American Me | ||||
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Released | October 31, 2006 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Label | Shaman Work Recordings | |||
Producer | The Heatmakerz KayGee Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney Mike Lowe Squarta DonJoe & Del Pete Rock | |||
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XXL Magazine | (not rated) [1] |
American Me is the title of the first solo album by hip hop artist CL Smooth, released on October 31, 2006. The project is the rapper's first solo album, since breaking up with partner Pete Rock in 1995; he had not released an album since 1994's The Main Ingredient .
The album's lead single is the title track, which features "Smoke in the Air" as its B-side.
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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1 | "American Me [Intro]" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
2 | "American Me" | The Heatmakerz | CL Smooth |
3 | "I Can't Help It" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
4 | "Call on Me" | KayGee, Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney | CL Smooth |
5 | "Black Heart Radio [Interlude]" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
6 | "CL Smooth Unplugged" | Squarta | CL Smooth |
7 | "Warm Outside" | Heatmakerz | CL Smooth |
8 | "Terrorism [Interlude]" | Deleterio, DonJoe | CL Smooth |
9 | "Gorilla Pimpin" | KayGee, Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney | CL Smooth |
10 | "The Impossible" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
11 | "It's a Love Thing" | Pete Rock | CL Smooth |
12 | "Smoke in the Air" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
13 | "Travel Sometime [Interlude]" | *Interlude* | CL Smooth |
14 | "The Stroll" | Heatmakerz | CL Smooth |
15 | "American Me [Outro]" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
16 | "All We Ever Know" | Mike Loe | CL Smooth |
17 | "Heaven Is Watching You" | KayGee, Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney | CL Smooth |
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