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The Declaration | 
| Artist: Ashanti
Label: Universal Motown
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 13720
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001131802
UPC: 602517720404
EAN: 0602517720404
ASIN: B000ZK3RUK
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | The Way That I Love You | | • | Your Gonna Miss | | • | So Over You | | • | Struggle | | • | Girlfriend | | • | Things You Make Me Do feat. Robin Thicke | | • | In These Streets | | • | Good Good | | • | Body On Me feat. Nelly & Akon | | • | Mother | | • | Shine | | • | The Declaration |
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Album Description
The incomparable Ashanti is back with "The Declaration"!!This multiple Grammy winner and R&B superstar has delivered some of her most powerful and passionate songs yet. "The Declaration" features the smash hit "The Way That I Love", which showcases the power of Ashanti's soulful voice as she tells the heart wrenching story of a scorned lover. This 13 song set is Ashanti's 4th studio album and first since 2004. Ashanti has been busy developing her acting career with John Tucker Must Die, Coach Carter, and Resident Evil, and now she returns to deliver a career defining album!
Album Description
Ashanti is a woman on a mission with the 'I Declare Me' campaign focusing on the empowerment of women's issues kicking off in spring 2008. 'I Declare Me' is a take on her LP title The Declaration, which was an accomplishment of personal empowerment for Ashanti having written and co-produced many songs on this her 2008 album. Ashanti felt that it was important to tell her story to other women to encourage them to dream big and focus on their own personal sense of empowerment from their career, to relationships, etc. Ashanti will be the spokesperson for the 'Hip To Be Fit' organization focusing on Teen Obesity and she will also be doing PSAs for Lifetime TV for their 'Every Woman Counts' campaign which focuses on women voter registration.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 59 more reviews...
 SIMPLY OUSTANDING!!!! BEST ALBUM SO FAR THIS YEAR.. June 3, 2008
Q. Jones (Atlanta, GA)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Ashanti really delivered with this album. You can hear the growth in lyrically and vocally. Ashanti has always been one to make hit records, but in my opinion, this project surpasses all over her past albums. This happens to be the most versatile albums of the year. It displays so many genre's of music from pop to R&B, and just as the title implies, it is THE DECLARATION. I can listen to this entire album from the begninning to the end. The Way that I love You was just amazing, and is still topping the urban charts. You're gonna miss, a pop inspired is also incredible, I love the beat changes in this song. Things you make me do with Robing Thicke just puts you in the mood, their voices are so great together. Struggle has great vocals and it takes you to a place that everyone can relate to. Girlfriend -HOT!!! just gets you back in the mood. So over YOU - MY FAVORITE -club banger, the beat is just crazy. MOTHER and SHINE are two amazing tracks that display some of Ashanti's best vocals to date. Ashanti always create songs with meaning, and they are two beautiful songs. Body on ME is surely a summer hit with Nelly and Akon. The Declaration climaxes the album where she releases all her inner-thoughts and lets loose. It's amazing with great vocals as well. EVERY SONG is a winner for me. You should definetly BUY this album.
Wow! June 5, 2008
Keera (New Jersey)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Where do I begin? Ashanti has really blown me away with this album. I went to support her just because I really liked her first single, The way That I Love You. Shockingly I enjoyed her entire album from start to finish. I just love the track, So Over You. Wow! Girlfriend, Things You Make Me Do, Struggle, and Good Good are really on point. Mother is pretty, Shine is inspiring and The Declaration is definitive. Tracks I'm not too crazy about but really aren't that bad; In These Streets, You're Gonna Miss, and Body On Me feat AKon and Nelly. Ashanti is BAAADDD and this album proves it. I would compare its vibe to Mariah's Emancipation of Mimi. Just fun and full of love, hurt, conquering and just good music. Her voice sounds great, and surprisingly she's not overshadowed by beats and noise. What a great 4th effort! Just down right, Amazing! Don't hesitate to download it or buy it because it's worth it.
Ashanti's back! June 3, 2008
Vicky Nguyen (Detroit, MI USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Despite Rolling Stone giving it 2 stars, I must disagree with their effortless review. She made a great decision by leaving Irv Gotti and actually was real hands on with this album, because clearly she has the talent. This album is by far her second best album next to her first one Ashanti. Don't be fooled when top reviewers say this album was lacking, she brought many different songs to the table that were all very easy to listen to. Welcome back Ashanti.
 2.75 Stars Ashanti's worst album June 22, 2008
M Felix (A Southern Californian Forced into Washinton state)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
In The Vocal department, Ashanti has improved greatly. Since this album has no samples, as difficult as that is to believe, Ashanti has improved in the instrument department. But here's where she got worse : the lyric department. This album is not as hip-hop as the last 3 (Not counting Collectables By Ashanti) but it's also not as good. "Body On Me", which features Akon and Nelly is one of the worst songs on the album and it's mainly because of Akon's over-sexualized chorus. The Way That I Love You, one of the better songs on the album was an excellent first single choice. "You're Gonna Miss" sounds like a part 2 to Mariah Carey's "I'm That Chick". "Shine" Has great lyrics but she has a child choir and the children in the choir have no singing abilities so, that ruins that song. "Mother" Is one of the highlights on the album (It's also a dedication to her mother/Momager). Honestly, This album could have been a lot better. Plus, In My opinon, the best track is an iTunes only track (In the US) : "Why". That is the best album track and should have been on the CD.
It's great that she dropped the excessive guest rappers, the sampling, and has improved her vocals but this album just doesn't add up. If her 5th album is like this, I think she'll be doing as well as Toni Braxton is right now (And I am still waiting on a comeback from Braxton). This album is not that great.
Standout Tracks
Mother
The Way That I Love You
The Things You Make Me Do (With Robin Thicke)
Struggle
 YUCK December 24, 2008
Scott A. Bateman
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OMG... WORST CRAP EVER... I GUESS NOBODY HERE HAS HEARD THE GIRL LIVE.. I WALKED OUT OF THIS CONCERT(AND MY TICKETS WERE FREE} ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE... AWFUL.. AND THE ONLY SONG THAT IS HALF GOOD IS GOOD GOOD... UMM GUESS SHE NEEDS TO SING ABOUT HER "GOOD GOODS"..BECAUSE ALL HER CDS ARE BAD BAD... AND I HAVE MET THIS SKANK IN PERSON.. THEY MUST HAVE AIRBRUSHED THE HELL OUT OF THIS COVER... OR USED A BODY DOUBLE.. ANYWAYS IF YOU DO BUY THIS .. IT MAKES A NICE COASTER FOR YOUR COCKTAILS... BAD BAD...
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