| Misery Loves Kompany | ||||
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| Released | July 17, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | March 20, 2007 - April 26, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:16:49 | |||
| Label | Strange Music | |||
| Producer | David Sanders II, Seven, Rob Rebeck | |||
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| Tech N9ne Collabos chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10) 2007 |
Misery Loves Kompany is the sixth studio album by rapper Tech N9ne,and the first release in the "Collabos" series.
The album was recorded in one month and was released on July 17,2007. It features 17 tracks featuring artists such as Yukmouth,T-Nutty,D-Loc &Dalima,Greed,Money Hungry,Big Scoob (of the 57th Street Rogue Dog Villians),Joe Vertigo,Shadow,The Philstir and Mr. Reece as well as fellow label mates Krizz Kaliko,Kutt Calhoun,Skatterman &Snug Brim and Prozak. Production was mainly handled by David Sanders II,a producer from Huntsville,Alabama;Sanders handled half the production with the rest mainly being handled by Seven (who produced numerous track for Tech N9ne's 2006 effort Everready:The Religion ) with lone production credit going to Rob Rebeck for "You Don't Want It."
Following its release,the album debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard 200,selling about 13,000 copies in its first week. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kansas City Shuffle (Intro)" | A. Yates, B. Fraser, N. Ellingburg | Robert Rebeck | 1:41 |
| 2. | "Midwest Choppers" (featuring D-Loc, Dalima & Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates, D. Epps, R. Easterwood, S. Watson | Seven | 6:32 |
| 3. | "Misery" (featuring The Journalist & Yukmouth) | A. Yates, J. Ellis, L. Buch | Seven | 4:41 |
| 4. | "That Box" (featuring Greed, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim) | A. Henderson, A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. Landis, S. Watson, W. LeJeune | David Sanders II | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Gangsta Shap" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun) | A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. Watson | David Sanders II | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Sex Out South" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun) | A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. Watson | David Sanders II | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Get Ya Head Right" (featuring Money Hungry & Snug Brim) | A. Henderson, A. Yates, T. Morris | Seven | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Fan or Foe" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & T-Nutty) | A. Yates, S. Watson, T. Jones Jr. | Seven | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Girl Crazy "Crazy Love"" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates | David Sanders II | 5:28 |
| 10. | "2 Piece" (featuring Big Scoob, Joe Vertigo & Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates, J. Watson, S. Ashby, S. Watson | Seven | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Big Scoob" (featuring Big Scoob) | A. Yates, S. Ashby | Seven | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Yeah Ya Can" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Shadow) | A. Yates, G. Washington, S. Watson | Seven | 4:21 |
| 13. | "I Can Feel It" (featuring Agginy & The Philstir) | A. Yates, P. Holley, R. Swinton | David Sanders II | 4:39 |
| 14. | "Karma (Skit)" | A. Yates | Robert Rebeck | 0:43 |
| 15. | "You Don't Want It" (featuring Krizz Kaliko, Mr. Reece & Prozak) | A. Yates, M. Thompson Jr., S. Shippy, S. Watson | Robert Rebeck | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Message to the Black Man" | A. Yates | David Sanders II | 4:58 |
| 17. | "The P.A.S.E.O. (The Poem Aaron Saw Extra Ordinary)" | A. Yates | David Sanders II | 5:47 |
| Total length: | 76:59 | |||
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