Three Kings (TGT album)

Three Kings
Studio album by TGT
Released	August 20, 2013
Recorded	2012–13 Mason Sound North Hollywood, California Voltron Recordz "Love Room" Los Angeles, California Platinum Sound New York City, New York
Genre	R&B
Length	63:32
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Fabbien Nahounou Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander Tank Tim & Bob The Underdogs Dominique Logan Darius Logan B. Edwards, Jr. Marcus Hodge Carvin & Ivan
Singles from Three Kings
"Sex Never Felt Better" Released: February 14, 2013 "I Need" Released: July 2, 2013 "Next Time Around" Released: 2014

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Independent Online	[2]
PopMatters	6/10[3]

Three Kings is the only studio album by R&B group TGT. The album was released on August 20, 2013 on Atlantic Records.^[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 76,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Take It Wrong"	Darius Logan Dominique Logan Tyrese Gibson	Fabbien Nahounou	4:23
2.	"No Fun" (featuring Problem)	Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge Harvey Mason, Jr. Damon Thomas Jason Martin Johnnie Newt Calvin Broadus Ricardo Brown Nathaniel Hale Warren Griffin III Andre Young	The Underdogs B.A.M. (co)	4:00
3.	"Sex Never Felt Better"	Hodge Gibson Durrell Babbs Lonny Bereal James "J Doe" Smith	B.A.M. Gibson (co.)	4:13
4.	"I Need"	Hodge Babbs Elgin Lumpkin Bereal J. Doe Smith Mason, Jr. Thomas	The Underdogs B.A.M. (co)	4:35
5.	"Next Time Around"	Babbs	Tank	3:47
6.	"Interlude"	Gibson	Tim & Bob	1:00
7.	"Hurry"	Steve Jordan Tim Kelley Bob Robinson Asaleana Elliott Michael Harris Kenyon Dixon Aaron Sledge	Tim & Bob	3:19
8.	"Weekend Love"	Mason, Jr. Thomas Andrew Hey	The Underdogs	3:56
9.	"Lessons In Love"	Babbs Lumpkin Patrick "J. Que" Smith Robert Newt Don City Thomas Dominique Logan Darius Logan	Thomas Dominique Logan Darius Logan	3:53
10.	"Interlude"	Gibson	Focus...	1:05
11.	"Explode"	Hodge Babbs Eric Dawkins J. Newt Mason, Jr. Thomas Luther Campbell Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch	B.A.M.	3:52
12.	"FYH"	Hodge Kenyon Dixon Pollard	B.A.M.	4:09
13.	"OMG"	Babbs Marcus "Whit" James Devin L. Resnover	Marcus Hodge	3:57
14.	"Running Back"	Hodge Babbs Lumpkin Gibson	B.A.M.	4:44
15.	"Burn Out"	Kristal "Tytewriter" Oliver Kristofer Murray Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Javad Day	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Carvin "Ransum" Haggins Javad Day	3:41
16.	"Tearing It Down"	Babbs Lumpkin Gibson	Tank	4:23
17.	"Our House"	Mason, Jr. Thomas	The Underdogs	4:34
Total length:				63:32

Target edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"All For You"	Adonis Shropshire Mason, Jr. Thomas	The Underdogs	3:21
19.	"Between the Lines"	Mason, Jr. Thomas Mike Daley Dewain Whitmore Brittany Burton Babbs[6]	The Underdogs Mike Daley (co.)	3:42
Total length:				66:74

Sample credits

• "No Fun" contains a sample of "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)", as performed by Snoop Dogg.
• "Explode" contains a sample of "I Wanna Rock", as performed by Luke.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.^[7]

• Andrew Hey – guitars, recording engineer
• Agape Jerry – guitars
• Javad Day – keyboards
• Mansur Zafr – drum programming
• Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – drum programming
• Michael "Mike Jay" Jimenez – background vocals
• Harvey Mason, Jr. – keyboards, vocal production, mixing
• David Boyd – assistant engineer
• Michael Daley – drum programming, assistant engineer
• Richard Furch – recording engineer, mixing, editing
• Tyrese Gibson – primary artist, mixing, executive producer
• Ginuwine – primary artist, executive producer
• Tank – primary artist, producer, executive producer
• Trina Bowman – production coordinator
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Marc Baptiste – photography
• Mark Obriski – art direction, design
• Mitchell "M.O." Owens – additional production

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 96 Korean International Albums[9] 76 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 95 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[11] 9 US Billboard 200[12] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Billboard 200[14] 143 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 33 Chart (2014) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 54

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	August 20, 2013	CD digital download	Atlantic	[17]

References

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13. "TGT - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
15. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
16. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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