Konvicted

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Konvicted
Studio album by Akon
Released	November 14, 2006
Recorded	Late 2006
Genre	R&B, Hip-Hop
Length	52:36
Label	Konvict Muzik UpFront SRC Universal Motown
Producer(s)	Akon, Eminem, Troo.L.S, Rune Rask, SuperVillain Beats
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Allhiphop.com link Def Sounds link Entertainment Weekly (B) link HipHopDX link Mictap.com link Pedigree Music link Rolling Stone link Static Multimedia link USA Today link
Akon chronology
Trouble (2004)	Konvicted (2006)

Konvicted is the second album by hip hop and R&B singer Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features tracks recorded with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and T-Pain.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Samples 4 Credits 5 Chart performance 6 Peak position and certification 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Featured Artist(s)	Time
1	"Shake Down"	Thiam, A./ Tuinfort, G.	Akon		3:52
2	"Blown Away"	Thiam, A./ Styles, D./ Tuinfort, G.	Akon	Styles P	3:29
3	"Smack That"	Thiam, A./ Mathers, M./ Resto, L./ Strange, M.	Eminem	Eminem	3:32
4	"I Wanna Love You"	Thiam, A./ Broadus, C.	Akon	Snoop Dogg	4:07
5	"The Rain"	Thiam, A./ Crocker, S./ Reynolds, D./ Thomas, Theron/ Thomas, Timothy	Akon		3:27
6	"Never Took the Time"	Thiam, A./ Bryce, K./ Skinner, S.	Akon		3:57
7	"Mama Africa"	Thiam, A./ Abdulsamad, H./ Browne, D./ Dixon, B./ Dwyer, E./ Elton, P./ Gowdy, B./ Otto, T./ Richards, D.	Akon		4:26
8	"I Can't Wait"	Thiam, A./ Najm, F.	Akon	T-Pain	3:46
9	"Gangsta Bop"	Thiam, A./ Nielsen, T./ Rask, R.	Troo.L.S & Rune Rask		4:06
10	"Tired Of Runnin'"	Thiam, A./ Banks, H./ C. Hampton/ Jackson, R.	Akon		4:33
11	"Once In A While"	Thiam, A./ Boulai, B./ Prokop, S.	SuperVillain Beats		3:57
12	"Don't Matter"	Thiam, A./ Lawson, A.	Akon		4:52
13	"Gringo" [UK Bonus Track]	Thiam, A.	Akon		4:32

- Akon's album "Konvicted" was re-released in the UK in February with the addition of the clean version of "I Wanna Love You"

- Some early copies of the album (USA) included a bonus DVD

[edit] Singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Smack That" (featuring Eminem) Released: August 20, 2006 Chart positions: #1 (U.K.), #2 (U.S.)
	"I Wanna Love You" (with Snoop Dogg) Released: November 17, 2006 Chart positions: #1 (U.S.), #3 (U.K.)
	"Don't Matter" Released: January 18, 2007 Chart positions: #1 (U.S.)

[edit] Samples

• "Mama Africa" samples Gentleman's "Dem Gone"
• "Tired of Runnin'" samples Bobby Bland's "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"
• "Once in a While" samples 3 Dog Night's "I'd Be So Happy"

[edit] Credits

• Executive Producer: Devyne Stephens and Akon
• A&R Direction: Devyne Stephens and Akon
• A&R Administration: Tashia Stafford and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
• Creative Direction: Devyne Stephens
• Mastered: Eddy Schreyer
• Marketing: Elise Wright and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
• Art Direction & Design: Joe Spix
• Photographer: Jonathan Mannion
• Wardrobe Stylist: Fiskani
• Legal: Sandra L. Brown

[edit] Chart performance

Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 284,000 copies.^[1] Since then it has charted well by staying within the top twenty of the chart as well as peaking at number two on three other consecutive occasions. On its fifth week, it broke the one million mark,^[2] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.3 million copies.^[3] The album was officially certified double platinum on its sixteenth week.^[4] Currently on its twentieth week, it occupies the number five spot on the chart and has sold 2.0 million (1,998,950) records.^[5]

The album's chart performance was equally as impressive worldwide, as it sold well over 297,000 copies and took the number two spot in its debut on the United World Chart. Konvicted broke the one million mark in only five short weeks. In its tenth week it had already sold a whopping 1.7 million copies. After four months it sold had already sold 2.4 million. With 19 weeks on the chart, worldwide sales seem to be staying strong as it has remained in the top twenty of the chart and has already sold more than 2.8 million (2,898,000) copies.^[6]

[edit] Peak position and certification

Chart (2006)	Providers	Peak position	Certification	Sales
The Billboard 200 (U.S.)	Billboard	2[7]	2x Platinum[4]	1,998,950[5]
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.)	Billboard	2[8]
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.)	Billboard	2[7]
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.)	Billboard	2[7]
The Official UK Album Chart	BPI/The Official UK Charts Company	16[9]
Australian Album Chart	ARIA	16[10]	Gold	35,000+
Australian Urban Album Chart	ARIA	3[10]	Gold
Belgian Album Chart	Ultratop / Nielsen	33[11]
Brazil Top 40 CD Sales	Hot100Brasil	8[12]
Canadian Albums Chart	Nielsen Soundscan	4[7]	Gold[13]	50,000+
Czech Album Chart	IFPI	23[14]
Danish Album Chart	IFPI / Nielsen	31[15]
French Album Chart	SNEP/IFOP	7[16]		89,400+[17]
Irish Album Chart	IRMA	14[18]
Japanese Album Chart	Oricon	37[19]		17,194　[19]
New Zealand Album Chart	RIANZ	15[20]	Gold[21]
Swedish Album Chart	GLF	41[22]
United World Chart (Worldwide Sales)	Media traffic	2[6]	Platinum[6]	2,898,000[6]
United World Chart	the 7.5% Mediatraffic doesn't cover	2[6]		3,115,350

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

v • d • e Akon
Discography
Studio albums
Trouble (2004) • Konvicted (2006)
Singles
"Locked Up" • "Ghetto" • "Lonely" • "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" • "Pot Of Gold" • "Smack That" • "I Wanna Love You" • "Don't Matter"
Featured singles
"Keep on Calling" • "Baby I'm Back" • "Soul Survivor" • "Moonshine" • "Stay Down" • "Snitch" • "Girls" • "I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix)" • "The Sweet Escape" • "I Tried" • "We Takin' Over"
Related articles
Konvict Muzik • Kon Live Distribution • Young Jeezy • Savage • Obie Trice • Eminem • Snoop Dogg • Gwen Stefani