I Told You So (Chino XL album)

I Told You So is the second studio album by American rapper Chino XL. It was slated to be released via Warner Records, and the catalogue number 47710 was assigned to the release, but Warner closed their Black music department shortly after the release of the promotional single "Let 'Em Live". The album was released on August 21, 2001, through Metro Records.

The album was produced by Dan Charnas, Chino XL, Chris Jackson, Nick Wiz, Carlos Bess, J Dilla, Mixture, Buff William, One Eye, and Rock the World. It features guest appearances from Aziz, B-Real, Kool G Rap, MaryAnne, Saafir, and Shaunta.

The album didn't make it to the Billboard 200, however it peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

• Tracks 23 and 24 are untitled bonus tracks

• Track 8 contains lyrics from "Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)" by Prince
• Track 10 contains elements from "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" by William Bell.
• Track 22 contains replayed elements from "Little Child Runnin' Wild" by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel

• Derek "Chino XL" Barbosa – vocals, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20)</small>, executive producer
• Aziz Collins – vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
• Shaunta Montgomery – additional vocals <small>(track 2)</small>, vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
• Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
• Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
• Jamie Stewart – additional vocals <small>(track 16)</small>
• Alando "U.G." Outlaw – additional vocals <small>(track 19)</small>
• MaryAnne – vocals <small>(track 20)</small>
• Reggie "Saafir" Gibson – vocals <small>(track 23)</small>
• Dan Charnas – producer <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20)</small>, executive producer
• Nicholas "Nick Wiz" Loizides – producer <small>(tracks: 2, 5–7, 13, 19)</small>
• Carlos Bess – producer <small>(tracks: 4, 8)</small>
• Rock The World – producer <small>(track 10)</small>
• Kasem "Mixture" Coleman – producer <small>(tracks: 14, 16)</small>
• Adrian “AD” Nurse — producer <small> (track 11)</small>
• James "J Dilla" Yancey – producer <small>(tracks: 17, 23)</small>
• "Buff William" Darby – producer <small>(track 21)</small>
• Donald "One Eye" Saunders – producer <small>(track 22)</small>
• Chip Mullaney – recording & mixing <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20)</small>
• Ken Johnston – recording <small>(tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 21)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 4, 8, 14, 16)</small>
• Sean Freehill – recording <small>(tracks: 2, 5–7, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 2, 5–7, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22)</small>
• Todd Fairall – recording <small>(track 17)</small>
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Chris Jackson – executive producer

Charts

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