Monica - After The Storm (2003) 2 CD Special With Bonus Video
After the Storm is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Monica, released by J Records on June 17, 2003 in North America.
The record saw the singer active in songwriting and producing, with re-teaming with producers and rappers Jermaine Dupri and chiefly produced by Missy Elliott. Additional production by Jermaine Dupri, Jazze Pha, and BAM & Ryan among others, it was released as a retooled version of her limited 2002 album All Eyez on Me which was partially scrapped after the first single's failure and an early leak via the internet.
After the Storm was released to generally mixed but mostly postive reviews among critics. The album has reached number one on the US Billboard 200, and has since been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America eventually selling 997,000 copies as of March 2007.
Track listing
1. "Intro" (Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman) – 1:04
2. "Get It Off" (featuring Dirtbag) (M. Elliott, Herbet Jordan, C. Brockman, Steve Standard) – 4:19
* Contains a sample of Strafe's 1984 "Set It Off".
3. "So Gone" (M. Elliott, Kenneth Cunningham, Jamahl Rye, Zyah Ahmounel) – 4:02
* Contains a sample of The Whispers' 1976 "Are You Number One".
4. "U Should've Known Better" (Monica Arnold, Jermaine Dupri, Harold Lilly) – 4:17
5. "Don't Gotta Go Home" (featuring DMX) (Antoine Macon, Ryan Bowser, Earl Simmons) – 3:55
6. "Knock Knock" (M. Elliott, Kanye West, Lee Hatim) – 4:18
* Contains a sample of The Masqueraders' 1976 "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love".
7. "Breaks My Heart" (Carsten Shack, Kenneth Karlin, Shamora Crawford) – 4:26
8. "I Wrote This Song" (M. Arnold, C. Shack, K. Karlin, S. Crawford, D. Sharpe, Shuggie Otis) – 3:48
* Contains a sample of Shuggie Otis' 1970 "Aht Uh Mi Hed".
9. "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" (M. Arnold, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels) – 4:10
10. "Go to Bed Mad" (featuring Tyrese) (A. Macon, R. Bowser, Andre "mrDEYO" Deyo) – 4:37
11. "Hurts the Most" (C. Shack, Peter Biker, S. Crawford) – 4:44
12. "That's My Man" (M. Arnold, Jazze Pha, Johnta Austin) – 4:34
13. "Outro" (featuring Busta Rhymes) (M. Elliott) – 4:20
14. "All Eyez on Me" [Japanese bonus track] (M. Arnold, L. Daniels, Quincy Jones, James Ingram) – 3:32
* Contains a sample of Michael Jackson's 1982 "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)".
Limited bonus CD
1. "Too Hood" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) (M. Arnold, J. Dupri, H. Lilly) – 3:55
2. "Down 4 Whatever" (M. Arnold, L. Daniels) – 4:47
3. "What Part of the Game" (featuring Mia X) (M. Arnold, Jasper Cameron, Mia Young, Raymond Pool Percy, Chad Butler) – 4:43
* Contains a sample of Pimp C' 1996 "Break 'Em off Somethin'.
4. "Searchin'" (M. Arnold, H. Lilly) – 4:38
5. "So Gone" [video] – 3:45
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