Justin Timberlake - Justified

Justified is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, originally released in November 2002 via Jive Records.

The album was written and recorded in a six-week period, during the hiatus of the singer's band NSYNC following the release of the band's album Celebrity in 2001.

Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an R&B artist opposed to the previous pop music recorded by the group for the album.

Most of the album was produced by The Neptunes (credited as "Williams and Hugo" on the album), with additional collaborators including Brian McKnight, Scott Storch, Timbaland, The Underdogs, and Carvin & Ivan.

The album features guest appearances by Janet Jackson and rap duo Clipse.

Primarily an R&B album, Justified also contains influences of dance-pop, funk and soul music.

Five singles were released from Justified. The album's lead single, "Like I Love You", peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while two follow-up singles "Cry Me a River", and "Rock Your Body" peaked within the top-five on the chart. "Like I Love You", "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body" peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and in the top ten in Australia, Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium.

Justified received generally positive reviews from music critics with most of them complimenting the mature progression of the singer's material.

The album earned Timberlake four Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year, and won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Justified debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting shipments of three million copies in the US. As of 2012, the album has sold over ten million copies worldwide.

This double album 2LP record set is a 2023 repress on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve, pressed in Europe via Jive Records.