Strength & Loyalty

Strength & Loyalty
Studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Released	May 8, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded	2006-2007
Genre	Midwest Hip Hop, R&B, Gangsta Rap
Label	Full Surface/Interscope
Producer	Swizz Beatz (exec.) Akon DJ Toomp Jermaine Dupri Mally Mall Neo Da Matrix Pretty Boy & Bradd Young Street Radio The Individuals Ty Fyffe will.i.am
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
Thug Stories (2006) Strength & Loyalty (2007) T.H.U.G.S. (2007) Singles from Strength & Loyalty "I Tried" Released: February 16, 2007 "Lil Love" Released: June, 2007

Strength & Loyalty, originally titled The Bone Thugs Story, is the seventh studio album by Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The album was released on May 8, 2007.

Overview

Strength & Loyalty was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's first major album after an absence of nearly five years. The album contains guest appearances by Akon, Autumn Rowe, Bow Wow, Felecia, Fleetwood Mac (sampled), Mariah Carey, Swizz Beatz, The Game, Twista, will.i.am, and Yolanda Adams (Twista's appearance was notable because he had feuded with the group in the past). Producers include Akon, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, Mally Mall, Neo Da Matrix, Pretty Boy & Bradd Young, Street Radio, Swizz Beatz, The Individuals, Ty Fyffe, and will.i.am. The executive producer of the album was Swizz Beatz. Then imprisoned member Flesh-n-Bone was featured on a track entitled "Into The Future" but did not make the album.

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with 119,000 copies sold.^[1] It has since gone on to be certified Gold by the RIAA, having sold over 420,000 copies within the U.S. to date.^[2][3]

The first single was "I Tried", which features Akon, and was also produced by him. The single was released on February 16, 2007. On March 7, 2007 the video officially debuted on Yahoo! Music, and on March 17, 2007, it debuted on BET's 106 & Park. The second single was "Lil Love", which features Bow Wow and Mariah Carey, and was produced by Jermaine Dupri. The single was released in June 2007, while its video was premiered on July 5, 2007, on 106 & Park.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Flowmotion"	Swizz Beatz, The Individualz	3:09
2.	"Bump in the Trunk" (feat. Swizz Beatz)	Swizz Beatz, The Individualz	4:25
3.	"Wind Blow" (feat. Fleetwood Mac)	Pretty Boy, Bradd Young	4:18
4.	"I Tried" (feat. Akon)	Akon	4:51
5.	"Lil' Love" (feat. Mariah Carey & Bow Wow)	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc	3:52
6.	"C-Town" (feat. Twista)	Neo da Matrix	5:05
7.	"Order My Steps (Dear Lord)" (featuring Yolanda Adams)	Pretty Boy, Bradd Young	3:57
8.	"Streets" (feat. Game & will.i.am)	will.i.am	4:21
9.	"9mm"	Street Radio, DJ Scratch	4:43
10.	"Gun Blast"	Ty Fyffe	3:37
11.	"Candy Paint" (feat. Swizz Beatz & Autumn Rowe)	Swizz Beatz	3:45
12.	"So Good So Right" (feat. Felicia Howse)	Mally Mall	3:35
13.	"Sounds the Same"	DJ Toomp	4:25
14.	"Never Forget Me" (feat. Akon)	Akon	4:46

Best Buy Bonus Track
No.	Title	Producer	Length
15.	"Just Vibe"	Pretty Boy	4:24

iTunes Bonus Track
No.	Title	Producer	Length
16.	"Bump In the Trunk (remix)"	Swizz Beatz, The Individualz	4:12

Samples

#	Title	Samples
1.	"Flowmotion"	"Sky High" by Jigsaw
3.	"Wind Blow"	"The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
6.	"C-Town"	"Trust in Me" by Lenny Williams
8.	"Streets"	"Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack
10.	"Gun Blast"	"Living a Lie" by Cam'ron
12.	"So Good So Right"	"So Good So Right" by Brenda Russell
15.	"Just Vibe" (Best Buy bonus track)	"Blaze It" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
16.	"Bump In The Trunk (Remix)"	"It's Alive" by Tech N9ne

Unreleased songs

• "Bone Thugs Boys" (produced by Danja) (co-produced by Timbaland)
• "Certified Thugs" (featuring Jazze Pha) (produced by Jazze Pha)
• "Come With Me" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
• "For the OG's" (featuring Chamillionaire) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
• "Into The Future" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone) (produced by The Platinum Brothers)
• "Got My Back" (featuring Jodeci) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
• "I Ain't Satisfied" (produced by Kanye West)
• "Never Been Industry"
• "Not Familiar"
• "One Day at the Time"
• "Real Niggaz" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
• "So Crazy" (featuring Kelly Rowland) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
• "Struggles" (featuring Petey Pablo) (produced by DJ U-Neek)
• "Toast 2 That" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (produced by Swizz Beatz)
• "We Workin" (produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J)
• "When the Thugs Come Out" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
• "What's Up" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (produced by Swizz Beatz)
• "You & Me" (featuring Gwen Stefani)
• "Assurance" (produced by Polow da Don)

References

1. ^ "Buble Takes Down Bone Thugs In Mother's Day Chart Melee". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1559747/20070516/buble_michael.jhtml. 
2. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=bone%20thugs&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. 
3. ^ "Upcoming Releases". HitsDailyDouble. Hits Daily Double. January 12, 2007. http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi?050410. Retrieved 2008-12-18.