Talk:20 Y.O./GA1

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Reviewer: Calvin999 (talk · contribs) 09:31, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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American singer-songwriter → American singer and songwriter
It was released on September 20, 2006 by Virgin Records. Its title references her third studio album, Control (1986), which commemorated its twentieth release anniversary in 2006. → Released on September 20, 2006, by Virgin Records, the title makes reference to her third studio album Control which was released in 1986, a commemoration to its twentieth anniversary.
The release would represent Control's "celebration of the joyful liberation and history-making musical style". → 20 Y.O. represents the "celebration of the joyful liberation and history-making musical style" of Control.
For the project, Jackson enlisted a variation of producers to work with her, including LRoc, Manuel Seal, The Avila Brothers and No I.D., in addition to her longtime partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and then-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. Its musical style globalizes R&B and dance music. → An R&B and dance music album, Jackson enlisted a range of producers to work on material with, including LRoc, Manuel Seal, The Avila Brothers and No I.D., in addition to her longtime partners Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and then-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri.
chastising the production → Not sure what you mean by this? Do you mean limited or restrained?
If it's a mixed reception, then best to include one positive and one negative, not two negatives.
Worldwide the album has sold 1.2 million copies. → It has sold approximately 1.2 million copies worldwide.

Background

That block quote does not need quotation marks, because it's an indented block quote.
The picture should either be removed or moved to the right, because it's not obvious that the quote should actually be indented. Instead, it looks like a paragraph of prose.
Following the album's release → comma after release

Development

when they elaborated the first themes, and songwriting and recording began in earnest in February. →This needs re-phrasing, "elaborated" and "earnest" are misused.
The block quote again needs its quotation marks removing.

Critical reception

the saddest thing → Sounds slightly bias. Either re-word or quote from the review
a terrible R&B instead → is a word missing here?

Commercial performance

20 Y.O. debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number two with 296,000 copies sold, →Source?
being knocked off from the top by Ludacris' album Release Therapy, which sold 309,000 copies at its first week. → How can it be knocked off when it never reached number one?
the effort debuted → 20 Y.O. debuted (otherwise it sounds like like you are talking about The Velvet Rope)
In its second week, the album fell to number nine, → On the Top 200?
In Switzerland, the album debuted and peaked → There's no point using debuted as well as peaked.

Singles

The album's first single, "Call on Me", was released to US radio on June 19, 2006.→ Source?
It received mixed reviews from critics. → Such as?
It received mixed reviews from critics.[87][32 → I'd swap the refs around so 32 comes first.
The song was a success on the charts, becoming her most successful single in some countries since "All for You" in 2001. → Source?
It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. →Source?
Sources need to be at the end of each sentence. If not, link sentences together and include them at the end. But separate sentences need to have as source at the end.
thirtieth top ten single.[88][49] → Again, 49 before 88
The music video incorporates Indian, Asian, and African styles, with a mixture of outfits and hairstyles, with a total of five wardrobe changes. → Source?
The second single, "So Excited", was released on August 28, 2006. → Source?
In Finland, "So Excited" peaked at number nine, while in Italy, it reached number 28, and peaking at number 13 in Spain.[96][97] → You mention three countries but only two sources for two countries.
Due to her diminished role in the music video, she criticized Jackson online. → Who? This needs clarifying a bit more.

Tracklisting

Include samples etc. underneath the table, like on Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse.
Who wrote and produced tracks 7 and 10.

Weekly charts

US Digital isn't allowed to be included.

References

Use {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} for the references, not {{Reflist|2}}

Other

There should be a See also section between the Release history and the References. List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2006 should be included for example.

I think there are quite a lot issues here, mainly dead links, need for sourcing and clarification of prose, text and statements. I don't think this is of GA standard yet, but with doing the above and perhaps getting someone else to go through before you nominate again, then it should be on the way to being a GA. — ₳aron 17:33, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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