| The Outsider | ||||
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| Released | August 21, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Blackheart Entertainment | |||
| Producer | J Period Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney Kaygee Drawzilla B Rock John Legend | |||
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The Outsider is the second album by East Coast rapper CL Smooth. The album is considered to be a companion to his previous album American Me . In addition to exclusive remixes, The Outsider also has new songs, as well as audio versions of songs performed live.
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Performer | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Intro... All We Ever Know" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 2 | "I Need A Boss [Remix]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 3 | "No Justice" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 4 | "Impossible [J Period Remix]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | Just Blaze | |
| 5 | "I Gotta Love [Live in Holland]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 6 | "Down With The Kings [Live in Holland]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 7 | "Warm Outside [Drawzilla Remix]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | Drawzilla | |
| 8 | "Gorilla Pimpin" | C. Penn T. Abney | CL Smooth | Tramp-baby & Kaygee | |
| 9 | "Is It Really You?" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | Soul Supreme | |
| 10 | "The Outsider" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 11 | "Get Back" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 12 | "Straighten It Out [Live in Holland]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 13 | "Love Is A Battlefield" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | Pete Rock | |
| 14 | "War Of The Roses" | C. Penn | CL Smooth Butta Verses | ||
| 15 | "Smoke In The Air [Live in Holland]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | ||
| 16 | "Who You Gonna Trust?" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | Don Joe | |
| 17 | "Mesmorized [B Rock Remix]" | C. Penn J. Brito | CL Smooth J. R. Writer Fishscales of Nappy Roots | ||
| 18 | "Heaven Only Knows [John Legend Remix]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | John Legend | |
| 19 | "American Gangster" | C. Penn | CL Smooth SJ Young Breed | ||
| 20 | "American Me [Live in Holland]" | C. Penn | CL Smooth | Heatmakerz | |
| 21 | "T.R.O.Y. [Live in Holland]" | C. Penn P. Phillips | CL Smooth | Pete Rock | |
| 22 | "DJ Shakim Outro" | C. Penn | DJ Shakim |
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