Жұлдыздың жеке альбомы және даулы жағдайлар

Pop rock
progressive rock
R&B Chasez had not intended on embarking on a solo career until Austin convinced him to make an album. Of Austin's encouragement, Chasez said, "He's like, 'You've got too much to say. You know, there's no reason why you shouldn't. You're writing songs anyway.’" Austin described the album as a throwback "to George Michael and Prince and that '80s era, where even though you had up tempos, they still had songs to them, they had a lot of attitude.'" Aside from Chasez and Austin, the album features productions from Robb Boldt and Riprock 'n' Alex G, the latter having worked with Chasez on No Strings Attached and Celebrity. Basement Jaxx wrote and produced the song "Shake It" after Chasez lent his vocals to the duo's single "Plug It In."

The release of Schizophrenic was delayed repeatedly, with a planned release date in the summer of 2003 bumped to that fall, and again bumped to January in the following year. When the album was released on February 24, 2004, promotion was further affected by the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy which had occurred earlier that month. Chasez was scheduled to perform "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii a week after the Super Bowl, but due to the NFL's crackdown on what they perceived to be indecent content in the song, organizers demanded Chasez sing "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" instead. Chasez was again asked to make changes to the song, particularly the line: "She was leaning on me/ Getting horny/ Maybe we'll get naughty". Ultimately, Chasez's Pro Bowl appearance was nixed. In addition, radio stations declined to play the single "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" for fear of FCC fines, preventing the song and music video from gaining exposure. To promote Schizophrenic, Chasez began a mini club tour in December 2003, earning positive reviews from The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Marketing for the album fared better in the United Kingdom, where Chasez was an opening act on several dates for Britney Spears' Onyx Hotel tour. Prior to and after his opening dates for Spears, Chasez toured venues in the U. S accompanied by a five piece band. In a review of his show at New York's Roseland Ballroom, Chasez was described as "a fine singer who performed every song during the brief but explosive 75 minute set. Still, as good as his voice was (especially on the ballad 'Dear Goodbye'), his dancing stole the show." Devon Powers of PopMatters noted that "Chasez's years of performing multiple nights to crowds ten times as large were put to good use. Complete with dancers, costume changes, lights, and props, Chasez crossed the line from sheer musician to pure entertainer If the music business is a circus, Chasez set out to produce The Greatest Show on Earth." Powers also praised his vocal talents: "His voice is, without question, a miracle: elastic and tough, it can move from curdling to coddling in an instant, pushing the limits of what one would think is humanely possible." In addition to touring, Chasez appeared and performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He performed the ballad "Build My World" at the Miss Teen USA pageant. The title and cover art for Schizophrenic attracted criticism from mental health groups for misappropriating schizophrenia, the brain disorder. Chasez issued an apology, clarifying that his album title and cover art was not in reference to the clinical definition of the term, but to the album's varied musical styles.

Upon release, Schizophrenic garnered mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57 based on 16 reviews. Critics lauded the album for its adventurous range of musical styles. James Hunter of Rolling Stone admired JC for going through different genres throughout the album, concluding with "No doubt about it, Schizophrenic is a lot. It's also cool." and Aidin Vaziri of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote Schizophrenic "[proves] that dance music is fun and technological and dirty." Peter Robinson of The Guardian wrote although the album wasn’t a commercial success, “Chasez has still come up trumps, creatively and artistically at least, with a dark and unusually adventurous collection of 1980s electro and Prince type funk”. In another positive review of the album, Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe likened the first single "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" to "a jungly clutch of rhythms iced with an itchy sweet melody, part conga line, part pop tune. It's sexy and silly and funky in a George Michael sort of way." Critic William Jefferson praised the "fast and furious wordplay" of "Some Girls" as well as its "tightly woven harmonies as alluring as silk and satin." Doug Rule of Metro Weekly wrote, "Chasez exudes confidence in creating pop music and especially playful pop music of a hot blooded, dance orientation," and said the single "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" has a "fascinating acoustic meets electronica sound and an extended instrumental bridge that glistens with updated '80s synth pop." Critics also had praise for the album's ballads, particularly "Dear Goodbye and Build My World", Chasez's vocals, and the album's production. Other critics were divided about the album's refusal to stick to one uniform sound, as well as the album's length. Many reviews were also focused on comparing Schizophrenic to Timberlake’s Justified, which had debuted about a year prior to Chasez’s album. In more recent reviews, critics have noted that Schizophrenic was ahead of its time in its "dance pop and electronic driven style." A lack of support from Jive Records, as well as bad timing, have been seen as factors in preventing Schizophrenic from gaining wider appreciation during its release.</blockquote>

Schizophrenic debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 selling 52,000 copies in its first week. In its second week the album dropped 65 positions to number 82 with sales of 15,000. As of 2013, the album has sold 121,000 copies in total.