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In My Mind | 
| Artist: Pharrell Williams
Label: Virgin America
Category: Music
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 24730
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 094634615426
EAN: 0094634615426
ASIN: B000BPN2CC
Release Date: July 24, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Angel | | • | Young Girl f/Jay-Z | | • | Please | | • | Keep It Playa f/Slim Thug | | • | Maybe | | • | Vulnerable | | • | Baby f/Nelly | | • | Our Father | | • | Number One f/Kanye West | | • | It's Obvious | | • | Can I Have It Like That f/Gwen Stefani | | • | How You Feel | | • | You Can Do It | | • | Mamacita f/Daddy Yankee |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A sort of King Midas of the US pop firmament, as one half of hit-making cartel The Neptunes and a founding member of NERD, Pharrell Williams boasts a remarkable track record. Roughly one half hip-hop and one half RB, IIn My Mind/I follows the magic formula that's seen Williams reinvigorate the careers of everyone from Britney and *NSYNC to Snoop Dogg and Nelly, drawing on music styles as disparate as metal and reggaeton and shaping them together with adventurous effect. In particular, the marching-band rhythms of "Keep It Playa" and the booming, atonal space-funk of "Can I Have It Like That" - featuring a brief cameo by Gwen Stefani - are startling examples of Williams' production wizardry. p As an album, it's not without its flaws: "Our Father" might wash with the God-fearing hip-hop fraternity, but more cynical audiences might balk at the Williams' assertion that "Jesus is my playa"; meanwhile a duet with Jay-Z, "Young Girls", shows up the occasional weaknesses of his flow. No matter, though - you'll buy this for the productions, and without exception, they gleam. - ILouis Pattison/I
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 Great production but... July 22, 2006
Neptunestyle
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've been waiting nearly a year for this album to come out and after a lot of changes, Pharrell finally releases his solo debut - And (largely) doesn't disappoint. The production is top-notch and Pharrell raises the bar again for all his contemporaries. However, anyone who's followed Pharrell's career knows he can't really sing. His falsetto style is fine when he's singing a hook for other artists but on tracks like "I really like you" "Say with me" he fails to convince. On the flip side, for a producer his rap songs are suprisingly good. His flow is not good by any means but the lyrical content is varied, suprisingly for a rapper, real.
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br /The stand out tracks are "Young girl" and Baby which sound like tracks he might have composed for Justin's new album had he not fallen out with the label. The cameos are well worked and Jamie Cullum's appearance on "You can do it too" is suprising but welcome.
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br /All in all, great production and well worth buying.
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What a mind! July 26, 2006
Amanda Richards (ECD, Guyana)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Who knows what really goes on in Pharrell's mind? In this, his first solo album, Pharrell (half of The Neptunes and chief N.E.R.D.) calls on some of the hottest talents in Hip Hop and RB, and the result is this fifteen song extravaganza, part Hip Hop, part RB, all with the slick production and smooth mixing that made him a music phenomenon.
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br /Three singles have already been released from this album, at least two of which are guaranteed instant hits. "Can I Have It Like That" features the one and only Gwen Stefani, and you couldn't want a better lead off track for an album. The other heat generating single is "Number I" with red hot Kanye West, and this one is tucked away near the end of the album for a hit "sandwich" that'll be pretty hard to beat. The third single "Angel" was released in the UK and is one of the tracks that Pharrell handles on his own, falsetto and all.
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br /Watch out also for "How Does It Feel" a steamy Hip Hop track (Remember that this album has a parental advisory warning); "Raspy Sh!t"; "Keep It Playa" with Slim Thug (this one has a great hook); "That Girl" featuring Snoop Dogg; "Young Girl" with Jay-Z; and the last track "Show You How to Hustle" featuring Lauren, where he goes by his rap name Skateboard P.
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br /As if that weren't enough, fans of "The Artist Formerly known as Prince" will absolutely love "Baby" featuring Nelly, and for a nice spiritual touch, Pharrell gives a shout out to the Almighty giving thanks for his talents.
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br /Do you really need more reasons than these to get this album?
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br /Amanda Richards
Pure Class April 28, 2006
Scope (London)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Only downfall of this album is that theres just not enough of it. But that would be the case if there was 100 tracks on this album. I cant fault one track, any one who has listened to this album with me has instantly rated it as an excelent album. You would not be doing yourself justice if you dont get this album.
[3.5]--Soooo...This is why you took so long P November 26, 2007
Jenny J.J.I. (That Lives in Northern Nevada)
`In My Mind' is not a bad album at all. I'm also a fan of The Neptunes work and N.E.R.D. songs and was anxiously awaiting for this album. I know there are a lot of people (even dedicated fans) who are sort of hating on this album and the have there reasons to due to their high expectation or later on founding out that Pharrell's solo skills wasn't as strong as they hope for. Pharrell does make an attempt to make every song sound different, which I appreciate, it's as if he takes on a different persona for each track. Once you hear it at first you'll be like WTF but then once you give it a second or third try you start to get a feel for this album.
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br /I notice that a great deal of musical artist has gotten into the 80's vibe from the past few years. It's sort of like they all decided to text message each other one day and agreed to bring it back old school. For whatever the reason maybe it's all good because I'm feeling the vibe right alongside with them.
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br /After hearing this album numerously I still feel Pharrell can produce great '80s-synth driven RB lyrics/swaggers and some awkwardly delivered hip-hop flows. Pharrell obviously doesn't sound like any other artist and may not be the best lyricist but he continues to stand out on his own.
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br /There are a number of tracks on here that I like and there were some that had to grow on me. The best tracks (in no particular order) stood out to me are: "Young girl/ I Really Like You,"- the production in this is hot. "Take It Off (Dim the Lights)" - great song to lay back on and the lyric is cute but cheesy at the same time. "Baby" with Nelly (can't stand him)- love the beat and the song because it reminds me of "Push it" by Salt n Peppa is really good. "Show You How to Hustle,"- is also great everything about this track comes together rather nicely I can't get enough of it. "Angel,"- love the beat and the song. "Our Father,"- (song about Jesus) - is good. I was shock with this one because I never thought he got it in him to make a song like this, something or someone humble him enough to do it though. "Number One," with Kayne (cocky) West- is nice but I heard it too many times. Finally, "You can do it too," is good because it sounds like it came from N.E.R.D album (Provider).
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br /Other than that, `In my Mind' is a good album. Pharrell is able to maintains his Neptunes production here and it shines but he does has to figure out how to solidify his music to be a steady individual act. I still recommend this album to all his fans and for those who are curious should grab hold of it and give it a try.
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 A cool album, let down by tired production values August 14, 2006
Tom Hughes (Baldock Herts)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pharrell is an awesome talent, but he fails to give his first solo album a unique identity from his work as one half of the neptunes. All the songs are good, but sound far too familiar and have been done better previously when he was working with other artists. "Can I have it like that" is probably the most enduring song on the album and despite the fact it has been out a year, it still feels fresh. Other immediately outstanding songs lose their sheen rather quickly. "Baby" with Nelly is ok upon first listen, but frankly the productions seem so basic and Nelly's whine really adds little to this song. "Number 1" has a great chorus but there is little variation to the dominant series of bleaps to the soundtrack. "Young girl/I really like you works well as 1 track, a really good variation in sound and it blew my mind on the first listen. Jay-Z is really on top form here and is the only duet that adds anything to this album, along with Snoop Dogg who is suitably smooth on the laid back "that girl." For me, this is a fun album that it worth buying for summer, it just has a total lack of depth that has left me bored already. Check out "The neptunes present the Clones" for an example of what Pharrell does best-production.
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