Ciara: The Evolution

Ciara: The Evolution (simply known as The Evolution) is the second studio album by American recording artist Ciara, released on December 5, 2006, by LaFace Records. It was released two years after Ciara's debut Goodies. The album features guest appearances from fellow R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly who featured on the remix to the lead single "Promise", rappers Chamillionaire, 50 Cent and Lil Jon.

Reviews

Ciara: The Evolution received mixed reviews from music critics.

Track listing

Notes
 Track listing and credits from album booklet.
  signifies a vocal producer
  signifies a co-producer

Sample credits
 "That's Right" contains samples from "Fix It in the Mix" written by Tony Butler, as performed by Pretty Tony and "Jam the Box" written by Tony Butler and Sherman Nealy, as performed by Pretty Tony.
 "C.R.U.S.H." contains a portion of the composition "122 BPM", written by Larry Linn.
 "Make It Last Forever" contains a sample from "Think (About It)", written by James Brown, as performed by Lyn Collins and contains a portion of the composition "It Takes Two", written by James Brown and Robert Ginyard.
 "Do It" contains samples from "You Really Got Me", written by Raymond Davies, as performed by The Kinks and "Push It", written by Herby Azor and Raymond Davies, as performed by Salt-N-Pepa.

Personnel

 Executive Producers: Ciara Harris and Phillana Williams
 Management: Phillana Williams for TPF Management
 Mastered by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound, NYC
 A&R: Mark Pitts and Ethiopia Habtemariam
 A&R Administration: Shay Young
 A&R Coordination: Leticia Hillard and Jill Tschogl

 Sample Clearance: David Schmidt, Kobie "The Quarterback" Brown, Donato Guadagnoli
 Art Direction and Design: Courtney Walter
 Photography: Markus Klinko and Indrani
 Styling: John Moore
 Make Up: Yolonda Frederick for Goldfinger Creative
 Mix engineer:  Dylan "3-D" Dresdow
 Hair: Shirlena Allen for Dawn To Dusk Agency

Charts
Chart (2006–07)PeakpositionCanadian Albums Chart32Canadian R&B Albums Chart5Oricon International Album Chart8U.S. Billboard 200[ Ciara Billboard Albums Chart History] Retrieved April 5, 20071U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums1Australian Top 50 Albums ChartARIA top 100 albums March 19, 2007 Retrieved April 16, 200776Australian Urban Albums Chart12Austria Albums ChartCiara – Ciara:The Evolution – Music Charts Retrieved September 30, 200768Belgium Albums Chart43French Albums Chart49German Albums Chart32Irish Albums Chart29New Zealand RIANZ Top  40 Albums Chart21Switzerland Albums Chart15Taiwan Albums Chart2UK Albums Chart17Japan Oricon Album Chart30

Chart succession

Certifications
RegionCertificationUnited Kingdom (BPI)SilverUnited States (RIAA)PlatinumRussia (NFPP)Gold

Release history
 Region Date Label United States December 5, 2006 LaFace Records Canada Japan December 6, 2006 Indonesia December 20, 2006 Greece February 6, 2007 New Zealand March 25, 2007 Italy April 6, 2007 United Kingdom April 9, 2007 Australia April 13, 2007 Germany France April 16, 2007 Brazil May 30, 2008

References

Category:2006 albums
Category:Ciara albums
Category:Hip hop albums
Category:Crunk albums
Category:R&B albums