Charlie Wilson breaks his streak of album titles featuring his first name -- why not Charlie 8? -- but the material on In It to Win It mostly sticks to an "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach that has brought the singer commercial and Grammy-nominated success for well over a decade.
Wilson continues to offer traditional, uplifting R&B that sounds modern and mature without pandering to younger or older audiences.
He simply stocks the album with affectionate, gracious love songs and breaks them up with the occasional upbeat funk track or contemporary gospel number -- nothing fancy.
This features more guest vocalists than any of Wilson's previous albums.
Unsurprisingly, the duets with the fellow singers -- "Smile for Me," featuring Robin Thicke, and "Made for Love," with Lalah Hathaway -- win out.
The songs containing appearances from T.I., Pitbull, and Wiz Khalifa wouldn't be less substantive with Wilson as the lone voice.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good TimeSteve Daly, Emile Ghantous, Keith Hetrick, Michael Paran, Armando C. Perez, Damon Sharpe, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Us TrustEric Hudson, Bryan Jackson, Rob Knox, Michael Paran, Cameron Thomaz, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Precious LoveTyler Conti, Emile Ghantous, Keith Hetrick, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Smile for MeCarlos Battey, Greg Pagani, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | In It to Win ItCarlos Battey, Greg Pagani, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Dance TonightRob Chiarelli, Eric Hudson, Bryan Jackson, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Made for LoveClarice Bell-Strayhorn, Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | BetterRob Chiarelli, Eric Hudson, Bryan Jackson, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Gold RushCalvin Broadus, Eric Hudson, Bryan Jackson, Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr., Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | New AddictionAndrew Jackson, John Newman, J.R. Rotem, Charlie Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Amazing GodClarice Bell-Strayhorn, Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson | Charlie Wilson | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 12 | Farther Away | Evanescence | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Missing | Evanescence | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 325 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwaku Alston | Photography |
| 2 | Derek Anderson | Vocal Engineer |
| 3 | Carlos Battey | Composer, Vocals |
| 4 | Clarice Bell-Strayhorn | Composer |
| 5 | Mike Bennett | Percussion |
| 6 | Calvin Broadus | Composer |
| 7 | Al Burna | Vocal Engineer |
| 8 | Vincent Calloway | Horn |
| 9 | Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. | Composer |
| 10 | Rob Chiarelli | Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | Tyler Conti | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Steve Daly | Composer, Producer |
| 13 | Emile Ghantous | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Editing |
| 14 | Erwin Gorostiza | Creative Director |
| 15 | Chantelle Hampton | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Clifford Harris | Composer |
| 17 | Lalah Hathaway | Featured Artist |
| 18 | Keith Hetrick | Composer, Producer, Vocal Editing |
| 19 | Eric Hudson | Composer, Producer |
| 20 | Andrew Jackson | Composer |
| 21 | Bryan Jackson | Composer, Vocal Producer |
| 22 | Samuel Kalandjian | Engineer, Mixing |
| 23 | Rob Knox | Composer, Producer |
| 24 | Bill Malina | Vocal Engineer |
| 25 | Wirlie Morris | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar (Bass), Organ, Piano, Producer, Strings, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Dylan Nelson | Assistant |
| 27 | John Newman | Composer |
| 28 | Greg Pagani | Composer, Editing, Engineer, Producer, Programming |
| 29 | Michael Paran | Composer, Executive Producer, Production Coordination |
| 30 | Edwin Paredes | A&R |
| 31 | Ray Parker, Jr. | Guitar |
| 32 | Armando C. Perez | Composer |
| 33 | Pitbull | Featured Artist |
| 34 | Herb Powers, Jr. | Mastering |
| 35 | Brinson Poythress | Guitar |
| 36 | La Romana | Vocal Engineer |
| 37 | J.R. Rotem | Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 38 | Jeff Schulz | Art Direction, Design |
| 39 | Edwin Serrano | Composer |
| 40 | Damon Sharpe | Composer |
| 41 | Snoop Dogg | Featured Artist |
| 42 | T.I. | Featured Artist |
| 43 | Robin Thicke | Featured Artist |
| 44 | Cameron Thomaz | Composer |
| 45 | Lance Tolbert | Bass, Composer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 46 | Charlie Wilson | Composer, Executive Producer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 47 | Mahin Wilson | Composer |
| 48 | Wiz Khalifa | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |