Tomahawk Technique is the fifth studio album by Jamaican dancehall recording artist Sean Paul, released in several countries by Atlantic Records (Warner Music Group) on 24 January 2012.[6] This album was released on 24 January 2012 in United States.[7]
Background
Sean said to music blog Rap-Up that Akon, Stargate, DJ Ammo, Benny Blanco, and Kelly Rowland, would appear on the album.[8]
"There's a broadening of my artistry, I’m working with other producers and artists I’ve never worked with," the Jamaican DJ told Reuters at the recent KIIS FM Jingle Bell Ball in Los Angeles.
"Tomahawk Technique" follows the success of the singer’s 2009′s record "Imperial Blaze," which earned Paul a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae album.
For the new CD, he has teamed up with producers Rico Love, Benny Blanco and Stargate, who have been behind artists such as Katy Perry, Rihanna and Natasha Bedingfield, to work on his new album.
"What’s going to surprise fans is that there’s a lot more singing, more high notes that I never used to do before," said Paul, adding "it’s a mixture of pop music into dance music."[9]
"I’m trying to bridge the gap, broaden my artistry," Sean told Rap-Up TV. "I’m asking [the producers] to try and make dancehall from their perspective. So it’s sounding more international than dancehall."[10] The album's Japanese version features an upcoming Jamaican singer/songwriter, Zia Benjamin.,[11] as well as a remix of the song "Dream Girl" featuring Japanese artiste, Lecca.
Singles
The first single "Got 2 Luv U" features vocals from American singer Alexis Jordan. It was released on 19 July 2011 by Atlantic Records. The song was written by Sean Paul, Ryan Tedder and Stargate, and it was produced by Stargate.[12][13] It reached number 1 in Switzerland and the Top 10 in several countries worldwide.
"She Doesn't Mind" was released as the second single taken from Tomahawk Technique. It was written by Sean Paul, Shellback and Benny Blanco and was produced by Shellback and Benny Blanco. It was released on 29 September 2011 on NRJ & Skyrock (French radios), and to iTunes on 31 October.[14] Like its predecessor, "She Doesn't Mind" topped the Swiss Singles Chart as well as the Austrian Singles chart and reached top-ten in many other European territories. "Hold On" was released as the third single in February 2012. It reached number 1 in Belgium and number 35 in France. "Dream Girl (remix)" featuring Lecca was released as a single in Japan on 28 March 2012 while in the United States, "How Deep Is Your Love" featuring Kelly Rowland was released as the fifth single on 24 July 2012. The single has so far reached number seventy-two in Switzerland.[15]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Got 2 Luv U" (featuring Alexis Jordan) | Sean Henriques, Ryan Tedder, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen | StarGate | 3:16 |
| 2. | "She Doesn't Mind" | Henriques, J. Henriques, Karl Schuster, Benjamin Levin | Shellback, Benny Blanco | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Body" | Henriques, Richard Butler, Jr., Earl Hood, Eric Goudy II | Rico Love, Earl & E | 4:10 |
| 4. | "What I Want" | Henriques, Butler, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy II | Rico Love, Earl & E | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Won't Stop (Turn Me Out)" | Henriques, Butler, Pierre Medor | Rico Love, Pierre Medor | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Dream Girl" | Henriques, Butler, Dwayne Nesmith | Rico Love, Dwayne "D-Town" Nesmith | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Hold On" | Henriques, Butler, Medor | Rico Love, Pierre Medor | 4:08 |
| 8. | "How Deep Is Your Love" (featuring Kelly Rowland) | Henriques, J. Henriques, Ester Dean, Eriksen, Hermansen | StarGate | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Put It on You" | Henriques, Daniel Omelio, Ammar Malik, Eriksen, Hermansen | StarGate | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Roll wid di Don" | Henriques, J. Henriques, Shaun Anderson, Nigel Staff | Sean Paul, Jigzagula, Coppershaun | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Touch The Sky" (featuring DJ Ammo) | Henriques, Damien Leroy | DJ Ammo | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Wedding Crashers" (featuring Future Fambo) | Henriques, Wayne Mitchell, Ryan Chin, Jathneil Randal, Warren Gladstone Williams, Conroy Forte | Conroy Forte | 3:01 |
| 13. | "Waya Waya" (Tal Feat. Sean Paul) | L'Aura Marciano, Sean Paul | Eau de Gammes | 2:29 |
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| 13. | "Standing There" (featuring Zia Benjamin) | Sean Henriques, Zia Benjamin | JA Productions | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Dream Girl" (Remix) (featuring lecca) | | Rico Love, Dwayne D-Town Nesmith | 3:56 |
| 15. | "SP's Dutty Rock Decade Megamix by DELTA FORCE" (Including International Affair, Like Glue, Give It Up To Me, Get Busy, Ever Blazin', Gimme The Light, We Be Burning, Temperature, So Fine, Hold My Hand) | | Delta Force | 9:59 |
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| 13. | "Waya Waya" (featuring Tal) | L'Aura Marciano, Sean Paul | Eau de Gammes | 2:29 |
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| 13. | "Waya Waya" (featuring Tal) | L'Aura Marciano, Sean Paul | Eau de Gammes | 2:29 |
| 14. | "My Life" (featuring Wayne Marshall) | | Jam2 | 3:02 |
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