The Vault (album)

The Vault
Compilation album by Ashanti
Released	February 18, 2009 (Japan)[1] May 19, 2009 (USA)
Recorded	2001–2009
Genre	R&B
Length	48:15
Label	AJM The Orchard
Producer	Miguel "Migs" Baeza Kidd Kold Nocko Steven White Kenny Flav
Ashanti chronology
The Declaration (2008) The Vault (2009) BraveHeart (2014)

The Vault is a collection of 12 previously unreleased songs by R&B singer Ashanti, released on May 19, 2009, by AJM Records and The Orchard. The songs were written in 1991 by Ashanti under contract to AJM and before the singer signed with Murder Inc.. Further production was added before the album's release in 2009.^[2] The collect was released without input from Ashanti. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2009 as the first project in the Avex Group-The Orchard alliance.^[3] According to Billboard, "Let's Do Something Crazy" featuring Flo Rida was lined up as the album's first single, followed by "Imagine Life".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Imagine Life" – 3:52
2. "Don't Need You" – 3:43
3. "Let's Do Something Crazy" (featuring Flo Rida) – 4:08
4. "Pretty Little Flower" (featuring J Star) – 3:45
5. "Where I Stand" – 4:12
6. "Satisfy" – 3:42
7. "Show You" – 4:11
8. "Mrs. So So" – 3:19
9. "No Words" – 3:50
10. "Saw Your Face" – 4:02
11. "Girls in the Movies" – 3:37
12. "To the Club" – 4:21
13. "Summertime" – 3:34

Bonus tracks

1. "To the Club" (Remix) (Amazon MP3 exclusive) – 3:27
2. "Gotta Get Out" (Migs Mix) (iTunes bonus track) – 4:13

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Japanese Albums Chart[5]	110

References

1. Vault : Ashanti | HMV ONLINE - AVCD-23753
2. Ashanti: The Vault - Unreleased Recordings Featuring From Grammy Winning R&B Artist, Yahoo! Finance, September 18, 2008
3. Leading Independents The Orchard and Avex Forge Japan Partnership, New Release From Multi-Platinum Artist Ashanti Marks First Joint Initiative, Bloomberg L.P.
4. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044040/early-ashanti-tracks-emerge-from-vault
5. "Ashanti - Ranking - CD Album (ヴォールト - The Vault)". Oricon. Retrieved February 5, 2012.