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2008 studio album by David Banner
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Released July 15, 2008 Recorded 2006-2008
Genre
Length 77 :53
Label
Universal Motown ,
SRC
Producer
Akon ,
Cool & Dre , Davel "Bo" McKenzie, David Banner, Get Cool 3000,
Jazze Pha ,
Lil Jon ,
Nitti ,
Warryn Campbell
"9mm" Released: July 10, 2007
"
Get Like Me " Released: March 25, 2008
"
Shawty Say " Released: August 1, 2008
The Greatest Story Ever Told is the fifth
studio album by American
rapper and
record producer
David Banner . The album was released on July 15, 2008, by
Universal Motown and
SRC Records . The first
single from the album is called "Speaker", better known by its explicit title "9mm". It features
Snoop Dogg ,
Lil Wayne and
Akon . The track was produced by
Akon . The second single is "
Get Like Me ", which features
Chris Brown and
Yung Joc . The third single is "
Shawty Say ", which features
Lil Wayne and samples
Lollipop . The music video premiered on
FNMTV on August 1, 2008.
The album features guest appearances from
Akon ,
Lil Wayne ,
Snoop Dogg ,
Chris Brown ,
UGK ,
Yung Joc ,
Chamillionaire ,
Carl Thomas ,
Jim Jones , and more. In addition to rapping, Banner will also be among his own list of producers, joining
Nitti , Get Cool 3000,
Warryn Campbell ,
Deezle and
Cool and Dre , who also produced two tracks for the album, entitled "A Girl" and "Point 'Em To The Door." Banner put three instrumental tracks on his album. During an appearance on
106 & Park , he confirmed that this was to help up-and-coming artists by letting them rap on the beats after purchasing the album.
Commercial performance
The album debuted on number eight on the U.S.
Billboard 200 chart, selling 51,800 copies in its first week.
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Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "So Long" Get Cool 3000 3:43 2. "G.S.E.T. (Intro)"
Warryn Campbell 1:30 3. "Suicide Doors" (featuring
Young Dro ,
UGK and
Kandi )
David Banner 4:14 4. "9mm" (featuring
Akon ,
Lil Wayne and
Snoop Dogg )
Akon 4:08 5. "
T.I. Speaks (Interlude)" David Banner 2:11 6. "
Get Like Me " (featuring
Chris Brown and
Yung Joc ) David Banner 3:45 7. "
Shawty Say " (featuring Lil Wayne) David Banner 3:38 8. "A Girl"
Cool & Dre 5:00 9. "Syrup Sipping (Banner Beat Break)" David Banner 1:12 10. "Hold On" David Banner 4:43 11. "Cadillac on 22's (Part 2)" David Banner 4:18 12. "Uncle Swac (Interlude)" David Banner 1:28 13. "I Get By" (featuring
Carl Thomas ) Davel "Bo" McKenzie 3:25 14. "Freedom (Interlude)" 1:03 15. "B.A.N. (The Love Song)" David Banner 4:25 16. "Point 'Em To The Door" (featuring
Jim Jones ) Cool & Dre 4:28 17. "Marz (Banner Beat Break)" David Banner 1:10 18. "Ball With Me" (featuring
Chamillionaire )
Nitti 3:26 19. "K.O." David Banner 3:53 20. "Fly" (featuring
Jazze Pha ) David Banner,
Jazze Pha 3:10 21. "Faith" Warryn Campbell 3:38 22. "Wealth (Banner Beat Break)" David Banner 1:17
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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