Born Naked Explained

Born Naked
Type:studio
Artist:RuPaul
Cover:Born Naked album cover.jpg
Recorded:2013
Genre:
Length:38:15
Label:RuCo Inc.
Producer:Lucian Piane
Prev Year:2014
Next Year:2015

Born Naked is the seventh studio album from American singer-songwriter, actor and drag queen RuPaul. It was released on iTunes and Amazon through RuCo on February 24, 2014, coinciding with the sixth season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] The album is RuPaul's highest charting to date, reaching 4th position on US Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums list. The album is a mix of electronic, bounce, rock and gospel tunes.

Chart performance

Born Naked debuted at number 85 on the Billboard 200, selling 4,000 copies for the week ending March 2, 2014.[2] It is RuPaul's highest charting album to date, as well as his first entry on the chart since his debut album, Supermodel of the World, peaked at number 109 in 1993. The album also debuted at number four on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, another career high, and at number 18 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, RuPaul's first appearance on the chart. Notably, Born Naked also reached number one on the iTunes Top Dance Albums chart in the US, also charting at number 23 on the store's Top albums chart.[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from ASCAP[4] and SESAC.[5]

Samples

Notes

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatEdition
VariousFebruary 24, 2014RuCo Inc.Digital downloadStandard[7]
May 5, 2014Deluxe

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bleu. Rudy. Born Naked . muumuse.com. 21 February 2014. 21 February 2014.
  2. RuPaul Nets Highest Charting Album Ever, Plus a 'Drag Race' Chart History. Billboard. Keith Caulfield. March 6, 2014. March 10, 2014.
  3. Web site: RuPaul's Born Naked Tops The iTunes Charts. World of Wonder. 2014-05-19.
  4. Web site: ASCAP Repertory Search » Performers » RuPaul . . 2014-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032310/https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx . 2013-03-06.
  5. Web site: Songs by Writer » RUPAUL ANDRE CHARLES . SESAC. 2014-05-19.
  6. News: Messias . Tato . RuPaul's 'Sissy That Walk' sample of Nicki Minaj's 'Pound the Alarm . 26 October 2020 . .
  7. Web site: Born Naked (Standard). iTunes. 2014-05-19.