This Is My Time (Raven-Symoné album)

This Is My Time
Studio album by Raven-Symoné
Released September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)
Recorded 2003–2004
Genre R&B[1]
Length 48:41
Label Hollywood
Producer Christopher B. Pearman, Raven-Symoné, Jay Landers (exec.), Walter Afanasieff, Robbie Buchanan, Ray Cham, Def Jef, Kara DioGuardi, Matthew Gerrard, J Spark, James Joiner III, Penelope Magnet, Scott Storch, Robin Thicke, Chrispother "Tricky" Stewart, Pro-Jay
Raven-Symoné chronology
Undeniable
(1999)		 This Is My Time
(2004)		 From Then Until
(2008)
Singles from This Is My Time
  1. "Grazing in the Grass"
    Released: February 20, 2004
  2. "Backflip"
    Released: July 28, 2004
  3. "Bump[2]"
    Released: January 28, 2005

This Is My Time is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Raven-Symoné, released in the United States on September 21, 2004 by Hollywood Records. The album is her debut with the Disney-owned label and debuted at number fifty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200,[3] with 19,000 copies sold in its first week. It nevertheless became Raven-Symoné's best-selling solo album, selling 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

Release and promotion

Symoné released a five-track EP with Hollywood Records on January 1, 2004[5][6] prior to the release of This Is My Time, containing "Backflip", "Bump", "Overloved", "What Is Love?", and "Mystify".[7] Released to promote the full-length album, the EP was only available in select stores and is now very rare.

Four songs from the album were incorporated into soundtracks from Disney films: The Lion King 1½ with "Grazing in the Grass"; The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement with "This Is My Time"; Ice Princess with "Bump"; and Go Figure with "Life Is Beautiful".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Vibe[8]

Following its release, This Is My Time received generally mixed reviews. Both AllMusic and Vibe gave the album two and a half stars out of five.[1][8]

Commercial performance

This Is My Time debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 51 on the official Billboard 200 of week dated October 9, 2004, with moderately successful first week sales of 19,000 copies (best debut in the chart to date); making it Symoné's first album to enter the chart in the United States. The set sold 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4][9][10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)[11]Length
1."Mystify"  Jay Condiotti, Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil[12]Gerrard3:46
2."Backflip"  Kara DioGuardi, Scott Storch[13]Storch3:53
3."What Is Love?"  Joseph Belmaati, DioGuardi, Mich Hansen, Robin Carlsson[14]DioGuardi, J-Spark3:46
4."Overloved"  Diane Warren[15]Walter Afanasieff4:11
5."Set Me Free"  Raven Symoné, James Gass, Robin Thicke, Sean Hurley[16]Pro-Jay, Thicke3:45
6."Alice"  Symoné, Jeffrey Fortson, James Joiner III[17]Def Jef, Joiner III3:59
7."Just Fly Away"  Symoné, Haskel Jackson, Ray Cham[18]Cham3:33
8."Bump"  Condiotti, Gerrard, Nevil[19]Gerrard3:28
9."Life Is Beautiful"  Shelly Peiken, Jeff Franzel, Eve Nelson, Maria Christensen[20]Penelope Magnet, Tricky "Trixster" Stewart3:17
10."What's Real?"  Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken[21]Magnet, Trixster3:35
11."Grazing in the Grass"  Harry Elston, Philemon Hou[22]Robbie Buchanan3:08
12."Typical"  Symoné, Gerrard, Nevil[23]Gerrard3:16
13."This Is My Time"  Symoné, Gerrard, Nevil[24]Gerrard4:24
Total length:48:41
European edition
No.TitleWriter(s)DirectorLength
14."Backflip" (Music video)DioGuardi, StorchSanaa Hamri[25] 
Notes

Singles

"Backflip"
Single by Raven-Symoné
from the album This Is My Time
Released July 28, 2004
Format CD single,[26] promo, digital download
Recorded 2003
Genre R&B, pop, hip hop[27]
Length 3:53
Label Hollywood
Writer(s) Scott Storch, Kara DioGuardi
Producer(s) Scott Storch
Raven-Symoné singles chronology
"Grazing In The Grass"
(2004)		 "Backflip"
(2004)		 "Double Dutch Bus"
(2008)

"Backflip" is the second single from the album, and debuted on Radio Disney on July 28, 2004.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles[28] and directed by Sanaa Hamri,[28] premiered on BET's Access Granted on August 25, 2004.[29] The video received heavy rotation on Disney Channel, BET and MTV.[30][31] Michael Copon plays in the video as Raven's love interest.[32]

"I'm with this guy and he's just being disrespectful to me. I'm coming in the house trying to offer him popcorn and he's throwing it all over me, talking on the phone [when] we're supposed to be having some quality time together. So through all of this I'm just typing on my Blackberry and writing something down mischievously and we don't know what's going on... Anyway, we find out that I'm reprogramming him, kinda like 'Stepford Husbands,' making him a little more respectful, loving and [willing to] listen some more, not necessarily catering just to me, but come on now, let's be serious."
— Raven-Symoné, MTV
Track listing[26][27]
  1. "Backflip" – 3:53
  2. "Backflip" (Call Out Hook) – 0:31
Live performance

Symoné performed the song live for the first time in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2004. Symoné performed the song on tours, This Is My Time Tour and Raven-Symoné: Live in Concert Tour.

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 10
SLO 67

Tour

Raven in Concert
Tour by Raven-Symoné
Associated album This Is My Time
Start date May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19)
End date October 21, 2006 (2006-10-21)
Legs 1
No. of shows 39 in North America
Raven-Symoné concert chronology

Raven in Concert[33] is the debut concert tour by American recording artist, Raven-Symoné. The tour supports her third studio album, This Is My Time. Primarily visiting North America, the tour played nearly 40 shows at numerous music festivals and state fairs in the United States.

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Mystify"
  2. "Superstition"
  3. "Alice"
  4. "Typical"
  5. "What's Real?"
  6. "Life is Beautiful"
  7. "Grazing in the Grass"
  8. "Bump"
  9. "Overloved"
  10. "Just Fly Away"
  11. "Supernatural"
  12. "Are You Feelin' Me"
  13. "Jump In"
  14. "Some Call It Magic"
  15. "Backflip"
  16. "What is Love?"
  17. "Set Me Free"
  18. "This Is My Time"

Tour dates

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A 50th State Fair[39]
B School's Out!: Radio Disney Music Festival[40]
C Boys & Girls Club Kids Day[41]
D Porter County Fair[42]
E Kid's Fest
F Wisconsin State Fair[43]
G State Fair of West Virginia[44]
H Indiana State Fair[45]
I Missouri State Fair[46]
J Iowa State Fair[47]
K Maryland State Fair[48]
L Corn Palace Festival[49]
M Evergreen State Fair[50]
N Oregon State Fair[51]
O Michigan State Fair[52]
P Utah State Fair[53]
Q Back to School Bash[54]
R Allegan County Fair[55]
S Kansas State Fair[56]
T Oklahoma State Fair
U Mid-South Fair
V Tulsa State Fair
W Southern California Fair[57]
X Big Fresno Fair
Y South Carolina State Fair[58]

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[59] 51
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[59] 50

Release history

Country Date Label
Europe[60] September 7, 2004 Megaphon Importservice
Great Britain[61] September 14, 2004 Hollywood
Japan[62] September 15, 2004
United States[63] September 21, 2004
Canada[64] Hollywood/Universal Music Group
Slovakia[65]
France[66]
Hong Kong[67] October 15, 2004

References

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  2. ↑ "Raven-Symoné* – Bump". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  3. ↑ Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts | Billboard.com Billboard.com
  4. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (February 2, 2007). "Ask Billboard – Quoth the Raven, 'Any More?'". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  5. ↑ Advance EP at Amazon.com
  6. ↑ Raven-Symoné – This Is My Time Advance EP Discogs
  7. ↑ allmusic ((( This Is My Time [Advance EP] )))
  8. 1 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=xyYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA162&dq=raven+symone+this+is+my+time&hl=es&sa=X&ei=8kjwUND0HYSp2gWa_oFo&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=raven%20symone%20this%20is%20my%20time&f=false link]
  9. ↑ Top Hip-Hop and R&B Albums & Charts | Billboard.com Billboard.com
  10. ↑ Billboard 200 week of October 9, 2004
  11. ↑ Productores Discogs
  12. ↑ Mystify Allmusic
  13. ↑ Backflip Allmusic
  14. ↑ What Is Love? Allmusic
  15. ↑ Overloved Allmusic
  16. ↑ Set Me Free Allmusic
  17. ↑ Alice Allmusic
  18. ↑ Just Fly Away Allmusic
  19. ↑ Bump Allmusic
  20. ↑ Life Is Beautiful Allmusic
  21. ↑ What's Real? Allmusic
  22. ↑ Grazing In The Grass Allmusic
  23. ↑ Typical Allmusic
  24. ↑ This Is My Time Allmusic
  25. ↑ Directora de Backflip (video) IMDb
  26. 1 2 Backflip 3:53 + Call Out Hook
  27. 1 2 "Backlfip discography"
  28. 1 2 Raven-Symone Takes On The Bad Guys mtv.com
  29. ↑ Raven Symone ‘Backflip’ Video popdirt.com
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  32. ↑ Michael Copon – Other works IMDB
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  60. ↑ Europe
  61. ↑ Great Britain
  62. ↑ Japan
  63. ↑ United States
  64. ↑ Canada
  65. ↑ Slovakia
  66. ↑ France
  67. ↑ Hong Kong
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