The Sound of Revenge

The Sound of Revenge
Studio album by Chamillionaire
Released November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
Recorded 2004–2005
Genre Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Length 67:30
Label Chamillitary/Universal Records
Producer Chamillionaire, Scott Storch, Krayzie Bone, DJ Drama
Chamillionaire chronology
The Sound of Revenge
(2005)		 Ultimate Victory
(2007)
Singles from The Sound of Revenge
  1. "Turn It Up"
    Released: November 22, 2005
  2. "Ridin'"
    Released: March 26, 2006
  3. "Grown and Sexy"
    Released: July 31, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
HipHopDX.com [2]
IGN.com (7.7/10)[3]
RapReviews.com (8.5/10)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
Sputnikmusic [6]
USA Today [7]

The Sound of Revenge is the debut studio album by rapper Chamillionaire. It was produced by Scott Storch, Mannie Fresh, Play-N-Skillz, Cool and Dre and other producers. It was released in 2005 and includes contributions from Lil' Flip, Lil Wayne, younger brother Rasaq, Natalie Alvarado, Krayzie Bone, Bun B, Scarface, Billy Cook, Killer Mike and Pastor Troy. This album was also released in a "screwed and chopped" version by DJ OG Ron C. Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone won the Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group Grammy for the song "Ridin'". In 2009, Chamillionaire released Mixtape Messiah 7 and explained on the final track of disc 1 that he was also going to be considered for the Best New Artist Grammy but, bootleggers caused him to be disqualified by releasing unauthorized Chamillionaire albums the same year his debut was released.

The album sold 130,000 copies in its first week, and later went Platinum, selling more than 1.5 million copies.[8] A non-single, "Picture Perfect", peaked #28 on Hot Ringtones [1].

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "The Sound of Revenge" (Intro) (Opera vocals by Jen Rose) The Beat Bullies 3:18
2. "In the Trunk"   Hardley Davidson 4:38
3. "Turn It Up" (featuring Lil' Flip) Scott Storch 4:34
4. "Ridin'" (featuring Krayzie Bone) Play-N-Skillz 5:03
5. "No Snitchin'" (featuring Bun B) Cool & Dre 4:32
6. "Southern Takeover" (featuring Pastor Troy & Killer Mike) The Beat Bullies 5:17
7. "Radio Interruption"   The Beat Bullies 3:27
8. "Frontin'"   Happy Perez 4:10
9. "Grown and Sexy"   The Beat Bullies 4:03
10. "Think I'm Crazy" (featuring Natalie Alvarado) The Beat Bullies 5:03
11. "Rain" (featuring Scarface & Billy Cook) Sol Messiah 5:11
12. "Picture Perfect" (featuring Bun B) Sol Messiah 4:48
13. "Fly as the Sky" (featuring Rasaq & Lil Wayne) Mannie Fresh 4:58
14. "Peepin' Me" (featuring Natalie Alvarado) The Beat Bullies 4:21
15. "Void in My Life"   Sean Blaze & AJ Skratch 4:41
16. "Outro"     3:09

Chart position

Chart (2005) Peak<145br />Position
U.S. Billboard 200 10
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 2
UK Album Chart 12

Credits

Producers

  • Sean Blaze – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Twinzbeatz / Thundertrax – Producer
  • Mannie Fresh – Producer
  • Scott Storch – Producer
  • Happy Perez – Keyboards, Producer
  • Gary Fly – Assistant
  • Rick DeVarona – Assistant
  • Tony Cavasin – Assistant
  • Cool and Dre – Producer

Technical Production

  • Wayne Allison – Engineer
  • Gregg Rominiecki – Engineer
  • Conrad Golding – Engineer
  • Matt Still – Engineer
  • Rodney Maspoch – Engineer
  • Taylor Dow – Assistant Engineer
  • James Hoover – Engineer, Mixing
  • Jason Goldstein – Mixing
  • Oscar Ramirez – Mixing
  • Wassim Zreik – Mixing
  • Bram Tobey – Mixing Assistant
  • Eric Jensen – Mixing Assistant
  • Kathryn Diehl – Mixing Assistant
  • Raj Makhija – Mixing Assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – Mastering
  • Eddy Schreyer – Mastering

Instrumentals/Vocals

  • Jennifer Rose – Vocals
  • Tami Latrell – Vocals (Background)
  • Steve Lake – Guitar
  • Avery Jones – Bass
  • Debra Killings – Bass
  • Fitzgerald Lingard – Bass
  • Preston Crump – Bass
  • Terrence Brown – Keyboards

Art

  • Jonathan Mannion – Photography
  • Mikee Aguilar – A&R
  • Jordan Nixon – A&R
  • Nina Freeman – A&R
  • Sal Guastella – A&R
  • Mike Frost – Art Direction

References

  1. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r796645. 
  2. ^ "HipHopDX.com review". http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.596/title.chamillionaire-the-sound-of-revenge. 
  3. ^ "IGN.com review". http://music.ign.com/articles/668/668515p1.html. 
  4. ^ "RapReviews.com review". http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2005_11F_revenge.html. 
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/chamillionaire/albums/album/8786789/review/8855808/the_sound_of_revenge. 
  6. ^ "Sputnikmusic review". http://www.musicianforums.com/album.php?albumid=8743. 
  7. ^ "USA Today review". November 28, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2005-11-28-listen-up_x.htm. 
  8. ^ http://musicremedy.com/c/Chamillionaire/album/Venom-6157.html
Chamillionaire
Studio albums
The Sound of Revenge · Ultimate Victory ·
Collaborations
Mixtapes
Singles
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"Draped Up" · "Get Up" · "That Girl" · "Bet That" · "King Kong" · "Doe Boy Fresh"
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