Mann's World

Mann's World
Studio album by Mann
Released	July 25, 2011 (see release history)
Recorded	2009-2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	28:54
Label	Beluga Heights Records, Island
Producer	J. R. Rotem, Fingazz, M-Phazes
Singles from Mann's World
"Text" Released: April 16, 2010 "Buzzin'" Released: October 25, 2010 "The Mack" Released: May 23, 2011

Mann's World is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Mann, through The Island Def Jam Music Group and Beluga Heights Records from August 2, 2011. The album is preceded by the singles "Buzzin'" and "The Mack" which were released in October 2010 and May 2011, respectively.

Mann's World features production styles crossing the genres of hip-hop and rap and was produced by J.R. Rotem.

Background

In 2008, the song "Ghetto Girl" featuring Sean Kingston, was released, and in 2010, "Text", featuring Jason Derülo. The lead single from Mann's World, "Buzzin'", is based on producer J.R. Rotem's chopped 'n' screwed sample of the 1986 Nu Shooz transatlantic pop/soul smash "I Can't Wait"^[1] and Ohio Players 1973 single Funky Worm. It was released on October 25, 2010 and the song climbed into the Top 20 on Rhythmic stations across the nation and Top 10 in Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Denver and more. The second single, "The Mack" featuring Snoop Dogg and Iyaz, on May 23, 2011. Mann talked about the album: "this album is going to be a mixture between Chronic, 2001 and Graduation, I want nothing less than perfection".

Track listing

All songs written by Dijon Shariff and produced by J. R. Rotem. Others who worked on the songs are given below.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mann's Intro"	Jonathan Rotem		0:41
2.	"Gold Herringbone"	Shariff		3:29
3.	"The Mack" (featuring Iyaz and Snoop Dogg)	Mark Morrison, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Keidran Jones	J. R. Rotem	3:34
4.	"Buzzin' (Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent)	Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Rotem, Curtis Jackson III	J. R. Rotem	3:44
5.	"Wanna Go Back"	Rotem, Mark Landon	M-Phazes	3:30
6.	"Get It Girl" (featuring T-Pain)	Faheem Najm		3:07
7.	"Reminisce" (featuring Ty$)	Tyron Griffin		3:27
8.	"Dance the Night Away"	Shawn Chrystopher	Fingazz	3:35
9.	"Shaded Up Chillin'"			3:47
Total length:				28:54

iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
10.	"Text" (featuring Jason Derülo)	Shariff, Jason Desrouleaux	J. R. Rotem	3:15

Notes

• The iTunes Store bonus track version contains the music videos for "Buzzin' (Remix)" and "The Mack".
• Track 2, "Gold Herringbone", contains elements of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", as written and performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
• Track 4, "Buzzin' (Remix)", is based around samples of Nu Shooz' 1986 recording "I Can't Wait", written by John Smith.
• Track 3, "The Mack", is a cover version (featuring vocals from Snoop Dogg and Iyaz) of the original "Return of the Mack", as written and performed by Mark Morrison.
• Track 6, "Get It Girl", mostly samples the "Beverly Hills Cop theme", this song has also been sampled by producer J. R. Rotem for the song "Strobelight" by K-Young, and featured Mann. The song includes a sample of "Axel F", as produced by Harold Faltermeyer. The song also samples Family Guy's Peter Griffin for the line.
• Track 7, "Reminisce", samples the single "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" by Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The Saxophone is played by Jason Goldman and features uncredited vocals by Ty$.

Charts

Charts (2011)	Peak Position
UK Album Chart[2]	67
UK Digital Albums Chart[3]	40
UK R&B Albums Chart[4]	11

Release history

Region	Date	Edition (Format)	Catalog	Label
United Kingdom	July 25, 2011	Standard edition (CD / digital download)[5][6][7]		Island Def Jam
United States	August 9, 2011

References

1. ^ http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/666/mann_its_a_manns_world/
2. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2011-08-06/
3. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album-download-chart/
4. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/17/2011-08-06/
5. ^ Mann's World by Mann iTunes
6. ^ Mann's World: Mann: Amazon.co.uk: Music
7. ^ Amazon.com: Mann's World: Mann: Music