Chapter 4: Labor Pains

Chapter 4: Labor Pains
Studio album by Syleena Johnson
Released	December 23, 2008 (2008-12-23)
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	R&B soul neo soul
Label	Aneelys
Producer	Syleena Johnson Toxic Mave
Syleena Johnson chronology
Chapter 3: The Flesh (2005) Chapter 4: Labor Pains (2009) Chapter 5: Underrated (2011)
Singles from Chapter 4: Labor Pains
"It Is True" Released: June 24, 2008

Chapter 4: Labor Pains is the fifth studio album by the American singer Syleena Johnson. It was released digitally on December 23, 2008, and physically on January 13, 2009, on Johnson's own label, Aneelys Entertainment, after her departure from longtime record company Jive Records. Distribution was handled by Universal Music Group and Federal Distribution. The album's lead single is "It Is True", which was made available on iTunes on June 24, 2008, and impacted radio on July 1. Upon its release, Chapter 4 entered the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number forty-two.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Syleena Johnson K. Garris DeMone Hobbs C.J. Johnson Jason Orr	1:35
2.	"Labor Pains"	Syleena Johnson Hobbs C.J. Johnson Orr	4:11
3.	"You Said" (featuring Teefa)	Syleena Johnson L. Harland Hobbs C.J. Johnson Orr	4:10
4.	"Freedom"	Syleena Johnson B. Bowies W. Keyes Sylvester Thompson	4:49
5.	"Is It Because I'm Black"	Syleena Johnson J. Jones G. Watts	4:57
6.	"Be Me"	Syleena Johnson Frederick Taylor	4:26
7.	"Interlude: Redstorm's Domestic Lesson"	Syleena Johnson Redstorm	2:15
8.	"You Let Me Down"	Syleena Johnson Taylor	4:09
9.	"Shoo Fly"	Syleena Johnson Hobbs C.J. Johnson Orr	4:19
10.	"Maury Povich" (featuring Cold Hard)	Syleena Johnson C.J. Johnson Taylor	4:15
11.	"It Is True"	Syleena Johnson Curtis Mayfield Taylor	3:45
12.	"Your Love"	Syleena Johnson Hobbs C.J. Johnson Orr	4:15
13.	"My First"	Syleena Johnson Hobbs C.J. Johnson Orr	3:53
14.	"Personal Trainer"	Syleena Johnson Darren "Limitless" Henson Keith Pelzer	3:50
15.	"Go Home"	Syleena Johnson Taylor	4:14
16.	"Go"	Syleena Johnson Taylor	3:16
17.	"Outro"	Syleena Johnson Garris Hobbs C.J. Johnson Orr	1:04

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	42

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	December 23, 2008	Digital download	Aneelys
	January 13, 2009	CD

External links

• Chapter 4: Labor Pains at AllMusic