| The Greatest Story Ever Told |
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| Studio album by David Banner |
| Released |
May 20, 2008 |
| Recorded |
2006-2008 |
| Genre |
Hip hop |
| Length |
77:53 |
| Label |
Universal Motown, SRC |
| Producer |
Akon, Cool & Dre, David Banner, Deezle, Lil Jon, Nitti, Warryn Campbell |
| Professional reviews |
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| David Banner chronology |
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| Singles from Greatest Story Ever Told |
- "9mm"
Released: July 10, 2007
- "Get Like Me"
Released: March 25, 2008
- "Shawty Say"
Released: August 1, 2008
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The Greatest Story Ever Told is the fourth studio album by American rapper David Banner, released on May 20, 2008.
[edit] History
The first single from the album is called "Speaker", better known by its explicit title "9mm". It features Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and Akon. The track was produced by Akon. The second single is "Get Like Me", which features Chris Brown. The third single is "Shawty Say", which features Lil Wayne and samples Lollipop. The music video premiered on FNMTV on August 1, 2008.
Guest appearances include Akon, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, UGK, Yung Joc, Chamillionaire, Carl Thomas, Jim Jones, and more. In addition to rapping, Banner will also be among his own list of producers, joining Nitti, Get Cool 3000, Warryn Campbell, Deezle and Cool and Dre, who also produced two tracks for the album, entitled "A Girl" and "Fuck You Hoes." Banner put three instrumental tracks on his album. During an appearance on 106 & Park, he confirmed that this was to help up-and-coming artists by letting them rap on the beats after purchasing the album.
The album debuted on number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling at 51,000 copies. The album currently sold at 300,000+ copies.
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Songwriter(s) |
Feature guest(s) |
Sample |
Time |
| 1 |
"So Long" |
Get Cool 3000 |
L. Crump, W. Poole |
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3:43 |
| 2 |
"G.S.E.T." (Intro) |
Warryn Campbell |
L. Crump, W. Campbell |
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- |
1:30 |
| 3 |
"Suicide Doors" |
David Banner |
B. Freeman, C. Butler, C. Harris, D. Hart, D. Quinn, K. Burruss, L. Crump |
UGK, Young Dro & Kandi Burruss |
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4:14 |
| 4 |
"9mm" |
Akon |
A. Thiam, C. Broadus, D. Carter, L. Crump |
Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg |
- |
4:08 |
| 5 |
"T.I. Speaks" (Interlude) |
David Banner |
- |
T.I. |
- |
2:11 |
| 6 |
"Get Like Me" |
David Banner |
C. Brown, Jasiel Robinson, L. Crump |
Chris Brown |
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3:45 |
| 7 |
"Shawty Say" |
David Banner |
D. Carter, L. Crump |
Lil Wayne |
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3:38 |
| 8 |
"A Girl" |
Cool & Dre |
A. Lyons, L. Crump, M. Valenzano |
- |
- |
5:00 |
| 9 |
"Syrup Sipping (Banner Beat Break)" |
David Banner |
L. Crump |
- |
- |
1:12 |
| 10 |
"Hold On" |
David Banner |
A. Green, L. Crump, M. Williams, W. Mitchell |
Marcus |
- Contains elements of "Something" as performed by Al Green
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4:43 |
| 11 |
"Cadillac on 22's (Part 2)" |
David Banner |
L. Crump, M. Hartnett |
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- |
4:18 |
| 12 |
"Uncle Swac" (Interlude) |
David Banner |
- |
- |
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1:28 |
| 13 |
"I Get By" |
Davel 'Bo' McKenzie |
C. Thomas, D. McKenzie, I. Hayes, L. Crump |
Carl Thomas |
- Contains elements of "It's Heaven To Me" as performed by Isaac Hayes
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3:25 |
| 14 |
"Freedom" (Interlude) |
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- |
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1:03 |
| 15 |
"B.A.N. (The Love Song)" |
David Banner |
B. Keyes, L. Crump, S. Robinson |
- |
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4:25 |
| 16 |
"Fuck You Hoes" |
Cool & Dre |
A. Lyons, J. Jones, L. Crump, M. Valenzano |
Jim Jones |
- |
4:28 |
| 17 |
"Marz (Banner Beat Break)" |
David Banner |
L. Crump |
- |
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1:10 |
| 18 |
"Ball With Me" |
Nitti |
C. Moore, H. Seriki, L. Crump |
Chamillionaire |
- |
3:26 |
| 19 |
"K.O." |
David Banner |
L. Crump |
- |
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3:53 |
| 20 |
"Fly" |
David Banner & Jazze Pha |
L. Crump, P. Alexander |
Jazze Pha |
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3:10 |
| 21 |
"Faith" |
Warryn Campbell |
D. WInslow, L. Crump, W. Campbell |
- |
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3:38 |
| 22 |
"Wealth (Banner Beat Break)" |
David Banner |
L. Crump |
- |
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7:17 |
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] References
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| Studio albums |
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| Collaboration albums |
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| Singles |
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| Featured singles |
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