Three Kings (TGT album)

Three Kings is the only studio album by R&B supergroup TGT. It was released on August 20, 2013 on Atlantic Records.^[1]

Three Kings
Studio album by TGT
Released	August 20, 2013
Recorded	Mason Sound (North Hollywood, California) Voltron Recordz "Love Room" (Los Angeles, California) Platinum Sound (New York City, New York)
Length	63:32
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Fabbien Nahounou Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander Tank Tim & Bob The Underdogs Dominique Logan Darius Logan B. Edwards, Jr. Marcus Hodge Carvin & Ivan
Singles from Three Kings
"Sex Never Felt Better" Released: February 14, 2013 "I Need" Released: July 2, 2013 "Next Time Around" Released: 2014

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Independent Online	[3]
PopMatters	6/10[4]

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman called Three Kings an "hourlong affair that doesn't deviate much from any of the men's recent solo work [...] It's heavy on slow jams and ballads, drawing from elder leaders of the form, such as the Isley Brothers, Roger Troutman, and R. Kelly. Some of the songs are as strong as anything from the members' 2010s solo work, but not much truly stands out."^[2] Brent Faulkner from PopMatters called Three Kings a "good and enjoyable R&B album. "Great" might be a stretch given the exhaustive length and overplay on sex and the profane, but there are plenty of pros about this effort. The biggest triumph is how well Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank blend vocally. Even when the material could use a boost, TGT impress vocally."^[4] Independent Online's Munya Vomo found that the album "was worth the wait [...] The album has a number of baby-making songs which comes as no surprise since the singers’ individual projects were about that too."^[3]

Commercial performance

Three Kings debuted at number three on the us Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 76,000 copies in the United States.^[5] The album also opened at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Tank's fourth, Ginuwine's third and Tyrese first album to do so.^[6]

Track listing

Three Kings track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Take It Wrong"	Darius Logan Dominique Logan Tyrese Gibson	Fabbien Nahounou	4:23
2.	"No Fun" (featuring Problem)	Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge Harvey Mason, Jr. Damon Thomas Jason Martin Johnnie Newt Calvin Broadus Ricardo Brown Nathaniel Hale Warren Griffin III Andre Young	The Underdogs B.A.M.[a]	4:00
3.	"Sex Never Felt Better"	Hodge Gibson Durrell Babbs Lonny Bereal James "J Doe" Smith	B.A.M. Gibson[a]	4:13
4.	"I Need"	Hodge Babbs Elgin Lumpkin Bereal Smith Mason Thomas	B.A.M. Gibson[a]	4:35
5.	"Next Time Around"	Babbs	Tank	3:47
6.	"Interlude"	Gibson	Tim & Bob	1:00
7.	"Hurry"	Steve Jordan Tim Kelley Bob Robinson Asaleana Elliott Michael Harris Kenyon Dixon Aaron Sledge	Tim & Bob	3:19
8.	"Weekend Love"	Mason Thomas Andrew Hey	The Underdogs	3:56
9.	"Lessons In Love"	Babbs Lumpkin Patrick "J. Que" Smith Robert Newt Don City Thomas Dominique Logan Darius Logan	Thomas Dominique Logan Darius Logan	3:53
10.	"Interlude"	Gibson	Focus...	1:05
11.	"Explode"	Hodge Babbs Eric Dawkins Newt Mason Thomas Luther Campbell Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch	B.A.M.	3:52
12.	"FYH"	Hodge Kenyon Dixon Pollard	B.A.M.	4:09
13.	"OMG"	Babbs Marcus "Whit" James Devin L. Resnover	B.A.M.	3:57
14.	"Running Back"	Hodge Babbs Lumpkin Gibson	B.A.M.	4:44
15.	"Burn Out"	Kristal "Tytewriter" Oliver Kristofer Murray Ivan Barias Javad Day	Carvin & Ivan Day	3:41
16.	"Tearing It Down"	Babbs Lumpkin Gibson	Tank	4:23
17.	"Our House"	Mason Thomas	The Underdogs	4:34
Total length:				63:32

Target edition bonus tracks^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"All for You"	Adonis Shropshire Mason Thomas	The Underdogs	3:21
19.	"Between the Lines"	Babbs Mason Thomas Mike Daley Dewain Whitmore Jr. Brittany Burton	The Underdogs Daley[a]	3:42
Total length:				66:74

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes co-producer(s)

Sample credits

• "No Fun" contains a sample of "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)", as performed by Snoop Dogg.
• "Explode" contains a sample of "I Wanna Rock", as performed by Luke.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.^[8]

• Andrew Hey – guitars, recording engineer
• Agape Jerry – guitars
• Javad Day – keyboards
• Mansur Zafr – drum programming
• Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – drum programming
• Michael "Mike Jay" Jimenez – background vocals
• Harvey Mason, Jr. – keyboards, vocal production, mixing
• David Boyd – assistant engineer
• Michael Daley – drum programming, assistant engineer
• Richard Furch – recording engineer, mixing, editing
• Tyrese Gibson – primary artist, mixing, executive producer
• Ginuwine – primary artist, executive producer
• Tank – primary artist, producer, executive producer
• Trina Bowman – production coordinator
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Marc Baptiste – photography
• Mark Obriski – art direction, design
• Mitchell "M.O." Owens – additional production

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Three Kings Chart (2013) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 96 Korean International Albums (Gaon)[10] 76 UK Albums (OCC)[11] 95 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[12] 9 US Billboard 200[13] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts 2013 year-end chart performance for Three Kings Chart (2013) Position US Billboard 200[15] 143 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 33 2014 year-end chart performance for Three Kings Chart (2014) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 54

Release history

Three Kings release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	August 20, 2013	CD digital download	Atlantic	[1]