Strength & Loyalty
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| Studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | ||||||||||
| Released | May 8, 2007 (U.S.) | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Label | Full Surface/Interscope | |||||||||
| Producer | Swizz Beatz (exec.) Akon DJ Toomp Jermaine Dupri Mally Mall Neo Da Matrix Pretty Boy & Bradd Young Street Radio The Individuals Ty Fyffe will.i.am |
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Strength & Loyalty, originally titled The Bone Thugs Story, is an album by Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album was released on May 8, 2007.
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[edit] Overview
Strength & Loyalty was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's first major album after an absence of nearly five years. The album contains guest appearances by Akon, Autumn Rowe, Bow Wow, Felecia, Mariah Carey, Swizz Beatz, The Game, Twista, will.i.am, and Yolanda Adams. Producers include Akon, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, Mally Mall, Neo Da Matrix, Pretty Boy & Bradd Young, Street Radio, Swizz Beatz, The Individuals, Ty Fyffe, and will.i.am. The executive producer of the album was Swizz Beatz.
The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with 919,283 copies sold.[1] The first single was "I Tried", which features Akon, and was also produced by him. The single was released on February 16, 2007. On March 7, 2007 the video officially debuted on Yahoo! Music, and on March 17, 2007, it debuted on BET's 106 & Park. The second single was "Lil Love", which features Bow Wow and Mariah Carey, and was produced by Jermaine Dupri. The single was released in June 2007, while its video was premiered on July 5, 2007, on 106 & Park.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "Flow Motion" | The Individualz | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Bump In the Trunk" (featuring Swizz Beatz) | The Individualz | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Wind Blow" | Pretty Boy & Bradd Young | 4:18 |
| 4. | "I Tried" (featuring Akon) | Akon | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Lil' Love" (featuring Mariah Carey & Bow Wow) | Jermaine Dupri & LRoc | 3:52 |
| 6. | "C-Town" (featuring Twista) | Neo da Matrix | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Order My Steps (Dear Lord)" (featuring Yolanda Adams) | Pretty Boy & Bradd Young | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Streets" (featuring The Game & will.i.am) | will.i.am | 4:21 |
| 9. | "9mm" | Street Radio & DJ Scratch | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Gun Blast" | Ty Fyffe | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Candy Paint" (featuring Swizz Beatz & Autumn Rowe) | Swizz Beatz | 3:45 |
| 12. | "So Good, So Right" (featuring Felicia Howse) | Mally Mall | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Sounds the Same" | DJ Toomp | 4:25 |
| 14. | "Never Forget Me" (featuring Akon) | Akon | 4:46 |
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| 15. | "Just Vibe" | Pretty Boy | 4:24 | ||||||
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| 16. | "Bump In the Trunk (Remix)" | The Individualz | 4:12 | ||||||
[edit] Samples
| # | Title | Samples |
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| 1. | "Flow Motion" | "Sky High" by Jigsaw |
| 3. | "Wind Blow" | "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac |
| 6. | "C-Town" | "Trust in Me" by Lenny Williams |
| 8. | "Streets" | "Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack |
| 10. | "Gun Blast" | "Living a Lie" by Cam'ron |
| 12. | "So Good, So Right" | "So Good, So Right" by Brenda Russell |
| 15. | "Just Vibe" (Best Buy bonus track) | "Blaze It" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
[edit] Unreleased songs
- "Bone Thugs Boys" (produced by Danja) (co-produced by Timbaland)
- "Certified Thugs" (featuring Jazze Pha) (produced by Jazze Pha)
- "Come With Me" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
- "For the OG's" (featuring Chamillionaire) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
- "Future" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone) (produced by The Platinum Brothers)
- "Got My Back" (featuring Jodeci) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
- "I Ain't Satisfied" (produced by Kanye West)
- "Never Been Industry"
- "Not Familiar"
- "One Day at the Time"
- "So Crazy" (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
- "Struggles" (featuring Petey Pablo) (produced by DJ U-Neek)
- "Toast 2 That" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (produced by Swizz Beatz)
- "When the Thugs Come Out" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
- "What's Up" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (produced by Swizz Beatz)
- "You & Me" (featuring Gwen Stefani)
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