The Greatest Story Ever Told (David Banner album)

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The Greatest Story Ever Told
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2008
Recorded2006–2008
Genre
Length77:53
Label Universal Motown, SRC
Producer Akon, Cool & Dre, Davel "Bo" McKenzie, David Banner, Get Cool 3000, Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Nitti, Warryn Campbell
David Banner chronology
Certified
(2005)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(2008)
Death of a Pop Star
(2010)
Singles from Greatest Story Ever Told
  1. "9mm"
    Released: July 10, 2007
  2. "Get Like Me"
    Released: March 25, 2008
  3. "Shawty Say"
    Released: August 1, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 57/100 [1]
Review scores
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Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly (C+) [4]
IGN Music (7.1/10) [5]
Okayplayer (65/100) [6]
Pitchfork Media (4.8/10) [7]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The Greatest Story Ever Told is the fifth studio album by American rapper and record producer David Banner. The album was released on July 15, 2008, by Universal Motown and SRC Records. The first single from the album is called "Speaker", better known by its explicit title "9mm". It features Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and Akon. The track was produced by Akon. The second single is "Get Like Me", which features Chris Brown and Yung Joc. The third single is "Shawty Say", which features Lil Wayne and samples Lollipop. The music video premiered on FNMTV on August 1, 2008.

Contents

The album features guest appearances from Akon, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, UGK, Yung Joc, Chamillionaire, Carl Thomas, Jim Jones, and more. In addition to rapping, Banner will also be among his own list of producers, joining Nitti, Get Cool 3000, Warryn Campbell, Deezle and Cool and Dre, who also produced two tracks for the album, entitled "A Girl" and "Point 'Em To The Door." Banner put three instrumental tracks on his album. During an appearance on 106 & Park, he confirmed that this was to help up-and-coming artists by letting them rap on the beats after purchasing the album.

Commercial performance

The album debuted on number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 51,800 copies in its first week. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."So Long"Get Cool 30003:43
2."G.S.E.T. (Intro)" Warryn Campbell 1:30
3."Suicide Doors" (featuring Young Dro, UGK and Kandi) David Banner 4:14
4."9mm" (featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg) Akon 4:08
5."T.I. Speaks (Interlude)"David Banner2:11
6."Get Like Me" (featuring Chris Brown and Yung Joc)David Banner3:45
7."Shawty Say" (featuring Lil Wayne)David Banner3:38
8."A Girl" Cool & Dre 5:00
9."Syrup Sipping (Banner Beat Break)"David Banner1:12
10."Hold On"David Banner4:43
11."Cadillac on 22's (Part 2)"David Banner4:18
12."Uncle Swac (Interlude)"David Banner1:28
13."I Get By" (featuring Carl Thomas)Davel "Bo" McKenzie3:25
14."Freedom (Interlude)" 1:03
15."B.A.N. (The Love Song)"David Banner4:25
16."Point 'Em To The Door" (featuring Jim Jones)Cool & Dre4:28
17."Marz (Banner Beat Break)"David Banner1:10
18."Ball With Me" (featuring Chamillionaire) Nitti 3:26
19."K.O."David Banner3:53
20."Fly" (featuring Jazze Pha)David Banner, Jazze Pha 3:10
21."Faith"Warryn Campbell3:38
22."Wealth (Banner Beat Break)"David Banner1:17

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