The Sound of Revenge

The Sound of Revenge is the debut studio album by American rapper Chamillionaire. It was released on November 22, 2005. The album features guest appearances from Lil' Flip, Lil Wayne, Rasaq (his younger brother), Natalie Alvarado, Krayzie Bone, Bun B, Scarface, Billy Cook, Killer Mike and Pastor Troy, with its production handled by Scott Storch, Mannie Fresh, Play-N-Skillz, Cool, and Dre, among others.

The Sound of Revenge
Studio album by Chamillionaire
Released	November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
Recorded	2004–05
Genre	Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	67:30
Label	Chamillitary, Universal
Producer	Chamillionaire (exec.), Scott Storch
Chamillionaire chronology
The Sound of Revenge (2005) Ultimate Victory (2007)
Singles from The Sound of Revenge
"Turn It Up" Released: September 3, 2005 "Ridin'" Released: January 12, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
IGN	7.7/10[3]
RapReviews	8.5/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
USA Today	[6]

The album also has the release of "Chopped and screwed version" by DJ OG Ron C. Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone won the Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group Grammy for the song "Ridin'". In 2009, Chamillionaire released Mixtape Messiah 7 and explained on the final track of disc 1 that he was also going to be considered for the Best New Artist Grammy but, bootleggers caused him to be disqualified by releasing unauthorized Chamillionaire albums the same year his debut was released.

The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 800,000 copies in its first two weeks, and it later became certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling more than 1.5 million copies in the United States on December 19, of 2005. By April 3, 2006 the album had sold 2 million copies in the United States.[7] The non-album single, "Picture Perfect", peaked at number 28 on Hot Ringtones.[8]

Track listing

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sound of Revenge (Intro)"	The Beat Bullies	3:18
2.	"In the Trunk"	Hardley Davidson	4:38
3.	"Turn It Up" (featuring Lil' Flip)	Scott Storch	4:34
4.	"Ridin'" (featuring Krayzie Bone)	Play-N-Skillz	5:03
5.	"No Snitchin'" (featuring Bun B)	Cool & Dre	4:32
6.	"Southern Takeover" (featuring Killer Mike & Pastor Troy)	The Beat Bullies	5:17
7.	"Radio Interruption"	The Beat Bullies	3:28
8.	"Frontin'"	Happy Perez	4:10
9.	"Grown and Sexy"	The Beat Bullies	4:03
10.	"Think I'm Crazy" (featuring Natalie)	The Beat Bullies	5:04
11.	"Rain" (feat. Billy Cook & Scarface)	Sol Messiah	5:11
12.	"Picture Perfect" (featurting Bun B)	Sol Messiah	4:47
13.	"Fly As The Sky" (featuring Lil Wayne & Rasaq)	Mannie Fresh	4:59
14.	"Peepin' Me" (feat. Tami Latrell)	The Beat Bullies	4:21
15.	"Void In My Life"	Twinz	4:41
16.	"Outro"	AJ Skratch & Sean Blaze	3:09
Total length:			71:15

Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Turn It Up (Remix)" (feat. Lil' O, H.A.W.K & E.S.G.)	CHOPS	5:09
2.	"Grind Time"	Da Riffs	3:24
3.	"Rider"	Happy Perez	4:01
4.	"Hate In Ya Eyes"	Cool & Dre	3:41
5.	"Bad Guy"	Twinz	3:56
Total length:			1:31:29

Samples

Picture Perfect

• "Ain't I Been Good to You (Part 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers

Think I'm Crazy

• "Everything for Free" by K's Choice

Void in My Life

• "Do What You Do" by Jermaine Jackson

Credits

Producers

Sol Messiah – Producer Sean Blaze – Producer, Engineer, Mixing Twinzbeatz & Thundertrax – Producer Mannie Fresh – Producer Scott Storch – Producer Play-N-Skillz - Producer Happy Perez – Keyboards, Producer Gary Fly – Assistant Rick DeVarona – Assistant Tony Cavasin – Assistant Cool and Dre – Producer

Technical production Wayne Allison – Engineer Gregg Rominiecki – Engineer Conrad Golding – Engineer Matt Still – Engineer Rodney Maspoch – Engineer Taylor Dow – Assistant Engineer James Hoover – Engineer, Mixing Brian Stanley - Mixing Jason Goldstein – Mixing Oscar Ramirez – Mixing Wassim Zreik – Mixing Bram Tobey – Mixing Assistant Eric Jensen – Mixing Assistant Kathryn Diehl – Mixing Assistant Raj Makhija – Mixing Assistant Chris Gehringer – Mastering Eddy Schreyer – Mastering

Instrumentals/vocals

Jennifer Rose – Vocals Tami Latrell – Vocals (Background) Steve Lake – Guitar Avery Jones – Bass Debra Killings – Bass Fitzgerald Lingard – Bass Preston Crump – Bass Terrence Brown – Keyboards

Art Jonathan Mannion – Photography Mikee Aguilar – A&R Jordan Nixon – A&R Nina Freeman – A&R Sal Guastella – A&R Mike Frost – Art Direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	68
Irish Albums Chart	34
New Zealand Albums Chart	11
UK Albums Chart	22
US Billboard 200	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	2
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "The Sound of Revenge - Chamillionaire". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
2. "Chamillionaire - The Sound of Revenge". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. December 23, 2005. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
3. Durig, Jim (November 21, 2005). "Chamillionaire - The Sound of Revenge". IGN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
4. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 22, 2005). "Feature for November 22, 2005 - Chamillionaire's "The Sound of Revenge"". RapReviews. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
5. Relic, Peter (November 21, 2005). "Chamillionaire: The Sound of Revenge". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
6. Jones, Steve (November 28, 2005). "Chamillionaire's 'Revenge' is a dish best served bold". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
7. MusicRemedy.com /. "Chamillionaire release Venom album". Musicremedy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
8. https://www.billboard.com/music/chamillionaire/chart-history/
9. "British album certifications – Chamillionaire – The Sound of Revenge". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Sound of Revenge in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
10. "American album certifications – Chamillionaire – The Sound of Revenge". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.