''A Beautiful World'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter

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. Originally released on October 15, 2002, the album went under the name ''Cherry Blue Skies'' but was later renamed. On April 15, 2003; the album was reissued and features the extra tracks "A Beautiful World" and "She's Gangsta". The woman featured on the cover of the album is

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, who was Thicke's then-girlfriend and his future ex-wife.

Background

Speaking of the album's creation process, Thicke told Billboard “I had no idea what I was doing while I was doing it. I just made decisions based on what sounds good and feels good. If something started with a rock-guitar sound and it was a good riff, I would just keep going with it. If it was a hip-hop drum beat, I'd work with it." Reflecting on the album in 2008, Thicke described it as an “expression and the limitless possibilities of music" and said, "I just tried to do anything and everything on it.”

Chart performance

The album managed to reach at number 152 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, while it peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'''s

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album chart. As of January 2012, the album has sold 119,000 copies in the

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Track listing

All tracks produced by Robin Thicke and Pro Jay.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes and

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. * Robin Thicke —

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* Sean Hurley — bass * Bobby Keyes — guitar * Pro J — drums, piano, mixing * Harry King — piano * Larry Cox — piano * Dino Meneghin —

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* Herman Matthews — drums * Raphael Padilla —

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* Bill Meyers — orchestral arrangements * Randy Waldman — horn arrangements * Bill Malina — recording, editing, mixing * Jean—Marie Horvat — mixing * Andre Harrell — executive producer * Drew Fitzgerald — art direction *

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— art direction,

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Charts

References

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