Three Kings is the only studio album by R&B supergroup TGT. It was released on August 20, 2013 on Atlantic Records.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Andy Kellman called Three Kings an "hourlong affair that doesn't deviate much from any of the men's recent solo work [...] It's heavy on slow jams and ballads, drawing from elder leaders of the form, such as the Isley Brothers, Roger Troutman, and R. Kelly. Some of the songs are as strong as anything from the members' 2010s solo work, but not much truly stands out." Brent Faulkner from PopMatters called Three Kings a "good and enjoyable R&B album. "Great" might be a stretch given the exhaustive length and overplay on sex and the profane, but there are plenty of pros about this effort. The biggest triumph is how well Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank blend vocally. Even when the material could use a boost, TGT impress vocally." Independent Onlines Munya Vomo found that the album "was worth the wait [...] The album has a number of baby-making songs which comes as no surprise since the singers’ individual projects were about that too."
Commercial performance Three Kings debuted at number three on the us Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 76,000 copies in the United States. The album also opened at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Tank's fourth, Ginuwine's third and Tyrese first album to do so.
Track listing
Notes denotes co-producer(s) Sample credits "No Fun" contains a sample of "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)", as performed by Snoop Dogg. "Explode" contains a sample of "I Wanna Rock", as performed by Luke.
Personnel Credits adapted from Allmusic.
Andrew Hey – guitars, recording engineer Agape Jerry – guitars Javad Day – keyboards Mansur Zafr – drum programming Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – drum programming Michael "Mike Jay" Jimenez – background vocals Harvey Mason, Jr. – keyboards, vocal production, mixing David Boyd – assistant engineer Michael Daley – drum programming, assistant engineer Richard Furch – recording engineer, mixing, editing Tyrese Gibson – primary artist, mixing, executive producer Ginuwine – primary artist, executive producer Tank – primary artist, producer, executive producer Trina Bowman – production coordinator Dave Kutch – mastering Marc Baptiste – photography Mark Obriski – art direction, design Mitchell "M.O." Owens – additional production
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Three KingsChart (2013)PeakpositionKorean International Albums (Gaon)76UK Albums (OCC)95UK R&B Albums (OCC)9US Billboard 2003US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)1
Year-end charts +2013 year-end chart performance for Three KingsChart (2013)PositionUS Billboard 200143US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)33 +2014 year-end chart performance for Three KingsChart (2014)PositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)54
Release history + Three Kings release history Region Date Format(s) Label United StatesAugust 20, 2013Atlantic
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