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{{Infobox album
| name = Breezy
| type = studio
| artist = [[Chris Brown]]
| cover = Chris Brown - Breezy.png
| alt =
| released = June 24, 2022<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.rap-up.com/2022/05/09/chris-brown-readies-breezy-album-for-june/ | title=Chris Brown Readies 'Breezy' Album for June |work=[[Rap-Up]]}}</ref>
| recorded = 2019–2022
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label =
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
* CBE
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Slime & B]]
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Breezy
| type = studio
| single1 = [[WE (Warm Embrace)]]
| single1date = April 1, 2022
| single2 = [[Call Me Every Day]]
| single2date = June 17, 2022
}}
}}
'''''Breezy''''' is the upcoming tenth [[studio album]] by American singer [[Chris Brown]]. It is scheduled to be released on June 24, 2022 as the follow-up to his 2019 album ''[[Indigo (Chris Brown album)|Indigo]]''. The artists featured on the album are [[Lil Wayne]], [[Anderson .Paak]], [[Blxst]], [[Lil Baby]], [[H.E.R.]], [[EST Gee]], [[Wizkid]], [[Jack Harlow]], [[Tory Lanez]], [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Ella Mai]], [[Yung Bleu]], [[Capella Grey]], [[Lil Durk]] and [[Bryson Tiller]].
''Breezy'' was preceded by two official singles; "[[WE (Warm Embrace)|Warm Embrace]]" and "[[Call Me Every Day]]".
==Background and recording==
Brown started working on the album concomitantly to the release of his ninth studio album ''[[Indigo (Chris Brown album)|Indigo]]''.<ref name="rappah" /> The singer said in July 2021, while working on the album, that he wanted to make some "really endearing music" that "talk to women's soul".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/28/chris-brown-sued-for-allegedly-drugging-and-raping-woman-on-yacht | title=Chris Brown sued for allegedly drugging and raping woman on yacht | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=January 28, 2022 }}</ref> In February 2022, he stated on his [[Instagram]] account that the album would contain some pure R&B material.<ref>https://www.rap-up.com/2022/02/09/chris-brown-responds-critics-no-longer-rnb/</ref> He later said that on some of the album's songs he wanted to depict "a different type of love mixed with heartbreak".<ref>https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-hypes-album-a-different-type-of-love-mixed-wit-heartbreak-news.150236.html</ref> The recording sessions for ''Breezy'' ended during the first days of June 2022, with the track "Need You Right Here" being the last one made for the project. During the album's working the singer stated that he recorded almost 250 songs.<ref>https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-06-19/175284/chris-brown-reveals-he-recorded-250-songs-for-new-album-breezy/</ref><ref>https://www.rap-up.com/2022/06/18/chris-brown-recorded-250-tracks-for-breezy/</ref> During an interview with [[Big Boy (radio host)|Big Boy]], one week prior to ''Breezy'''s release, the singer said that the project is more directioned towards his female audience.<ref name="rappah">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/51-big-boy-full-episodes-28098354/episode/chris-brown-big-interview-jennifer-lopez-98410261/</ref>
== Artwork ==
[[File:Breezy hothead.jpg|thumb|Brown's haircut designed for ''Breezy'''s artwork]]
''Breezy''{{'s}} artwork was revealed on May 18, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rap-up.com/2022/05/18/chris-brown-reveals-breezy-album-features/ | title=Chris Brown Reveals 'Breezy' Album Features }}</ref> The cover art consists of a black and white picture of the back of Brown's head with the album's title shaved into his hair.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://urbanislandz.com/2022/05/18/chris-brown-reveals-breezy-release-date-features-from-lil-wayne-tory-lanez-ella-mai-more/ | title=Chris Brown Reveals 'Breezy' Release Date & Features from Lil Wayne, Tory Lanez, Ella Mai & More | date=May 18, 2022 }}</ref> The haircut was done by American artist and barber Rob the Original.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2022/05/chris-brown-reveals-artwork-release-date-for-new-album-breezy/ | title=Chris Brown Reveals Artwork & Release Date for New Album 'BREEZY' | date=May 18, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2022/05/19/chris-brown-announces-new-album-breezy-for-june-24/ | title=Chris Brown Announces New Album 'Breezy' for June 24 | date=May 19, 2022 }}</ref> According to the barber, the haircut of the album's cover was designed by Brown and himself, and was inspired by works of Italian artist and barber Nto Hair Mugen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Chris Brown revela capa, data de lançamento e participações de seu novo álbum 'BREEZY' |url=https://portalrapmais.com/chris-brown-revela-capa-data-de-lancamento-e-participacoes-de-seu-novo-album-breezy/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Rap Mais |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Shawn Grant of ''[[The Source]]'' found the artwork to be "minimal" compared to those of Brown's latest projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Shawn |date=2022-05-19 |title=Chris Brown Announces New Album 'Breezy' for June 24 |url=https://thesource.com/2022/05/19/chris-brown-announces-new-album-breezy-for-june-24/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Release and promotion==
[[File:The Breezy sign.jpg|thumb|A fan holding up a sign encouraging Brown to release ''Breezy'', during his concert in [[Saudi Arabia]] in March 2022]]
On November 4, 2019, Brown posted three videos that showed snippets from songs that he recently worked on, supposedly called "Get Naked", "Hit My Line" and "Stressed". On December 22, 2019, Brown announced that he was working on new material for his next album, posting an [[Instagram|Instagram story]] where he wrote "2020, what do you think my 10th album is going to be called?".<ref name="Capital">{{Cite web|title=Chris Brown teases his new album Breezy is 'coming'|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/album-2020-release-date-songs-tracklist-listen/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Capital XTRA|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130035233/https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/chris-brown/album-2020-release-date-songs-tracklist-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> A couple months following the release of his collaborative mixtape with [[Young Thug]], ''[[Slime & B]]'', on July 9, 2020, he announced that the name of his tenth album would be ''Breezy'', making a reference to his stage nickname.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Brown Announces New Album 'Breezy'|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/09/chris-brown-announces-new-album-breezy/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Rap-Up|language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224121840/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/09/chris-brown-announces-new-album-breezy/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2020 he shared through his social media a snippet of a song supposedly called "On Some New Shit", in a video that showed him working and recording the song in a hotel room in [[London]], also suggesting the possiblility of releasing the album in 2021 in the video's caption.<ref>{{Citation|title=Chris Brown - On Some New Shit (Snippet)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtbQGv2Yap0|language=en-GB|access-date=2022-01-06|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224121839/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtbQGv2Yap0|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, Brown created an [[OnlyFans]] account, where he posted snippets from the songs "Sleep at Night" and "Warm Embarce", during his travel in [[Tulum, Quintana Roo|Tulum]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woods|first=Aleia|title=Chris Brown Has an OnlyFans Account Now|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-onlyfans-account/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=XXL Mag|language=en|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224121841/https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-onlyfans-account/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two days before Christmas 2020, Brown posted on his Instagram account a picture that showed a pen and a piece of paper, captioning it with "My heart on this pen and pad. A SIDE B SIDE. Hope y'all f**k with my frequency. No time soon", hinting the possibility of ''Breezy'' being his third consecutive [[double-album]], following ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]'' and ''[[Indigo (Chris Brown album)|Indigo]]''.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1341690757263011841|user=ChartsBreezy|title=NEWS: @chrisbrown hints at “BREEZY” possibly being another double album on Instagram.“MY HEART ON THIS PEN AND PA…|date=23 December 2020}}</ref> On January 8, 2021 ''[[Forbes]]'' published an article that listed ''Breezy'' among the most anticipated R&B albums of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Most Anticipated R&B Albums Of 2021: Beyoncé, SZA, Usher, Ella Mai And Rihanna|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/01/08/most-anticipated-rb-albums-of-2021-beyonc-sza-usher-ella-mai-and-rihanna/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224122037/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/01/08/most-anticipated-rb-albums-of-2021-beyonc-sza-usher-ella-mai-and-rihanna/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2021 he said that he was not in a rush to release his new album, by posting an Instagram story where he wrote "I ain't dropping my album until I'm ready. I need to give y'all a chance to miss me".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-says-hes-not-in-a-rush-to-release-a-new-album-news.133019.html | title=Chris Brown Says He's Not in a Rush to Release a New Album | website=HNHH | date=June 2021 }}</ref> On November 1, the track "Closure", contained in the album, featuring American rapper [[Tyga]], leaked online.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://24musicplay.com/download-mp3-chris-brown-closure-ft-tyga/ | title=DOWNLOAD MP3: Chris Brown – Closure Ft. Tyga | date=November 2021 }}</ref>
Months later, on December 18, he announced the release of the [[lead single]] of ''Breezy'' for January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Brown Announces Start of 'Breezy Era' | Rap-Up|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/12/17/chris-brown-announces-start-of-breezy-era/amp/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Rap-up.com|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218184526/https://www.rap-up.com/2021/12/17/chris-brown-announces-start-of-breezy-era/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the first day of 2022 he announced the title of the single, "[[Iffy (song)|Iffy]]", through a teaser of its music video, announcing its release for January 14, while also revealing that ''Breezy'' would have the same amount of songs of his [[Chris Brown (album)|debut album]], because he wanted to "keep it classic".<ref>https://www.rap-up.com/2022/01/01/chris-brown-new-single-iffy-breezy-album/amp/</ref> However "Iffy" ended up not being included on the album's final standard edition track listing. In March he announced that the already previewed song "[[WE (Warm Embrace)|Warm Embrace]]" would be the second single, announcing its release date for April 1, and teasing a joint tour for Summer 2022 with a mystery co-headliner.<ref>https://ratedrnb.com/2022/03/chris-brown-announces-new-single-warm-embrace-and-teases-upcoming-tour/</ref> Two days before the release of the single, he revealed that ''Breezy'' would be released during summer 2022.<ref name="summer">{{cite web | url=https://www.rap-up.com/2022/03/29/chris-brown-previews-new-single-my-warm-embrace/amp/ | title=Chris Brown Previews New Single 'My Warm Embrace' | Rap-Up }}</ref> In late April he announced his "One of Them Ones Tour" with rapper [[Lil Baby]] as a co-headlining act.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2022/04/27/chris-brown-and-lil-baby-announce-joint-one-of-them-ones-tour/ | title=Chris Brown and Lil Baby Announce Joint 'One of Them Ones' Tour | date=April 27, 2022 }}</ref> On May 9 he announced that the album would be released in June.<ref>https://www.rap-up.com/2022/05/09/chris-brown-readies-breezy-album-for-june/</ref> Nine days later he revealed ''Breezy'''s release date, June 24, along with its cover art, and a list of features including [[Lil Wayne]], [[Anderson .Paak]], [[Blxst]], [[H.E.R.]], [[Ella Mai]], [[Jack Harlow]], [[Tory Lanez]], [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Yung Bleu]], [[EST Gee]] and [[Wizkid]], hinting that more features could be on the album.<ref>https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/chris-brown-new-album-breezy-1234663414/</ref>
Brown unveiled the album's track listing on June 7, while also posting a video of him dancing to a snippet of "Possessive".<ref>https://portalrapmais.com/chris-brown-revela-tracklist-de-novo-album-breezy-com-23-musicas/</ref> Two weeks before the album's release, Brown has debuted the track "Wheels Fall Off", performing a solo version of the song for the "4ShootersOnly" music platform, in a video portraying himself alone with a microphone in his backyard, while he smokes a [[Blunt (cannabis)|blunt]] and executes the song.<ref>https://www.rap-up.com/2022/06/10/chris-brown-debuts-new-song-wheels-fall-off/</ref> That same day he posted a snippet of "Call Me Every Day", featuring Nigerian artist [[WizKid]], on his Instagram account.<ref>https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/chris-brown-teases-new-single-with-wizkid/v7z2yvx</ref> "Call Me Every Day" was released on June 17 as the album's official second single.<ref>https://guardian.ng/life/listen-chris-brown-featuring-wizkid-call-me-everyday/</ref> On June 21, he released the music video for "[[WE (Warm Embrace)]]", co-starring singer [[Normani]] and directed by Arrad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Normani Dances With Chris Brown Before Diving Into A Pool With Him In Hot New Music Video |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/06/21/chris-brown-normani-we-warm-embrace-video/ |website=Hollywood Life|date=June 21, 2022 }}</ref> Few days prior to the album's release, Brown promoted it doing various radio interviews and [[podcast]]s located at his house. The singer revealed its deluxe edition's track listing two days before the album dropping.<ref>https://allhiphop.com/news/chris-brown-reveals-breezy-tracklist/</ref>
== Short film ==
On August 2, 2021, Brown announced on his Instagram that his ''Breezy'' album would be accompanied by a short film of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-03|title=Chris Brown Teases Short Film "Breezy"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-teases-short-film-breezy-news.136880.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105173143/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-teases-short-film-breezy-news.136880.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Wheels Fall Off
| writer1 = [[Chris Brown]]
| note1 = featuring [[Capella Grey]] and [[Lil Durk]]
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[RoccStar]]}}
| length1 =
| title2 = Cab
| writer2 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Eric Bellinger]]}}
| note2 = featuring [[Fivio Foreign]]
| extra2 = Ye Ali
| title3 = Pitch Black
| title4 = Possessive
| note4 = featuring [[Yung Bleu]] & [[Lil Wayne]]
| title5 = Addicted
| writer5 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Lil Baby|Dominique Jones]]}}
| note5 = featuring [[Lil Baby]]
| extra5 = {{hlist|RoccStar}}
| title6 = [[Call Me Every Day]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Wizkid|Ayodeji Balogun]]|Thierry Augustin Lohier}}
| note6 = featuring [[WizKid]]
| extra6 = {{hlist|Blaise Beatz|[[DJ Tunez]]|RoccStar}}
| length6 = 2:29
| title7 = Closure
| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|Casedi}}
| note7 = featuring [[H.E.R.]]
| extra7 =
| title8 = Need You Right Here
| note8 = featuring [[Bryson Tiller]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Brown|}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|RoccStar}}
| title9 = Sex Memories
| note9 = featuring [[Ella Mai]]
| title10 = Hmhmm
| note10 = featuring [[EST Gee]]
| title11 = Psychic
| note11 = featuring [[Jack Harlow]]
| title12 = Show It
| note12 = featuring [[Blxst]]
| title13 = Sleep at Night
| title14 = Passing Time
| title15 = [[WE (Warm Embrace)]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Brown|Vedo|Ellery "EMack" McKinney}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Don City|[[Teddy Riley]]}}
| length15 = 3:55
| title16 = Forbidden
| writer16 =
| extra16 =
| length16 =
| title17 = Bad Then A
| note17 = featuring [[Tory Lanez]]
| writer17 =
| extra17 =
| length17 =
| title18 = Survive the Night
| writer18 = Brown
| extra18 = RoccStar
| length18 =
| title19 = Dream
| writer19 = {{hlist|Brown|Will Gittens}}
| extra19 =
| length19 =
| title20 = Slide
| writer20 = Brown
| extra20 = {{hlist|Sefru|}}
| length20 =
| title21 = Harder
| note21 =
| writer21 =
| extra21 =
| length21 =
| title22 = On Some New Shit
| writer22 =
| extra22 =
| length22 =
| title23 = Luckiest Man
| writer23 = {{hlist|Brown|Angel Brinks}}
| extra23 = RoccStar
| total_length =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition additional tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title24 = [[Iffy (song)|Iffy]]
| writer24 = {{hlist|Brown|Bellinger|Michael "PopGod" Jiminez}}
| extra24 = {{hlist|[[OG Parker]]|[[Smash David]]|Blaq Tuxedo}}
| length24 = 2:53
| title25 = Hit My Line
| extra25 =
| title26 = Inner Peace
| extra26 =
| title27 = Tallm’ Bout
| extra27 =
| title28 = Hate Me Tomorrow
| extra28 =
| title29 = Hate Being Human
| extra29 =
| title30 = Don’t Run
| extra30 =
| title31 = Special Delivery
| extra31 =
| title32 = Petty
| extra32 =
| title33 = In the City
| extra33 =
| total_length =
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Chris Brown}}
[[Category:2022 albums]]
[[Category:Chris Brown albums]]
[[Category:RCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Upcoming albums]]
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