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Face 2 Face | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 15, 2004 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 39:43 | |||
Label | Kennis Music | |||
2Baba chronology | ||||
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Face 2 Face is the debut album by 2Baba. [1] It was released on May 15, 2004. It became a major hit, as it sold up to 2 million copies [2] initially in Idibia's home country of Nigeria, but quickly spread through western and southern Africa, and eventually making an impact in Europe as well. Its success owed much to lead radio track "African Queen", a guitar ballad with elements of West African folk music and hip-hop, and rap and R&B track "Nfana Ibaga" also became a local hit.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro (Skit)" (featuring MC Akatu) |
| 1:06 | |
2. | "Nfana Ibaga (No Problem)" | Idibia | OJB Jezreel | 4:24 |
3. | "Ole (Thief)" (featuring Freestyle) |
| OJB Jezreel | 4:49 |
4. | "Right Here" | Idibia | OJB Jezreel | 4:46 |
5. | "Holy (Skit)" | Idibia | 0:15 | |
6. | "U No Holy Pass" | Idibia | OJB Jezreel | 4:54 |
7. | "African Queen" |
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| 4:20 |
8. | "Police (Skit)" | Idibia | 0:24 | |
9. | "Keep On Rockin'" (featuring Da Natives, Lil Seal) |
| OJB Jezreel | 5:43 |
10. | "Thank U Lord" | Idibia | OJB Jezreel | 4:25 |
11. | "Odi Ya" (featuring Blackface) |
| OJB Jezreel | 4:37 |
Total length: | 39:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Right Here (MKD Remix)" | Idibia | Mark Drummond | 5:00 |
13. | "U No Holy Pass (MKD Remix)" | Idibia | Mark Drummond | 4:54 |
14. | "African Queen (MKD Remix)" | Idibia | Mark Drummond | 4:32 |
15. | "Keep On Rockin' (MKD Remix)" (featuring Da Natives, Lil Seal) |
| Mark Drummond | 6:12 |
16. | "Nfana Ibaga (No Problem) (Remix)" (featuring Beenie Man, Reggie Rockstone) |
| OJB Jezreel | 4:53 |
17. | "African Queen (Jazz Version)" (featuring Kunle) | Idibia | Kunle | 4:32 |
Total length: | 73:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Nfana Ibaga (No Problem) (Remix)" (featuring Beenie Man, Reggie Rockstone) |
| OJB Jezreel | 4:53 |
13. | "African Queen (US Mix)" | Idibia | OJB Jezreel | 4:39 |
14. | "Could This Be Love" | Idibia | 4:49 | |
15. | "Home Sweet Home" | Idibia | 3:15 | |
16. | "Ghetto Life" (featuring [Rocksteady, Blackface) |
| Jiggy Jegg | 4:32 |
17. | "Dance Go (Eau de Vie)" (featuring Wizkid) |
| Sarz | 3:48 |
18. | "Hold On" (with Joe El) |
| Hakim Abdulsamad | 3:48 |
Total length: | 69:41 |
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