Alter Ego (Tyrese album)

Alter Ego is the fourth studio album by American singer Tyrese. It was released on December 12, 2006 through J Records. The album was formatted as a double album. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Mannie Fresh, Lil Jon, Scott Storch, R. Kelly, Tricky Stewart and Bryan-Michael Cox among others. The album also features guest appearances by The Game, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Too Short, Kurupt, Lil Scrappy, David Banner, R. Kelly, Lil Jon, and Mannie Fresh.

Alter Ego
Studio album by Tyrese
Released	December 12, 2006
Recorded	2005–06
Genre	R&B hip hop pop
Length	40:20 (disc 1: Tyrese) 42:54 (disc 2: Black-Ty)
Label	J
Producer	Tyrese (exec.) Wali Ali Allstar Bryan-Michael Cox Dali Eric Dawkins Antonio Dixon Diverse Mannie Fresh GX Jellyroll Lil Jon R. Kelly Jonathan Lighty J. Que Siege Tricky Stewart Scott Storch Dewayne Swan Tank The Underdogs
Tyrese chronology
I Wanna Go There (2002) Alter Ego (2006) Open Invitation (2011)
Singles from Alter Ego
"One" Released: September 26, 2006 "Turn Ya Out" Released: October 17, 2006 "Hurry Up" Released: February 2, 2007 "Come Back to Me Shawty" Released: February 16, 2007 "Gotta Get You" Released: March 13, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Kriss Method

Alter Ego was supported by two singles: "One" and "Turn Ya Out". The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics and received small commercial success. It debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.^[3]

Music and development

The album was formatted as a double album, intending to market Tyrese's contrasting facets of artistry. The first disc Tyrese contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B songs, while the second, Black-Ty (named after his on-stage rapper alter ego), focuses on hip hop and uptempo beats.

Singles

The album released two singles, which both of them ultimately missed the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album first single "One" peaked at number 23 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated February 17, 2007.^[4] The second single "Turn Ya Out" peaked at number 70 on the chart dated February 3, 2007.^[4]

Commercial performance

Alter Ego debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.^[3] This became Tyrese's lowest charting-album to date. The album also debuted at number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Tyrese's fourth top-ten album on this chart.^[3]

Track listing

Disc 1: Tyrese

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One"	Harvey Mason, Jr. Damon Thomas Steve Russell Antonio Dixon Erik Griggs	The Underdogs	3:43
2.	"Lights On"	Christopher Stewart J. Que Sam Salter	Tricky Stewart J. Que The Underdogs (voc.)	4:08
3.	"Turn Ya Out" (featuring Lil Jon)	Jonathan Smith Johntá Austin Craig Love Lamarquis Jefferson	Lil Jon The Underdogs (voc.)	3:44
4.	"Come Back to Me Shawty"	Mason, Jr. Thomas	The Underdogs	3:25
5.	"Better to Know"	Mason, Jr. Thomas Durrell "Tank" Babbs	The Underdogs Tank (co.)	3:56
6.	"Gotta Get You"	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin Kendrick Dean	Bryan-Michael Cox Wyldcard	4:27
7.	"Morning After"	Eric Dawkins Dixon Dewayne Swan	Antonio Dixon Eric Dawkins Dewayne Swan (co.)	4:45
8.	"Hurry Up"	Robert Kelly	R. Kelly The Underdogs (voc.)	3:48
9.	"Signs of Love Makin' (Part II)" (featuring R. Kelly)	Tyrese Gibson Mason, Jr. Thomas Kelly	R. Kelly The Underdogs (co.)	3:55
10.	"Better Than Sex"	Dawkins Dixon	Dixon Dawkins	4:25

Disc 2: Black-Ty

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Gibson		0:38
2.	"I Salute"	Gibson Allen Gordon Joel Campbell	Allstar	1:04
3.	"Roses"	Gibson Marcus White Curtis Mayfield	Siege	3:56
4.	"Get It In" (featuring Method Man)	Gibson Scott Storch Clifford Smith	Scott Storch	3:25
5.	"Get Low" (featuring Too Short, Snoop Dogg & Kurupt)	Gibson Todd Shaw Calvin Broadus Ricardo Brown White	Siege	4:04
6.	"U Scared" (featuring David Banner & Lil Scrappy)	Gibson David Banner Raynard Richardson William Cooper Ice Cube Broadus J. Smith	Wali Ali	3:45
7.	"What It Is" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Gibson Byron Thomas	Mannie Fresh	3:55
8.	"Roll the Dice" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Kurupt)	Gibson Broadus Brown	Dali	3:48
9.	"Ghetto Dayz" (featuring The Game & Kurupt)	Gibson Jayceon Taylor Brown David Drew Erick Coomes Chris De La Fuente	Jellyroll Dali	6:03
10.	"Fly Away" (featuring Kurupt)	Gibson Jared McCraw Brown Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble	Diverse	4:00
11.	"Broke Ass Niggas"	Gibson Jonathan Lighty	Jonathan Lighty	2:55
12.	"Alter Ego (Outro)"	Gibson David Kirkwood	GX	4:57

Samples

• "Roses" contains a sample from "The Makings of You", written by Curtis Mayfield.
• "U Scared" contains a portion of the composition "Go to Church", written by Ice Cube, Calvin Broadus, and Jonathan Smith.
• "Fly Away" contains a sample from "Come Go with Me", written by Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 23 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200[7] 156 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 32