VII (Teyana Taylor album)

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VII
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ReleasedNovember 4, 2014
Genre
Length38:58
Label
Producer
Teyana Taylor chronology
The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor
(2012)
VII
(2014)
The Cassette Tape 1994
(2015)
Deluxe edition cover
Teyana Taylor VII Deluxe.jpg
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Outta My League (Interlude)" T. Taylor, S. Barthe, U. Ebong, C. Umana, E. Bellinger, J. Daniels, A. King, K. OwensL&F1:11
2."Just Different"T. Taylor, C. Balmoris, J. Fauntleroy, J. Nixon, B. Jackson Best Kept Secret 3:44
3."Request"T. Taylor, E. Johnson, A. Shelton, A. Birchett Eric "Smash" Johnson, Nick "Neeko" Brown3:58
4."Do Not Disturb" (featuring Chris Brown)T. Taylor, B. Soko, A. Proctor, R. Diaz, J. Daniels, A. King, K. Owens, J. Webb, C. BrownThe Order Music, Jaramye Daniels, Kyle "KO" Owens4:12
5."Broken Hearted Girl" (featuring Fabolous)T. Taylor, M. Samuels, R. Ridgley, N. Seetharam, E. Bellinger, B. Nembhard, J. Jackson, M. Brockert Boi-1da, Nikhil (add.)4:28
6."It Could Just Be Love (Interlude)"T. Taylor, H. Samuels, C. Harrell, D. Scott, E. Hamilton Harmony Samuels 1:30
7."Put Your Love On"T. Taylor, H. Samuels, C. Harrell, C. Reece, S. JacobsHarmony Samuels2:17
8."Maybe" (featuring Pusha T and Yo Gotti)T. Taylor, B. Soko, A. Proctor, R. Diaz, J. Daniels, A. King, K. Owens, T. Thornton, M. Mims The Order Music, Jaramye Daniels, Kyle "KO" Owens4:05
9."Dreams"T. Taylor, J. Daniels, A. King, A. Ritter, I.Shumpert Allen Ritter 3:22
10."Sorry"T. Taylor, V. Davis, R. Thomas, A. Birchett, A.Shelton Vidal Davis, Robert "Biz" Thomas4:05
11."Business"T. Taylor, B. Seals, S. Franks, S. Jean Brian Kennedy, Mr. Franks (co.)3:16
12."In the Air"T. Taylor, G. Blizman, A. Piccoli, B. Nembhard, K. Janai, M. GeorgesBlvck Amsterdam, Mixx Production2:50
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Outta My League"T. Taylor, S. Barthe, U. Ebong, C. Umana, E. Bellinger, J. Daniels, A. King, K. OwensL&F4:09
14."It Could Just Be Love"T. Taylor, H. Samuels, C. Harrell, D. Scott, E. HamiltonHarmony Samuels3:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [32]

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [33] 37
US Billboard 200 [34] 19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [35] 1

Release history

RegionFormatDateLabel
Worldwide [36] November 4, 2014

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