‘Authenticity’, the third album for The Foreign Exchange, has debuted at no.1 on the iTunes R&B chart in the USA.
The Foreign Exchange formed in 2002 when rapper/singer/songwriter Phonte Coleman and producer Nicolay Rook hooked up online. The two did not even meet face to face until after the first album was recorded.
Earlier this year, The Foreign Exchange were nominated for a Grammy Award for their song ‘Daykeeper’.
This Friday, uctv.fm will premiere part 1 of the making of ‘Authenticity’, directed by Sandrine Orabona, the videographer for Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’.
‘Authenticity’ was released on Tuesday.
The Top 10 US iTunes R&B albums are:
1.The Foreign Exchange – Authenticity
2. Trey Songz – Passion, Pleasure and Pain
3. John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up (Deluxe edition)
4. Faith Evans – Something About Faith
5. Solomon Burke – The Very Best of Solomon Burke
6. Usher – Verses
7. Fantasia – Back To Me
8. John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up (Standard version
9. Usher – Raymond V Raymond
10. Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone
