Make Sure They See My Face

Recording for the album took place at: Virginia Beach (Hovercraft Studios, Mixstar Studio), Norfolk (Lopside Studios), Los Angeles (The Record Plant), Studio City (Ringside Studios), New York (Allido Studios), London (Whitfield Street Studios)

The inspiration for the album came from Kenna's attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the title, inspired from a phone calls by Neptunes' Pharrell Williams asking Kenna; "are you going make sure they see your face?". Kenna's Kilimanjaro climb took him to 18,200 feet before he fell ill from taking a sulfur-based altitude medicine, one he was unaware he was allergic to.Vibe Magazine. Kenna: Feel Like I'm Nowhere by Sean Fennessey; October 16, 2007.

Upon the album's British release in May 2008, Kenna told noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul: "I actually went in to make an album that unifies all walks. As a person I've always been between worlds. I've always had to be someone who adapts, someone who's a chameleon of sorts. So vocally, musically spiritually, and in my life I've constantly tended to approach things with the idea of just bringing things together and not limiting myself whatsoever. So musically that's what this record is to me - a fusion of all worlds and a unifier."{{Cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/279/kenna_ahead_of_the_game/|title=KENNA: AHEAD OF THE GAME|website=Bluesandsoul.com}}

"Out of Control (State of Emotion)" was released as the lead single of the album on December 19, 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/out-of-control-state-of-emotion-single/1445278912|title=Out of Control (State of Emotion) - Single by Kenna|website=Apple Music|date=January 2006}} "Say Goodbye to Love" was released on August 21, 2007.{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/say-goodbye-to-love-single/id275282813 |title=ITunes - Music - Say Goodbye to Love - Single by Kenna |website=iTunes |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2015-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624064206/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/say-goodbye-to-love-single/id275282813 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/say-goodbye-to-love-single/id275282813 |title=ITunes - Musique - Say Goodbye to Love - Single par Kenna |website=iTunes |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2015-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624064151/https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/say-goodbye-to-love-single/id275282813 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/say-goodbye-to-love-single/id275282813 |title=ITunes - ミュージック - ケナ「Say Goodbye to Love - Single」 |website=iTunes |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2015-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624065730/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/say-goodbye-to-love-single/id275282813 |url-status=dead }}

The first single "Say Goodbye to Love" was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Alternative R&B Performance Category.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

All songs produced by The Neptunes and Kenna.

{{Track listing

| title1 = Daylight

| writer1 = {{hlist|Kenna|Chad Hugo}}

| length1 = 4:26

| title2 = Out of Control (State of Emotion)

| writer2 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo}}

| length2 = 4:02

| title3 = Loose Wires / Blink Radio

| writer3 = {{hlist|Kenna|Pharrell Williams}}

| length3 = 4:40

| title4 = Say Goodbye to Love

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kenna|Williams}}

| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = Sun Red Sky Blue

| writer5 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo}}

| length5 = 4:05

| title6 = Baptized in Blacklight

| writer6 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo}}

| length6 = 4:08

| title7 = Static

| writer7 = Kenna

| length7 = 4:50

| title8 = Phantom Always

| note8 = featuring Justin Timberlake

| writer8 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo|Timberlake}}

| length8 = 4:38

| title9 = Face the Gun / Good Luck

| writer9 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo}}

| length9 = 5:34

| title10 = Better Wise Up

| writer10 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo}}

| length10 = 3:58

| title11 = Be Still

| writer11 = Kenna

| length11 = 4:05

| title12 = Wide Awake

| writer12 = {{hlist|Kenna|Hugo}}

| length12 = 4:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US iTunes Store bonus track{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-sure-they-see-my-face-bonus-track-version/1442929476|title=Make Sure They See My Face (Bonus Track Version) by Kenna|website=Apple Music|date=January 2007}}

| title13 = Down

| writer13 = {{hlist|Kenna|Williams}}

| length13 = 3:10

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK bonus tracks{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/make-sure-they-see-my-face/id279397517 |title=Make Sure They See My Face by Kenna on iTunes |website=iTunes |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033353/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/make-sure-they-see-my-face/id279397517 |url-status=dead }}

| title13 = Big Lights

| writer13 = {{hlist|Williams|Kenna}}

| length13 = 4:05

| title14 = Rockaway Life

| note14 = featuring Justin Timberlake

| writer14 = {{hlist|Hugo|Kenna|Timberlake}}

| length14 = 3:57

}}

• Kenna - lead vocals, production, executive producer, songwriting
• The Neptunes - production, instruments
• Chad Hugo - songwriting (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8–10, 12)
• Pharrell Williams - songwriting (tracks: 3, 4)
• Chester Kamen - additional guitar (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 11)
• Damon Crawford - drums (tracks: 2)
• Patrick Matera - guitar (tracks: 2)
• Kenna, Morningbreath - art direction, design
• Danny Betancourt - engineering
• Ali, Andrew Coleman, Anthony Kilhoffer, John Hanes, Richard Reitz, Scott Thomas, Scott Wilson, Tim Roberts - additional engineering
• Chris Gehringer - mastering
• Serban Ghenea - mixing
• Michael Muller - photography (tracks: 2)

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