Rap-Up.com is first to bring you the official tracklisting and production credits for Beyoncé’s third album I Am… The album will arrive on November 18th in two formats. The standard version has 11 tracks total, five pop songs and six urban. A deluxe edition will also be available featuring 17 tracks, eight pop songs and nine uptempo club bangers. The double disc will be divided between Beyoncé (pop) and her alter-ego Sasha (urban).
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BEYONCÉ I AM… TRACKLISTING
Beyoncé Disc
1. “If I Were a Boy” (Toby Gad and Beyoncé Knowles)
2. “Halo” (Ryan Tedder and Beyoncé Knowles)
3. “Disappear” (Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, and Beyoncé Knowles)
4. “Broken-Hearted Girl” (Stargate and Beyoncé Knowles)
5. “Ave Maria” (Stargate and Beyoncé Knowles)
6. “Smash Into You” (C. “Tricky” Stewart, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, and Beyoncé Knowles)
7. “Satellites” (Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, and Beyoncé Knowles)
8. “That’s Why You’re Beautiful” (Andrew Hey and Beyoncé Knowles)
Sasha Disc
1. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” (C. “Tricky” Stewart, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, and Beyoncé Knowles)
2. “Radio” (Jim Jonsin, D-Town, Rico Love, and Beyoncé Knowles)
3. “Diva” (Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Beyoncé Knowles)
4. “Sweet Dreams” (Jim Jonsin, Wayne Wilkins, Rico Love, and Beyoncé Knowles)
5. “Video Phone” (Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Beyoncé Knowles)
6. “Hello” (REO and Beyoncé Knowles)
7. “Ego” (Elvis “BlacElvis” Williams, Harold Lilly, and Beyoncé Knowles)
8. “Scared of Lonely” (Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins)
9. “Why Don’t You Love Me?” (Beyoncé Knowles, Solange Knowles, and Bama Boyz)
Look for our preview of the album on Thursday. Please be sure to properly credit and link to Rap-Up.com if you use this elsewhere.
omgg @ Amanda Ghost and Ryan Tedder. This album might just be epic..I hate that she can change one word and get writing credits though. That's some ********..if ANY artist does it. I'm also PISSED that BC JEAN got NO credit for IIWAB
Beyoncé Disc
1. “If I Were a Boy” (Toby Gad and Beyoncé Knowles)
2. “Halo” (Ryan Tedder and Beyoncé Knowles)
3. “Disappear” (Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, and Beyoncé Knowles)
4. “Broken-Hearted Girl” (Stargate and Beyoncé Knowles)
5. “Ave Maria” (Stargate and Beyoncé Knowles)
6. “Smash Into You” (C. “Tricky” Stewart, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, and Beyoncé Knowles)
7. “Satellites” (Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench, and Beyoncé Knowles)
8. “That’s Why You’re Beautiful” (Andrew Hey and Beyoncé Knowles)
Sasha Disc
1. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” (C. “Tricky” Stewart, Terius “The-Dream” Nash, and Beyoncé Knowles)
2. “Radio” (Jim Jonsin, D-Town, Rico Love, and Beyoncé Knowles)
3. “Diva” (Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Beyoncé Knowles)
4. “Sweet Dreams” (Jim Jonsin, Wayne Wilkins, Rico Love, and Beyoncé Knowles)
5. “Video Phone” (Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Sean Garrett, and Beyoncé Knowles)
6. “Hello” (REO and Beyoncé Knowles)
7. “Ego” (Elvis “BlacElvis” Williams, Harold Lilly, and Beyoncé Knowles)
8. “Scared of Lonely” (Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins)
9. “Why Don’t You Love Me?” (Beyoncé Knowles, Solange Knowles, and Bama Boyz)
^^everybody needs to do double disc. it increases album sales instead of only giving people one disc. now artist are giving out a disc with a dvd which is gread. But beyonce is doing two double disc albums. I really hope "Sweet Dreams" is actually "Beautiful Nitemare"
^ I highly believe that "Sweet Dreams" is indeed "Beautiful Nitemare". The lyric is the same, and the fact that the producer is the same as well!
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Beyonce singing Ave Maria produced by Stargate? No thanks. Hopefully this is something completely different than what I think it is.
Did you even hear the preview of the song, in that behind-the-scene video I posted a weeks ago? That's "Ave Maria". Hear below. Some flawless **** she is singing! BEAUTIFUL!!!
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I will most likely throw Beyonce in the trash bin and jam to Sasha - even though "IIWAB" > "SL".
Don't lie to yourself you know you will be listen to that Beyoncé disk just as much as you did with Sasha's disk.
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The Sasha thing is beyond stupid and ridiculous
It's not stupid ho! The Sasha disk is for fast up-tempo upbeat catchy tracks. What's silly about that???
I honestly, cannot choose which one I'm more excited about seriously. It's a sin for me to choose between both!
With the Beyonce's disk, we will finally get some deep, personal stuff from her. And we haven't got that since DIL, and you know how I miss that. You know she gon' kill all these ballads songs amazingly. I have no doubt about that. It will challenging and different from her! And I can't wait to see how much she has growth as an artist! Some honesty ****! YAY!!!! <33333333
But you know with the Sasha's disk, I'll be jamming to it non-stop, just like I did with "B'Day", and EVERY other Beyoncé club-bangers tracks! And I love me some urban from Sasha!!! Sasha just always have the best upbeat songs!!!! ^_^ Sasha gon' kick Beyoncé ass so bad tho. AWW. Haha. <3333333333
Y'all noticed those line producer that Bee reject Timbaland, and T-Pain??? Haha. Beysus is a genius!!! =]
I told y'all October gonna be a Beyoncé overload. Are y'all ready for some other news??? Ready or not, here's another article and some news about this double dick album!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
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Split personality for new Beyoncé album
Oct 15, 2008, 08:57 AM | by Chris Willman
Categories: Music Biz
Details about Beyoncé’s upcoming album, due in stores Nov. 18, have been hard to come by until now. But yesterday, the singer's father, Matthew Knowles, unveiled the complete tracklisting for members of the press in Hollywood, and even played a few minutes of each song and afforded details about promotional plans. First, it’s a 17-song double-album. However, if the economy has you looking to save a few bucks, you can instead buy a condensed 11-song single-CD version; both editions will go on sale the same day.
The first disc in the deluxe package is on the balladic side, while the second disc focuses on more upbeat, rhythmic material. What’s more, the two discs have separate titles. The first one is dubbed I Am… Beyoncé. Papa Knowles said the name of the second disc will remain a secret for now and revealed in connection with an upcoming promotion; he would only refer to it as “I Am dot-dot-dot.” Rumors suggest that the name of the second disc will be I Am... Sasha, the name Beyoncé has given herself in the past as an alter ego. (If you want to take a wild guess at what kind of promotion Knowles is alluding to, there’s already a contest-laden teaser website, whoissashafierce.com, that may offer some clues.)
Despite rumors of collaborations with Kanye West and Justin Timberlake, there are no guest stars on the new album. Beyoncé’s dad said this was a purposeful choice designed to spotlight the singer's growth without fellow celebs getting in the way. He did, however, allude to plans for a guest on the song "Ego" that fell through. Given the title and playful lyrics (“It’s too big/It’s too wide/It’s too strong/It won’t fit...He’s got a huge ego...I love his big ego”), one could guess this was the track designed for a West cameo, though Knowles demurred when asked what happened with the celebrated rapper.
More, including a full track list, after the jump...
The two-CD version will sell for about $4 or $5 more than the single-disc version, according to Knowles, who said the less expensive edition is aimed at meeting the demand for CDs priced under $10 these days. Knowles said they expect about a 50/50 split between sales of the two versions.
Two singles are being pushed simultaneously: I Am... Beyoncé's “If I Were a Boy” to top 40 and adult contemporary, and I Am...'s “Single Ladies” to rhythmic formats; “Halo” and “Ego” will be the second singles for those formats, respectively. (Urban adult contemporary radio, meanwhile, is about to be offered a Beyoncé single that isn’t even on her new album: the Etta James cover “At Last,” from the soundtrack of Cadillac Records, which hits stores Dec. 3 with three new Beyoncé tracks.)
Not enough Beyoncé developments for you? All right, here’s more: A video album of clips for every song -- much like the DVD she did for her last album -- will arrive in February, about the same time as a Spanish-language version of the new set (not to mention still another Beyoncé movie, Obsessed). Then she kicks off a 110-date tour in April, starting in Canada before going on to Europe, the States, Mexico, South America, and a week-long stint in Vegas, before wrapping up in Japan, Africa, and Australia.
As for the new record, Daddy Knowles said 70 songs were recorded over eight months, but only 17 lucky tunes made the cut. Here’s a full listing, along with the individual producers (Beyoncé gets her own producer credit on each number, naturally, as well):
DISC ONE
“If I Were a Boy”
Producer: Toby Gad
“Halo”
Ryan Tedder
“Disappear”
Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, and Ian Dench
“Broken-Hearted Girl”
Stargate
“Ave Maria”
Stargate
“Smash Into You”
C. “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “TheDream” Nash
“Satellites”
Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, and Ian Dench
“That’s Why You’re Beautiful”
Andrew Hey
DISC TWO
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, and Thadius Harrell
“Radio”
Jim Jonsin, D-Town, and Rico Love
“Diva”
Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford and Sean “The Pen” Garret
“Sweet Dreams”
Jim Jonsin, Wayne Wilkins, and Rico Love
“Video Phone”
Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford and Sean “The Pen” Garret
“Hello”
REO
“Ego”
Elvis “BlacElvis” Williams and Harold Lilly
“Scared of Lonely”
Rodney Jerkins
“Why Don’t You Love Me”
a late addition with production credits not listed; a collaboration with the Bama Boyz and Solange
Beyoncé is a beast!!!! WOW! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
Hopefully this is something completely different than what I think it is.
