Strength & Loyalty

Studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Released

May 8, 2007 (US)

Recorded

2006-07

Genre

Midwest Hip Hop, R&B, gangsta rap

Length

47:21

Label

Full Surface/Interscope

Producer

Swizz Beatz (exec.), Akon, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, Mally Mall, Neo Da Matrix, Pretty Boy & Bradd Young, Street Radio, The Individuals, Ty Fyffe, will.i.am

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology

Singles from Strength & Loyalty
Thug Stories (2006)	Strength & Loyalty (2007)	T.H.U.G.S. (2007)
"I Tried" Released: February 16, 2007 "Lil Love" Released: July 1, 2007

Strength & Loyalty, originally titled The Bone Thugs Story, is the seventh studio album by Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, released on May 8, 2007.

Overview

Strength & Loyalty was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's first major album after an absence of nearly five years. The album contains guest appearances by Akon, Autumn Rowe, Bow Wow, Felecia, Fleetwood Mac (sampled), Mariah Carey, Swizz Beatz, The Game, Twista(Twista's appearance was notable because he had feuded with the group in the past), will.i.am, and Yolanda Adams. Producers include Akon, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, Mally Mall, Neo Da Matrix, Pretty Boy & Bradd Young, Street Radio, Swizz Beatz, The Individuals, Ty Fyffe, and will.i.am. The executive producer of the album was Swizz Beatz. Then imprisoned member Flesh-n-Bone was featured on a track entitled "Into The Future" but did not make the album.

The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, with 119,000 copies sold.^[1] It has since gone on to be certified gold by the RIAA, having sold over 500,000 copies within the US to date.^[2]^[3]

The first single was "I Tried", which features Akon, and was also produced by him. The single was released on February 16, 2007. On March 7, the video officially debuted on Yahoo! Music, and on March 17, it debuted on BET's 106 & Park. The second single was "Lil Love", which features Bow Wow and Mariah Carey, and was produced by Jermaine Dupri. The single was released in June 2007, while its video was premiered on July 5, on 106 & Park.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(74/100) link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
AllHipHop	link at the Wayback Machine (archived May 12, 2007)
DJBooth	link
Entertainment Weekly	(B+) link
HHNLive	link at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2007)
HipHopDX	link
RapReviews	link
Rolling Stone	link at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 2007)
The Source
XXL	(L) link

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Flowmotion"	Swizz Beatz, The Individualz	3:09
2.	"Bump in the Trunk" (Feat. Swizz Beatz)	Swizz Beatz, The Individualz	4:25
3.	"Wind Blow" (Feat. Fleetwood Mac)	Pretty Boy, Bradd Young	4:18
4.	"I Tried" (Feat. Akon)	Akon	4:47
5.	"Lil' Love" (Feat. Mariah Carey & Bow Wow)	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc	3:52
6.	"C-Town" (Feat. Twista)	Neo da Matrix	5:05
7.	"Order My Steps (Dear Lord)" (Feat. Yolanda Adams)	Pretty Boy, Bradd Young	3:57
8.	"Streets" (Feat. Game & will.i.am)	will.i.am	4:21
9.	"9mm"	Street Radio, DJ Scratch	4:43
10.	"Gun Blast"	Ty Fyffe	3:37
11.	"Candy Paint" (Feat. Swizz Beatz & Autumn Rowe)	Swizz Beatz	3:45
12.	"So Good So Right" (Feat. Felecia)	Mally Mall	3:35
13.	"Sounds the Same"	DJ Toomp	4:25
14.	"Never Forget Me" (Feat. Akon)	Akon	4:46

Best Buy Bonus Track
No.	Title	Producer	Length
15.	"Just Vibe"	Pretty Boy	4:24

iTunes Bonus Track
No.	Title	Producer	Length
16.	"Bump In The Trunk (Remix)"	Swizz Beatz, The Individualz	4:12

Samples

#	Title	Samples
1.	"Flowmotion"	"Sky High" by Jigsaw
3.	"Wind Blow"	"The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
6.	"C-Town"	"Trust in Me" by Lenny Williams
8.	"Streets"	"Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack
10.	"Gun Blast"	"Living a Lie" by Cam'ron
12.	"So Good So Right"	"So Good So Right" by Brenda Russell
15.	"Just Vibe" (Best Buy Bonus track)	"Blaze It" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Unreleased songs

"Assurance" (produced by Polow da Don)
"Bone Thugs Boys" (produced by Danja) (co-produced by Timbaland)
"Certified Thugs" (featuring Jazze Pha) (produced by Jazze Pha)
"Come with Me" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
"For the OG's" (featuring Chamillionaire) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
"Got My Back" (featuring Jodeci) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
"I Ain't Satisfied" (produced by Kanye West)
"Into The Future" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone) (produced by The Platinum Brothers co produced by Travis Cherry)
"Never Been Industry"
"Not Familiar"
"One Day at the Time"
"Real Niggaz" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
"Shotgun"
"So Crazy" (featuring Kelly Rowland) (produced by Play-N-Skillz)
"Struggles" (featuring Petey Pablo) (produced by DJ U-Neek)
"Toast 2 That" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (produced by Swizz Beatz)
"We Workin" (produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J)
"What's Up" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (produced by Swizz Beatz)
"When the Thugs Come Out" (produced by Swizz Beatz)
"You & Me" (featuring Gwen Stefani)

References

↑ "Buble Takes Down Bone Thugs In Mother's Day Chart Melee".
↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY".
↑ "Upcoming Releases". HitsDailyDouble. Hits Daily Double. January 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-18.

External links

Strength & Loyalty at Metacritic

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Bizzy Bone Layzie Bone Flesh-n-Bone Wish Bone Krayzie Bone

Studio albums	Faces of Death Creepin on ah Come Up E. 1999 Eternal The Art of War BTNHResurrection Thug World Order Thug Stories Strength & Loyalty Uni5: The World's Enemy The Art of War: World War III

Compilations	The Collection, Volume 1 The Collection, Volume 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed) T.H.U.G.S. Thug Smoke Fest Thuggish II

Singles	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" "Foe tha Love of $" "1st of tha Month" "East 1999" "Tha Crossroads" "Days of Our Livez" "Look into My Eyes" "If I Could Teach the World" "War" "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" "Change the World" "Money, Money" "Home" "Fire" "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride)" "I Tried" "Lil' L.O.V.E." "Young Thugs" "See Me Shine" "Rebirth" "Meet Me in the Sky" "Gone"

Related articles	Discography Bone Brothers Mo Thugs ThugLine Records Ruthless Records BTNH Worldwide Full Surface Records

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