Chapter 2: The Voice studio album by American singer Syleena Johnson . It was released by Jive Records on November 26, 2002 in the United States. While Johnson reteamed with R. Kelly and Joel Kipnis to work on the album, Chapter 2 includes a diverse roster of collaborators including Hi-Tek , Dwayne Bastiany, Mike Dunn and Scorpio as well as duo Carvin & Ivan who contributed four songs. Upon its release, it debuted and peaked at number 104 on the US Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. With "Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go", the album's lead single, Chapter 2 produced Johnson's first international top forty hit.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Voice"/"Intro" Hi-Tek 4:33 2. "Faithful to You" Bastiany 3:30 3. "Now That I Got You" Bastiany 3:37 4. "Dear You" Carvin & Ivan 2:53 5. "Guess What" R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:32 6. "I'm Gon' Cry" Carvin & Ivan 3:31 7. "Is That You" Dunn 4:30 8. "Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go " Dunn 3:54 9. "If You Play Your Cards Right" Kevin McCord Scorpio 6:01 10. "No Words" Johnson Haggins Barias Romano Carvin & Ivan 3:46 11. "So Willingly" Johnson Haggins Barias Romano Carvin & Ivan 3:46 12. "Guitars of the Heart (Happy)" JK 5:40 13. "I Believe in Love" Johnson Christian Robinson 3:51 14. "Outro" Hi-Tek 0:59 15. "Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go (Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes , Rampage , Sham & Spliff Star of Flipmode Squad ) Johnson Dunn Seals Trevor Smith Roger McNair Leroy Jones William Lewis 4:18 16. "Joined at the Hip" R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:55
Sampling credits
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Kamel Abdo – Engineer
Timmy Allen – Vocals (background)
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – Producer, Instrumentation
Dwayne Bastiany – Producer, Instrumentation
Jim Bottari – Engineer
Kara Buhl – Photo Production
C-Major – Producer
Troy Corbin – Vocals (background)
Mike Dunn – Producer, Engineer
Rodney East – Keyboards
David Flemming – Engineer
Andy Gallas – Engineer
Abel Garibaldi – Programming, Engineer
Serban Ghenea – Mixing
Tony Gillis – Mastering
Tarsha Gray – Hair Stylist
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins – Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Hi-Tek – Producer
Syleena Johnson – Arranger, Vocals (background), Vocal Arrangement
Jamar Jones – Keyboards
R. Kelly – Arranger, Vocals (background), Producer, Mixing, Remix Producer, Remix Arrangement
Donnie Lyle – Bass, Guitar
Carlos "Storm" Martinez – Engineer
Charles McCrorey – Engineer
Ian Mereness – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
Jason Mlodzinski – Assistant
Jackie Murphy – Art Direction, Design
Herb Powers – Mastering
Darien Rapp – Engineer
Christian Robinson – Engineer
Frank Romano – Guitar
Patrick Salisbury – Photography
Brian Stanley – Engineer
Rich Tapper – Engineer
Chris Trevett – Engineer
Denise Trorman – Art Direction, Design
Pamela Watson – Stylist
Doug Wilson – Engineer
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