The Sound of Revenge

The Sound of Revenge is the debut studio album by American rapper Chamillionaire. It was released on November 22, 2005, by Chamillitary Entertainment and Universal Records. The album features guest appearances from Lil' Flip, Lil Wayne, Rasaq (his younger brother), Natalie Alvarado, Krayzie Bone, Bun B, Scarface, Billy Cook, Killer Mike, and Pastor Troy, with its production on the album was handled by Scott Storch, Mannie Fresh, Play-N-Skillz, Cool, and Dre, among others.

The Sound of Revenge
Studio album by Chamillionaire
Released	November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
Recorded	2004–05
Genre	Gangsta rap southern hip hop
Length	71:15
Label	Chamillitary Universal
Producer	Chamillionaire (also exec.) The Beat Bullies Scott Storch Hardley Davidson Play-N-Skillz Cool & Dre Happy Perez Mannie Fresh Sol Messiah Twinz AJ Skratch Sean Blaze CHOPS Da Riffs
Chamillionaire chronology
The Sound of Revenge (2005) Ultimate Victory (2007)
Singles from The Sound of Revenge
"Turn It Up" Released: September 3, 2005 "Ridin'" Released: November 12, 2005 "Grown and Sexy" Released: June 11, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
IGN	7.7/10[3]
RapReviews	8.5/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
USA Today	[6]

The album also has the release of "Chopped and screwed version" by DJ OG Ron C. Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone won the Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group Grammy for the song "Ridin'". In 2009, Chamillionaire released Mixtape Messiah 7 and explained on the final track of disc 1 that he was also going to be considered for the Best New Artist Grammy but, bootleggers caused him to be disqualified by releasing unauthorized Chamillionaire albums the same year his debut was released.

The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200, selling 130,000 copies in its first week, and it later became certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling more than 1.5 million copies in the United States as of December 19, 2006.^[7] The non-album single, "Picture Perfect", peaked at number 28 on Hot Ringtones.^[8]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sound of Revenge (Intro)"	Hakeem Seriki Nsilo Reddick Nick Sherwood	The Beat Bullies	3:18
2.	"In the Trunk"	H. Seriki Aeneas Middleton	Hardley Davidson Chamillionaire (add.)	4:38
3.	"Turn It Up" (featuring Lil' Flip)	H. Seriki Scott Storch Wesley Weston	Scott Storch	4:34
4.	"Ridin'" (featuring Krayzie Bone)	H. Seriki Juan Salinas Oscar Salinas Anthony Henderson	Play-N-Skillz	5:03
5.	"No Snitchin'" (featuring Bun B)	H. Seriki Andre Lyon Marcello Valenzano Bernard Freeman	Cool & Dre	4:32
6.	"Southern Takeover" (featuring Killer Mike and Pastor Troy)	H. Seriki Reddick Sherwood Michael Render Micah Troy	The Beat Bullies	5:17
7.	"Radio Interruption"	H. Seriki Reddick Sherwood	The Beat Bullies	3:28
8.	"Frontin'"	H. Seriki Nathan Perez	Happy Perez	4:10
9.	"Grown and Sexy"	H. Seriki Reddick Sherwood	The Beat Bullies	4:03
10.	"Think I'm Crazy" (featuring Natalie)	H. Seriki Reddick Sherwood Sam Bettens Gert Bettens	The Beat Bullies	5:04
11.	"Rain" (featuring Scarface and Billy Cook)	H. Seriki Ernest Franklin Brad Jordan	Sol Messiah	5:11
12.	"Picture Perfect" (featurting Bun B)	H. Seriki Franklin Freeman Ronald Isley Ernie Isley Marvin Isley Rudolph Isley O'Kelly Isley Chris Jasper	Sol Messiah	4:47
13.	"Fly as the Sky" (featuring Lil Wayne and Rasaq)	H. Seriki Byron Thomas Dwayne Carter Rasaq Seriki	Mannie Fresh	4:59
14.	"Peepin' Me" (featuring Tami Latrell)	H. Seriki Reddick Sherwood	The Beat Bullies	4:21
15.	"Void in My Life"	H. Seriki Timothy Janicki Larry DiTommaso Ralph Palladino	Twinz	4:41
16.	"Outro"	H. Seriki Sean Henderson Avery Jones	AJ Skratch Sean Blaze	3:09
Total length:				71:15

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Turn It Up (Remix)" (featuring Lil' O, H.A.W.K, and E.S.G.)	CHOPS	5:09
2.	"Grind Time"	Da Riffs	3:24
3.	"Rider"	Happy Perez	4:01
4.	"Hate in Ya Eyes"	Cool & Dre	3:41
5.	"Bad Guy"	Twinz	3:56
Total length:			1:31:29

Samples credits

Think I'm Crazy

• "Everything for Free" by K's Choice

Picture Perfect

• "Ain't I Been Good to You (Part 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers

Void in My Life

• "Do What You Do" by Jermaine Jackson

Personnel

Musicians The Beat Bullies – keyboards (6, 7, 9), programming (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14) Sean Blaze – drums, keyboard, and programming (16) Terrence Brown – keyboards (6, 7, 9), Rhodes Hammond organ (10, 14) Bun B – background vocals (5) Cool & Dre – all instruments (5) Preston Crump – bass (11) Harley Davidson – all instruments (2) Marvin "Chippeo" Jackson – background vocals (1, 7) Avery Jones – drums, keyboard, programming, bass, and guitar (16) Debra Killings – bass (9) Steve Lake – guitar (11, 12), bass (12) Tami Latrell – background vocals (14) Fitzgerald Lingard – bass (10, 14) "Thunda" Dan Marshall – guitar (1, 7, 9, 10, 14) Sol Messiah – drums, keyboards, and programming (11, 12) Natalie – background vocals (10) Happy Perez – additional keyboards (2) Deone Rhodes – background vocals (1) Rock D The Legend – flute (14) Jen Rose – opera vocals (1) Rhemario "Rio Beats" Webber – Hammond organ (12)

Technical personnel and design Wayne Allison – engineer (3) The Beat Bullies – engineer (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14) Sean Blaze – engineer and mixing (16) Robert "Big Brizz" Brisbane – engineer (5) Chris Carmouch – engineer (6) Tony Cavasin – assistant engineer (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14) Rick DeVarona – assistant engineer (1, 7, 10, 14) Kathryn Diehl – mixing assistant (2, 5, 8) Blake Douglas – engineer (10), mixing assistant (9, 10, 14) Taylor Dow – assistant engineer (2, 15) Gary Fly – assistant engineer (6) Mike Frost – art direction Chris Gehringer – mastering Conrad Golding – engineer (3) Jason Goldstein – mixing (3) Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer (13) Michael Guidatti – assistant engineer (1, 7, 10, 14) James Hoover – engineer (1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16), mixing (1, 4, 6, 15, 16) Eric Jensen – mixing assistant (13) Jonathan Mannion – photography "Thunda" Dan Marshall – engineer (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14) Rodney Maspoch – engineer (13) Play-N-Skillz – mixing (4) Gregg Rominiecki – engineer (2, 15) Brian Stanley – engineer (12), mixing (2, 5, 7–14) Matt Still – engineer (1, 14) Bram Tobey – mixing assistant (13)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–06) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[9] 68 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 100 Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 34 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 11 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 67 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 22 US Billboard 200[15] 10 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 2 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[17] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[18] 34 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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