Emasontweni ambalwa edlule lo mculi URobin Thicke ukhiphe i-albhamu yakhe yakamuva, ethi, 'Paula', irekhodi elinikezelwe ikakhulukazi kunkosikazi wakhe wangaphambili, u-Paula Patton, ahlukana naye cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili ngoFebhuwari odlule. I-albhamu yesitudiyo yesikhombisa kaThicke yakhululwa ngoJuni 30 ngabakwa-Interscope Records futhi yakhiqizwa nguyena umculi kanye nomdidiyeli uPro Jay (James Gass) owayesevele esebenzisana noThicke ku-albhamu yakhe edlule.
Ecwecweni elisha uThicke uguqule indlela adlala ngayo, washiya ngaphandle ingoma yomculo we-dance-pop, i-funk ne-soul. 'Imigqa efiphene', ukwenza i-albhamu esondelene kakhulu eqondiswe ku-R&B yangaleso sikhathi, futhi ehambisana nezinhloso zomculi, owamemezela ukuthi le albhamu uyinikezele kunkosikazi wakhe wangaphambili, azama ukumzuza ngenhlanhla encane kuze kube manje.
Nakuba i-albhamu ifinyelele endaweni yesishiyagalolunye eshadini le-Billboard 200 elinamakhophi angu-24 evikini lokuqala, umsebenzi omusha ka-Thicke awuzuzi umthelela ofanayo 'weMilayini Efiphele'. Ngokuphambene nalokho, emhlabeni wonke ukwamukelwa kwe 'paula', ithengisa amakhophi angama-530 kuphela e-UK, angama-500 eCanada nangu-158 e-Australia ngesonto lokuqalwa kwawo.