The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2

by Justin Timberlake

Overview

Just before the release of The 20/20 Experience, the Roots' ?uestlove, who opened as a DJ for Justin Timberlake's SXSW festival appearance, announced that there would be a sequel. A little more than six months later, it was released, consisting of more recordings from Timberlake's May-June 2012 sessions with friend Timbaland, Jerome Harmon, and James Fauntleroy. The construction is similar to that of the first volume. At 74 minutes and 11 (or 12) songs, it's a little longer, and much of it has that feel-over-concision, part-improv -- just spit ballin'! -- makeup. It starts more energetically, with a frivolous and robust jam for singles night at a zoo or Rainforest Cafe. The funkier and more frantic "True Blood" increases the energy and humor, swapping out nature effects for fantasy howls. Its ideas are exhausted after three and a half minutes, but it continues for another six. Relatively concise, "Cabaret," a standout featuring Drake, revamps Timbaland's trademark stuttering drums and has some of Timberlake's more clever lines: "If sex is a contest, then you're coming first"; "'Cause I got you saying Jesus so much, it's like we're laying in a manger." Serving the same purpose of "Suit & Tie," "Take Back the Night" is another throwback to sophisticated disco-funk. The second half crawls at slow tempos, including a falsetto soul ballad, a jilted post-breakup number with an extended coda, a blaring kiss-off that shifts into air-horn-enhanced dub, and a squeaky-clean adult pop love song. The album was sold separately and bundled with part one as The 20/20 Experience: The Complete Experience. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2024
Label:	Sony Uk
UPC:	0196588929212
Rank:	93228

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)
2. True Blood
3. Cabaret
4. TKO
5. Take Back the Night
6. Murder

Disc 2

7. Drink You Away
8. You Got It On
9. Amnesia
10. Only When I Walk Away
11. Not a Bad Thing
12. Pair of Wings

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Justin Timberlake   Primary Artist
Jay-Z   Featured Artist
Jerome Harmon   Bass,Keyboards
Terry Santiel   Percussion
James Fauntleroy   Vocals
Drake   Featured Artist
Brenda Radney   Vocals
Daniel Jones   Keyboards
The Benjamin Wright Orchestra   Strings
Benjamin Wright   Strings
Elliott Ives   Guitar

Technical Credits

Justin Timberlake   Composer,Producer,Mixing,Vocal Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer
Jerome Harmon   Composer,Producer
Amedeo Minghi   Composer,Sample Source
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Producer
Chris Godbey   Mixing,Engineer
Johnny Hernandez   Groomer
Jimmy Douglass   Mixing
James Fauntleroy   Composer
David Kutch   Mastering
Daniel Jones   Composer,Additional Production
Doug Lloyd   Creative Director
Tom Ford   Wardrobe
Tom Munro   Photography
Andre Person   A&R
Matt Webber   Assistant
Alejandro Baima   Assistant
Jason Evans   Creative Director
Michael Nash   Stylist
Reggie Dozier   String Engineer