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Chris Brown's 2005 eponymous debut was a runaway hit, thanks to the single "Run It," which shot to

the top of the Billboard singles chart straight out of the gate. Brown's sophomore effort, EXCLUSIVE,

mines a similar vein of hip-hop-tinged R&B with a strong pop sensibility, as the infectious lead-off

single, "Wall to Wall," proves.

Assembling a first-rank crew of producers, including Scott Storch, Sean Garrett, Brian the Underdogs,

and will.i.am., Brown keeps a cutting edge, commercial appeal in mind by delivering a disc that

sounds tailor-made for young contemporary audiences. Brown's balance between club-ready dance tunes

and smooth love balladry is finely honed here, and while the longevity of the singer's career is

still uncertain (Brown was shy of 20 years old when the record was released), EXCLUSIVE proves his

debut was no fluke.