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Day 26 will be signing copies of their self-titled debut album on Tuesday, April 1st at 7:00 PM PT at Zia Records on 4225 South Eastern Ave. in Las Vegas, NV. If you have any questions, you can call (702) 735-4942.
The band will also be making an appearance on Wednesday, April 2nd at 6:00 PM PT at the Virgin Megastore located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA. If you have any questions about that appearance, call (323) 769-8520.
DJBooth.net has the remix to "Got Me Going" that features Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Diddy. This is the full version of the snippet I mentioned earlier today. Thanks Theo.
The album insert for "Day26" is two sided, featuring an advertisement for Sean John with Diddy in it on one side. The flip side mentions that you can text DAY26 to 50505 to receive cell phone updates.
It mentions that Cheri Dennis, Danity Kane, Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe are "also available from Bad Boy", displaying the corresponding album covers. Before the Bad Boy logo and URL, it says that Donnie Klang, Elephant Man, Cassie and Mario Winans are coming soon.
Our Bad Boy release production history page has been updated with the release of "Day26".
Here are the production credits for Day26's debut album.
1. "I'm The Reason"
Produced by Malay. Co-produced by Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs and Mario Winans.
2. "Got Me Going"
Produced by Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs and Mario Winans.
3. "In My Bed"
Produced by Danja.
4. "Silly Love"
Produced by LT Hutton. Co-produced by Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs and Mario Winans.
5. "Come With Me"
Produced by Kwamé. Co-produced by Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs and Mario Winans.
6. "Co Star"
Produced by Mario Winans and Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs.
7. "Come In (My Door's Open)"
Produced by The Runners.
8. "Are We In This Together"
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. Co-produced by Adonis Shropshire.
9. "What It Feels Like"
Produced by Soul Diggaz and Mocheddar. Co-produced by Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs.
10. "Since You've Been Gone"
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. Co-produced by Adonis and WYLDCARD.
11. "If It Wasn't For You"
Produced by Malay. Co-produced by Sean "P. DIDDY" Combs and Mario Winans.
12. "Don't Fight the Feeling"
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox.
13. "Ain't Going"
Produced by Bernard Malik (Doss).
"Just Should've Told You" (Target Exclusive Bonus Track)
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. Co-produced by WYLDCARD.
The Danity Kane MySpace features a version of the "Got Me Going (Remix)" different from the one that was previously released. It features new adlibs from Diddy, throughout the track. We only get to hear the first two minutes, though.
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle has a feature on Qwanell Mosley of Day 26. Mosley is from Rochester.
Well, it does in the testosterone-soaked world of R&B. But the truth is, Que had to become the man in the family quickly. As he tells the story, his father was riding a bicycle to work when two brothers in a nearby house began arguing. One pulled a gun and fired, the bullet went through an open window and struck Tony Mosley-Mays in the head.
"I remember it all," Que says, even though he was only 4 at the time. "He used to go to work at one of those corner stores, one that my granddad owned. I was supposed to meet him down there that day."
"He has a huge love for his family, for his sister, for his mom," Dewey says. "He's just very family-oriented. He has a good sense of who he is. He has his religion. I don't think I ever saw him complaining. If he had problems, he always talked them out. He didn't bottle them up. Everybody has problems; he worked them out."
EURweb.com has an interview with Day 26.
“Diddy was real hands on,” Will said. “We didn’t see a whole lot of him, but when we cut something, we had to cut it three or four times because it had to get approved by Diddy. He definitely didn’t let anything go out of the studio that he didn’t like. He has made us better artists by putting us in the studio and not letting us come out. It can sound good, but if it doesn’t have any emotion in it – I don’t care how many riffs you do – if you don’t have a connection emotionally with the song, you will stay in the studio until you do.”
“It’s kind of like how Mary J. Blige’s story is,” he continued. “She may not be the best vocalist in the world, but you’re gonna leave the performance crying because you felt the emotion. I think we all appreciate him for that.”
Despite what was on the 106 & Park website and I had been told, Day 26 was a no show for today's episode of 106 & Park.
Update: Just to be clear, I do know they were on, on Monday. But, they had said they'd be on, on Tuesday. So, I think there was just a miscue. They had a nice performance on Monday, though.
The iTunes site has updated to show what the "Album Only" tracks are for Day 26 and what I was thinking last night was confirmed. "Got Me Going (Acapella)" is the only "Album Only" track on the deluxe iTunes version of the album.
Finally, the day is here. After two seasons of Making the Band 4, and the selection and development of Day 26, their album arrives in stores today. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. "I'm The Reason"
2. "Got Me Going"
3. "In My Bed"
4. "Silly Love"
5. "Come With Me"
6. "Co Star"
7. "Come In (My Door's Open)"
8. "Are We In This Together"
9. "What It Feels Like"
10. "Since You've Been Gone"
11. "If It Wasn't For You"
12. "Don't Fight The Feeling"
13. "Ain't Going"
14. "Exclusive (No Excuses) (Bryan Michael Cox Uptempo Version)"
The iTunes version looks like this:
1. "I'm The Reason"
2. "Got Me Going"
3. "In My Bed"
4. "Silly Love"
5. "Come With Me"
6. "Co Star"
7. "Come In (My Door's Open)"
8. "Are We In This Together"
9. "What It Feels Like"
10. "Since You've Been Gone"
11. "If It Wasn't For You"
12. "Don't Fight The Feeling"
13. "Exclusive (No Excuses) (Live Finale Ballad)"
14. "Got Me Going (Acappella)"
15. "Ain't Going"
16. "Exclusive (No Excuses) (Bryan Michael Cox Uptempo Version)"
17. "Going Me Going" (Video)
And the Target exclusive version looks the same as the regular listing, except for a bonus track titled, "Just Should've Told You".
You can pick up the regular version of the album at Amazon.com.
Day 26 will be appearing at "The Official Season Finale Celebration" for Making the Band 4 at Mars 2112 at 633 Broadway in New York on March 27.
So, I'm getting ready to head to bed. It's just after 11:02 PM here (Eastern Time) and I get an e-mail from iTunes saying that my Day 26 pre-order is ready. So, I went ahead and downloaded it and I can say that it is exactly what I expected. "Got Me Going (Acapella)" appears to be the only exclusive. They still have the album marked as pre-order in the iTunes store, so we can't see what the actual "album only" tracks are, but we should know tomorrow.
Day 26 will be on BET a couple of times this week. They will visit 106 & Park on Tuesday, March 25 and they will be performing on the Spring Bling extravaganza on Friday, May 28.
Day 26 is on the current cover of Right On! Magazine, according to a press release put out by the label.
SOHH.com has a quick interview with Day 26.
"We had a little contest on MTV.com so people can log in and put in names and try to come up with our name," Robert explained. "The list went on and on and on from 'Diddy's Boys'..."
"They wanted to name us 'Bad Boy,'" Que interrupts.
Mirroring very closely my report in February, the iTunes tracklisting for "Day 26" has been revealed.
1. "I'm The Reason"
2. "Got Me Going"
3. "In My Bed"
4. "Silly Love"
5. "Come With Me"
6. "Co Star"
7. "Come In (My Door's Open)"
8. "Are We In This Together"
9. "What It Feels Like"
10. "Since You've Been Gone"
11. "If It Wasn't For You"
12. "Don't Fight The Feeling"
13. "Exclusive (No Excuses) (Live Finale Ballad)"
14. "Got Me Going (Acappella)"
15. "Ain't Going"
16. "Exclusive (No Excuses) (Bryan Michael Cox Uptempo Version)"
17. "Going Me Going" (Video)
Circuit City has the exact same tracklisting for the regular version up to track 12. After that, it has "Ain't Going" and what sounds like the B. Cox uptempo version of "Exclusive (No Excuses)". So, what is the iTunes exclusive? "Got Me Going (Acappella)" is the only thing on there that is, for certain, an exclusive. If the live finale ballad is from the season 1 finale, that one has been available on iTunes for a long time. Could it be from the finale airing tonight? Doubtful, but you never know.
Regarding the Target exclusive version, when MTV released the album on The Leak, they included "Just Should've Told You". I mentioned this, pondering what exactly the Target exclusive would be. However, if you listen to The Leak, you'll see they simply have the track mislabeled as "Ain't Going" plays when you click "Just Should've Told You". This leads me to believe that "Just Should've Told You" is still the Target exclusive.
Day 26 will be doing an in store appearance at the BEst Buy on 526 5th Avenue in New York on March 25 at 7:00 PM ET. You have to buy a copy of the album to receive access to the event.
Update: Actually, if you listen to the entry on "The Leak" for "Just Should've Told You", it actually plays "Ain't Going". So, it would appear the track is still the Target exclusive.
If the tracklisting on MTV's The Leak is any indication, a change has been made with the Target exclusive. It will no longer be "Just Should've Told You" as had been previously indicated to us.
So, what could it be? Well, one track missing from The Leak is "Exclusive (No Excuses)". Could "Exclusive" be the... ahem... exclusive? Of course, they could go in an entirely different direction and do a DVD or something. We'll know soon.
Edit: Actually, if you let The Leak play until the very end of "Ain't Going", it starts playing "Exclusive (No Excuses)", even though it's not listed.
Check out the video for "Got Me Going" at MTV.com. Great video.
Listen to the remix to "Got Me Going" in our audio player. It's exactly the same as the original, with a new intro and verse from rapper Fat Joe.
BallerStatus.com has an interview with Day 26.
BallerStatus.com: What was going through your minds when you got word that your album had to be recorded in five weeks?
Will: We thought it was a lot of pressure. Usually people take years to record their album. They have a huge catalogue to go from, but we notice people have been submitting songs for a long time to Bad Boy for us and we knew Diddy was going to somehow pick the best songs that were submitted. We're really happy with our project now. At first, it seemed like the impossible, but right now it's done. We love it and we're looking for great things on March 25th. ...
BallerStatus.com: Q, you actually got to know one member of Danity Kane pretty well. Ss there something there between you and Dawn?
Q: It's crazy chemistry between me and Dawn. She's a wonderful woman. I think any man would be lucky to have Dawn and to have a girl like Dawn in their life. I'm really happy we're friends. We're not together, but hopefully in the future, she is my woman.
Watch below for a performance of "Got Me Going".
I received a copy of the "Bad Boy Sampler 08" which features snippets of tracks from the upcoming albums from Day 26 ("Day 26") and Danity Kane ("Welcome to the Dollhouse"), along with an intro, interlude and outro from Diddy.
I posted a quick review of the Danity Kane section of the sampler earlier today. Now, I'll take a look at the "Day 26" tracks.
The sampler features "I'm The Reason", "Got Me Going", "In My Bed", "Come In" and "Are We In This Together". "Got Me Going", the lead single, is featured in our audio player in full, so I've heard more than just a snippet of it. I'm definitely a fan of the track - great production from Diddy and Mario Winans and great vocals from the guys.
Another up beat track, "I'm The Reason" is very solid and sounds great all the way around. "In My Bed" is slower, but still maintains a certain excitement. Of the vocals, the chorus is the highlight of the snippet I heard. Not to say the other parts weren't good, though.
Similar to "Striptease", I wasn't sure where I would place "Are We In This Together" when I first heard it. But, after listening to it a few times, it grew on me, as well, especially the chorus.
Again, the track I can't really get into is the slowest track: "Come In". It doesn't have a bad sound or anything, it just doesn't catch my ear.
All in all, "Day 26" and "Welcome to the Dollhouse" both represent albums that I'm excited about. They may have the potential to give Bad Boy back to back number 1's, though that'll be very hard to do.
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