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Best Night of My Life

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I'm having an up-down feeling about this CD. Jamie Foxx has a beautiful voice, and I love to hear him REALLY sing from his gut up. I think he's great at ballads, and he's one of a handful of today's R&B artists who can sing a capella and completely blow me away. When I heard the beginning of this CD, I thought he was dumbing down his voice entirely too much. The problem with party tracks is you don't really have to sing to pull them off. As long as you can carry a tune, a party track will work because people are more concerned with dancing and catchy choruses. Jamie Foxx is above all that. There's a reason he was so good at his role as Ray Charles. There's a reason why I'd fast forward through "The Jamie Foxx Show" to get to the parts where he'd sing some random tune.

There are a bunch of songs on here that are okay, but they seem to fit somebody who's into the whole singer-rapper career. I shrugged through "Living Better Now," "Winner" and "Freak." "Yep, Dat's Me" was cool until I got to Ludacris' part. I thought it was fine with just Soulja Boy and Jamie Foxx, but I like that song more because Jamie kept going on music TV stations and talk shows making the crowd chant that. I'm bored with the liquor songs like "Best Night of My Life."

"Hit It Like This" was his regular nymphomaniac style, and it took me a minute, but I smiled through this one. "Fall for Your Type" seemed like a Drake song instead of a Jamie Foxx song because that dude stays complaining about being heartbroken, but I immediately liked that song.

I loved "Let Me Get You on Your Toes" from the time I heard him sing it on "Lopez Tonight." "15 Minutes" makes me want to watch an episode of "Martin." Funny song, but he was trying to be sexy. "Sleeping Pill" was excellent, but what is up with this dude and liquor? How many Patron plugs can there be on one CD? The rest of the songs were cool. It's not that I don't like the CD. I just like smooth R&B more than pop/dance tracks like "All Said and Done" and "Sex on the Beach." It sounds like he's using a vocoder. Why? He can already sing.

I don't even know where to begin with this album. Having been a fan of his 3 previous albums; there's no excuse for this one. The album feels really rushed and very underwhelming. I understand the theme is supposed to be "night life" type of songs but the problem is that the songs are weak and wack. Can we at least get a Blame It or an Unpredictable if you choose to go that route??? He's better off on ballads/midtempos/acoustic anyway so why he would go that route in the first place is beyond me.


The production is uninspired, the songwriting is bland and uninspired, and the singing doesn't even sound like Jamie Foxx. It's horrible. I guess he just (I)phoned it in. The guest artists do their absolute best trying to save this rubbish but there is no hope. T.I., Justin Timberlake, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Ludacris and Soulja Boy attempt to salvage this effort but to no avail. Quite frankly this feels like an "obligation" record to get out of his recording deal because he just threw this one together without any real push or promotion and without any care or artistry.

*Attempting to explain this travesty, a few weeks ago Tank was on Atlanta radio promoting his own album Now or Never, and come to find out that he played no role in this Jamie Foxx album. That might explain the lack of good songwriting, arrangements and overall direction. *

On one song he sounds like Sean Garrett (who for the record is NOT the person you want to sound like). Fall For Your Type with Drake is a good song but it sounds like a Thank Me Later leftover.


I downloaded this album and was sorely disappointed and unfortunately someone got it for me for Christmas but I have not opened it. I want to find out where it was purchased so I can take it back to the store for a refund or store credit. That's really how I feel. This album will get no burn whatsoever, ESPECIALLY, with better efforts from the likes of R. Kelly, Charlie Wilson, Ron Isley, El DeBarge, Eric Benet, Tank, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Aloe Blacc, etc. And that's not even to mention his female counterparts.


What happened to the Jamie Foxx that did songs like Do What It do, Heaven, She Got It, or even Blame It???? That Jamie is (almost) nonexistant on this album. We'll consider this one a blip on the radar because it's not worth getting all excited over and hopefully Jamie Foxx produces a better effort next time around. 1 star.

I'm not sure why Jamie doesn't sing from the heart. After listen to the cuts the CD is just trash! He needs to get back to doing him and stop being suckered in to commercial music. His very first CD was better then any thing he has or will ever put out unless he takes a step back and write good lyrics. Finally if your true artist and know your craft why do you have to have advisory labeled on your material. I won't be buying this CD or any other until he steps up his game with real music. Jamie stop dealing with a record company that won't let you true real talent show. Finally stop using those computer mics.

I agree whole-heartedly with those who are disappointed by this album. I was initially excited because I am a regular listener to the Foxxhole, the satellite radio program named after Jamie, where he incessantly speaks about the disintegration of R&B. Yet here he is with this album, falling into the same trap of quick hooks, immature sex themes, overindulgence in intoxicants, and auto-tuned singing. I wish artists would stay true to themselves and stop trying to appeal to the masses. At this point in his career, Jamie should have enough passion, confidence, money, and fans to do what he does best...sing for real.

I still have his first album, I can't play it 'cause I no longer have a cassette player, but I can remember when you were hungry, not greedy.

Jamie Foxx has a fabulous voice. He should learn to be true to himself and utilize it better!! He doesn't need to have all these other people on his CD to "help" him sing a song. Since he let Kanye produce the first "hot" CD, it doesn't mean he has an infallible formula. This one is not half as original and the lyrics are only mediocre (such as "15 Minutes" and "Sleeping Pill").It's time to look deep inside Jamie and really sing without all the electronic nonsense in the background. You are multi-talented (God-given),so use it wisely.

Still a fan!!

I was really and truly disappointed with this cd. I need for Real R&B artist to stand up and take back music!!!! I am so sick and tired of "artist" singing about sex, and drinking. If I was 18 maybe the music would have been what I wanted to listen too!!!!
What happen to romance? Party music? The previous cd was better... (that's scary to say that)
I respect Jamie Foxx as an artist, but he could have put more thought into this cd...it sounds like everybody else...

Jamie Foxx can be referred to as a `triple threat' - a brilliant comedian, brilliant Academy-Award winning actor ("Ray"), and Grammy award winning musician ("Blame It" from 2008's Intuition). Best Night of My Life, Foxx's fourth studio album (third album of notability), is his most `commercial' in sound, one might note. Foxx's most polished album remains 2005's breakthrough #1 effort, Unpredictable, where Foxx best reigned himself in, sounding his age. `Intuition' featured more contemporary, hip-hop helmed cuts proving to be a shade less `refined' and `revered' than `Unpredictable.' Similarly, the enjoyable `Best Night of My Life' finds Foxx almost trying `too hard' to be contemporary when he really doesn't need to. Sure, he wears the contemporary `bag of tricks' well as expected, despite being middle-aged (he's forty-three), but some cuts try to amp up `the club' when Foxx would be better suited exploiting the richness and sensual nature of his voice. That said, only the end of the album yields serious complaints, where the material grows below par.

"This Will Be (Intro)" may be the most "old-school" thing about the contemporary `Best Night of My Life.' Even so, Foxx's voice is tapped with auto-tune and studio effects, which pervades so much of the cuts on this effort. The auto tune is completely unnecessary, and to the most mature listeners, its inclusion is annoying if anything. "Best Night of My Life" features up-and-coming rapper Wiz Khalifa (of "Black & Yellow" fame) and proves to be catchy and pleasant. The hook is simplistic, but maybe that is the true attraction: "I'm feeling good, I'm having fun, this is the best night of my life..." "Living Better Now" features `The Boss' Rick Ross in a cut that is a bit `clunky', but enthralling to listen to nonetheless. The production work helps to make this cut a highlight, not to mention nice vocals by Fox and a solid rap verse by Rick Ross, always the standout MC.

"Winner" features superstar power via Justin Timberlake and the recently imprisoned T.I.. "Winner" wasn't quite a bit hit when it was released as a single, but it is one of the best cuts from this album. Justin Timberlake and Jamie Foxx's voices contrast each other brilliantly, while T.I., sometimes inconsistent on guest verses, strings together a solid guest verse on this outing. A bit braggadocious perhaps, it is enjoyable. "Freak" featuring Rico Love is filled with a plethora of effects, synths, and electronics, but proves to be worthwhile nonetheless. "Hit It Like This" is gimmicky and shallow, but enjoyable despite its lack of depth. "Yep Dat's Me" featuring MC's Ludacris and Soulja Boy is clever and creative, despite its almost `ludicrous' (no pun intended) simplicity. "Fall For Your Type," featuring an always solid Drake is a valedictory moment, featuring exceptional moody-sounding production, vulnerable/sensitive vocals by Foxx, and exceptional songwriting. The chorus is again simple, but so telling: "I swear I always, fall for your type, tell me why, I always fall for your type..."

"Gorgeous" isn't a bad listen, but lasts too long at over five minutes in duration. Vocally, Foxx sounds great as always. After a shallow, clubby interlude ("Let Me Get You On Your Toes (Interlude)), a fine cut entitled "15 Minutes" follows. "15 Minutes" works so well because it places Foxx back into his comfort zone, adult contemporary R&B. Obviously, this sound suits a forty-something more than some of the `clubbier' cuts. "Sleeping Pill," "Rejoice," and "All Said And Done" are less satisfying cuts, bogging down the album. Closer "Sex on the Beach" is a nice change of pace, but doesn't quite light the album on fire by this point.

Essentially, Best Night of My Life is NOT Foxx's best effort. It finds a still young and vibrant 43-year old trying to make himself even younger when he doesn't need to. Foxx would still be "cool" no matter what age he is. Character may be what this album lacks, as Foxx sounds more like every other young R&B upstart than his own unique artist. Foxx should return to his roots next go around without trying to commercialize and compromise his self.

Jamie Foxx continues to disappoint. This is the type of music I expect from some 19 year old nobody trying to make a mark in the business. You just listen to it once shrug your shoulders and go listen to something memorable, meaningful and grown up. It's sad someone of the stature of Jamie Foxx feels compelled to continue to produce this kind of junk. It's just too bad. He has proven himself to be someone with depth and heart in the past. Why he refuses to use his star to rise above the pedestrian, run of the mill, club hopping, alcohol swilling, twentysomething party boy is beyond me. Oh well, maybe next time.

I'm glad I didn't buy this. I borrowed it from the library. What the Heck I J-Foxx thinking??? He is a 43 year old man and still making songs for the club. I don't know why he thinks he has to go this route. He has a beautiful voice that more suited for songs like the kind Musiq, Avant, Babyface, Kem, Maxwell sing. I'd thought Jamie Foxx would be more of a natural musician on his records like he was with his 1994 album Peep This. Why he feels like he has to cater to the club and teenage crowd is beyond me. This album was thrown together. Two cuts I like on here are: 8.) Fall For Your Type featuring Drake and
9. ) Gorgeous...... Please Jamie when you come out with your next album, please remember how old you are.

I really wish Jamie would go back to acting and stop trying to be multifaceted. Just because you could sing well enough to be in the Ray movie doesn't mean you should make more than one album, I think its time to hang up the mic. Joaquin Phoenix Sang in walk the line and you don't see him making country records left and right, granted he did want to make a rap record even though it was a joke. Jamie please start acting again.