Key of B Two Can Play That Game
Compilation	B. Brown Posse

Singles

Featured singles

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