It's Me Again
# It's Me Again

It's Me Again is the second studio album by American singer Tweet. It was released on March 21, 2005, by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records. The album debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 55,000 copies.

## Singles

Proposals for the album's lead single dates back to early 2004, where MTV reported that the Missy Elliott-produced "Shook Up", featuring former 106 & Park co-host Free, was in consideration for a lead single choice. However, complications from the merging between Elektra Records and Atlantic prevented the song's release, resulting in the song's cancellation and a pushback date for Tweet's It's Me Again album. On October 5, 2004, "Turn da Lights Off" was released and began to appear on numerous mixtapes to help spread the word of the song's release. A promotional remix featuring 50 Cent and an alternate line by Missy Elliott was also released to mixtapes in order to generate further buzz for the single.

Commercially, the single was unsuccessful in the United States, where it reached number eight on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. However, the song fared well on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 29.

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| The Guardian | |
| The New York Times | Favorable |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Stylus Magazine | B |
| Vibe | |
| Yahoo! Music | |

## Commercial performance

It's Me Again debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.

## Track listing

Notes

* signifies a co-producer.
* signifies an executive producer.
* Track 15 contains the hidden track "When I Need a Man" from the USA Network original series Kojak, starring Ving Rhames.

Sample credits

* "Turn da Lights Off" contains a sample of "Lost April" by Nat King Cole and portions of "If This World Were Mine" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
* "You" contains portions of "Stardust" by Louis Armstrong.
* "Cab Ride" contains material from the Taxi theme song "Angela" by Bob James.
* "Sports, Sex & Food" contains a sample of "Hey Pocky A-Way" by The Meters.
* "I'm Done" contains a sample of "Intimate Friends" by Eddie Kendricks.
* "We Don't Need No Water" contains an interpolation of "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three and a sample of "Mango Meat" by Mandrill.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of It's Me Again.

### Musicians

* Tweet – vocals
* Missy Elliott – vocals (tracks 2, 7, "We Don't Need No Water")
* Cesare Turner – horn (tracks 3, 9, 14)
* Rell – vocals (track 4)
* John "Jubu" Smith – bass (tracks 6, 10); guitar (tracks 10, 14)
* Soul Diggaz – drum programming (track 7); additional percussion ("When I Need a Man")
* Charlie Bereal – guitar (track 8, 11–13)
* Tashawna – vocals (track 11)
* Craig Brockman – keyboards (track 12)
* Marty Cintron III – acoustic guitar (track 12)
* Nisan Stewart – drums (track 12)
* Josh Freese – drums ("When I Need a Man")
* LamTrak Productions – additional drum programming ("When I Need a Man")
* Michael Parnell – bass ("When I Need a Man")
* Steve Plunkett – arrangement, guitar ("When I Need a Man")
* Spencer Proffer – arrangement, keyboards ("When I Need a Man")

### Technical

* Craig Brockman – production (tracks 1, 6–8, 10, 11, 14); co-production (track 3, "We Don't Need No Water")
* Dylan "3D" Dresdow – recording, mixing (tracks 1, 6, 7, 10–12)
* Missy Elliott – production (tracks 2, 5, 7–9, 13, "We Don't Need No Water"); executive production
* Kwamé – production (track 2); co-production ("We Don't Need No Water")
* Mike Rivera – recording (tracks 2, 8, 9)
* Jimmy Douglass – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11–14, "We Don't Need No Water")
* Carlos Bedoya – additional recording (tracks 2–5, 7–9, 13, 14, "We Don't Need No Water"); mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11–14, "We Don't Need No Water"); recording ("We Don't Need No Water")
* Dave Heuer – additional recording (tracks 2–5, 7–9, 13, 14, "We Don't Need No Water")
* Patrick Magee – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11, 13–14, "We Don't Need No Water")
* Marcella Araica – tracking engineering assistance (tracks 2, 5–9, 12–14, "We Don't Need No Water"); mixing assistance (tracks 6, 10, 11)
* Tweet – production (track 3); co-executive production
* Nisan Stewart – co-production (track 3); production (tracks 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
* Charlie Bereal – co-production (track 3); production (tracks 7, 11–13)
* Stan Malveaux – recording (tracks 3, 14)
* Walter Millsap III – production, recording, mixing (track 4)
* Soul Diggaz – production (track 5, 9)
* Israel "PT" Najera – recording (tracks 5, 8, 13)
* Madball Entertainment – co-production (track 9)
* Kenneth Bereal – production (track 11)
* Marty Cintron III – production (track 12)
* Javier Valverde – mixing assistance (track 12)
* Timbaland – production (track 13)
* Spencer Proffer – production ("When I Need a Man")
* Steve Plunkett – production ("When I Need a Man")
* Mona Scott – executive production ("When I Need a Man")
* Tom Weir – recording ("When I Need a Man")
* Paul Falcone – mixing ("When I Need a Man")
* Herb Powers Jr. – mastering

### Artwork

* Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction, design
* Antti J. – cover photography
* Mark Liddell – photography
* Arnold Turner – additional package photos
* Andrew Zach – Atlantic art production

## Charts

| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 50 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 158 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 21 |
| US Billboard 200 | 17 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 2 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label |
| - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | March 21, 2005 | Elektra |
| United States | March 22, 2005 | The GoldmindAtlantic |
| Japan | March 24, 2005 | Warner |
| Germany | April 25, 2005 | Warner |
| Australia | May 13, 2005 | Warner |
