Concrete Rose - Definition and Overview

Concrete Rose is the fourth album by American R&B singer Ashanti, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Track listing

1. "Concrete Rose Intro" (Aurelius, Lorenzo) - 1:17
2. "Still Down" [featuring T.I.] (Douglas, Flythe, Harris, Lorenzo, Smith) - 4:13
3. "Message to the Fans (Skit)" (Aurelius, Douglas, Foster, King, Lorenzo, McElroy) - 0:23
4. "Only U" (Aurelius, Barnes, Douglas, Lerner, Lorenzo) - 3:06
5. "Focus" (Aurelius, Barnes, Douglas, Lerner, Lorenzo) - 3:17
6. "Don't Let Them" (Douglas, Lorenzo, McGhee, Mitchell, Mitchell, Randle, Seymour) - 4:23
7. "Love Again" (Aurelius, Copeland, Dean, Douglas, Jordan, Lorenzo, Rogers, Shaw) - 4:08
8. "Take Me Tonight" [featuring Lloyd] (Douglas, Lorenzo, Polite, Smith) - 4:05
9. "U" (Aurelius, DeGrate, Douglas, Lorenzo) - 3:35
10. "Every Lil' Thing" (Aurelius, Douglas, Lorenzo) - 3:56
11. "Turn It Up" [featuring Ja Rule] (Atkins, Douglas, Lorenzo, Mayfield, Smith) - 4:16
12. "Buck 3000 (Skit)" - 0:22
13. "So Hot" (Douglas, Lorenzo, Parker) - 4:57
14. "Don't Leave Me Alone" [featuring 7 Aurelius] (Aurelius, Douglas, Lorenzo) - 3:33
15. "Sister Stories (Skit)" [featuring Shi Shi] (Douglas) - 0:45
16. "Freedom" (Douglas, Lorenzo, McGhee) - 3:51
17. "Wonderful" [*/featuring Ja Rule](Atkins, Douglas, Kelly, Lorenzo, Smith) - 4:41

* bonus track

Personnel

• Ashanti - vocals
• Jerry Barnes - bass
• William Barnes - guitar
• Al "Boogie" Carty - bass
• Kenneth Crouch - keyboard
• Bashiri Johnson - percussion
• Trevor Lawrence - drums
• Selan Lerner - keyboard
• Tammy Lucas - background vocals
• Demetrius McGhee - organ, strings, bass, keyboard
• Bill Sample - Hammond organ
• 7 Aurelius - vocals, background vocals

Production

• Producers: Malcolm Flythe, Irv Gotti, Jimi Kendrix, Demetrius McGhee, Chink Santana, 7 Aurelius
• Executive producers: Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti
• Associate executive producer: 7 Aurelius
• Engineers: Won "Engineer To The Stars" Bee Allen, David Ashton, Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck, Glen "It's Crazy" Markazi, Adam Scheurmann, Paul Silveira
• Assistant engineers: Gavin "YG" Johnston, Josh McDonnell, Adam Scheurmann, Rob Stefanson
• Mixing: Stephen George, Irv Gotti, Glen "It's Crazy" Markazi, Supa Engineer "Dura"
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• A&R: Terese Joseph, Chris "Gotti" Lorenzo, Fred Moore, Errol "Breezie" Jr. Vaughn
• Recording director: Erica Bowen
• Production executive: Darcell Lawrence
• Instrumentation: Demetrius McGhee, 7 Aurelius
• Sample clearance: Deborah Mannis-Gardner
• Drum programming: Easy Mo Bee
• Creative director: Rick Patrick
• Art direction: Andy West
• Art producer: Laura Tamburino
• Photography: Tony Duran, Karen Moskowitz
• Hair stylist: Chuck Amos
• Stylist: Rosie Michel
• Executive assistant: Robin Clark
• Management: Tinya Y. Douglas, Jerome Leventhal
• Marketing: Tenisha Ramos
• Personal assistant: Quinshae Snead

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)