Oblivion (T-Pain album)

Oblivion
Studio album by T-Pain
Released	November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
Recorded	2014–2017
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	62:13
Label	Nappy Boy Konvict RCA
Producer	A1 Abaz Allstar BZRK Dre Moon ISM Major Seven Mr. Franks T-Pain TBHits X-plosive
T-Pain chronology
T-Wayne (2017) Oblivion (2017) Everything Must Go (Vol. 1) (2018)
Singles from Oblivion
"Goal Line" Released: September 28, 2017 [1] "Textin' My Ex" Released: November 10, 2017 [2]

Oblivion (stylized as OBLiViON) is the fifth studio album by American singer T-Pain, released through Konvict Muzik, RCA Records and his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment on November 17, 2017. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It is his second album released after the closure of Jive Records and his final album under Akon's Konvict Muzik label. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2014 to 2017.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[6]
HipHopDX	3.8/5 [7]
Pitchfork	6.7/10 [8]

HipHopDX said, "Fans of T-Pain will find that his fifth go-around is a quality cure for their six-year itch. One thing can be said for the rapper/singer: he never under-delivers — even if the expectation is for him to totally drop a masterpiece onto the world". ^[7] Damien Morris of The Guardian expressed a negative response of the album saying that "the music is just tasteless and tired, the sound of a migraine struggling to maintain an erection". ^[6] Pitchfork wrote that "Oblivion feels like a “business decision” album: it’s a casual affair that frees him from his label obligation to RCA. It isn’t exactly phoned in, but T-Pain has more in his tank than what he shows here, even though the tracks that reflect his past eras display his versatility and allow for optimistic glimpses of a career resurgence." ^[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and XXL . ^{[9] [10]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Who Died"	Faheem Najm Andre Proctor Tommy Brown	Dre Moon TBHits	2:24
2.	"Classic You" (featuring Chris Brown)	Najm Proctor Floyd Bentley Christopher Brown	T-Pain A1	2:42
3.	"Straight"	Najm Proctor	Dre Moon	2:57
4.	"That's How It Go"	Najm	Allstar	2:40
5.	"No Rush"	Najm Ishmael Montague Bentley	ISM A1	2:49
6.	"Pu$$y on the Phone"	Najm Proctor	Dre Moon	2:09
7.	"Textin' My Ex" (featuring Tiffany Evans)	Najm Proctor Tiffany Evans	Dre Moon	4:04
8.	"May I" (featuring Mr. TalkBox)	Najm Byron Chambers	T-Pain	7:53
9.	"I Told My Girl" (featuring Manny G)	Najm Proctor Thomas Keßler	Dre Moon X-plosive Abaz [11]	3:48
10.	"She Needed Me"	Najm	T-Pain	4:20
11.	"Your Friend"	Najm Proctor Brown Steven Franks	Dre Moon TBHits Mr. Franks	4:05
12.	"Cee Cee from DC" (featuring Wale)	Najm Omar Walker Iain Adams II [12] Olubowale Akintimehin	Major Seven BZRK [13] [14]	4:56
13.	"Goal Line" (featuring Blac Youngsta)	Najm Proctor Sammie Benson	Dre Moon	3:24
14.	"2 Fine" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Najm Proctor Tyrone Griffin, Jr.	Dre Moon	6:15
15.	"That Comeback" (with Ne-Yo)	Najm Shaffer Smith	T-Pain	2:47
16.	"Second Chance (Don't Back Down)" (featuring Roberto Cacciapaglia)	Najm Roberto Cacciapaglia	T-Pain	5:00
Total length:				62:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and XXL. ^{[9] [10]}

Performers T-Pain – primary artist Chris Brown – featured artist (track 2) / background vocals (track 5) Tiffany Evans – featured artist (track 7) Mr. TalkBox – featured artist (track 8) Wale – featured artist (track 12) Blac Youngsta – featured artist (track 13) Ty Dolla Sign – featured artist (track 14) Ne-Yo – featured artist (track 15) Roberto Cacciapaglia – featured artist (track 16) Technical T-Pain – recording engineer (tracks 7, 13) Fabian Marasciullo – mixing engineer (tracks 7, 10, 13) McCoy Socalgargoyle – assistant mixing engineer (tracks 7, 13) Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (tracks 7, 13) Javier Valverde – engineering (track 10)

Production Dre Moon – production (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14) TBHits – production (tracks 1, 11) T-Pain – production (tracks 2, 8, 10, 15, 16) A1 – production (tracks 2, 5) Allstar – production (track 3) X-plosive – production (track 9) Abaz – production (track 9) Mr. Franks – production (track 11) Major Seven – production (track 12) BZRK – production (track 12)

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [15]	155

References

1. Penrose, Nerisha (September 29, 2017). "T-Pain Goal Line Blac Youngsta listen". Billboard . Retrieved November 16, 2017.
2. Mojica, Nick (November 10, 2017). "T-Pain Has Regrets on New Song Textin' My Ex". XXL . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
3. "Oblivion by T-Pain". Apple Music . Retrieved November 16, 2017.
4. Coleman II, C. Vernon (October 8, 2017). "T-Pain Reveals Release Date for New Album 'Oblivion'". XXL. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
5. Penrose, Nerisha (October 9, 2017). "T-Pain Shares Release Date for Upcoming Album 'OBLiViON'". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
6. Morris, Damien (19 November 2017). "T-Pain: Oblivion review – tasteless rap ballads". The Guardian.
7. "Review: T-Pain Returns In The Zone But Doesn't Dominate With "OBLiViON"". HipHopDX .
8. "Oblivion – Pitchfork". Pitchfork .
9. "Oblivion / T-Pain TIDAL". Tidal . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
10. "Listen To T-Pain's New 'Oblivion' Album". XXL. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
11. "New @tpain Album #Oblivion avaliable[sic] at midnight. "I told my Girl" produced by @drem00n x @xplosivebeats x Abaz". Instagram . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
12. "IAmDJBerzerk". SoundCloud . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
13. "New @Tpain album #Oblivion out now! It's been an honor working with this guy over the years..." Instagram. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
14. "Shout out to @majorseven for the opportunity..." Instagram. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
15. "T-Pain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.