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Exposed (Chanté Moore album)

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Exposed
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
RecordedJanuary–August 2000[1]
Length50:41
Label
Producer
Chanté Moore chronology
This Moment Is Mine
(1999)
Exposed
(2000)
Things That Lovers Do
(2003)
Singles from Exposed
  1. "Straight Up"
    Released: August 2000
  2. "Bitter"
    Released: November 17, 2000
  3. "Take Care of Me"
    Released: February 7, 2001

Exposed is the fourth studio album by American singer Chanté Moore. It was released by Silas Records and MCA Records on November 14, 2000, in the United States. Recorded between January and August 2000, the album saw Moore working with a range of new collaborators, including duo Tim & Bob, Bryan Michael Cox, and executive producer Jermaine Dupri whose sound took her work further into the contemporary R&B genre and introduced a more "edgy and street-oriented" emphasis to her music.

Upon release, Exposed earned largely positive reviews with most critics praising Moore's vocal performance while others criticised her shift in sound. It debuted and peaked at number fifty on the US Billboard 200 and became her second album to reach the top ten of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Exposed was preceded by its lead single "Straight Up", a top 20 success in Belgium and the United Kingdom. Further singles released from the album were "Bitter" and "Take Care of Me" featuring rapper Da Brat.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
NME[5]
Vibe[6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Exposed has an average score of 66 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Steve Kurutz from Allmusic stated that Exposed "makes a bid to capture some of that trademark funkiness. Moore has a great set of pipes, a mix of the throaty take charge style of Toni Braxton and the soft vulnerability of Janet Jackson, an undeniable sexiness, and a real emotional conviction that lends the songs an authenticity absent in many current releases."[3]

Entertainment Weekly's Craig Seymour called the album a "sweet throwback to sophisticated '70s soul divas like Angela Bofill and Deniece Williams." He remarked that "sultry soprano Chanté Moore retains her poise and romanticism even while working with hip-hop producers like Jermaine Dupri and Tim & Bob."[4] Michael A. Gonzales from Vibe remarked that while "Moore has always been considered the perfect quiet-storm queen [...] Exposed attempts to change her good-girl image to that of a more world-weary woman."[7] Ebony editor Lynn Norment noted "Moore reveals more of herself and her heart on Exposed, which offers songs that declare female independence while asserting sensuality and sass."[8]

Less impressed, Adenike Adenitire from NME found that songs "such as "Take Care of Me", and "I'm Keepin' You", have a guarded and helpless feel to them. She sounds even less confident and seems to provide a glimpse of inner pain." Adenitire further added: "Trying to be something you are obviously not does have its downfalls, the main one being – true colours are never easy to hide."[5] In the December 30, 2000 issue of Billboard, contributor David Nathan listed Exposed at number three on his Critic's Choice year-end listing. He noted that the "long-awaited mainstream breakthrough album shows [Moore] can compete with the best of 'em'."[9]

Commercial performance

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Exposed debuted and peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard 200.[10]

Track listing

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Exposed track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Straight Up"
3:40
2."Take Care of Me" (featuring Da Brat)Tim & Bob4:03
3."I'm Keepin' You"
  • Moore
  • Willis
4:43
4."Go Ahead With All That"
  • Cox
  • Dupri
3:47
5."Bitter"
Stewart3:11
6."When It Comes to Me"
  • Moore
  • Kelle
  • Robinson
Tim & Bob4:20
7."Train of Thought"
  • Moore
  • Willis
  • Stewart
Stewart3:52
8."Better Than Making Love"Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis5:04
9."Man"
  • Cox
  • Moore
  • Donnie Scantz
  • Kevin Hicks
  • Cox
  • Scantz
  • Hicks
  • Moore[a]
3:55
10."You Can't Leave Me"Tricky Stewart3:52
11."Everything We Want"
  • Jamey Jaz
  • John "Jubu" Smith
  • Sherree Ford-Payne
Jaz4:19
12."Love's Still Alright"
  • Moore
  • Wright
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis6:00
Total length:50:41
Japanese bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Nobody"
  • Moore
  • Scantz
  • Hicks
  • Scantz
  • Hicks
3:25
14."Why Am I Lonely"Diane WarrenGuy Roche3:54
United Kingdom special edition bonus tracks[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Nobody"
  • Moore
  • Scantz
  • Hicks
  • Scantz
  • Hicks
3:25
14."I See You in a Different Light" (featuring JoJo Hailey)Warren
  • Guy Roche
  • Warren[a]
4:23

Notes

  • ^a denotes co-producer
  • ^a denotes vocal producer

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates and formats for Exposed
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States November 14, 2000 [3]
United Kingdom April 2, 2001 [19]

References

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  1. ^ Nathan, David (October 7, 2000). "Chante's Got Edge On 'Exposed'". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for Exposed by Chanté Moore". Metacritic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Kurutz, Steve. "Exposed – Chanté Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Seymour, Craig (November 17, 2000). "Exposed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Adenitire, Adenike (12 September 2005). "Chante Moore: Exposed". NME. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ A. Gonzales, Michael (December 2000). "revolutions". Vibe. Vol. 8. Vibe Media Group. p. 203. ISSN 1070-4701. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Revolutions". Vibe. December 2000. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Norment, Lynn (February 1, 2001). "Sounding Off". Ebony. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  9. ^ Nathan, David (December 30, 2000). "The Year In Music: 2000". In White, Timothy (ed.). Billboard. Vol. 112. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. YE-66. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. ^ Oppelaar, Justin (November 26, 2000). "Beatles return to top of charts". Variety.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Exposed [Japan Bonus Tracks] - Chanté Moore |". AllMusic.
  12. ^ https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/exposed [bare URL]
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com – Chanté Moore – Exposed". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  14. ^ "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol" (Scroll down to heading Chanté Moore). Zobbel. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Chante Moore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  17. ^ "Chante Moore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  18. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "Chanté Moore – Exposed (UK)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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