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Unpredictable
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 16 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 25 votes
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Album Info
Label: J Records
Release Date: 20 December 2005
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): R&B
Summary
The actor's second solo album (and first in over a decade) finds him joined by Mary J. Blige, Common, Timbaland, Snoop Dogg, Twista, The Game, and more.
Also By This Artist: Intuition
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Collateral Ray
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
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E! Online
Whether he makes it all work via his musical skills or chameleonic acting ability, we don't know, but it does work.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
Though he fits somewhere between R. Kelly and Ginuwine, Foxx has more than enough personality and talent to defend his music against accusations of opportunism.
Read Full Review >Village Voice
Unpredictable is pure product, buffed-and-shined modern r&b.... But Foxx has also created a work geared toward sexual pleasure that will work its way into many a late-night floating-world session.
Read Full Review >Vibe
Contrary to the disc's title, however, Foxx grinds out by-the-numbers do-me anthems. [Mar 2006, p.188]
musicOMH.com
Foxx's music and range of vocal techniques are not unique, but perhaps this added touch of genuine, heartfelt realism is what will see the actor make a successful jump into the music industry.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
When the album works, it's because of Foxx's easy charm and A-list confidence.
Read Full Review >Amazon.com
Unpredictable actually gets rather predictable over the course of 15 songs, too many of which begin to meld into one another.
Read Full Review >Prefix Magazine
Foxx shows some real talent on this album, and he doesn't embarrass himself - except for when he embarrasses himself.
Read Full Review >Dot Music
It's not that Foxx can't sing.... It's not even really the lack of stunning songs. It's the fact that his super slick, super smooth R&B hasn't been either cool or fashionable for more than a decade.
Read Full Review >Blender
The production feels lethargic and unmelodic... and Foxx's lyrics are all corny come-ons and cheesy sentimentalisms. [Mar 2006, p.113]
Entertainment Weekly
We know that Foxx can actually sing, but this ballad-heavy disc of cliched wordplay and commonplace melodies proves his music career should've ended on screen. [13 Jan 2006, p.78]
Uncut
Foxx... is trying too hard. [May 2006, p.114]
Q Magazine
The voice that set such a spark to West's Gold Digger should be capable of more than this exaggerated comedy sex routine. [May 2006, p.126]
NOW Magazine
This is a dry affair dominated by standard-issue R&B production monotony, and an egregious misuse of resources.
Read Full Review >Paste Magazine
It's better to be the imitation Ray Charles than the poor man's R. Kelly. [Feb/Mar 2006, p.94]
The Guardian
Unpredictable resembles another legendary thespian's venture into pop, William Shatner's 1968 opus The Transformed Man, in that you start to wonder whether Foxx is actually serious or not.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 6.4 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Boris F gave it a3:
a great voice waisted on boring and sappy love songs, energy lacking up-beats, and upstaging guest appearences. there is one exception to this, the very sexy 2nd single "dj play a love song" is worth a download, but dont waste your time on the rest of the album
richard j gave it a5:
I didn't think much of this album atall, the guy has a good voice but it just sounds like every other cliche R & B album(which i'm sorry is getting beyond belief people still buy sh*T like this!), Jamie claimed he was coming up with something different, well I don't see it or hear it! (All F*cking hype like Kayne "lets rip old tunes and spit lazy lyrics over it" West) Stick to the acting and stop f*Cking pretending to be Ray Charles, the film's good but stop singing his hooks and then stupid assed people saying "JAmie Foxx sounds like Ray Charles", People hear me now! He doesn;t sound like Ray Charles and he will never be the legend Ray Charles is, get up off your ass and buy the greatest Ray Charles album and listen! And don't buy this heap of sh*T album
Mel gave it a10:
This man is just so SMOOTH and FINE... His voice is to make any women melt at the knees ... Great Album ....
markis gave it an8:
Different from today's usual, so you can't complain. Definatly not the best out there either, but I think he has the potential to make something memorable, so I think he should make another album.
donna gave it a3:
stick to the acting, jamie.
A Johannes gave it a1:
How about ONE of you people tell me what R&B actually stands for....didn't think so. This is garbage.
telisa n gave it a9:
i love this album i didnn't know jamie could be so talented and i love the beats and tempo of this album
