''Gratitude'' is the fourth studio album by New Zealand record producer

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. It was released on 17 May 2013 through

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and

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. It features guest appearances from

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Aaradhna Aaradhna Jayantilal Patel (born 20 December 1983), better known by her stage name Aaradhna, is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, musical recording artist. She made her musical debut in 2004 featuring on the single "Getting Stronger" with the g ...

, At Peace, Blaison Maven,

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, STS and

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. The album peaked at number twenty-three on the

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dated 27 May 2013. The following week it moved to number thirty-seven, and then fell off the chart. It has been nominated for Best Urban/Hip Hop Album at the

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, but lost to Aaradhna's ''

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''. It was supported by the lone single "Welcome to America", which was released on 26 February 2013 via

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Background and content

P-Money moved to

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in June 2012 after signing a deal with American record label

. Working with a larger record label allowed him to select from wider range of guest vocalists for his tracks. On ''Gratitude'', P-Money reverts to hip hop music, after the dance-oriented ''

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'' (2010); he says it was inspired by the hip hop music he listened to growing up, and he was reminded of that music by Duck Down. Some tracks are R&B-influenced. The title was P-Money's "way of saying thank you to everyone who has ever offered a helping hand". ''Gratitude'' features

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riffs and New York-influenced

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and

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. A deluxe edition was later released, which includes a second disc with

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versions of all fifteen tracks.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2013 albums P-Money albums Duck Down Music albums Albums produced by P-Money Dawn Raid Entertainment albums