Indigo (Chris Brown album)

Indigo is the ninth studio album by American singer Chris Brown, released on June 28, 2019, by RCA Records.[1] The album marks his second double album and is a follow-up to his eighth album Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017).

Indigo
Studio album by Chris Brown
Released	June 28, 2019[1]
Recorded	2016–2019
Studio	Calabasas Sound CBE Lyons Estates
Genre	R&B tropical-pop[2]
Length	123:08
Label	RCA
Producer	Chris Brown (exec.) Anthony "Ant" Wilson (also exec.) J-Louis 40 A1 Allen Ritter Almatic Amadeus Andre Harris Avedon Ayo Boi-1da Cam Wallace Cardiak Chizzy Clint Ford D. A. Doman Damon Thomas Dave Sava6e Dem Jointz DiMuro Don City EVO DY Frank Dukes Gezin Goldy, Jr. Hitmaka Ink ISM J. R. Rotem Jack Jones July the Producer Kevin Cossom Keyz Los Da Mystro Marco Mavy Mike Gonek Nick Fouryn OG Parker Onlyxne Oligee Preme Rich Skillz RoccStar Romano Scott Storch Sheldon Ferguson Shndō Smash David Snipe Young Teddy Walton The Rascals Troy Ambroff Soundz Vinylz Wallis Lane Xeryus Gittens
Chris Brown chronology
Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017) Indigo (2019) Slime & B (2020)
Deluxe edition cover
Indigo Extended
Singles from Indigo
"Undecided" Released: January 4, 2019 "Back to Love" Released: April 11, 2019 "Wobble Up" Released: April 18, 2019 "No Guidance" Released: June 8, 2019 "Heat" Released: June 20, 2019 "Don't Check on Me" Released: June 25, 2019

Six official singles were released from Indigo: "Undecided", "Back to Love", "Wobble Up", featuring Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy, "No Guidance", featuring Drake, "Heat", featuring Gunna and "Don't Check on Me", featuring Justin Bieber and Ink. The album became Brown's third US number-one album and first in seven years, since Fortune (2012).

Background

In December 2017, soon after releasing Heartbreak on a Full Moon, Brown showed that he was already working on new songs teasing a "Michael Jackson-inspired" song on his Instagram profile, filming a video from his studio and playing the song supposedly called "Vampire Vibe".[3][4] In 2018 he posted various snippets of new unreleased songs, showing that he was working on a collaboration mixtape with Jacquees, on another collaboration mixtape with Joyner Lucas, and on his album, rumored to be called Indigo, which he later said would be a 30-track album in reference to his 30th birthday.[5][6]

Release and promotion

In January 2019, Brown announced a new deal with International global media and his label RCA Records, becoming one of the youngest artists to own his masters at age 29.[7] Indigo was announced as the first album on this deal, with the release of the first single "Undecided" on January 4, 2019.[8] Brown stated in an Instagram post that his new album would not be as lengthy as Heartbreak on a Full Moon and would focus on "energy, love, light, and happiness", saying that it reminds him of his previous albums Chris Brown, Graffiti and F.A.M.E..[9]

He later previewed and released the second official single from the album, "Back to Love", on April 11, 2019, getting a positive response from fans and critics.[10][11][12] The following week he released the third single from the album, "Wobble Up", featuring Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy,[13] announcing that the album is expected to be released in June, also confirming a summer tour with Nicki Minaj.[14] In an announcement made on May 2, 2019, Brown announced the list of artists he had been working with for the album, including Nicki Minaj, Tory Lanez, Tyga, Justin Bieber, Juicy J, Juvenile, H.E.R, Tank, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas, Gunna and Drake. Some of these collaborations were surprising to the media, especially Drake, due to their public feud that lasted for several years.[15][16][17][18]

He later revealed the artwork of the album and its track list between May and June 2019.[19][20] On June 8, Brown released "No Guidance" featuring Drake as a single.[21] It debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Chris Brown's 15th top-ten song, and becoming his highest charting song as a lead artist since 2013's "Loyal" as well.[22]

On October 4, 2019, Brown released a deluxe version of Indigo entitled Indigo Extended, which included 10 additional songs, making the extended version a total of 42 songs.[23]

Artwork

The cover art for the album was revealed on May 14, 2019, along with the back cover. The front cover artwork was designed by graffiti artist Saturno and features a purple-haired Chris Brown in space, surrounded by fictional monsters and flying saucers, while the back cover, designed by visual artist Jeff Cole, continues the supernatural theme with a levitating body over a pyramid.[24]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	46/100[25]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	2.9/5[26]
Slant Magazine	[27]

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Trent Clark of HipHopDX praised the album for its nostalgic sound and the numerous collaborations, especially with H.E.R. and Drake, but criticized its perceived disorganization as well as for the long duration.[26] In a positive review, Urban Islandz wrote that "The "No Guidance" singer has already proven himself to have the Midas touch when it comes to making hit records and that's why artists from all over the music industry clamor to get a Chris Brown feature".[28]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated that "Not quite as extravagant as the preceding Heartbreak on a Full Moon, Chris Brown's tenth album is merely two hours in length. That still allows more than enough space for the singer to sufficiently cover each one of his modes. Pleasure-seeking club tracks, entitled slow jams, tormented ballads, and yearning pop-R&B love songs -- the last of which still match up best with his voice, virtually unchanged during the last decade -- are all plentiful."[2] Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine stated that "Indigo is lean compared to 2017's interminable 45-track Heartbreak on a Full Moon, but the album's lumbering pace and homogeneity overshadow even its few gems."[27]

Awards and nominations

Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
47th American Music Awards	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated	[29]
Soul Train Music Awards of 2019	Album of the Year	Nominated	[30]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Indigo debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units, which included 28,000 pure album sales in its first week, making it his third number-one album in the country.[31] The album also accumulated 97.95 million on-demand audio streams in the United States for its track list of 32 songs.[31] In its second week, the album remained in the top ten and fell to number three, earning just under 50,000 album-equivalent units.[32] In its third week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, earning 42,000 album-equivalent units that week.[33] Just over a month after its release, Indigo generated over 1 billion streams.[34] On December 9, 2019, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[35]

In Australia, the album opened at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Brown's sixth top-ten album in the country.[36] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, Brown's seventh top-ten album on the chart.[37]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.[38][39]

Disc 1[40]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Indigo"	Christopher Brown Joshua Parker Scott Storch Terence Williams Kenneth Coby Patrizio Pigliapoco Eric Bellinger	OG Parker Storch Romano Soundz	3:12
2.	"Back to Love"	Brown Cameron Wallace Nathan Perez Atia Boggs Keith Thomas Mark Pitts	Cam Wallace	3:41
3.	"Come Together" (featuring H.E.R.)	Brown Gabi Wilson Carl McCormick Christian Ward Albert Hudson	Cardiak Hitmaka EVO^[d]	3:54
4.	"Temporary Lover" (featuring Lil Jon)	Brown Jonathan Smith Dwayne Abernathy, Jr. Bellinger Kevin McCord	Dem Jointz	3:17
5.	"Emerald / Burgundy" (featuring Juvenile and Juicy J)	Brown Storch Khris Riddick-Tynes Coby Yusuf Ali El Felicia Ferraro Bellinger Omari Akinlolu Ward Terius Gray Jordan Houston Orville Hall Phillip Price Parker Christopher Dotson Williams	Part 1 produced by Storch The Rascals Soundz^[b] Part 2 produced by OG Parker Hitmaka Romano	6:39
6.	"Red"	Brown Xeryus Gittens Oliver Goldstein Nima Jahanbin Paimon Jahanbin Luis Martinez, Jr. Pigliapoco Anthony D'Annunzio	Oligee Wallis Lane Goldy, Jr.^[a] Shndō^[a] Soundz^[b]	3:38
7.	"All I Want" (featuring Tyga)	Brown N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Raynford Humphrey Terence Coles Michael Nguyen-Stevenson Anthony Fields Earl Simmons	Wallis Lane Preme	3:33
8.	"Wobble Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy)	Brown J.R. Rotem Onika Maraj Theron Thomas Gerald Gillum Renetta Lowe Byron Thomas Billie Calvin	J.R. Rotem	3:41
9.	"Need a Stack" (featuring Lil Wayne and Joyner Lucas)	Brown Matthew Samuels Adam Feeney Allen Ritter Kaan Gunesberk Akinlolu Dwayne Carter Gary Lucas T. Gray B. Thomas	Boi-1da Frank Dukes Ritter	5:28
10.	"Heat" (featuring Gunna)	Brown Sergio Kitchens Tyron Douglas, Sr. Aaron Lammer K. Thomas Pitts Akinlolu	Buddah Bless	3:52
11.	"No Guidance" (featuring Drake)	Brown Aubrey Graham Joshua Louis Huizar Anderson Hernandez Travis Walton Noah Shebib Nija Charles Tyler Bryant Michee Lebrun	Vinylz J-Louis 40 Walton^[a]	4:22
12.	"Girl of My Dreams"	Brown Lawrence Young Pigliapoco Gabrielle Nowee	Snipe Young	3:22
13.	"Natural Disaster / Aura"	Brown Pigliapoco Donameche Jackson Parker Derrick Beck Samuel Jimenez Williams Coby	Part 1 produced by OG Parker Smash David Romano Soundz Part 2 produced by Don City Soundz^[b]	5:03
14.	"Don't Check on Me" (featuring Justin Bieber and Ink)	Brown Justin Bieber Boggs Sheldon Ferguson Pigliapoco	Ink Sheldon Ferguson	3:24
15.	"Sorry Enough"	Brown Ward Carlos McKinney Terius Nash Akinlolu Dotson Melvin Moore Christopher Michael Brown Charles Hugo Gene Thornton Terrance Thornton Pharrell Williams	Hitmaka Los Da Mystro	4:25
Total length:				61:28

Disc 2[40]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Juice"	Brown Zale Epstein Mike Gonek Antonio Stith	Zalezy Gonek	3:25
17.	"You Like That"	Brown Bentley Coby Stephens III E. Joseph Turner, Jr. Jordan George Anderson	A1 Chizzy Soundz	3:04
18.	"Troubled Waters"	Brown Leon Youngblood Andre Harris Alvin Isaacs II Leon Youngblood, Sr. Dewain Whitmore, Jr. Pitts	RoccStar Harris Almatic	3:13
19.	"Take a Risk"	Brown Antwan Thompson Michael DiMuro Pigliapoco	Amadeus DiMuro	3:32
20.	"Lurkin" (featuring Tory Lanez)	Brown Pigliapoco Rich Velonskis Stephen Wimberly Daystar Peterson	Rich Skillz	2:49
21.	"Trust Issues / Act In"	Brown Austin Owens Julio Fernandez James Foye III Kevin Cossom Anthony Avellanet Clint Ford Marco Cuadra Akinlolu Derrick Gray Dominic Woods	Part 1 produced by Ayo Keyz Marco Mavy Ford Part 2 produced by Cossom July the Producer	4:58
22.	"Cheetah"	Brown Floyd Bentley Charles Stephens III Ellaina Joseph Bobby Turner, Jr. Jordan George Lyrica Anderson	A1 Chizzy	2:35
23.	"Undecided"	Brown Storch Vincent van den Ende Ferraro Pigliapoco Stith Jarvis Barker Sylvester Jackson Shanice Knox Narada Walden	Storch Avedon^[a]	3:05
24.	"BP / No Judgement"	Brown Dwan Avery Orlando Williamson Damon Thomas Filip Gezin Marcus Boyd Taylor Wenck Donye'a Goodin Akinlolu Tristan Rice Shawn Atkins Robert Norman Jacob Paul Turner Rick Cunningham Garrett Thomas Corbran Jamal Gaines	Part 1 produced by DY Gezin Onlyxne Part 2 produced by Williamson Thomas	6:20
25.	"Side Nigga"	Brown Angelo Arce Michael Washington N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin Jimenez Nicholas Baker Troy Ambroff Pigliapoco D'Annunzio Ervin Garcia	Wallis Lane Smash David Nick Fouryn^[a] Ambroff^[a]	3:55
26.	"Throw It Back"	Brown Rotem T. Thomas Robert Kelly George Clinton III George Clinton, Jr. William Collins Garry Shider David Spradley Bernard Worrell Philippé Wynn	J.R. Rotem	3:06
27.	"All on Me"	Brown Young Coby Pigliapoco Nowee	Snipe Young Soundz	3:51
28.	"Sexy" (featuring Trey Songz)	Brown Matthew Haze Pigliapoco David Doman Justin Thomas Christina Gandy-Rogers Tremaine Neverson	D. A. Doman	4:18
29.	"Let’s Smoke" (Physical Edition bonus track)	Brown	Rich Skillz	3:08
30.	"Early 2K" (featuring Tank)	Brown Anita McCloud Storch Richard Sims Faheem Najm Bellinger van den Ende Jarvis Griffin Darryl Richardson Harold Brown Lee Levitin Morris Dickerson Rickardo Ducent Brian Thompson Charles Miller Orville Burrell Shaun Pizzonia Howard Scott Thomas Allen Jordan Lonnie Miguel Willis Jonathan Smith Reginald Jones Jasiel Robinson Charles Durrell Babbs Kameron Houff Shaffer Smith William Collins George Clinton George Worrell Edmund Clement Alphonso Bailey Isaac Hayes III Sean Joseph Earl Stevens	Storch Avedon^[a]	3:46
Total length:				51:57

Bonus tracks[40]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
31.	"Dear God"	Brown Pigliapoco Jimenez	Smash David	4:02
32.	"Part of the Plan"	Brown Bentley Stephens III Ishmad Montague Jack Jones E. Joseph Turner, Jr. George Anderson	A1 Chizzy ISM Jones	3:03
33.	"Play Catch Up"	Brown Jimenez Pigliapoco Coby Jacob Austin Stith	Smash David Soundz^[a] Dave Sava6e^[c]	3:00
Total length:				62:02

Extended edition[41]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lower Body" (featuring Davido)	Kiddominant	3:03
2.	"Overtime"	Sam Sumser	4:35
3.	"Under the Influence"	Kiddominant	3:04
4.	"Outy When I Drive / Blamed" (featuring Rich the Kid, Yella Beezy and Sage the Gemini)	Foreign Teck CashMoneyAP Cubeatz The Breed	6:30
5.	"Nose Dive" (featuring DaniLeigh)	Caleb Nordelus Ellery "EMack" McKinney	3:18
6.	"Flashbacks"	DZL RyKeyz	2:52
7.	"Problem with You"	D.A. Doman	2:14
8.	"Going at It"	D.A. Doman	2:48
9.	"Technology"	Ashley Valentine Melvin Moore A1	3:28
10.	"Tell Me How You Feel" (featuring Tory Lanez)	Th3ory Bizness Boi Ye Ali	3:29

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited co-producer
• ^{^[d]} signifies an uncredited additional producer
• "Let's Smoke" was not included on streaming versions of the album internationally nor on Apple Music in the US; thus the track listing was cut down to 32 songs (42 including the Extended Edition)
• "Indigo" and "Heat" features uncredited vocals by Tank
• "Trust Issues" features uncredited vocals by Sage the Gemini
• "Juice" features background vocals by Tone Stith
• "Undecided" features background vocals by Felicia Ferraro

Sample credits

• "Come Together" contains a sample from "Don't Stop", written by Albert Hudson, as performed by One Way.
• "Temporary Lover" contains a sample from "I Want To Thank You", written by Kevin McCord, as performed by Alicia Myers.
• "Emerald" contains a portion of the composition "Drag Rap (Triggerman)", written by Orville Hall, and Phillip Price, as performed by The Showboys.
• "All I Want" contains a sample from "How's It Goin' Down", written by Anthony Fields, and Earl Simmons, as performed by DMX.
• "Wobble Up" contains samples from "Monkey on the D$CK", written by Renetta Lowe, and Byron Thomas, as performed by Magnolia Shorty and "Wishing on a Star ("Dancin" Danny D Remix)", written by Billie Calvin, as performed by Fresh Four.
• "Need a Stack" contains a portion of the composition "Back That Azz Up", written by Dwayne Carter, Terius Gray, and Byron Thomas, as performed by Juvenile.
• "No Guidance" contains uncredited samples from "Before I Die", written and performed by Che Ecru.[42]
• "Sorry Enough" contains a sample from "Grindin'", written by Charles Hugo, Gene Thornton, Terrance Thornton, and Pharrell Williams, as performed by Clipse.
• "Undecided" contains a sample from "I Love Your Smile", written by Jarvis Barker, Sylvester Jackson, Shanice Knox, and Narada Walden, as performed by Shanice.
• "Throw It Back" contains a sample from "Back & Forth", written by Robert Kelly, George Clinton III, George Clinton, Jr., William Collins, Garry Shider, David Spradley, Bernard Worrell, and Philippé Wynn, as performed by Aaliyah.
• "Let's Smoke" contains a sample from "Back Pocket", written by Jack Stratton, as performed by Vulfpeck.
• "Troubled Waters" contains a sample from "Get Me Back on Time (Engine Number 9)", written and performed by Wilson Pickett.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.[38][39]

Instrumentation Happy Perez – guitar (track 2) Xeryus Gittens – guitar (track 6) Todd Norman – percussion (track 6) Nicholas Carter – percussion (track 6) Isaac Wriston – bass (track 3) Johnathan Smith – keyboards (track 3) Angelo Arce – keyboards (track 25) Michael Washington – keyboards (track 25) Ervin Garcia – guitar (track 25) Giancarlo "EVO" Evola - guitar (track 3) Technical Patrizio Pigliapoco – recording (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–32), mixing (tracks 1–8, 10, 12–32) Josh Gudwin – recording (track 14), mixing (track 14) Samuel Kalandjian – recording (track 26) Michael "Crazy Mike" Foster – recording for Juicy J (track 5) Christian "CQ" Quinonez – recording and mixing for Tyga (track 7) Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – recording and mixing for Nicki Minaj (track 8) Dakarai – recording and mixing for G-Eazy (track 8) Matthew Testa – recording for Lil Wayne (track 9) Brian Eisner – recording for Joyner Lucas (track 9) Noel Cadastre – recording for Drake (track 11) Josh Gudwin – recording and mixing for Justin Bieber (track 16) Ruben Rivera – recording for Tank (track 29)

Noah "40" Shebib – mixing (track 11) Chris Athens – mastering (tracks 1, 3–7, 9–22, 24–32) Randy Merrill – mastering (tracks 2, 8, 23) Sauce Miyagi – engineering (tracks 3, 15) Ben "Bengineer" Chang – engineering assistant (tracks 2, 8) Sourwavez – engineering assistant (track 20) Ashley Jackson – engineering assistant (tracks 4–6, 10, 12–19, 21–28, 31) Brian Chew – engineering assistant (tracks 1, 3, 30, 32) Elijah Marett-Hitch – engineering assistant (track 16) Todd Robinson – additional engineering (track 23) Omar Loya – vocal engineering for H.E.R. (track 3) Miki Tsutsumi – vocal engineering for H.E.R. (track 3) Alex Pyle – vocal engineering assistant for H.E.R. (track 3) Managerial Chris Brown – creative direction Courtney Walter – creative direction, art direction, design Miosge – creative direction, photography Saturno – cover illustration Jeff Cole – back cover illustration Circle Circle Math – inside illustrations Sarper Baran – inside illustrations

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[43] 3 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[44] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[45] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[46] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[47] 101 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[48] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[49] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[50] 11 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[51] 47 French Albums (SNEP)[52] 29 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[53] 31 Irish Albums (IRMA)[54] 23 Italian Albums (FIMI)[55] 60 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[56] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[57] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[58] 13 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[59] 11 Scottish Albums (OCC)[60] 37 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[61] 76 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[62] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[63] 9 UK Albums (OCC)[64] 7 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[65] 1 US Billboard 200[66] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[67] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[68] 69 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[69] 16 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[70] 33 US Billboard 200[71] 37 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[72] 18 US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[73] 3 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200[74] 180

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[75]	Gold	20,000
Canada (Music Canada)[76]	Gold	40,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[77]	Platinum	15,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[78]	Silver	60,000^*
United States (RIAA)[79]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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