From Nothin' to Somethin'

From Nothin' to Somethin' debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 159,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051425/toby-keiths-big-dog-heads-straight-to-no-1|title=Toby Keith's 'Big Dog' Heads Straight To No. 1|work=Billboard|author=Katie Hasty|date=June 20, 2007|access-date=March 1, 2020}} This became Fabolous' fourth US top-ten debut. In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, selling an additional 59,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051279/bon-jovi-scores-first-no-1-album-since-1988|title=Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988|work=Billboard|author=Katie Hasty|date=June 27, 2007|access-date=March 1, 2020}} On June 24, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies. As of October 2009, the sold over 566,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.{{cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2009/10/xxl-scans-def-jams-entire-discography-record-sales/|title=XXL Scans: Def Jam's Entire Discography & Record Sales|access-date=2015-08-01}}

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= From Nothin' to Somethin' |year= 2007 |type= booklet |publisher= Desert Storm, Def Jam}}

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| title1 = From Nothin' to Somethin{{'-}}

| note1 = Intro

| writer1 = {{hlist|John Jackson|Sharif Slater}}

| extra1 = Reefa

| length1 = 2:54

| title2 = Yep, I'm Back

| writer2 = {{hlist|Jackson|Jeffrey Contella}}

| extra2 = Freebass

| length2 = 4:27

| title3 = Change Up

| writer3 = {{hlist|Jackson|Aliaune Thiam}}

| extra3 = Akon

| length3 = 4:26

| note3 = featuring Akon

| title4 = Make Me Better

| writer4 = {{hlist|Jackson|Timothy Mosley|Scott Storch|Shaffer Smith}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Timbaland|Scott Storch}}

| length4 = 4:13

| note4 = featuring Ne-Yo

| title5 = Baby Don't Go

| writer5 = {{hlist|Jackson|Jermaine Dupri|Faheem Najm|Vincent Bell}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Jermaine Dupri|LRoc {{small|(add.)}}}}

| length5 = 3:36

| note5 = featuring T-Pain and Jermaine Dupri

| title6 = Return of the Hustle

| writer6 = {{hlist|Jackson|Justin Smith|Kasseem Dean|Dennis Coles|Robert Diggs|Gary Grice|Lamont Hawkins|Isaac Hayes|Jason Hunter|Russell Jones|David Porter|Clifford Smith|Corey Woods}}

| extra6 = Just Blaze

| length6 = 3:44

| note6 = featuring Swizz Beatz

| title7 = Gangsta Don't Play

| writer7 = {{hlist|Jackson|Dorrell Mays|Tony Scales|Delroy Reid}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Bigg Makk|Chef Tone}}

| length7 = 4:23

| note7 = featuring Junior Reid

| title8 = Real Playa Like

| writer8 = {{hlist|Jackson|Jamal Jones|S. Smith}}

| extra8 = Polow da Don

| length8 = 4:07

| note8 = featuring Lloyd

| title9 = First Time

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jackson|Derryck Thornton|Trina Powell}}

| extra9 = Big Tank

| length9 = 3:53

| note9 = featuring Rihanna

| title10 = Diamonds

| writer10 = {{hlist|Jackson|Steve Morales|Raymond Diaz|Jay Jenkins|Slater}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Steve Morales|Raymond "Sarom" Diaz}}

| length10 = 4:16

| note10 = featuring Young Jeezy

| title11 = Brooklyn

| writer11 = {{hlist|Jackson|Andrew Roettger|Shawn Carter|Leonard Grant|Tupac Shakur|Christopher Wallace}}

| extra11 = Versatile

| length11 = 3:56

| note11 = featuring Jay-Z and Uncle Murda

| title12 = I'm the Man

| writer12 = {{hlist|Jackson|Christopher Whitacre|Justin Henderson}}

| extra12 = Tha Bizness

| length12 = 3:28

| note12 = featuring Red Cafe

| title13 = Joke's On You

| writer13 = {{hlist|Jackson|Don Cannon|Terrance Thornton|Bo Hansson|Kenny Håkansson}}

| extra13 = Don Cannon

| length13 = 4:31

| note13 = featuring Pusha T

| title14 = What Should I Do

| writer14 = {{hlist|Jackson|Antwan Thompson|Jeremy Skaller|Robert Larow|Ken Ifill|Arama Brown}}

| extra14 = Amadeus

| length14 = 4:41

| note14 = featuring Lil' Mo

| title15 = This Is Family

| writer15 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott Novelli|Stephen Hacker|Jeffrey Whitters|Devin Copeland|Joe Budden|Paul Cain|Jermaine Denny|Angelo Bond|William Weatherspoon}}

| extra15 = Nova

| length15 = 6:53

| note15 = featuring Ransom, Freck Billionaire, Red Cafe, Joe Budden and Paul Cain

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| headline = iTunes Store bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title16 = Supa

| extra16 = Kanye West, DJ Clue

| length16 = 3:16

| title17 = I Shine You Shine

| extra17 = Versatile

| length17 = 4:03

| note17 = featuring Makeba

| title18 = Chirp Back

| extra18 = Shamtrax

| length18 = 4:12

| note18 = featuring Bleu Davinci

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Sample credits

• "Baby Don't Go" contains interpolations from "Finer Things In Life", written by Vincent Bell.
• "Return of the Hustle" contains resung lyrics from "C.R.E.A.M.", written by Dennis Coles, Robert Diggs, Gary Grice, Lamont Hawkins, Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter, Russell Jones, David Porter, Clifford Smith, and Corey Woods.
• "Diamonds" contains interpolations from "Do the Damn Thang", written by John David Jackson, Jay W. Jenkins, and Sharif Slater.
• "Brooklyn" contains samples from "Biggie Tupac Live Freestyle", written by Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, as performed by Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap.
• "Joke's On You" contains samples from "Born of a Gentle South", written by Bo Hansson and Kenny Håkansson, as performed by Bo Hansson.
• "This Is Family" contains a sample from "I Can't Believe You're Gone", written by Angelo Bond and William Weatherspoon, as performed by The Barrino Brothers.

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• Chris Athens – mastering
• Ashaunna Ayars – marketing
• David Brown – engineer
• Shari Bryant – marketing
• Miguel Bustamante – mixing assistant
• Don Cannon – producer, engineer
• Jermaine Dupri – producer, mixing
• King Khaliyl - producer
• Aaron Heick – saxophon
• John Horesco IV – engineer
• Josh Houghkirk – mixing assistant
• Ken Ifill – executive producer
• Terese Joseph – A&R
• Just Blaze – producer, mixing
• Jeff Kievit – trumpet
• Tai Linzie – photography, art coordinator
• Supa Engineer DURO – mixing
• Jonathan Mannion – photography
• Rob Mathes – arranger
• Darryl "Big Baby" McClary – keyboards
• Steve Morales & Sarom – producer
• Sandra Park – violin
• Ken "Duro" Ifill – engineer
• Wen Qian – violin
• TaVon Sampson – art direction
• Alan J. Stepansky – cello
• Phil Tan – mixing
• Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – drums, producer
• Versatile - producer
• Andrew Roettger "Versatile" - producer
• Timbaland – producer
• Dan Tobiason – mixing assistant
• Steve Tolle – mixing assistant
• Ryan West – engineer, mixing
• Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Rebecca Young – viola

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