Indecent Proposal (album)

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Indecent Proposal
Timbaland&MagooIndecentProposal.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001
Recorded19992000
Studio Manhattan Center Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length1:07:08
Label
Producer
Timbaland & Magoo chronology
Welcome to Our World
(1997)
Indecent Proposal
(2001)
Under Construction, Part II
(2003)
Timbaland chronology
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
(1998)
Indecent Proposal
(2001)
Under Construction, Part II
(2003)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring DJ S&S)
Timbaland 1:06
2."Drop" (featuring Fatman Scoop)Timbaland6:00
3."All Y'all" (featuring Tweet and Sebastian)
Timbaland3:57
4."It's Your Night" (featuring Sin and Sebastian)
  • T. Mosley
  • Barcliff
  • Wendy Charlott
  • G. Mosley
Timbaland5:55
5."Indian Carpet" (featuring Static Major)
Timbaland4:24
6."Party People" (featuring Jay-Z and Twista)
Timbaland5:18
7."People Like Myself" (featuring Static Major and Sebastian)
  • T. Mosley
  • Barcliff
  • G. Mosley
Timbaland4:37
8."Voice Mail" (Interlude) (featuring Michelle Robinson)
1:07
9."Serious" (featuring Petey Pablo and Sebastian)
Timbaland3:47
10."Roll Out" (featuring Petey Pablo and Sebastian)
  • T. Mosley
  • Barcliff
  • Barrett III
  • G. Mosley
Timbaland4:27
11."Love Me" (featuring Tweet and Petey Pablo)
  • T. Mosley
  • Keys
  • Barrett III
  • Brockman
  • Timbaland
  • Craig Brockman
3:58
12."Baby Bubba" (featuring Petey Pablo)
  • T. Mosley
  • Barcliff
  • Barrett III
Timbaland4:23
13."In Time" (featuring Ms. Jade and Mad Skillz)
Timbaland3:40
14."Mr. Richards" (Interlude) (featuring Petey Pablo)
  • T. Mosley
  • Barrett III
Timbaland0:50
15."Considerate Brotha" (featuring Ludacris)
Timbaland4:12
16."Beat Club" (featuring Sin, Troy Mitchell and Sebastian)
  • T. Mosley
  • Barcliff
  • Charlott
  • Troy Mitchell
  • G. Mosley
Timbaland4:47
17."I Am Music" (featuring Aaliyah and Static Major)
Timbaland3:59
Total length:1:07:08

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [6] 135

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