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This Is My Time (Raven Symoné album)

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Recorded
  
2003–2004

This Is My Time (2004)
  
From Then Until (2008)

Release date
  
21 September 2004

Length
  
48:41

Artist
  
Raven-Symoné

Label
  
Hollywood Records

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Released
  
September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)

Producer
  
Christopher B. Pearman, Raven-Symoné, Jay Landers (exec.), Walter Afanasieff, Robbie Buchanan, Ray Cham, Def Jef, Kara DioGuardi, Matthew Gerrard, J Spark, James Joiner III, Penelope Magnet, Scott Storch, Robin Thicke, Chrispother "Tricky" Stewart, Pro-Jay

Genres
  
Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Rhythm and blues

Similar
  
Raven-Symoné albums, Pop music albums

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This Is My Time is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Raven-Symoné, released in the United States on September 21, 2004 by Hollywood Records. The album is her debut with the Disney-owned label and debuted at number fifty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 19,000 copies sold in its first week. It nevertheless became Raven-Symoné's best-selling solo album, selling 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Contents

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Release and promotion

Symoné released a five-track EP with Hollywood Records on January 1, 2004 prior to the release of This Is My Time, containing "Backflip", "Bump", "Overloved", "What Is Love?", and "Mystify". Released to promote the full-length album, the EP was only available in select stores and is now very rare.

Four songs from the album were incorporated into soundtracks from Disney films: The Lion King 1½ with "Grazing in the Grass"; The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement with "This Is My Time"; Ice Princess with "Bump"; and Go Figure with "Life Is Beautiful".

Critical reception

Following its release, This Is My Time received generally mixed reviews. Both AllMusic and Vibe gave the album two and a half stars out of five.

Commercial performance

This Is My Time debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 51 on the official Billboard 200 of week dated October 9, 2004, with moderately successful first week sales of 19,000 copies (best debut in the chart to date); making it Symoné's first album to enter the chart in the United States. The set sold 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Track listing

Notes
  • "What Is Love?" is a cover originally performed by Play from the album Replay.
  • "Grazing in the Grass" is a cover of the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single by Hugh Masekela from the album The Promise of a Future.
  • "Overloved" was later covered by Paula DeAnda on her debut self-titled album.

    • Singles

    "Backflip" is the second single from the album, and debuted on Radio Disney on July 28, 2004.

    Music video

    The music video was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by Sanaa Hamri, premiered on BET's Access Granted on August 25, 2004. The video received heavy rotation on Disney Channel, BET and MTV. Michael Copon plays in the video as Raven's love interest.

    "I'm with this guy and he's just being disrespectful to me. I'm coming in the house trying to offer him popcorn and he's throwing it all over me, talking on the phone [when] we're supposed to be having some quality time together. So through all of this I'm just typing on my Blackberry and writing something down mischievously and we don't know what's going on... Anyway, we find out that I'm reprogramming him, kinda like 'Stepford Husbands,' making him a little more respectful, loving and [willing to] listen some more, not necessarily catering just to me, but come on now, let's be serious."

    Track listing
    1. "Backflip" – 3:53
    2. "Backflip" (Call Out Hook) – 0:31
    Live performance

    Symoné performed the song live for the first time in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2004. Symoné performed the song on tours, This Is My Time Tour and Raven-Symoné: Live in Concert Tour.

    Charts

    Tour

    Raven in Concert is the debut concert tour by American recording artist, Raven-Symoné. The tour supports her third studio album, This Is My Time. Primarily visiting North America, the tour played nearly 40 shows at numerous music festivals and state fairs in the United States.

    Opening acts

  • Lil' J (August 6–13, August 16–29, September 8, September 15 and October 7, 2006)
  • Jump5 (Baton Rouge, Fairlea, Agawam and Allegan)
  • LaTanya Monroe (Glen Allen)
  • Lil J Xavier (Arlington)
  • Everlife (Arlington)
  • Choo-Choo Soul (Monroe)

    • Setlist

    1. "Mystify"
    2. "Superstition"
    3. "Alice"
    4. "Typical"
    5. "What's Real?"
    6. "Life is Beautiful"
    7. "Grazing in the Grass"
    8. "Bump"
    9. "Overloved"
    10. "Just Fly Away"
    11. "Supernatural"
    12. "Are You Feelin' Me"
    13. "Jump In"
    14. "Some Call It Magic"
    15. "Backflip"
    16. "What is Love?"
    17. "Set Me Free"
    18. "This Is My Time"

    Tour dates

    Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    Songs

    1Mystify3:47
    2Backflip3:54
    3What Is Love?3:46

    References

    This Is My Time (Raven-Symoné album) Wikipedia
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