Back in 2009, "Battlefield" put Jordin Sparks in the Top Ten of the Hot 100 for the third time, but its like-titled parent album didn't sell nearly as well as the singer's 2007 debut.
The drop, however, couldn't have been the biggest factor in the six-year gap between the release of her second album and that of Right Here Right Now.
Among other involvements, there were soundtrack appearances, touring, and a number of acting roles, preeminently the lead in the remake of Sparkle.
While working on the soundtrack for that film, Sparks connected with Salaam Remi, a veteran producer who has played a part in the rise of the Fugees, Amy Winehouse, and Jazmine Sullivan.
Executive produced by Remi and released on his Sony-affiliated Louder Than Life label, Right Here Right Now is rather different from the albums Sparks recorded while she was a teenager.
She entered the studio without a plan and had more input than ever.
The result is aimed more at urban contemporary radio than at the pop format, as stressed by the quantity of sleek rhythmic productions, the comparatively forward nature of some of the lyrics, and guest appearances from B.o.B and 2 Chainz.
Sparks still sounds like she's finding a voice of her own.
At points, she sounds like she's singing material intended for Janet Jackson ("100 Years"), Mariah Carey ("Boyz in the Hood"), and Ciara (the DJ Mustard-produced "It Ain't You").
Even so, there's some significant growth on display, especially so on deeply contrasting ballads -- "Tell Him That I Love Him," a cutting belter addressed to her man's lover, and "11:11," a yearning and poised slow jam -- that appear consecutively during the album's latter half.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Work From HomeB.o.B, James Fauntleroy, Salaam Remi, Jordin Sparks, Dwane Weir | Jordin Sparks | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | 1000Dwayne Abernathy, J-Doe, Alju Jackson | Jordin Sparks | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Right Here Right NowDwayne Abernathy, James Fauntleroy | Jordin Sparks | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Double TapTauheed Epps, Jonas Jeberg, Thomas Lumpkins, Victoria McCants | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Boyz in the HoodMarlin "Hookman" Bonds, Jonas Jeberg, Jordin Sparks, William Wesson | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | SilhouetteNikki Flores, Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes "Josh" Joergensen | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | They Don't GiveSalaam Remi, Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Left....Right?Christian "Crada" Kalla, Meleni Smith, Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Casual LoveKaciny Emile, Reina Gonzalez, Shaggy | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | UnhappyElijah Blake, B. Slade | Jordin Sparks | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Tell Him That I Love HimMike Daley, Dewain Whitmore, Jr., Steven Russell, The Underdogs | Jordin Sparks | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 12 | 11:11Elijah Blake, Salaam Remi, Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | 100 YearsSalaam Remi, Jordin Sparks, Key Wayne, Dwane Weir | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | It Ain’t YouTy Dolla $ign, Mikely Adam, Salaam Remi, Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 52 mins | 119 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 368 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Chainz | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Dwayne Abernathy | Composer |
| 3 | Dwayne "Dem Jointz" Abernathy Jr. | Engineer |
| 4 | Mikely Adam | Composer, Producer |
| 5 | Alju Jackson | Composer |
| 6 | Babyface | Producer |
| 7 | Elijah Blake | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 8 | Ari Blitz | Mastering |
| 9 | B.o.B | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 10 | Marlin "Hookman" Bonds | Composer |
| 11 | Paul Boutin | Engineer |
| 12 | Trina Bowman | Production Coordination |
| 13 | Dave Boyd | Assistant |
| 14 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 15 | Crada | Producer |
| 16 | Fatima Curry | Creative Director |
| 17 | Mike Daley | Composer, Producer |
| 18 | DEEKAY | Producer |
| 19 | Dem Jointz | Producer |
| 20 | Gleyder "Gee" Disla | Engineer, Mixing |
| 21 | Kaciny Emile | Composer |
| 22 | Tauheed Epps | Composer |
| 23 | James Fauntleroy | Composer |
| 24 | Nikki Flores | Composer |
| 25 | Jeff Frasco | Project Manager |
| 26 | Reina Gonzalez | Composer |
| 27 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 28 | Vincent Henry | Saxophone |
| 29 | Andrew Hey | Engineer |
| 30 | Rochad Holiday | Producer |
| 31 | J-Doe | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 32 | Jaycen Joshua | Mixing |
| 33 | Jonas Jeberg | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 34 | Lars Halvor Jensen | Composer, Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 35 | Johannes "Josh" Joergensen | Composer, Programming |
| 36 | Christian "Crada" Kalla | Composer, Engineer |
| 37 | Ryan Kaul | Assistant |
| 38 | Martin Larsson | Mixing |
| 39 | Martin M. Larsson | Keyboards |
| 40 | Kim Lumpkin | Project Manager |
| 41 | Thomas Lumpkins | Composer |
| 42 | Erik Madrid | Mixing |
| 43 | Harvey Mason, Jr. | Mixing |
| 44 | Victoria McCants | Composer |
| 45 | Martin Medina | Design |
| 46 | Gary Noble | Mixing |
| 47 | Salaam Remi | Bass, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 48 | James Royo | Engineer |
| 49 | Steven Russell | Composer |
| 50 | Larry Ryckman | Mastering |
| 51 | Shaggy | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 52 | Howard Siegel | Legal Counsel |
| 53 | B. Slade | Composer |
| 54 | Meleni Smith | Composer |
| 55 | Jordin Sparks | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 56 | Tramatik | Producer |
| 57 | Ty Dolla $ign | Composer |
| 58 | The Underdogs | Composer, Producer |
| 59 | Vincent Vu | Mixing Assistant |
| 60 | Key Wane | Producer |
| 61 | Wendy Washington | Marketing |
| 62 | Key Wayne | Composer |
| 63 | Dwane Weir | Composer |
| 64 | Billy Wes | Piano |
| 65 | William Wesson | Composer |
| 66 | Finis "KY" White | Engineer |
| 67 | James White | Photography |
| 68 | Dewain Whitmore, Jr. | Composer |
| 69 | Joe Willis | Management |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |