''My Worlds: The Collection'' is the first
compilation album
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released by Canadian singer
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
. As the international alternative to the
Walmart
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and
Sam's Club
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exclusive ''
My Worlds Acoustic'' (2010), ''My Worlds: The Collection'' was released in numerous European countries on November 19, 2010. The album consists of two discs; the first is a slightly altered version of ''My Worlds Acoustic'', and the second is ''My Worlds'', a compilation itself made up of Bieber's first
EP ''
My World'' (2009) and his first
studio album
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, ''
My World 2.0
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'' (2010). In addition, the compilation also features a new song, an inspirational ballad entitled "
Pray
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" (which served as the project's only
single
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), an
acoustic version of Bieber's collaboration with
Jaden Smith
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, "
Never Say Never", and remixes of his single "
Somebody to Love". The new versions of the songs were produced by Bieber's music director, Dan Kanter, his vocal producer
Kuk Harrell
Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and The-Dream, Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In ...
, and also record producer
Rob Wells
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. While most professional reviewers complimented the set,
several thought that its release was unneeded.
The album charted moderately in Europe, reaching the top half of several countries' album charts.
Background
The first disc includes songs from ''
My Worlds Acoustic'', which features acoustic version of songs from Bieber's debut extended play, ''
My World'', and his first studio album, ''
My World 2.0
''My World 2.0'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2010, by Island Records. It is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Bieber's debut extended play '' My ...
''. Bieber spoke with
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and he wanted to record the acoustic songs for the "haters" who say he cannot sing and saying his voice was
auto-tune
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d, and that "stripping it down and having it kind of really mellow and being able to hear my voice" was his purpose.
The singer said he wanted to do the acoustic set because the production sometimes "drowns out your voice" and "takes away from the singer, over the synths and everything."
In addition to the acoustic tracks, the first disc also contains the Usher-featuring and J-Stax remixes to "
Somebody to Love", the single version of "
Never Say Never", featuring
Jaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998), also known mononymously as Jaden, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He has received various accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award, a BET Award and a Young Artist ...
, as well as a new song, an inspirational ballad entitled, "
Pray
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". The second disc features songs that were present on ''
My Worlds
''My Worlds: The Collection'' is the first compilation album released by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. As the international alternative to the Walmart and Sam's Club exclusive '' My Worlds Acoustic'' (2010), ''My Worlds: The Collection'' was re ...
'', a package of ''
My World'' and ''
My World 2.0
''My World 2.0'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2010, by Island Records. It is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Bieber's debut extended play '' My ...
'', which was released instead of or in conjunction with ''
My World 2.0
''My World 2.0'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2010, by Island Records. It is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Bieber's debut extended play '' My ...
'' in select countries.
According to Bieber, "Pray" is a gift to his fans.
The song's arrangement is set to reflect Bieber's music before he was discovered, but also includes instrumentation from a string quartet, congas, and a cajon drum, the latter to represent Bieber's worldly travels, specifically to Africa.
While Bieber was being interviewed by
Ryan Seacrest
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on his radio show, Bieber talked about the song's initial writing stating the song was influenced by
Michael Jackson
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, and he thought of Jackson's "
Man in the Mirror
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" when writing the song. Vocally, Bieber's vocals are sung in a lower key compared to previous singles.
Bieber plays guitar on the acoustic versions, along with his guitarist and musical director Dan Kanter.
The acoustic versions of the songs were produced by Kanter, Bieber's vocal producer
Kuk Harrell
Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and The-Dream, Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In ...
, and also producer
Rob Wells
Rob Wells (born 1971/1972) is a Canadian producer/songwriter, and is one half of music production team "The Fourth Floor" with award winning singer/songwriter/recording artist Shobha.
Artists that Wells has worked with includes Ariana Grand ...
.
[Justin Bieber ''My Worlds: The Collection'' (Liner notes) ]Island
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, RBMG. (2010).
The album was released on November 19, 2010. "Pray" was released as the album's first and only single on in select countries on December 3, 2010.
It charted moderately, reaching number sixty-three in Austria, fifty-one in Germany, and appeared on the
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charts in Belgium.
Critical reception
The compilation received mixed reviews from critics. Andy Kellman of
Allmusic
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gave the album four out of five stars.
Although Lucy Jones of ''
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'' said the album seemed as something else to be "cashed in on", she called the collaborations "perfectly polished", and gave the album four out of five stars.
Hermonie Hoby of ''
The Guardian
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'' said that "regifting" following his past two releases seemed unnecessary, but noted that "the billion or so Beliebers" wouldn't feel "churlish."
Commercial performance
Due to its limited release in European countries, the album was only eligible to chart in those territories. In Denmark, on the
Danish Albums Chart
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, ''My Worlds: The Collection'' debuted at number twenty-six.
Six weeks later, on the week labeled January 4, 2011, the album peaked at number thirteen on the chart, and it spent a total of fifteen weeks on chart.
''My Worlds: The Collection'' debuted at number forty-five on the
Swedish Albums Chart
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, and six weeks later peaked at number thirty.
On the
Dutch Albums Chart
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, the album debuted at number forty-one, and peaked at number twenty-six the next week. It spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart.
On the
Finnish Albums Chart
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the album debuted at number forty-nine, and fell off the chart the next week.
However, the week of January 1, 2011, the album re-entered the chart at number forty-seven, and peaked at number thirty-six the next week.
The album debuted and peaked at forty-three on the
Greek Albums Chart
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, spending a week on the chart.
Track listing
Sample credits
*"Love Me" contains an interpolation of "
Lovefool
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" (1996), performed by Swedish band
The Cardigans
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.
Personnel
Adapted from ''My Worlds: The Collection'' liner notes.
;Personnel
*
Justin Bieber
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– vocals
*
The Jackie Boyz
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– background vocals
*Taylor Graves – background vocals
*Bonnie McKee – background vocals
*Dwight Reynolds – keyboards
*
Frédéric Yonnet
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– harmonica
;Production
*
Antonio "L.A." Reid –
executive producer
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*Arden Altino – producer
*
Nasri Atweh
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– producer
*Warren Babson – engineer
*Matt Beckley – editing
*
Benny Blanco
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– producer
*
Scooter Braun
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–
executive producer
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*James Bunton – producer
*Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr – producer
*Corron Cole – producer
*
Bryan Michael Cox
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– producer
*Tom Coyne – mastering
*Glenn Schick – mastering
*
Jerry Duplessis
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– producer
*
Dernst Emile II – producer
*Blake Eiseman – recording
*
Jaycen Joshua-Fowler mixing
*
Justin Franks
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– producer
*Serban Ghenea – mixing
*Christy Hall – production assistant
*Sean Hamilton – producer
*
Kuk Harrell
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– vocal producer, producer
*
Christopher Hicks – producer
*Melvin Hough – producer
*Dan Kanter – producer
*Phillip Lynah Jr. – engineer
*Erik Madrid – mixing Assistant
*Glen Marchese – mixing
*Manny Marroquin – mixing
*
Ezekiel Lewis
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– producer
*Giancarlo Lino – mixing assistant
*
Adam Messinger
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– producer
*Balewa Muhammad – producer
*
Terius Nash – producer
*Luis Navarro – assistant engineer
*
Waynne Nugent – producer
*Dave Pensado – mixing
*
Jeremy Reeves – producer
*
Kevin Risto – producer
*
Ray Romulus – producer
*Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – production engineer
*Greg Ogan – engineer
*Christian Plata – mixing assistant
*Kevin Porter – recording assistant
*Kelly Sheehan – Engineer
*Hyuk Shin – producer
*
Tricky Stewart
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– producer
*Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – engineer
*Sam Thomas – engineer
*Pat Thrall – engineer
*
Dapo Torimiro
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– producer
*Sergio "Sergical" Tsai – engineer
*
Rob Wells
Rob Wells (born 1971/1972) is a Canadian producer/songwriter, and is one half of music production team "The Fourth Floor" with award winning singer/songwriter/recording artist Shobha.
Artists that Wells has worked with includes Ariana Grand ...
– producer
*Andrew Wuepper – engineer
*
Jonathan Yip – producer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2010 compilation albums
Island Records albums
Justin Bieber albums
Albums produced by Kuk Harrell