Following the commercial success of his comeback album F.A.M.E. , Fortune was highly anticipated. Released through RCA Records, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it his second consecutive chart-topping album.
Maintaining his signature bedroom ballads and smooth, melismatic vocal runs. Hip-Hop: Integrating aggressive, club-ready rap anthems.
is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Chris Brown , released on July 3, 2012 (US) through RCA Records
– The lead single that set the energetic tone for the album. "Don't Wake Me Up" – A massive global pop hit.
Chris Brown’s 11:11 (Deluxe) and the “Fortune Deluxe Album Zip” Phenomenon
Moving away from the graffiti-inspired aesthetics of his previous work, Fortune features a "futuristic" blue theme. Musically, it incorporates techno and dubstep elements into R&B, seen in tracks like "Bassline" and "Turn Up the Music".