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In My Mind (2006)

Where the lyrics of In My Mind take you, and where it was really made.

The debut was originally due in November 2005, but it was pushed back at Williams's own request and came out nearly six months later.

Key places

Recorded at South Beach Studios, Miami (2006)

Recording site The Hit Factory Criteria — Discogs credits South Beach Studios as one of the places where this album was recorded. The map point is placed at the city centre of Miami. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• In My Mind is the debut studio album by American musician Pharrell Williams
• Released 25 July 2006 by Star Trak Entertainment, Virgin Records and Interscope Records
• Debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200
• Sold 142,000 copies in its first week of release
• Certified Silver in the United Kingdom for sales over 60,000 copies

Background

• June 2003: debut single "Frontin'" featuring Jay-Z, released after Williams had produced and featured on songs by other artists
• Williams insisted the single was a one-off and that he was purely a producer, not an artist in his own right
• The album was announced afterward as Williams's own studio album
• Singles from the album: "Can I Have It Like That" (featuring Gwen Stefani), "Angel" (UK release only), "Number One" (featuring Kanye West)
• Guest performances by Jay-Z, Nelly, Slim Thug, Snoop Dogg, Lauren London, Jamie Cullum and Pusha T of Clipse
• Music video for "That Girl" featuring Snoop Dogg received airplay on VH1

Recording

• Recorded at South Beach Studios, Chalice Recording Studios, Record Plant and Hovercraft Studios
• Mixed at Circle House Studios, Record Plant, Soapbox Studios and Silent Sound Studios
• Mastered at Sterling Sound and PM Entertainment
• Pharrell made his solo production debut here without partner Chad Hugo
• Original release date of 15 November 2005 was delayed at Williams's request
• Williams said in an interview on the delay that the album needed more work

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• Met Chad Hugo in a seventh-grade summer band camp; the two later formed the Neptunes in the early 1990s.
• Formed the rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. with Chad Hugo and Shay Haley in 1999.

Members

• Core members of the Neptunes: Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo.
• N.E.R.D. members: Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Shay Haley.

Career

• As one half of the Neptunes, produced fifteen songs that peaked in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, four of them at number one.
• Debut solo album In My Mind (2006) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.
• Co-produced and performed on "Blurred Lines" (2013), which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100.
• Guest appearance on Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" (2013) won Record of the Year at the 56th Grammy Awards.
• Second album Girl (2014) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.
• Has won 13 Grammy Awards and received two Academy Award nominations.
• Has served as Men's creative director for Louis Vuitton since 2023.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone called the album "still only so-so", offering modestly tuneful, sometimes snoozy songs
• Entertainment Weekly said the album seemed divided against itself and that none of its songs were remotely catchy
• AllMusic's Andy Kellman wrote that no part of the album was flat-out poor but it was a shame it did not turn out better
• Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention, citing "Raspy Shit" and "Number One" as highlights

Records

• Debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, behind LeToya's self-titled debut and the compilation Now 22, with 142,000 copies in its first week
• Fell to number 9 in its second week, selling 51,000 more for a two-week total of 193,000
• 406,000 copies sold in the United States as of March 2014
• 2,889,025 copies sold worldwide
• Certified Silver in the United Kingdom for sales over 60,000 copies
• Nominated for Best Rap Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Release Therapy by Ludacris

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Originally slated for 15 November 2005, the release was delayed at Williams's request and came out nearly six months later.
• The front cover shows a cartoon of Pharrell wearing a blue "Ice Cream" T-shirt.
• Several guests appeared courtesy of other labels, such as Gwen Stefani via Interscope Records and Jamie Cullum via Verve Records.
• Pharrell made his solo production debut on this album without his partner Chad Hugo.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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