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}} ''X'' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown; it was released on September 16, 2014, by RCA Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his fifth album ''Fortune'' (2012). ''X'' received generally positive reviews from critics, who celebrated the record's diverse sound, but were ambivalent towards its lyrical content. The album was also considered an improvement compared to its critically panned predecessor ''Fortune''. Commercially, the album debuted at number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 selling 146,000 copies in its first week, becoming his first album to miss the summit of the chart since ''Graffiti'' (2009) and his third album to go to number 2 on the chart overall following ''Exclusive'' (2007). It also became his sixth consecutive top ten debut in the United States. Preceding the album's release by five singles: "Fine China", "Don't Think They Know", "Love More", "Loyal" and "New Flame". The album's fourth single "Loyal" became its most successful, by peaking at number 9 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 10 in the United Kingdom. Pushing the promotion for the album further, Brown performed and appeared at several televised music events and music festivals across the United States. ==Background== On November 8 2012, in an interview with Power 106's (KPWR) at Los Angeles, California, Brown debuted the track, titled "Nobody's Perfect". The song was supposed to be his first single for his upcoming sixth album, under the working title of ''Carpe Diem'', which was due to be released in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/09/new-music-chris-brown-nobodys-perfect/ )〕 The single was never released and after concluding his Carpe Diem Tour in 2012, word of Brown's next studio album started to develop. MTV News confirmed development of the album, with Brown collaborating with producers, such as Timbaland, Danja and Diplo, among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mtvasia.com/news/chris-brown-confirms-2013-album-release/ )〕 On March 26, 2013, Brown announced the release of ''X'', by visited in various interviews and listening sessions. In an interview with ''Ebony'', when Brown spoke of taking his music in a different direction and changing his sound from pop-infused and sexually explicit, to a more mature, soulful and vulnerable theme for the album. Brown explained the significance of the title: He explained his mindset of making the album as: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「X (Chris Brown album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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