The Audition (album)

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For the self-titled album by The Audition, see Self-titled Album (The Audition album).

The Audition
Demo album by
Janelle Monáe
Released2003
StudioWondaland Studios in Atlanta
GenrePop[1]
Length52:07
LabelWondaland Arts Society
Producer
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Cutmaster Swiff
  • Nate Wonder
Janelle Monáe chronology
The Audition
(2003) 		Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
(2007)
Singles from The Audition
  1. "Lettin' Go"
    Released: January 1, 2006[2]

The Audition is a demo album[3] by American singer and songwriter Janelle Monáe, self-released and self-financed in 2003. Some versions of the album were later entitled Metropolis: Point Zero.

The album features thirteen songs and one instrumental, "I Won't Let Go". Before signing with Bad Boy Records, she distributed the album independently under the Wondaland Arts Society label, out of the Atlanta boarding house she was living in at the time. There are fewer than 500 physical copies in existence. The album features a cover of the song "Time Will Reveal" by DeBarge, which was later featured along with "Lettin' Go" on the Purple Ribbon All-Stars' 2005 studio album Got Purp? Vol. 2.[4][5][6]

Track listing

The Audition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thoughts" (intro)Janelle Robinson1:42
2."Lettin' Go"
4:28
3."Party Girl"Robinson3:48
4."Metropolis"Robinson4:57
5."Cindi"Robinson2:15
6."It's Not Fair"Robinson3:48
7."Time Will Reveal"
3:33
8."My Favorite Nothing"Robinson3:56
9."Warm Up (Cloud 9)"Robinson0:47
10."Cloud 9"Robinson4:15
11."Star"Robinson4:45
12."I Won't Let Go"Robinson4:48
13."You"Robinson4:22
14."You Are My Everything"Robinson4:43
Total length:52:07

References

  1. ^ Safar, David (May 18, 2010). "Album Review: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid". The Current. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lettin Go on iTunes". iTunes. January 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Harris, Alexa A. (2014). "Black Millennial Women as Digital Entrepreneurs: A New Lane on the Information Superhighway". In Goldman, Adria Y.; Ford, VaNatta S.; Harris, Alexa A.; Howard, Natasha R. (eds.). Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues. Lexington Books. p. 257. ISBN 978-0739192290.
  4. ^ Sturges, Fiona (October 8, 2010). "Janelle Monae: Meet the new queen of pop". The Independent. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Goldman, Adria; Ford, Vanatta; Harris, Alexa; Howard, Natasha (July 30, 2014). Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues. Lexington Books. p. 257. ISBN 978-0739192283.
  6. ^ "The Audition on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  7. ^ The Audition (CD liner notes). Janelle Monáe. Wondaland Arts Society. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)