I Gotta Make It

Studio album by Trey Songz

Released

July 26, 2005

Recorded

2004–2005

Genre

R&B
hip hop

Length

57:58

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Troy Taylor (exec.)
Mike Caren (exec.)
Scott Storch
Warryn Campbell
J.R. Rotem
Gamble & Huff
Christopher "Deep" Henderson
Harold Lilly
Delante Murphy (exec.)
Bei Maejor
Dana Hammond

Trey Songz chronology

I Gotta Make It
(2005)

Trey Day
(2007)

Singles from I Gotta Make It

"Gotta Make It"
Released: November 23, 2004
"Gotta Go"
Released: July 9, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Vibe	^[2]

I Gotta Make It is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on July 26, 2005, by Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Twista, Aretha Franklin, Juvenile and T.I. (iTunes Bonus Track). The album debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

Unless Otherwise Indicated, Information is taken from Liner Notes and Discogs.com^[3] Tracks 1-6 & 8-17: Vocals produced by Trey Songz
Tracks 5-7, 10 & 12: Vocals produced by Troy Taylor
Tracks 2-6, 8-10 & 12-17 feature Background Vocals performed by Trey Songz & Troy Taylor

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"A Message from Aretha" (Vocals performed by Aretha Franklin) (Instruments played by Troy Taylor)	Music arranged by Troy Taylor	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	0:31
2.	"Gotta Make It" (featuring Twista) (Additional Instruments played by Troy Taylor & Kookie) (Sampled Background Vocals: The Ebonys^[4])	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Carl "Twista" Mitchell, Harold Lilly, Troy Taylor, Kim "Kookie" Hoglund, Leon Huff	Kookie (All Instruments) Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	4:03
3.	"Cheat on You" (Additional Instruments played & arranged by Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Delante "Butta" Murphy, Felton Pilate	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	3:46
4.	"Gotta Go" (Lead Vocals performed by Trey Songz) (Guitar: Eric Walls) (Additional Instruments played & arranged by Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Marvin E. Smith	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	4:07
5.	"Ooo"	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Dana Hammond, Balewa Muhammad, Mischke Butler, Robert Waller, Sly Jordan, Warryn Campbell, Christopher "Deep" Henderson	Warryn Campbell (Music) Dana Hammond (Co.)	3:38
6.	"All The Ifs" (Background Vocals performed by Ezekiel Lewis)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Robert Waller, Sly Jordan, Ezekiel Lewis	Scott Storch (Music)	5:05
7.	"Ur Behind" (Instruments: Bei Maejor) (Background Vocals performed by Trey Songz & Fynch Moneybaggz)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Rion Jones, Delante "Butta" Murphy, Brandon "Bei Maejor" Green	Bei Maejor (All Instruments) Trey Songz (All Vocals & Instruments)	3:19
8.	"From a Woman's Hand" (Background Vocals performed by Ezekiel Lewis) (Instruments played & arranged by Michael Me & Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Ezekiel Lewis, Michael Ameen	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals) Michael Me (Co.)	3:44
9.	"Kinda Lovin'" (Music arranged by Troy Taylor) (Guitar: Rick "Star" Williams) (Other Instruments played by Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Rick "Star" Williams	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	3:39
10.	"Comin' for You" (Guitar: Mike Hartnett) (Keyboards: Dave Robbins) (Bass played by Stuart Johnson) (Horns played by Hornz Unlimited) (Music Programming & Drums: Organized Noize)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Delante "Butta" Murphy, Organized Noize	Organized Noize (All Instruments) Patrick "Sleepy" Brown (of Organized Noize) Ray Murray (of Organized Noize) Rico Wade (of Organized Noize)	3:55
11.	"Just Wanna Cut (Prelude)" (Piano^[5] & Instruments played by Troy Taylor)	Troy Taylor	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	0:46
12.	"Just Wanna Cut"	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Jasper Murray, Delante "Butta" Murphy, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem	J.R. Rotem (Music)	3:57
13.	"In the Middle" (Background Vocals performed by Ezekiel Lewis & Shawn "St. Ranger" Harris) (Instruments played & arranged by Steffon Reed & Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, The BeatBanggahz, Shawn "St. Ranger" Harris, Ezekiel Lewis	The BeatBanggahz (All Instruments) Greg "Buggyeye" Desilus (of The BeatBanggahz) Steffon "SteffNasty" Reed (of The BeatBanggahz) Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	4:00
14.	"Make Love Tonight" (Guitar: Frank Ramonoe) (Other Instruments played by Troy Taylor) (Music arranged by Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	4:16
15.	"Hatin' Love" (Instruments played & arranged by Michael Me & Troy Taylor)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Ezekiel Lewis, Michael Ameen	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals) Michael Me (Co.)	3:3
16.	"Gotta Go (Reprise)"	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Marvin E. Smith	Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	2:29
17.	"Gotta Make It (Remix)" (featuring Aretha Franklin and Juvenile) (Instruments played by Ron G)	Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson, Troy Taylor, Harold Lilly, Kim "Kookie" Hoglund, Leon Huff, Terius "Juvenile" Gray	Ron G (All Instruments) Troy Taylor (All Instruments & Vocals)	4:13

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Set of Wings"	3:23
19.	"Open The Closet"	3:20

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"You Can Get It" (featuring T.I.)	4:05

Sample Credits

"Gotta Make It" Contains elements from "It's Forever" performed by The Ebonys.
"Cheat On You" Contains elements from "(Let Me Put) Love On Your Mind" performed by Con Funk Shun.
"Gotta Go" & "Gotta Go (Reprise)" Contains elements from "Child" performed by 21st Century.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	6

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Vibe review
↑ Songz, Trey. "I Gotta Make It" (CD, Album, Enhanced). Atlantic. 2005. https://www.discogs.com/Trey-Songz-I-Gotta-Make-It/release/3274878
↑ Trey Songz & Twista. "Gotta Make It Lyrics". Genius.com. http://genius.com/Trey-songz-gotta-make-it-lyrics
↑ Songz, Trey. "Just Wanna Cut (Prelude)". Genius.com. http://genius.com/Trey-songz-just-wanna-cut-prelude-lyrics
1 2 "Artist Chart History - Trey Songz - Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-04-07.

Trey Songz

Discography

Studio albums	I Gotta Make It Trey Day Ready Passion, Pain & Pleasure Chapter V Trigga Reloaded

EPs	Inevitable Intermission I & II

Singles	"Gotta Make It" "Gotta Go" "Wonder Woman" "Can't Help but Wait" "Last Time" "Missin' You" "I Need a Girl" "Successful" "LOL :-)" "I Invented Sex" "Say Aah" "Neighbors Know My Name" "Already Taken" "Bottoms Up" "Can't Be Friends" "Love Faces" "Unusual" "Heart Attack" "2 Reasons" "Simply Amazing" "Dive In" "Na Na" "SmartPhones" "Foreign" "Touchin, Lovin" "Slow Motion"

Featured singles	"Girl Tonite" "Replacement Girl" "Cuddy Buddy" "Ride" "Yesterday" "We Got Hood Love" "Sex Room" "If It Ain't About Money" "Here I Am" "Out of My Head" "Take Off" "Can't Get Enough" "I Don't Really Care" "The Way You Move" "Bounce It" "Smoke" "Not for Long" "Bum Bum"

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