Glamorest Life is the third studio album by American rapper Trina. It was released by Slip-N-Slide Records and Atlantic on October 4, 2005.[1] Her final album with Atlantic, in 2007, Trina signed to EMI in conjunction with her original label, Slip-n-Slide .[2]
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| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop • R&B | |||
| Length | 47:14 | |||
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| Singles from Glamorest Life | ||||
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Singles edit
It spawned three singles: The lead single "Don't Trip", featuring Lil Wayne, the single wasn't largely successful, however, as it only reached number seventy-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The second single from the album, "Here We Go", featuring Kelly Rowland, was released in September 2005. The single reached seventeen on the Hot 100, number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number three on the Hot Rap Songs chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in most countries worldwide, becoming Trina's first highly successful single. The single went Gold in 2006 for selling over 500,000 copies.[3] The song has been listed for 33 weeks in 4 different charts. Its first appearance was week 40/2005 in the US Singles Top 100 and the last appearance was week 22/2006 in the UK Singles Top 75. Its peak position was number 15, on the UK Singles Top 75, it stayed there for 1 week. Its highest entry was number 17 in the Finland Singles Top 20 and New Zealand Top 40.[4]
The third and final single "Da Club", featuring Mannie Fresh, was released on November 22, 2005.
Critical reception edit
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10)[6] |
AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that "Trina's righteous raunchiness is more than a little exhausted on Glamorest Life, the Miami MC's third album. She seems to know it too, sounding distanced and not nearly as energized as she was on 2002's Diamond Princess. That puts more weight on the productions and guest verses."[5]
Commercial performance edit
The album debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200, number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number two on the Top Rap Albums chart, selling 77,000 units in its first week.[7] To date the album sold 398,000 copies.[8][9]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sum Mo" (featuring Dre) | Cool & Dre | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Don't Trip" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
| Mannie Fresh | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Shake" (featuring Lil Scrappy & Fiend) |
| KLC | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Here We Go" (featuring Kelly Rowland) |
| 3:50 | |
| 5. | "Sexy Gurl" (featuring Snoop Dogg, CO & Money Mark Diggla) |
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| 3:45 |
| 6. | "Da Club" (featuring Mannie Fresh) |
| Mannie Fresh | 3:51 |
| 7. | "It's Your B-Day" (featuring Jazze Pha) |
| Pha | 3:28 |
| 8. | "I Gotta" (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Briss | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Throw It Back" (featuring Deuce Poppi) |
| Needlz | 3:12 |
| 10. | "50/50 Love" (featuring Trey Songz) |
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| 3:01 |
| 11. | "So Fresh" (featuring Plies) |
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| 4:01 |
| 12. | "Reach Out" |
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| 3:42 |
| 13. | "Lil Mama" (featuring Dre) |
| Cool & Dre | 4:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Tonight" (featuring Money Mark Diggla) | 4:12 |
Notes
- ^[a] denotes co-producer
Personnel edit
Credits for Glamorest Life adapted from Allmusic.[10]
- Aaron Bay-Schuck: Artist Coordination
- Musa "Milk" Adeoye: A&R
- Robert Alexander: Art Direction
- Alexander Allen: Stylist
- Veronica Alvericci: Marketing Consultant
- D.K. Baker: Composer
- Bigg D: Piano, Producer
- Jullian Andres Boothe: Marketing Consultant
- Leslie Brathwaite: Mixing
- Robert "Big Briz" Brisbane: Engineer
- Josh "Redd" Burke: A&R
- Mike Caren A&R,: Producer
- D.P. "Dad" Carter: Composer
- Krishna Das: Mixing
- Anne Declemente: A&R
- Dré: Performer
- Damon Eden: A&R
- Mannie Fresh: Producer
- Nick Fury: Producer
- Brian Gardner: Mastering
- Bernie Grundman: Mastering
- Solomon "Sox" Hepburn: Executive Producer
- Kram Iksirbo: Art Direction, Design
- Jazze Pha: Producer
- Signature: Producer
- Dave Junco: Engineer
- KLC: Producer
- Christian Lantry: Photography
- Alan Lewis: Art Direction
- N. "Fury" Loftin: Composer
- Ted Lucas: Executive Producer
- P. Magnet: Vocals
- Fabian Marasciullo: Mixing
- Alexander Martin: Art Direction
- Money Mark Diggla: Producer
- Teedra Moses: Composer
- Rick Ross: Composer
- James Scheffer: Composer
- Ray Seay: Mixing
- Katrina "Trina" Taylor: Executive Producer
- Byron Trice: Art Direction
- N. Washington: Composer
- Fernando Watson: Marketing Consultant
- Andrew Zaeh: Photo Production
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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References edit
- ^ "Glamorest Life: Trina: Music". Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ Crosley, Hillary (May 18, 2007). "Trina signs to EMI". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Trina – Glamorest Life – Music Charts". Acharts.us. January 1, 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ a b link
- ^ "link". Rapreviews.com. October 4, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Nickelback Debuts 'Right' On Top". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (June 9, 2007). "A bad rap?". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 23. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Nickelback Debuts 'Right' On Top". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Glamorest Life – Trina". AllMusic. October 4, 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Trina Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Trina Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Trina Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved February 18, 2012.