''It's Me Again'' is the second studio album by American singer Tweet. It was released on March 21, 2005, by

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. The album debuted at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 55,000 copies.

Singles

Proposals for the album's lead single dates back to early 2004, where

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reported that the

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-produced "Shook Up", featuring former ''

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'' co-host Free, was in consideration for a lead single choice. However, complications from the merging between

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prevented the song's release, resulting in the song's cancellation and a pushback date for Tweet's ''It's Me Again'' album. On October 5, 2004, "Turn da Lights Off" was released and began to appear on numerous mixtapes to help spread the word of the song's release. A promotional remix featuring

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and an alternate line by Missy Elliott was also released to mixtapes in order to generate further buzz for the single. Commercially, the single was unsuccessful in the United States, where it reached number eight on the US

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chart and number 39 on the

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chart. However, the song fared well on the

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, peaking at number 29.

Commercial performance

''It's Me Again'' debuted at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

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. Sample credits * "Turn da Lights Off" contains a sample of "Lost April" by

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''It's Me Again''.

Musicians

* Tweet – vocals *

– vocals * Cesare Turner – horn *

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– vocals * John "Jubu" Smith – bass ; guitar * Soul Diggaz – drum programming ; additional percussion * Charlie Bereal – guitar * Tashawna – vocals * Craig Brockman – keyboards * Marty Cintron III – acoustic guitar *

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– drums *

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– drums * LamTrak Productions – additional drum programming * Michael Parnell – bass * Steve Plunkett – arrangement, guitar * Spencer Proffer – arrangement, keyboards

Technical

* Craig Brockman – production ; co-production * Dylan "3D" Dresdow – recording, mixing * Missy Elliott – production ; executive production * Kwamé – production ; co-production * Mike Rivera – recording *

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– mixing * Carlos Bedoya – additional recording ; mixing ; recording * Dave Heuer – additional recording * Patrick Magee – mixing assistance * Marcella Araica – tracking engineering assistance ; mixing assistance * Tweet – production ; co-executive production * Nisan Stewart – co-production ; production * Charlie Bereal – co-production ; production * Stan Malveaux – recording * Walter Millsap III – production, recording, mixing * Soul Diggaz – production * Israel "PT" Najera – recording * Madball Entertainment – co-production * Kenneth Bereal – production * Marty Cintron III – production * Javier Valverde – mixing assistance *

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– production * Spencer Proffer – production * Steve Plunkett – production *

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– executive production * Tom Weir – recording * Paul Falcone – mixing * Herb Powers Jr. – mastering

Artwork

* Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction, design * Antti J. – cover photography * Mark Liddell – photography * Arnold Turner – additional package photos * Andrew Zach – Atlantic art production

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Albums produced by Craig Brockman Albums produced by Missy Elliott Albums produced by Timbaland Atlantic Records albums Tweet (singer) albums