Game – The R.E.D. Album / DGC Records Audio CD 2011 / 0602527258119
UPC 602527258119
The R.E.D. Album is the fourth studio album by American rapper Game. It was released on August 23, 2011, by Black Wall Street, DGC Records and Interscope Records, which serves as Game's first release under the label. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2009 to 2011 at four different recording studios in California. Dr. Dre, Pharrell Williams and Mars (of production group 1500 or Nothin') served as executive producers on the album, and includes a wide range of producers such as Boi-1da, Cool & Dre, DJ Khalil, DJ Premier, Don Cannon, Hit-Boy, Maestro, StreetRunner and The Futuristics. The featured guests include rappers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar, and singers Lloyd, Mario, Chris Brown and Nelly Furtado.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies in its first week, and produced two singles: the controversial "Red Nation" and "Pot of Gold", which attained some Billboard and worldwide chart success. Upon its release, The R.E.D. Album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who commended his passionate performance on the record and ear for production.
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DGC Records – 0602527258119
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CD, Album
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Europe |
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Released:
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2011 |
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| Genre: |
Hip Hop |
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Thug Rap, Gangsta |
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Tracklist:
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Dr. Dre Intro
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
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0:26
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The City
Featuring – Kendrick Lamar
Featuring [Uncredited] – Fire Inc.
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Performer [Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young] – Fire Inc.
Producer – Cool & Dre
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Vocals [Additional] – JoistaRR
Written-By – A. Lyon, J. Taylor, J. Steinman, K. Lamar, M. Valenzano
Written-By [Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young] – J. Steinman
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5:41
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Drug Test
Featuring – Dr. Dre, Sly, Snoop Dogg
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Dr. Dre
Producer – DJ Khalil
Recorded By – Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Robert Reyes
Written-By – A. Young, B. Honeycutt, C. Broadus, D. Tannenbaum, E. Hayes, J. Taylor, J. Cole, K. Lamar, K. Abdul-Rahman, S. Jordan, S. Benton
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2:46
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Martians Vs Goblins
Featuring – Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – Christopher "Brody" Brown, LaMar "Mars" Edwards, Larrance Dopson
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Recorded By [Additional] – Vik Wainstein
Written-By – C. Brown, D. Carter, J. Taylor, L. Edwards, L. Dopson, T. Okonma
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3:48
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Red Nation
Featuring – Lil Wayne
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Performer [Kernkraft 400] – Zombie Nation
Producer – Cool & Dre
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Written-By – A. Lyon, D. Carter, E. Guenther, F. Senfter, J. Taylor, M. Valenzano
Written-By [Kernkraft 400] – Emanuel Guenther, Floria Senfter
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3:49
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Dr. Dre 1
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
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0:25
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Good Girls Go Bad
Featuring – Drake
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Performer [Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad] – Della Humphrey
Producer – Cool And Dre
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Written-By – A. Lyon, A. Graham, C. Reid, J. B. Corbitt, J. Taylor, M. Valenzano
Written-By [Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad] – C. Reid, J. B. Corbitt
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4:38
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Ricky
Arranged By [Horns] – Dontae Winslow
Drums – Rahki
Keyboards [Additional], Programmed By – Khalil Abdul-Rahman
Keyboards, Violin – Daniel Tannenbaum
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Jason Schweitezer
Producer – DJ Khalil
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Saxophone – Jason Schweitzer, Kamasi Washington
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow
Vocals [Additional] – Anthony Jackson (4), Ice Cube, Jameel Saleem, Lara Vaidya, Marvin Jones (7), Yasmine Richard
Written-By – D. Tannenbaum, J. Taylor, K. Abdul-Rahman
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4:07
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – HIT-BOY
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Written-By – C. Hollis, J. Taylor
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2:28
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Heavy Artillery
Featuring – Beanie Sigel, Rick Ross
Keyboards [Additional], Producer [Additional] – ILO
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Performer [I'm Just A Prisoner] – Billy Paul
Producer – Streetrunner
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Written-By – B. Sigler, D. Grant, J. Taylor, K. Gamble, M. Aiello, N. Warwar, P. Hurtt, W. Roberts
Written-By [I'm Just A Prisoner] – B. Sigler, K. Gamble, P. Hurtt
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4:14
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Paramedics
Engineer – Samuel Kalandjian
Featuring – Young Jeezy
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – Maestro (9)
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Written-By – J. Jenkins, J. Taylor, V. Brooks
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4:56
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Speakers On Blast
Featuring – Big Boi, E-40
Guitar – Uncle Chucc
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – La Mar "Mars" Edwards
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Written-By – A. Patton, E. Stevens, J. Taylor, L. Edwards
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5:12
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Hello
Featuring – Lloyd
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – Chris "Brody" Brown, La Mar "Mars" Edwards, Larrance Dopson
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Written-By – J. Taylor, L. Edwards, L. Polite Jr., S. Jean
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3:49
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All The Way Gone
Featuring – Mario, Wale
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – Don Cannon, La Mar "Mars" Edwards
Recorded By – Don Cannon, Samuel Kalandjian
Written-By – D. Cannon, J. Taylor, L. Edwards, M. Barrett, O. Akintimehim
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4:07
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Pot Of Gold
Featuring – Chris Brown (4)
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Fabian Marasciullo
Performer [Rocketship] – Guster
Producer – The Futuristics (2)
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Written-By – A. Gardner, B. Rosenworcel, C. Brown, J. Taylor, R. Miller, S. Jean
Written-By [Rocketship] – Adam Gardner, Brian Rosenworcel, Ryan Miller (2)
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3:21
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Dr. Dre 2
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
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0:24
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All I Know
Co-producer – Big Kast, Pebrocks
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – Boi-1da
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Written-By – A. Ortiz, C. Green, J. Taylor, L. Breeze, M. Samuels
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4:03
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Born In The Trap
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Performer [Love Theme] – V. McCoy
Producer, Mixed By – DJ Premier
Recorded By – Geoff Gibbs
Written-By – C. Martin, J. Taylor, V. McCoy
Written-By [Love Theme] – Van McCoy
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3:46
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Mama Knows
Edited By [Digital Assisted By], Arranged By [Assisted By] – Tony Villaflor
Edited By [Digital], Arranged By – Andrew Coleman (3)
Featuring – Nelly Furtado
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – Pharrell Williams
Recorded By – Andrew Coleman (3), Mike Larson (4)
Written-By – J. Taylor, P. Williams
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3:52
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California Dream
Keyboards [Additional] – Larrance Dopson
Mastered By – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
Producer – La Mar "Mars" Edwards
Recorded By – Samuel Kalandjian
Written-By – G. Kerr, J. Taylor, L. Edwards, S. Robinson
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6:12
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Dr. Dre Outro
Mixed By – Steve "B" Baughman
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- A&R – Step Johnson Jr.
- Art Direction, Design – Ragland Inc., Will Ragland
- Creative Director [Creative] – Ianthe Zevos, Justine Massa, Stephanie Hsu
- Executive-Producer – Pharrell Williams
- Executive-Producer [Co-executive Producer] – Mars, Game
- Management [Business Affairs] – Susan Hilderley, Todd Douglas
- Photography By – Jonathan Mannion, Meeno (2)
- Product Manager [International Marketing Director] – Don Robinson
- Product Manager [Marketing Director] – Jason Sangerman
- Product Manager [Tour Marketing] – Ryan Ruden
- Production Manager [Production] – Andrew Van Meter
- Public Relations [Publicity] – Greg Miller (9)
