Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds

FutureSex/LoveSounds is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, originally released in September 2006 via Zomba and Jive Records.

During the two-year hiatus between his debut album Justified and this release, Timberlake had returned to record some new music and began collaborating with his longtime record producer Timbaland, alongside the latter's colleague Danja.  These contributors wrote FutureSex/LoveSounds, amongst other songs.

The album's contents were produced in Timbaland's Thomas Crown Studios.

The album shares some lyrical themes with Timberlake's debut album Justified (2002), although FutureSex/LoveSounds has music more diverse in genres.

It infuses R&B and pop with techno, funk, and elements of rock. The reprises and interludes interspersed on the album's tracks were created by the production team with the goal of channelling Timberlake's influences; including David Bowie and Prince.

FutureSex/LoveSounds was met with a generally positive reception, in which most music critics noted the influences on the album and its collection of eclectic sounds.

The album produced six singles that attained chart success; including US number-one hits "SexyBack", "My Love", and "What Goes Around... Comes Around".

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album at number 46 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s, and aside from earning numerous best-of-the-decade lists, the album received several Grammy Award nominations; including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

It has been certified multi-platinum in many countries worldwide, and has sold over ten million copies, with four million in the United States.

The album has been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's musical library and archive.

This double album 2LP record set is a 2018 reissue on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve, pressed in Europe via Zomba and Jive Records.