''Oblivion'' (stylized as ''OBLiViON'') is the fifth

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by American musician T-Pain, released through Konvict Muzik,

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and his own label

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on November 17, 2017. It is his second album released after the closure of

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and his final album under

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's Konvict Muzik label. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2014 to 2017.

Critical reception

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said, "Fans of T-Pain will find that his fifth go-around is a quality cure for their six-year itch. One thing can be said for the rapper/singer: he never under-delivers — even if the expectation is for him to totally drop a masterpiece onto the world". Damien Morris of ''

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'' expressed a negative response of the album saying that "the music is just tasteless and tired, the sound of a migraine struggling to maintain an erection".

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and '' XXL''.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and ''XXL''. Performers * T-Pain – primary artist *

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– featured artist * Tiffany Evans – featured artist * Mr. TalkBox – featured artist * Wale – featured artist * Blac Youngsta – featured artist *

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– featured artist *

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– featured artist * Roberto Cacciapaglia – featured artist Technical * T-Pain – recording engineer * Fabian Marasciullo – mixing engineer * McCoy Socalgargoyle – assistant mixing engineer * Colin Leonard – mastering engineer * Javier Valverde – engineering Production *

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– production * TBHits – production * T-Pain – production * A1 – production * Allstar – production * X-plosive – production * Abaz – production * Mr. Franks – production * Major Seven – production * BZRK – production

Charts

References

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