Paper Trail

~ Release by T.I. (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
156 Bars (intro)
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer) and Derrick Selby (recording engineer)
miscellaneous support:
Keke and Amy (task: production coordination)
producer:
Toomp
assistant mixer:
Gary Fly
mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
produced for:
Zone Boy Productions
recorded at:
Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Soundtrap Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
56 Bars (intro)
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Aldrin Davis
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Toompstone Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
T.I.3:02
2I’m Illy
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
Chuck Diesel (US hip hop producer Charles Spencer)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recorded at and mixed at:
Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
I'm Illy
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Charles Spencer (US hip hop producer, aka Chuck Diesel)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I.4:07
3Ready for Whatever
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
Christopher “Drumma Boy” Gholson (US rapper, producer)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
produced for:
Drumma Squad Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Ready for Whatever
composer:
Christopher Gholson (US rapper, producer) and Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Young Drumma
T.I.4.55:12
4On Top of the World
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer) and James “Nard” Rosser
producer:
Brandon “B” Rackley and James “Nard” Rosser
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
vocals:
B.o.B (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), Ludacris (US rapper & actor) and T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
produced for:
Grand Hustle and Trench Werk Music
recorded at and mixed at:
Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
On Top of the World
composer:
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.), Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Brandon “B” Rackley and James “Nard” Rosser
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Grand Hustle, Ham Squad Music, Ludacris Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), TrenchWerk and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I. feat. Ludacris & B.o.B.55:00
5Live Your Life
recording engineer:
Matteo Bolzoni (lead vocals [Rihanna’s vocals]), Elliot Carter (recording engineer) (lead vocals [T.I.’s vocals]) and Paul Foley (engineer) (lead vocals [T.I.’s vocals])
engineer:
Andrew Wright (US hip hop-oriented recording engineer)
producer:
Just Blaze and Makeba (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick)
mixer:
Ryan West (engineer)
additional keyboard [keys]:
Canei Finch
vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) and T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
produced for:
F.O.B. Entertainment, Hip Hop Since 1978 and N.Q.C. Management, LLC
recorded at:
Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (lead vocals [T.I.’s vocals]), Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (lead vocals [Rihanna’s vocals]) and Record Plant Recording Studios (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (lead vocals [T.I.’s vocals])
mixed at and engineered at:
Baseline Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Dragostea Din Tei (original romania version) by O‐Zone (Moldovan eurodance pop group)
recording of:
Live Your Life
composer:
Dan Balan, Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Justin Smith and Makeba (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick)
publisher:
Adorable Music, Inc., Crown Club Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., N.Q.C. Music Publishing, LLC and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I. feat. Rihanna55:39
6Whatever You Like
additional recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer), Brad “Dirt” Horne and Anthony Palazzole
recording engineer and mixer:
Rob Marks
producer:
Jim Jonsin
additional keyboard:
David Siegel
additional vocals:
Ricco Barrino
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
Whatever You Like
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), James Scheffer and David Siegel
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I.44:10
7No Matter What
recording engineer:
Marcella Araica (American songwriter, recording and mixing engineer) and Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
Danja (US producer Nate Hills)
mixer:
Marcella Araica (American songwriter, recording and mixing engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
No Matter What
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I.45:16
8My Life Your Entertainment
additional recording engineer:
Daryl Morris
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer) and Brad “Dirt” Horne
producer:
Drumma Boy (US rapper, producer)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Usher (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
My Life Your Entertainment
composer:
Christopher Gholson (US rapper, producer), Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Kassim Washington
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Young Drumma
T.I. feat. Usher4:57
9Porn Star
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
Lil’ C (US hip hop producer Cordale Quinn)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
additional vocals:
Ricco Barrino
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
Porn Star
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Cordale Quinn and Kassim Washington
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Grand Hustle and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I.3:32
10Swing Ya Rag
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
The Individualz (hip hop producers) and Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
assistant mixer:
DJ Swivel (Canadian producer Jordan Young)
mixer:
DURO (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
vocals:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer) and T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
Swing Ya Rag
composer:
Avery Chambliss (US hip hop producer A. Chambliss), Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Joseph Alexander and Kasseem Mike Dean (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I. feat. Swizz Beatz33:18
11What Up, What’s Haapnin’
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
Drumma Boy (US rapper, producer)
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
samples:
Never Give You Up by Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
recording of:
What Up, What’s Haapnin’
composer:
Christopher Gholson (US rapper, producer), Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Young Drumma
T.I.5:01
12Every Chance I Get
recording engineer:
Josh Gudwin
producer:
DJ Toomp
additional mixer:
Gary Fly
mixer:
John Frye (hip hop / R&B mix engineer)
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
Every Chance I Get
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Aldrin Davis
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Toompstone Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
T.I.4:50
13Swagga Like Us
additional producer:
Mike Caren (US hip hop producer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Lil Wayne and T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
guest performer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Lil Wayne
samples:
Paper Planes by M.I.A. (hip hop artist Maya Arulpragasam)
recording of:
Swagga Like Us
writer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Dwayne Carter, Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Mathangi Arulpragasam (hip hop artist Maya Arulpragasam), John Graham Mellor, Shawn Carter (US rapper), Paul Simonon and Thomas Wesley Pentz (aka Diplo)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, EMI April Music Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Paper Planes
T.I. & Jay‐Z feat. Kanye West & Lil' Wayne15:28
14Slide Show
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
producer:
Elvis “Blac Elvis” Williams
mixer:
Ray Seay (US hip-hop mix engineer)
vocals:
John Legend and T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
Slide Show
lyricist:
Elvis “Blac Elvis” Williams
composer:
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.) and Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Ham Squad Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I. feat. John Legend3:43
15You Ain’t Missing Nothing
recording engineer:
Elliot Carter (recording engineer)
mastering:
Chris Gehringer
producer:
Drumma Boy (US rapper, producer)
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
recording of:
You Ain’t Missin’ Nothing
composer:
Christopher Gholson (US rapper, producer) and Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Young Drumma
T.I.5:10
16Dead and Gone
assistant recording engineer:
Josh Gudwin
recording engineer:
Paul Foley (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Chestek (strings)
co-producer:
Rob Knox
producer:
Justin Timberlake
assistant mixer:
Tom Syrowski
mixer:
Jean‐Marie Horvat
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist)
guitar:
Stevie Salas
viola:
Carol Briselli (violist) and Peter Nocella
violin:
Michelle Bishop, Eliza Cho, Ghislaine Fleishmann, Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
vocals:
T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Justin Timberlake
conductor:
Larry Gold (strings)
guest performer:
Justin Timberlake
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
produced for:
Tennman Productions
recorded at:
Record Plant Studios (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dead and Gone
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Robin Tadross and Justin Timberlake
publisher:
Cleopatra's Sons Music, Crown Club Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Tennman Tunes, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake4.55:02
17Collect Call
T.I.4:39
18I Know You Missed Me
recording engineer:
Joseph Fitzgerald and Marshall Walraver
producer:
Two Band Geeks
guitar:
Markeith Black
produced for:
Grand Hustle
recorded at:
Echo Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
I Know You Missed Me
writer:
W. Kim, Stroud and T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, EStroud Music, Pass the Lettuce, Two Band Geeks Publishing and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
T.I.3:13
19No Matter What
recording of:
No Matter What
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Nate Hills (US producer Nate Hills)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I.4:42
20Whatever You Like
recording of:
Whatever You Like
composer:
Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), James Scheffer and David Siegel
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing and Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
T.I.4:12
21What Up, What’s Haapnin’
recording of:
What Up, What’s Haapnin’
composer:
Christopher Gholson (US rapper, producer), Clifford Harris (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) and Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
publisher:
Crown Club Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Young Drumma
T.I.5:03

Credits

Release

mastering:Chris Gehringer
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id291412464 [info] (ended)

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Lanre Gaba
Jason Geter
Hannah Kang
Douglas Peterson
Gee Roberson
Marsha St. Hubert
associated singles/EPs:Dead and Gone by T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) feat. Justin Timberlake
Live Your Life by T.I. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris) feat. Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Whatever You Like
part of:Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2009) (order: 69)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/164977 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/t_i_/paper_trail/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000796531 [info]
Wikidata:Q129753 [info]