''The Sweet James Jones Stories'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper

Pimp C Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK). ...

. It was released on March 1, 2005 through

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. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits, Noddfactor Studios and Hiroshima Studios. Composed of fourteen tracks, the production was handled by eleven record producers, including Mike Dean, Mr. Lee and

N.O. Joe Joseph Johnson (born March 31, 1975), known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is an American musician, hip hop record producer and songwriter. N.O. Joe was a pioneer of the Southern Hip Hop sound during the 1990s. He operates a production company ...

. The album features

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Bun B Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with ...

, Cory Mo,

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Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his Chopper (rap), chopper style of rapping and for once holding the t ...

. There also exists a bootleg version of the album, with a slightly different track listing, recorded by Pimp C while he was in jail.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chad Lamont Butler – main artist, producer (track 1), A&R * Joseph Wayne McVey IV – featured artist (tracks: 4, 5, 14) * Wesley Eric Weston Jr. – featured artist (track 4) * Bernard James Freeman – featured artist (track 5), executive producer * Carl Terrell Mitchell – featured artist (track 5) *Cory Moore – featured artist (track 8), producer (tracks: 8, 12, 13) * Devin Copeland – featured artist (track 11) * Frazier Othel Thompson III – featured artist (track 14) * Michael George Dean – producer (tracks: 3, 7, 8, 10, 13), mixing, mastering *Daniel Castillo – producer (tracks: 7, 9, 11, 12) * Leroy Williams, Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 6) *Dorie Lee Dorsey – producer (tracks: 4, 14) *Wendell Springer – producer (track 2) *John Okuribido – producer (track 2) *DeJuan Dee Durriseau – producer (track 3) *

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– producer (track 5) * Terius Gray – producer (track 8) * James A. Smith – executive producer *"Riley B" Broussard – production coordinator *Anzel U. Jennings – A&R *Tony Randle – A&R

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Pimp C albums 2005 debut albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums Albums produced by N.O. Joe Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)