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I Am L.V.
1996 studio album by L.V.
I Am L.V. is the debut solo studio album by American singer L.V. It was released on May 7, 1996 through Tommy Boy Records. The album produced three charted singles: "Throw Your Hands Up", "I Am L.V.", and a reworking of his chart-topping collaboration with Coolio, "Gangsta's Paradise".
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Quick Facts Studio album by L.V., Released ...
| I Am L.V. | ||||
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| Released | May 7, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Length | 67:00 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy | |||
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| Singles from I Am L.V. | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[1] |
| Muzik |   [2] |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Throw Your Hands Up" (Treach Version) |
| Barr 9 Productions | 3:51 |
| 2. | "The 'G' Within" |
| Barr 9 Productions | 4:07 |
| 3. | "The Wrong Come Up" (featuring Evil Side G's) |
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| 3:59 |
| 4. | "Take a Ride" |
| Barr 9 Productions | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Gangsta's Boogie" (Barr 9 Version) |
| Barr 9 Productions | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Crazy Little G's (Part 1)" |
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| 2:07 |
| 7. | "Crazy Little G's (Part 2)" |
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| 4:41 |
| 8. | "Gangsta's Paradise" (L.V. Version) |
| Doug Rasheed | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Fire From the Gun" |
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| 3:48 |
| 10. | "Cool Out" |
| Doug Rasheed | 4:07 |
| 11. | "I Am L.V." |
| 4:30 | |
| 12. | "Hey Love" |
| Travon Potts | 3:01 |
| 13. | "It's Wet" |
| Prodeje | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Heaven Must Be Like This" |
| Barr 9 Productions | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Just a Little Something" |
| Travon Potts | 7:10 |
| 16. | "Gangsta's Boogie" (Prodeje Version) |
| Prodeje | 4:26 |
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Notes
- Track 14 is a cover of "Heaven Must Be Like This" by Ohio Players (1974)
Sample credits[3]
- Track 1 contains elements from "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew (1979) and "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic (1979)
- Track 2 contains elements from "Mr. Groove" by One Way (1984)
- Track 3 contains elements from "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" by Bill Withers (1972)
- Track 5 contains elements from "The Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes (1970)
- Track 8 contains elements from "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder (1976)
- Track 16 contains elements from "Outstanding" by The Gap Band (1982)
- Larry Sanders – vocals, executive producer, co-producer (tracks: 6–7, 9)
- Austin Patterson – producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9, 13, 16)
- Jasiri Armon Williams – producer (tracks: 1–2, 4–5, 14)
- Maurice Thompson – producer (tracks: 1–2, 4–5, 14)
- Doug Rasheed – producer (tracks: 8, 10)
- Travon Potts – producer (tracks: 12, 15)
- Anthony Crawford – producer (track 11)
- Montell Du'Sean Barnett – producer (track 11)
- Robert "Fonksta" Bacon – co-producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9)
- Tomie Mundy – co-producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9)
- Thomas Coyne – mastering
- Paul Stewart – executive producer
- Albee – executive producer
More information Chart (1996), Peak position ...
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 96 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 72 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 100 |
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- Browne, David (May 10, 1996). "I am L.V.". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- Poulton, Sonia (May 1996). "LV: I Am LV" (PDF). Muzik. No. 12. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- I Am L.V. (liner notes). Tommy Boy Records. 1996. 0630-14026-2.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 172.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – L.V. – I Am L.V." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "L.V. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- L.V. – I Am L.V. at Discogs (list of releases)