August 14, 2013
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Justin Timberlake has revealed the track list for his upcoming album, The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2 – the second half of the “experience” he started back in March.

The 11-track effort includes the new single “Take Back the Night” as well as songs titled “Murder” and “True Blood.”

The album’s out September 30.


The full track list:

01 ''Gimme What I Don’t Know (I Want)''
02 ''True Blood''
03 ''Cabaret''
04 ''T.K.O.''
05 ''Take Back the Night''
06 ''Murder''
07 ''Drink You Away''
08 ''You Got It On''
09 ''Amnesia''
10 ''Only When I Walk Away''
11 ''Not a Bad Thing''

[Edited 9/20/13 10:58am]

11 tracks? So is it 21/20 now? Did his vision improve?

AlexdeParis said:

That's great news. The first part is an awesome album. I just hope there's enough promotion, because the cover art is similar to the one of the previous album, and people seeing it in a shop may not notice that it's a different record.

bigd74 said:

AlexdeParis said:

11 tracks? So is it 21/20 now? Did his vision improve?

Actually the deluxe of part 1 had 12 tracks

I know. I'm all for more bonus tracks, but I thought the idea was 20 main tracks to go with the 20/20 theme.

Inside Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience Sequel

August 16, 2013

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In March, Justin Timberlake returned to music after a seven-year absence with The 20/20 Experience. On September 30th, he will release another 11 songs from those same sessions, The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2. What prompted such a flood of new material?

Ben Affleck.

"We had a month prior to Justin shooting a movie with Ben, Runner Runner, so the idea was to get into a studio and see if the chemistry was there," Timberlake's manager, Johnny Wright, tells Rolling Stone of the sessions, co-produced by Timberlake with Timbaland and Texas hip-hop producer J-Roc. "The first thought was just a single or an EP."

One night, Wright joined Timberlake for dinner at the singer's mother's house in Memphis. There, the manager heard that the chemistry was proving exceedingly productive. "Those guys got into a groove and cut a record every day," Wright says. "In the end, they had more than 20 songs."

Wright says he and Timberlake knew from the start they had too much material for one album. "Because the songs weren't just three minutes long, if we put all this on one record, we'd probably have a three-hour experience, and that's too much music," he says. "So we had the conversation about splitting it up and putting them both out in one year."

According to Wright, the songs were chosen for their respective releases based on mood and lyrics. "Some of the songs to him felt happy and lively, and some felt kind of dark," he says. "So we turned the two pieces into, like, seasons. Everyone's going to have a different opinion. But for me, the first half is about new love, the honeymoon, when you're just getting into a relationship. And when you get to the second part, the relationship is established and things are going on."

In other words, the first half is about the seduction and the second half is about the reality of a day-to-day relationship? "Yeah," Wright says, chuckling, "you could say that. There's a song called 'Not a Bad Thing,' where he goes through the whole scenario, about how if the girl has any doubts, 'you gotta get to know me, because I am a good guy.' I remember having that conversation once with a girl."

Wright says the album isn't a dance pop record ("it's the lyrical content"), but points to uptempo tracks like "True Blood" as examples of Timberlake's attempt at sophisticated dance pop. "Even the midtempo songs have a groove to them," he insists. "You can still dance at 98 beats – it's just a different kind of dance."

The deluxe version and vinyl deluxe version of the album sold at Target will feature two bonus tracks: "Blindness" and "Electric Lady.''

I'm waiting for the combo pack, both Experiences packaged together.

AlexdeParis said:

11 tracks? So is it 21/20 now? Did his vision improve?

A preview video of the second half of The 20/20 Experience.

I hope it's better than the 1st one. Only liked Suit and Tie.

JoeBala said:

I hope it's better than the 1st one. Only liked Suit and Tie.

I think that's the worst song on the album.

AlexdeParis said:

JoeBala said:

I hope it's better than the 1st one. Only liked Suit and Tie.

I think that's the worst song on the album.

I kinda agree with you there. While it was nice to finally have new JT tunes...

I was a bit disappointed in how down-tempo they were. Jay-Z and JT have about as much in common as...

Gee, I don't know. That's how much they have in common; I can't even think of something to compare it to! Love Jay-Z, just not with JT.

FormerlyKnownAs said:

AlexdeParis said:

I think that's the worst song on the album.

I kinda agree with you there. While it was nice to finally have new JT tunes...

I was a bit disappointed in how down-tempo they were. Jay-Z and JT have about as much in common as...

Gee, I don't know. That's how much they have in common; I can't even think of something to compare it to! Love Jay-Z, just not with JT.

I really enjoyed the first album. "Mirrors," "Let the Groove Get In," "Don't Hold the Wall," "That Girl," and "Tunnel Vision" are all fantastic tracks to my ears. "Dress On," "Pusher Love Girl," and "Strawberry Bubblegum" are also very good. "Suit & Tie" and the other bonus track "Body Count" are the only ones I'm lukewarm about.

JT Taps Drake, Jay-Z For New Album
08.27.13
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Justin Timberlake is adding two of hip-hop’s biggest stars toThe 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2. Drake and Jay Z are both on the guest list.

Following their hit “Suit & Tie,” Timberlake reunites with Jay Z on the killer collaboration “Murder,” while he connects with Drizzy on another track called “Cabaret.”

He revealed the tracklisting earlier this month (sans features). Due September 30, the project also features thesingle “Take Back the Night,” with production from Timbaland and Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon.

His previous album The 20/20 Experience was released in March and sold 968,000 copies in its first week. It is currently the best-selling album of 2013.

Mmm, I've listened to "Take Back The Night" and it seems much inferior to the tracks of the first part to my ears... The hip-hop guests isn't good news to me neither...

"Take Back The Night" sounds like The System or Kashif. I think it's great, and I have got multiple listens out of it. "Suit And Tie" and "Mirrors" weren't as strong to me.

Timberlake Teases New Single, Reveals Locked Website

Sept 19th

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When Justin Timberlake decided to get back into the music business, he announced the first single from The 20/20 Experience in an elaborate online reveal. Now, he's doing the same thing for his new album, The 20/20 Experience -- Part 2 of 2.

On Thursday, Justin posted on Instagram a handwritten note asking, "Should I release a new single today?" and added the caption, "Stay tuned #youneverknow#The2020Experience#2of2."

He also posted the URL of his official website, which takes you to a splash page displaying a series of boxes with locks in them.

It appears as though he's going to ask his fans to start "unlocking" new songs from the disc, which is due September 30. As Justin says, "Stay tuned."

Cinny said:

"Take Back The Night" sounds like The System or Kashif. I think it's great, and I have got multiple listens out of it. "Suit And Tie" and "Mirrors" weren't as strong to me.

I thought I was the only one who thought that. People kept saying "Off the Wall-ish" but I disagreed with that. It also sounds like a Whispers song (like "Suit & Tie" oddly enough since S&T minus the hip-hop mixing reminded me of And the Beat Goes On).

The album is not going to have strong sales, THAT I can buy, and that I will def buy (after hearing it on internet of course)

The Timbaland-produced second single, "TKO".

The song sounds like a Justin Bieber track tbh

Disappointed

Heard the new one yesterday - boring!

I quite like it, not as good as TBTN but it's alright.

I'm glad i didn't buy the first one as i'll get this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/T...l_1#disc_2

I realized by time that every song by Timbaland sounds the same.

Except of some few tracks on the first part, which I liked, but mostly they were sampled..

Anyway congrats for JT to have the best selling album of 2013..

bigd74 said:

I quite like it, not as good as TBTN but it's alright.

I'm glad i didn't buy the first one as i'll get this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/T...l_1#disc_2

That doesn't have the 2 bonus tracks from the first album. I quite like one of them ("Dress On").

AlexdeParis said:

bigd74 said:

I quite like it, not as good as TBTN but it's alright.

I'm glad i didn't buy the first one as i'll get this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/T...l_1#disc_2

That doesn't have the 2 bonus tracks from the first album. I quite like one of them ("Dress On").

or the 2 bonus from vol 2. lets hope there's a deluxe box coming

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Another future massive hit for JT!!