Director (Avant album)

Director is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Avant. It was released by Geffen Records on April 25, 2006 in the United States. The album reached number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, while peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200. As of 2008, Director sold 600,456 copies in the US.

Director
Studio album by Avant
Released	April 25, 2006
Genre	R&B
Length	57:32
Label	Geffen
Producer	Jerry "Big Jay" Woodard (exec.) Avant Antonio Dixon Bryan Michael Cox Beau Dozier Jermaine Dupri Ron Fair Tal Herzberg Def Jef Rodney Jerkins Craig Love Ric Rude Manuel Seal Silence Tricky Stewart Stone C. Styles The Underdogs
Avant chronology
Private Room (2003) Director (2006) Avant (2008)
Singles from Director
"You Know What" Released: 2006 "4 Minutes" Released: 2006 "Lie About Us" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Vibe	[3]

Three singles were released: "You Know What" (number 58 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4]), "4 Minutes" (number 9 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] and number 52 Hot 100[6]) and "Lie About Us". "4 Minutes" describes a man's desperate attempt to mend a broken relationship. [7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"So Many Ways"	C. Styles Silence Avant^[A]	4:31
2.	"This Is Your Night"	The Underdogs Antonio Dixon	3:48
3.	"You Know What" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Jermaine Dupri Avant^[A]	3:47
4.	"4 Minutes"	The Underdogs Dixon	4:00
5.	"Stickwitu (Urban Remix)" (with The Pussycat Dolls)	Ron Fair Tal Herzberg^[A]	3:14
6.	"With You"	Steve "Stone" Huff	3:35
7.	"Exclusive" (featuring Lloyd Banks)	Def Jef Avant^[A]	3:26
8.	"Right Place, Wrong Time"	Stone	3:51
9.	"Grown Ass Man"	Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Ric Rude	4:04
10.	"Director"	Bryan-Michael Cox Craig Love^[A]	3:56
11.	"Lie About Us" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)	Fair Beau Dozier Herzberg^[A]	4:08
12.	"Imagination"	Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Avant^[A]	3:51
13.	"Mr. Dream"	Jerkins	3:53
14.	"Now You Got Someone"	The Underdogs	4:06
15.	"GPSA (Ghetto Public Service Announcement)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Dupri Manuel Seal^[A] Avant^[A]	3:18

International bonus track[8]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Maker"	3:32

iTunes bonus track[9]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"You Know What (Remix)" (featuring David Banner)	3:54

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Sample credits

• "This Is Your Night" contains interpolations from the composition "Where Did We Go Wrong", written by Sam Dees and Jeffrey Osbourne.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position US Billboard 200[10] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[12] 170 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 42

References

1. Mark Edward Nero. "CD Review Avant Director". About.com Entertainment.
2. AllMusic review
3. "Vibe". google.com.
4. "You Know What" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) Billboard, March 4, 2006.
5. "4 Minutes" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, July 8, 2006.
6. "4 Minutes" (Billboard Hot 100 chart), Billboard, June 24, 2006.
7. Jet - Jun 12, 2006 - Page 18 Vol. 109, No. 23 " Fans have really embraced his hit single 4 Minutes, which describes a man's desperate attempt to mend a broken relationship. "Most of the time when we are arguing, we talk about things that has nothing to do with the argument, therefore we're wasting time" ... "And that's what pulled it all together in the song. I had to talk about something that had nothing to do with the record so people could see exactly how much of a fool I really am."
8. "Director – International edition". iTunes.Apple (GB). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
9. "Director – iTunes edition". iTunes.Apple (US). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
10. "Avant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
11. "Avant Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
12. "Billboard 200: Year End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
13. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2015.