Sean "Diddy" Combs (also exec.), The Hitmen, Kanye West, Danja, Rob Lewis, Just Blaze, Timbaland, will.i.am, The Neptunes, Rich Harrison, Havoc, Jai
Diddy chronology
We Invented the Remix (2002)
Press Play (2006)
Last Train to Paris (2010)
Singles from Press Play
"Come to Me" Released: September 12, 2006
"Tell Me" Released: November 7, 2006
"Last Night" Released: February 27, 2007
"Through the Pain (She Told Me)" Released: July 2007
"Diddy Rock" Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
[1]
Entertainment Weekly
(B)[2]
The Guardian
[3]
Los Angeles Times
[4]
The New York Times
(unfavorable)[5]
PopMatters
(6/10)[6]
Rolling Stone
[7]
Slant Magazine
[8]
USA Today
[9]
The Village Voice
(favorable)[10]
Press Play is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Diddy. It was released on October 17, 2006, by Bad Boy Records. It is his first album under the "Diddy" stage name, making this his first release under the distribution by Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records. Press Play features several guest contributions from Nicole Scherzinger, Christina Aguilera, Keyshia Cole, Brandy, Jamie Foxx, Ciara, Nas, Paris Hilton, Timbaland, Mary J. Blige, Cee Lo Green, Keri Hilson, Big Boi, Mario Winans, Avant and Fergie, among others.[10][11] Primarily dance-pop and hip hop-oriented in sound, it is a loose conceptual album that contains the lyrical themes discussing the concerns to the ups and downs of his relationship.[11]
Press Play debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with sales of over 173,009. In the UK, the album debuted at number 11. Its singles "Come to Me" and "Last Night" both reached the top–ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The album became available to the preview on MTV's The Leak on October 10, 2006, one week before the album was sold in stores.[12]Press Play received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.[13] As of November 21, 2008, the album has sold 700,000 copies in the United States.[14]
Contents
1Track listing
2Sample credits
3Personnel
4Chart positions
5References
6External links
Track listing
No.
Title
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Testimonial (Intro)"
Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen
2:24
2.
"We Gon' Make It" (featuring Jack Knight)
K-Def
3:33
3.
"I Am (Interlude)"
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Sean C & LV for The Hitmen
1:46
4.
"The Future"
Havoc
3:11
5.
"Hold Up" (featuring Angela Hunte)
SC, Havoc (co.)
3:29
6.
"Come to Me" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
Sean "Puffy" Combs & Younglord for The Hitmen, Jai
"Claim My Place (Interlude)" (featuring Avant and The Movement Orchestra)
Rob Lewis
3:25
11.
"Everything I Love" (featuring Nas & Cee-Lo Green)
Kanye West, Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen
4:23
12.
"Special Feeling" (featuring Mika Lett)
Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen, will.i.am
4:25
13.
"Crazy Thang (Interlude)" (featuring S. Rosete)
Rob Lewis
1:15
14.
"After Love" (featuring Keri)
Timbaland, Danja
4:47
15.
"Through the Pain (She Told Me)" (featuring Mario Winans)
Mario Winans for The Hitmen
5:28
16.
"Thought You Said" (featuring Brandy)
Mario Winans for The Hitmen
5:49
17.
"Last Night" (featuring Keyshia Cole)
Mario Winans for The Hitmen
6:26
18.
"Making It Hard" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Rich Harrison
4:54
19.
"Partners for Life" (featuring Jamie Foxx)
The Neptunes
4:30
Bonus track
No.
Title
Producer(s)
Length
20.
"All Night Long" (featuring Fergie)
will.i.am
6:25
Limited edition
The limited edition version of the album includes a story of photos on how P. Diddy met a woman in a club. The album is located in a pocket on the last page; as well as these exclusive versions that have been released from Target and Best Buy, Target having a bonus DVD and Best Buy including a bonus track, called "Get Off".
Sample credits
List of samples used in Press Play:
Testimonial (Intro)
"Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears
We Gon' Make It
"Shaft in Africa" by Johnny Pate
I Am (Interlude)
Excerpts from "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Lou Rawls
Hold Up
Excerpts from "White Shutters" by Jerry Peters
Special Feeling
"Baby I'm A Star" by Prince
Making It Hard
Excerpts from "I Need Love" by Hunts Determination
Last Night
"Erotic City" by Prince
Personnel
Production
Sean "Diddy" Combs
The Hitmen
Danja
Rob Lewis
Just Blaze
Timbaland
Kanye West
will.i.am
The Neptunes
Rich Harrison
Havoc
Jai
Writers Credits:
The Game and Aasim - "We Gon' Make It"
Pharoahe Monch - "The Future", "Hold Up"
Jody Breeze (from Boyz n da Hood) - "Wanna Move", "Through the Pain (She Told Me)", "After Love"
T.I. - "Wanna Move"
Mista Raja - "Come to Me"
Ludacris - "Diddy Rock"
Royce Da 5'9" - "Tell Me"
Ness (formerly of Da Band) & Matthew Winans - "Diddy Rock"
Yummy Bingham and Aasim - "Tell Me"
Yummy Bingham and Cardan - "Tell Me"
Static Major - "Tell Me"
Black Rob and Aasim - "Partners for Life"
Mike Brown - "Last Night", "Diddy Rock"
Nas and Aasim - "Everything I Love"
Ryan Cardona - "Last Night"
Michael "Ace" McWhorter & Matthew Winans - "Wanna Move", "Last Night", "Through the Pain"
Chart positions
Chart (2006)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200
1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums
1
UK Album Chart
11
UK Urban Album Chart
1
NZ Top 40
2
Australian ARIA Album Chart
18
Australian Urban Album Chart
2
Australian Rap / Hip-Hop Album Chart
4
Danish Albums Chart
24 [15]
Irish Album Chart
13
Swiss Albums Chart
9
French Albums Chart
31
Austrian Albums Chart
41
Swedish Albums Chart
46
Dutch Mega Albums Chart
58
German Media Control Albums Chart
31
References
^Kellman, Andy. Review: Press Play. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Hermes, Will. Review: Press Play. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Petridis, Alexis. Review: Press Play. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Nichols, Natalie. Review: Press Play. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Sanneh, Kelefa. Review: Press Play. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Joseph, Mike. Review: Press Play. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Hoard, Christian. "Review: Press Play". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-25.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link).mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Cinquemani, Sal. Review: Press Play. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^Gardner, Elysa. Review: Press Play. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^ abBreihan, Tom. Review: Press Play. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
^ abSterdan, Darryl. "Review: Press Play". Winnipeg Sun: October 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25.
^The Leak: Press Play. MTV. Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
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^Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
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