Some Kinda...
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{{Infobox album
| name = Some Kinda...
| type = Studio album
| artist = Dwele
| cover = SomeKindaDwele.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 4, 2005
| recorded = 2004–2005
| studio = {{hlist|Modat Studios (Detroit, MI)|Studio A (Dearborn Heights, MI)|Waynee Boy Studios (Royal Oak, MI)|Planet 2 Planet Studios (New York, NY)|916 Music Studios (Hollywood, CA)|Unsung Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA)}}
| genre = {{hlist|R&B|neo soul}}
| length = {{Duration|m=59|s=15}}
| label = Virgin Records
| producer = {{hlist|Ronald "Ron E." Estill (exec.)|Timothy Maynor (exec.)|Dwele|G-One|J Dilla|Mike City}}
| prev_title = Subject
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = ...Sketches of a Man
| next_year = 2008
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=Dwele - Some Kinda... Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/some-kinda-mw0000643459 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = Now
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3score = 7/10{{Cite web |last=Hreha |first=Scott |date=January 19, 2006 |title=Dwele: Some Kinda…, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/dwele-somekinda-2495877699.html |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}
| rev4 = Vibe
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|first=Jozen|last=Cummings|title=Dwele - Some Kinda... (Virgin)|url=http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2005/11/|work=Vibe|date=November 2, 2005|accessdate=September 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020131751/http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2005/11/|archive-date=October 20, 2006}}
}}
Some Kinda... is the second studio album by American musician Dwele. It was released on October 4, 2005 via Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at Modat Studios in Detroit, Studio A in Dearborn Heights, Waynee Boy Studios in Royal Oak, Planet 2 Planet Studios in New York, 916 Music Studios in Hollywood, and Unsung Studios in Sherman Oaks. Production was mainly handled by Dwele himself, in addition to G-1, J Dilla and Mike City. It features guest appearances from Antwan Gardner, Boney James, Poppa Yo and Slum Village. The album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Continued/Holla
| writer1 = Andwele Gardner
| extra1 = Dwele
| length1 = 5:10
| title2 = A Pimp's Dream
| writer2 = Gardner
| extra2 = Dwele
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = Know Your Name
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gardner|George Archie}}
| extra3 = G-One
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = My Lova/Movement
| writer4 = Gardner
| extra4 = Dwele
| length4 = 6:25
| title5 = Flapjacks
| writer5 = Gardner
| extra5 = Dwele
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Caught Up
| writer6 = Gardner
| extra6 = Dwele
| length6 = 1:13
| title7 = Weekend Love
| writer7 = Gardner
| extra7 = Dwele
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Lay It Down
| writer8 = Gardner
| extra8 = Dwele
| length8 = 4:41
| title9 = I Think I Love U
| writer9 = Michael Flowers
| extra9 = Mike City
| length9 = 3:41
| title10 = Continuation
| writer10 = Gardner
| extra10 = Dwele
| length10 = 0:43
| title11 = Keep On
| note11 = featuring Slum Village
| writer11 = {{hlist|Gardner|Jason Powers|R.L. Altman III|James Yancey|Lonnie Lynn}}
| extra11 = J Dilla
| length11 = 3:37
| title12 = Some Kinda Prelude (...and So It Is)
| note12 = featuring Poppa Yo
| writer12 = Gardner
| extra12 = Dwele
| length12 = 1:09
| title13 = Some Kinda
| note13 = featuring Antwan Gardner
| writer13 = Gardner
| extra13 = Dwele
| length13 = 5:14
| title14 = Wake the Baby
| note14 = featuring Boney James
| writer14 = {{hlist|Gardner|James Oppenheim}}
| extra14 = Dwele
| length14 = 3:57
| title15 = Old Lovas
| writer15 = Gardner
| extra15 = Dwele
| length15 = 7:14
| total_length = 59:15
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Chart performance for Some Kinda... !scope="col"| Chart (2005) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|54|artist=Dwele|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|10|artist=Dwele|rowheader=true|access-date=February 7, 2023}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|155871|Dwele – Some Kinda}}
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Category:Virgin Records albums
Category:Albums produced by G-One