''The Good, the Bad, the Ugly'' is the only studio album by American
R&B singer
Frankee
Nicole Francine Aiello (born June 9, 1983), known by her stage name Frankee, is an American model and R&B singer mainly known for her 2004 single "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" is the debut single of Amer ...
, released in 2004. The album's lead single, "
F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" is the debut single of American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer-songwriter Frankee. The song was recorded as an answer song to Eamon (singer), Eamon's hit single "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". Although Frankee cl ...
", was written in response to
Eamon's hit "
Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Eamon. The song was co-written by Eamon, Kirk Robinson and Mark Passy. It was released on November 10, 2003, as the lead single from his debut album, ''I Don't ...
" and became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom and Australia; her song also charted on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The album was released on April 27, 2004, by Marro Records and peaked at number 51 on the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
. It failed to chart in the United States and elicited generally mixed reviews from music critics.
Background
Frankee first drew attention in early 2004 with "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)", recorded in response to American rapper Eamon's "
Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Eamon. The song was co-written by Eamon, Kirk Robinson and Mark Passy. It was released on November 10, 2003, as the lead single from his debut album, ''I Don't ...
".
The song became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, succeeding Eamon's song at the top spot.
The song also attained some success in the United States, entering the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and peaking at number 63, and becoming a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Rhythmic Songs and
Mainstream Top 40
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/contemporary hit radio, CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played o ...
charts.
The song also became a number-one hit in Australia.
It remained Frankee's only single until 2006, when she released "Watch Me" as a follow-up.
Critical reception
''The Good, the Bad, the Ugly'', like Eamon's ''I Don't Want You Back'', drew negative reviews from music critics.
Christian Hoard, writing for ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' magazine, awarded the album two out of five stars, deeming the songs "annoyingly silly and brightly sassy" and commenting that the beats are similar to those of
teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers.Lamb, Bill"Teen Pop" About.com. Retrieved January 28, 2007. Teen pop incorporates different subgenres of pop music, as well as elements o ...
. Hoard also called Frankee's "diva-in-training."
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
noted "I Do Me" and "F.U.R.B." as "track picks."
''
Vibe
''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down productio ...
'' singled out "Him" and "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" and opined that Frankee "sings with both sassiness ... and saltiness".
''
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
'', Ireland's National Public Service Broadcaster, awarded the album four out of five stars, noting Frankee's "straight-up language and bad-ass girl power" and commending the album's division into three segments as "an emotional human rollercoaster".
Commercial performance
Upon its release, ''The Good, the Bad, the Ugly'' achieved modest success in the United Kingdom. It debuted at its number 51 peak on the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
dated June 21, 2004. The following week, it fell to number 74, before falling off of the chart entirely. It remains Frankee's only top 100 entry on the UK albums chart.
Track listing
#"I Do Me"
#"How You Do"
#"In Love with Me"
#"I'm Leaving"
#"Gotta Man"
#"Who the Hell Are You"
#"Him"
#"I Told You So"
#"Hell No"
#"Don't Be Mad"
#"
F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" is the debut single of American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer-songwriter Frankee. The song was recorded as an answer song to Eamon (singer), Eamon's hit single "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". Although Frankee cl ...
"
Charts
References
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2004 debut albums
Frankee albums