They Never Saw Me Coming | |||
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Released | November 10, 1998 (US) May 8, 1999 (UK) | ||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | ||
Genre | R&B | ||
Label | Sony, Epic | ||
Producer | TQ (executive producer) Mike Mosley Jazze Pha Femi OjetundeProducer Ty Howard | ||
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They Never Saw Me Coming is the debut album by TQ released on November 10, 1998 in the United States and May 8, 1999 in the United Kingdom.
Album: Songs We've Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven't).NOTE: This link goes to a safe download site to download a zip file of the album. Can You Live With Yourself (from the upcoming untitled album) - Zilch (3:33). Worship (4:28); I Never Knew (from the album The Longing) - Ben Ford (4:49). Mar 18, 2013 Category Music; Song Change (Intro) Artist TQ; Licensed to YouTube by SME (on behalf of Epic); LatinAutor - UMPG, UMPG Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA.
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History[edit]
Background[edit]
TQ wrote every word on They Never Saw Me Coming, with the lion's share of the sparse, on-point production handled by Mike Mosley of Steady Mobbin Productions. Mosley's outstanding studio work with such artists as Tupac Shakur and E-40 speaks for itself. 'Mike and I really like and respect each other,' TQ acknowledged. 'He's very serious about his work, like I am. By motivating each other, we both gave my project 110 percent.'
'Bye Bye Baby', a Mosley/Ty Howard produced track, is based on a true story about a woman shot by a drive-by bullet meant for her man; it's followed by 'The Comeback', a soul-searing track detailing the violent revenge wreaked on the shooter. 'Darling Mary' is a playful ode to urban life's blunted reality; 'When I Get Out', a pulsating ballad between TQ and Ericka Yancey, about an incarcerated brother's insecurity when it comes to his lover on the outside.
A horrifying drug-related incident from TQ's past was the source of 'Remember Melinda'; 'Gotta Make That Money' is a contemporary hustlers theme song, featuring a guest rap by E-40. 'The bottom line,' TQ states, 'is that this album is about my life, the lives of the people that are close to me, and those that influenced me.'
Singles[edit]
Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||||||||
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US | UK | IRE | GER | SWI | AUT | NL | AUS | NZ | ||
1998 | 'Westside' | |||||||||
'Bye Bye Baby' | ||||||||||
1999 | 'Better Days' |
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Change (Intro)' | 1.12 |
2. | 'Westside' | 5.04 |
3. | 'If the World Was Mine' | 3.32 |
4. | 'Paradise' | 3.39 |
5. | 'They Never Saw Me Coming' (featuring Jay) | 4.04 |
6. | 'Don Breezio (Interlude)' | 0.32 |
7. | 'Gotta Make That Money' (featuring E-40) | 4.35 |
8. | 'I Get Around' | 4.44 |
9. | 'RememberMelinda' | 4.34 |
10. | 'One More Lick' (featuring Tray Deee) | 4.31 |
11. | 'Ass or Weed (Interlude)' | 0.18 |
12. | 'Darlin' Mary' | 3.32 |
13. | 'When I Get Out' (duet with Ericka Yancey) | 5.27 |
14. | 'Weed or Ass (Interlude)' | 0.19 |
15. | 'Your Sister' (featuring Too $hort) | 4.07 |
16. | 'Bye Bye Baby' | 5.24 |
17. | 'The Comeback' (featuring Tha Dogg Pound) | 6.05 |
18. | 'Better Days' | 4.26 |
References[edit]
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