The Rundown: Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines

A track-by-track breakdown of the crooner’s new album.

The Rundown: Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines - For a decade, Canadian singer Robin Thicke has been trying to become R&B royalty with two things standing in his way. One was multi-platinum-selling, fellow blue-eyed soulster Justin Timberlake. The other being Thicke's focus on angst-heavy tunes which, while helping LPs like The Evolution of Robin Thicke go platinum, kept him from reaching the pop crowd. Now he seems to have hit the buyer-friendly formula of party R&B with his smash hit single "Blurred Lines" and his new LP of the same name. Check out this track-by-track assessment and find out why Thicke is ready to be king.   (Photo: Star Trak, Interscope Records)

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The Rundown: Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines - For a decade, Canadian singer Robin Thicke has been trying to become R&B royalty with two things standing in his way. One was multi-platinum-selling, fellow blue-eyed soulster Justin Timberlake. The other being Thicke's focus on angst-heavy tunes which, while helping LPs like The Evolution of Robin Thicke go platinum, kept him from reaching the pop crowd. Now he seems to have hit the buyer-friendly formula of party R&B with his smash hit single "Blurred Lines" and his new LP of the same name. Check out this track-by-track assessment and find out why Thicke is ready to be king.  (Photo: Star Trak, Interscope Records)

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"Blurred Lines" featuring T.I. and Pharrell - What's to say about the title cut? With its cowbell-infused dance track (inspired by Marvin Gaye's 1977 dance classic "Got to Give It Up") and Thicke's silky falsetto singing about turning a good girl out, it's the pop hit of the year. Add T.I.'s rhyming for a little hip hop flare and this is clearly the most all-inclusive party jam of 2013. (Photo: Stark Trak)

"Take It Easy on Me" - This booming and prancing track takes the staid electronic Euro-dance sound way down to funky town, with Thicke crooning about pursuing a chick that's hard to get. Simply put, another club banger.    (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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"Take It Easy on Me" - This booming and prancing track takes the staid electronic Euro-dance sound way down to funky town, with Thicke crooning about pursuing a chick that's hard to get. Simply put, another club banger.   (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

Robin Thicke vs. Marvin Gaye Estate - In a pre-emptive strike against the famliy of Marvin Gaye, Robin Thicke filed a lawsuit to get a ruling that his massive hit "Blurred Lines" does not infringe upon any copyright claims to Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" and George Clinton's "Sexy Ways" (the family also owns rights to some of the Funkadelic's catalogue). The Gaye family has yet to respond with legal action, but reports circulated that Thicke offered them a six-figured payout deal, which they declined.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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"Ooo La La" - Thicke resurrects the ethereal groovability of early '80s R&B on "Ooo La La," while vocally blending — ever so gently — Michael Jackson and Jamiroquai.  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

"Ain't No Hat 4 That" - Sewing together the melodic feel of Shalamar's 1978 "Take That to the Bank" with the super percussive clanking inspired by Michael Jackson's 1979 "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough," this track undeniably invites us to the dance floor.   (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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"Ain't No Hat 4 That" - Sewing together the melodic feel of Shalamar's 1978 "Take That to the Bank" with the super percussive clanking inspired by Michael Jackson's 1979 "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough," this track undeniably invites us to the dance floor.  (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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"Get in My Way" - Thicke is feeling unstoppable, belting out how nothing will get in his way while accompanied by the familiar ingredients of a substantial (and pulsing) disco rhythm. Over a 4-to-the-floor kick, horns punch skyward, a piano bangs soulfully and a guitar scratches out an infectious funk riff.  (Photo: Derek Blanks/BET)

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Robin Thicke  - The soul singer's falsetto-laced hit LP Love After War earned him a Best R&B/Soul Male Artist nomination. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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"Give It 2 U" featuring Kendrick Lamar - This track, armed with elastic keyboard blasts and an industrial bounce, finds the soul-stirrer telling the ladies what he, uh, has got for them. Kendrick Lamar joins him for the lust-fest.   (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Robin Thicke on being asked if he could have collaborated with Justin Timberlake on the single “Suit & Tie":  - “Oh I don't know. There's just too much whiteness in one video. The good thing is that there's room for everybody's greatness to be realized and appreciated.” (photo: John Ricard / BET).

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"Feel Good" - A booming electro-house beat fuels this love cut where Thicke slyly questions a potential boo about whether she would stick with him through thick (no pun intended) and thin.  (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Piano Man - Robin Thicke films Music Choice's Take Back Your Music Campaign at MSR Studios in New York City. (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images for Music Choice)

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"I Go Stupid 4 U" - Thicke goes from the club to the sidewalk for this catcall laid over acoustic guitar strumming and a summertime bass line. "Grab my cardiac, oh my/give a boy a heart attack, call the ambulance/ Girl I fell in love/ Give the boy a chance," he rhymes before admitting, "I can't stop girl, every time you're walking down the block, girl." (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images for Music Choice)

"For the Rest of My Life" - Things are slowed down but you can still feel that thump from a kick drum/rim shot on this track. Here, Thicke is not chasing an elusive love interest, instead he packs his falsetto with an extra dose of passion as he sings about loving his woman for the rest of his natural born life.    (Photo: Michael Caulfield/WireImage for BET Network)

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"For the Rest of My Life" - Things are slowed down but you can still feel that thump from a kick drum/rim shot on this track. Here, Thicke is not chasing an elusive love interest, instead he packs his falsetto with an extra dose of passion as he sings about loving his woman for the rest of his natural born life.   (Photo: Michael Caulfield/WireImage for BET Network)

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"Top of the World" - In a surprising move on the LP Mr. Thicke uses this cut to show off his note-worthy rhyming skills. Over a hazy '60s-inspired rock-funk rhythm, he spins the tale of a woman struggling through life to see her dreams come true.   (Photo: Interscope Records)

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"Top of the World" - In a surprising move on the LP Mr. Thicke uses this cut to show off his note-worthy rhyming skills. Over a hazy '60s-inspired rock-funk rhythm, he spins the tale of a woman struggling through life to see her dreams come true.  (Photo: Interscope Records)

"Good Life" - Over '50s-inspired doo-wop production, Thicke passionately sings about his heartfelt journey to stardom. "My father says: 'When will you make it,'" he sings. "My mother says; 'You'll learn to fake it.' I'm not you and you're not me. But I'm as good as I can be."  (photo: John Ricard)

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"Good Life" - Over '50s-inspired doo-wop production, Thicke passionately sings about his heartfelt journey to stardom. "My father says: 'When will you make it,'" he sings. "My mother says; 'You'll learn to fake it.' I'm not you and you're not me. But I'm as good as I can be." (photo: John Ricard)

Robin Thicke: March 10 - Paula Patton's hubby turns 35. (Photo: Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

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"Pressure" - A soaring, synth-rocking dance cut, "Pressure" continues Blurred Lines' goal of keeping the party cranked with nostalgic rhythm and bass. As Thicke sings of the intense feelings love brings he keeps your foot to the floor.  (Photo: Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup)

"Put Your Lovin' on Me" - As Thicke sings of his woman's love taking his troubles away, this track, with its slithering beat and oozing synth chords, works to give listeners a break from the up tempo theme of the LP's production.   (photo: Fernando Leon)

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"Put Your Lovin' on Me" - As Thicke sings of his woman's love taking his troubles away, this track, with its slithering beat and oozing synth chords, works to give listeners a break from the up tempo theme of the LP's production.  (photo: Fernando Leon)

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"Give It 2 U" (Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz - A sparser version of the song with keyboard work stretched out. And this time 2 Chainz adds his rap talents to the mix.  (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)