Three Kings | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | August 20, 2013 |
Recorded | 2012–13 Mason Sound North Hollywood, California Voltron Recordz "Love Room" Los Angeles, California Platinum Sound New York City, New York |
Genre | R&B |
Length | 63:32 |
Label | Atlantic |
Producer |
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Singles from Three Kings | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Independent Online | [2] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [3] |
Three Kings is the only studio album by R&B group TGT. The album was released on August 20, 2013 on Atlantic Records. [4]
The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 76,000 copies in the United States. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take It Wrong" |
| Fabbien Nahounou | 4:23 |
2. | "No Fun" (featuring Problem) |
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| 4:00 |
3. | "Sex Never Felt Better" |
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| 4:13 |
4. | "I Need" |
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| 4:35 |
5. | "Next Time Around" | Babbs | Tank | 3:47 |
6. | "Interlude" | Gibson | Tim & Bob | 1:00 |
7. | "Hurry" |
| Tim & Bob | 3:19 |
8. | "Weekend Love" |
| The Underdogs | 3:56 |
9. | "Lessons In Love" |
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| 3:53 |
10. | "Interlude" | Gibson | Focus... | 1:05 |
11. | "Explode" |
| B.A.M. | 3:52 |
12. | "FYH" |
| B.A.M. | 4:09 |
13. | "OMG" |
| Marcus Hodge | 3:57 |
14. | "Running Back" |
| B.A.M. | 4:44 |
15. | "Burn Out" |
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| 3:41 |
16. | "Tearing It Down" |
| Tank | 4:23 |
17. | "Our House" |
| The Underdogs | 4:34 |
Total length: | 63:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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18. | "All For You" |
| The Underdogs | 3:21 |
19. | "Between the Lines" |
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| 3:42 |
Total length: | 66:74 |
Sample credits
Credits adapted from Allmusic. [7]
Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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United States | August 20, 2013 | Atlantic | [17] |
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