Alter Ego (Tyrese album)

Alter Ego is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Tyrese. It was released on December 12, 2006 through J Records. In its initial release, the album was formatted as a double album, intending to market Tyrese's contrasting facets of artistry. The first disc 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. Guest features include The Game, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, Lil Jon and Mannie Fresh, among others. The album debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 116,000 copies sold in its first week.[3] The first single was "One", while "Turn Ya Out" served as the second single.

Alter Ego
Studio album by Tyrese
Released	December 12, 2006
Recorded	2005–06
Genre	R&B hip hop
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: 2006 "Turn Ya Out" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

Disc 1: Tyrese

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One"	The Underdogs	3:43
2.	"Lights On"	Tricky Stewart J. Que	4:08
3.	"Turn Ya Out" (featuring Lil Jon)	Lil Jon	3:44
4.	"Come Back to Me Shawty"	The Underdogs	3:25
5.	"Better to Know"	The Underdogs Tank	3:56
6.	"Gotta Get You"	Bryan-Michael Cox Wyldcard	4:27
7.	"Morning After"	Antonio Dixon Eric Dawkins Dewayne Swan	4:45
8.	"Hurry Up"	R. Kelly	3:48
9.	"Signs of Love Makin' (Part II)" (featuring R. Kelly)	R. Kelly The Underdogs	3:55
10.	"Better Than Sex"	Dixon Dawkins	4:25

Disc 2: Black-Ty

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Tyrese	0:38
2.	"I Salute"	Allstar	1:04
3.	"Roses"	Siege	3:56
4.	"Get It In" (featuring Method Man)	Scott Storch	3:25
5.	"Get Low" (featuring Too Short, Snoop Dogg & Kurupt)	Siege	4:04
6.	"U Scared" (featuring David Banner & Lil Scrappy)	Wali Ali	3:45
7.	"What It Is" (featuring Mannie Fresh)	Mannie Fresh	3:55
8.	"Roll the Dice" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Kurupt)	Dali	3:48
9.	"Ghetto Dayz" (featuring The Game & Kurupt)	Dali Jellyroll	6:03
10.	"Fly Away" (featuring Kurupt)	Diverse	4:00
11.	"Broke Ass Niggas"	Jonathan Lighty	2:55
12.	"Alter Ego (Outro)"	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[4] 23 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 32

References

1. About.com review
2. Allmusic review
3. "Young Jeezy, Hicks Enter Atop The Billboard 200". Billboard.com. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
4. "Tyrese Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "Tyrese Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
6. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

External links

• Alter Ego at Allmusic