Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins

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Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
AlleyYingYangTwins.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Studio
  • Treasure House Studio (Montgomery, AL)
  • ColliPark Studios
  • The Zone Studio
Genre
Length1:02:51
Label Koch
Producer Mr. Collipark (also exec.)
Ying Yang Twins chronology
Thug Walkin'
(2000)
Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
(2002)
Me & My Brother
(2003)
Singles from Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins
  1. "Say I Yi Yi"
    Released: February 22, 2002
  2. "By Myself"
    Released: 2002
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Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins is the second studio album by American rap duo Ying-Yang Twins from Atlanta, Georgia. It was released on March 26, 2002 via Koch Records. The album debuted at #79 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #58 two weeks later. The album also sold over 400,000 copies in the US. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Playahatian"1:55
2."I'm Tired"4:30
3."Alley" (featuring Mr. Ball)5:49
4."Say I Yi Yi"4:32
5."Sound Off"4:25
6."Huff Puff"4:22
7."By Myself" (featuring Mr. Ball)4:45
8."Drop Like This 2001" (featuring Dirty)5:33
9."ATL Eternally" (featuring Pastor Troy and Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz)4:18
10."Hunchin'"4:31
11."Tongue Bath" (featuring Methrone)4:44
12."Twurkulator"4:12
13."Credits"1:58
14."Crank It Up" (Bonus track)3:43
15."Say I Yi Yi" (Remix version) (Bonus track)3:34
Total length:1:02:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 55

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Alley at Discogs (list of releases)