Just the fact that the album contains over an hour of Pharrell will be enough to attract scores of his fans, and it's not like any part of it is flat-out poor, but it's a shame it didn't turn out better. The album is mainly a hip hop album with R&B styles. The album features the hit single ' Can I Have It Like That ' which features American singer Gwen Stefani. Those who have been wanting to hear more of Pharrell's softer side will be pleased with the direction the album takes during the latter half, where his usual cocky demeanor is tempered by some loverman vulnerability. In My Mind is the first studio album by American recording artist and record producer Pharrell Williams. Produced entirely by Pharrell, with guest appearances from several of the high-profile artists ( Jay-Z, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nelly, Slim Thug, Clipse's Pusha T) whose careers have been boosted by the Neptunes, the album is divided in half between R&B and rap, at least if you go by Pharrell's singing-to-rapping ratio. Both personas are represented on this album 7 rap songs and 7 R&B songs. Introducing Skateboard P and Pharrell Williams. While the album never sounds as if less than 100 percent was put into it, a large chunk of the material is second rate compared to his past highlights ("Frontin'" included), and it's no help that the tracks tapped as singles are some of the weakest moments (as was the case with the first version of the first N.E.R.D. Heralded by the press and the industry as a force to be reckoned with, Pharrell has created his own individual masterpiece, called In My Mind.' The album highlights the diversified man. Pharrell: we do this in our sleep niggaz Yessir Snoop: U eva been in love b4 Let me holla at u mann U know its hard for a playa to admit that sumtimes But Im a spit that sumtimes U know wat Im sayin Ay p, give it to em one time, nephew Pharrell and Charlie: Theres sumthin bout this girl From around my way Ever try to hold back ur. In interviews, Pharrell seemed more exhausted than excited and indicated that the album was too much of a compromised process. Perhaps this partly explains why In My Mind took so long to materialize. If he weren't so crafty at his primary calling, he'd be relying almost exclusively on his charm and sex appeal.
You'd think he would've been on his second or third solo album by the time the decent In My Mind was released in July 2006, but Pharrell has always considered himself a producer/songwriter first, a background figure who isn't a singer - and, for that matter, he's not much more than a competent MC. As of late 2005, however, there was only one single - the summer 2003 smash "Frontin'" - the man could call his own. Half of the extremely successful Neptunes production team, as well as a collaborator who has been deployed for countless guest verses and vocal hooks, Pharrell has been a regular presence on radio stations and video programs for several years. The idea of an all- Pharrell album is natural and unnatural in roughly equal measure.