| Suit |
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| Studio album by Nelly |
| Released |
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) |
| Recorded |
2003-2004 |
| Genre |
Hip hop, R&B |
| Label |
Derrty, Universal |
| Producer |
Nelly (exec.), The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, Doe, AHM, Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Kuya Productions, Soulshock and Karlin, Jason "Jay E" Epperson, Ryan Bowser |
| Nelly chronology |
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| Singles from Suit |
- "My Place"
Released: August 3, 2004
- "Over and Over"
Released: October 12, 2004
- "'N' Dey Say"
Released: May 23, 2005
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Suit is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nelly, released on September 14, 2004.[1] Production for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 and was handled by some re-appeared producers, including The Neptunes, Jazze Pha and City Spud. Suit was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 47th Grammy Awards,[2] losing to Kanye West's The College Dropout.[3]
[edit] Reception
[edit] Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 396,000 copies in its first week, becoming Nelly's third consecutive US number-one album. On the same week of release, the Sweat album debuted at number two selling around 342,000 copies in its first week on the same chart, which showed that Suit was the more popular album of the two. While Sweat was more Hip-hop based, Suit was more R&B themed. Suit ultimately sold over 3 million copies in the US, and received a Grammy nomination. Later on in early 2005, Nelly released a compilation album titled Sweatsuit, which combines hits from both the Sweat and Suit albums into one CD.
[edit] Track listing
| Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
| 1. |
"Play It Off" (featuring Pharrell) |
Cornell Haynes, Jr., Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams |
The Neptunes |
3:47 |
| 2. |
"Pretty Toes" (featuring Jazze Pha & T.I.) |
Haynes, Phalon Alexander, André Benjamin, Patrick Brown, Clifford Harris, Jr., J. Clifford, Raymond "Yoda" Murray, Antwan Patton, Rico Wade |
Jazze Pha |
4:28 |
| 3. |
"My Place" (featuring Jaheim) |
Haynes, Eldra DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff, Randy Edelman, William DeBarge, Jaheim Hoagland, D. Moore |
Doe |
5:36 |
| 4. |
"Paradise" |
Haynes, Dorian Moore, Ahmed Oliver |
Doe, AHM |
4:36 |
| 5. |
"She Don't Know My Name" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Ron Isley) |
Haynes, Calvin Broadus, Ronald Isley, Patton, Nsilo Reddick, Nicholas Sherwood |
Beat Bullies |
4:26 |
| 6. |
"'N' Dey Say" (featuring Spandau Ballet) |
Haynes, Jayson Bridges, G. Kemp |
Jayson "Koko" Bridges |
3:37 |
| 7. |
"Woodgrain and Leather Wit a Hole" |
Haynes, Bridges |
Jayson "Koko" Bridges |
5:13 |
| 8. |
"In My Life" (featuring Avery Storm & Mase) |
Haynes, Ralph Di Stasio, Mason Derelle Betha, Earl Gaynor, Robert Gerongco, Samual T. Gerongco |
Kuya Productions |
3:40 |
| 9. |
"Over and Over" (featuring Tim McGraw) |
Haynes, Bridges, James D. "Sted Fast" II Hargrove, Samuel McGraw |
Jayson "Koko" Bridges |
4:14 |
| 10. |
"Nobody Knows" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) |
Haynes, Jermaine Mauldin, Anthony Hamilton, James Phillips |
Jermaine Mauldin |
4:39 |
| 11. |
"Die for You" |
Haynes, Karlin, Soulshock |
Soulshock & Karlin |
4:28 |
[edit] Personnel
Credits for Suit adapted from Allmusic.[4]
- Nelly - Executive Producer, Composer
- Ahm - Producer
- Beat Bullies - Producer
- Big Boi - Producer
- Matt Brauss - Bass
- Jayson "Koko" Bridges - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Composer
- Sandy Brummels - Art Direction
- Chris Carmouche - Engineer
- Andrew Coleman - Engineer, Engineer
- Jermaine Dupri - Producer
- Michael Eleopoulos - Assistant
- Brian Frye - Engineer
- Richard "Rip" Gager - Guitar
- Earl Gaynor - Producer
- Chris Gehringer - Mastering
- Robert Gerongco - Producer
- Sam Gerongco - Producer
- James D. "Sted Fast" II Hargrove - Guitar, Composer, Producer
- Jennifer Havey - A&R, Artist Coordination
- John Horesco IV - Assistant
- Jazze Pha - Producer
- Kim Moore Johnson - Vocals (bckgr)
- Tadd Mingo - Assistant
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- Rajinder Kala- - Conga
- Karlin - Producer
- Chip Karpells - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Debra Killings - Bass
- Kuya Brothers - Producer
- Kevin Law - Engineer, A&R
- Bryan Loss - Drums
- LRoc - Producer
- Dan "Thunda Dan" Marshal - Guitar, Engineer
- Brandon "B Don" Matthews - Engineer
- Tim McGraw - Composer
- Carl Nappa - Engineer
- The Neptunes - Producer
- Jared Nugent - Assistant Engineer
- Onion - Guitar
- Shorty B. - Bass, Guitar
- Soulshock - Producer
- Joe Spix - Art Direction, Design
- Phil Tan - Mixing
- Richard Travali - Mixing
- Serge Tsai - Engineer
- James White - Photography
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[edit] Charts
[edit] References
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| Studio albums |
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| Compilation albums |
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| Extended plays |
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| Collaboration albums |
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| Remix albums |
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| Mixtapes |
- 3000 & 9 Shit (with Ocean's 7)
- O.E.MO
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| Singles |
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Country Grammar
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Nellyville
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Suit
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Sweat
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Brass Knuckles
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5.0
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| Featured singles |
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| Soundtrack singles |
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| Promotional singles |
- "Wadsyaname"
- "Let It Go (Lil Mama)"
- "Tippin' in da Club"
- "Long Gone"
- "The Champ"
- "Country Ass Nigga"
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