I Told You So (Chino XL album)

I Told You So is the second studio album by American rapper Chino XL. Originally it was slated to be released via Warner Bros. Records, and the catalogue number 47710 was assigned to the release, but Chino XL was dropped by the label shortly after the promotional single "Let 'Em Live" was released. It was released on August 21, 2001 through Metro Records.

Production was handled by Dan Charnas and Chino XL, both also served as executive producers together with Chris Jackson, Nick Wiz, Carlos Bess, J Dilla, Mixture, Buff William, One Eye and Rock The World. It features guest appearances from Aziz, B-Real, Kool G Rap, MaryAnne, Saafir and Shaunta.

The album didn't made it to the Billboard 200, however it peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

 * Notes
 * Tracks 23 and 24 are untitled bonus tracks


 * Sample credits
 * Track 10 contains elements from "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" by William Bell.
 * Track 22 contains replayed elements from "Little Child Runnin' Wild" by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel

 * Derek "Chino XL" Barbosa – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20), executive producer
 * Aziz Collins – vocals (track 1)
 * Shaunta Montgomery – additional vocals (track 2), vocals (track 10)
 * Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals (track 6)
 * Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – vocals (track 7)
 * Jamie Stewart – additional vocals (track 16)
 * Alando "U.G." Outlaw – additional vocals (track 19)
 * MaryAnne – vocals (track 20)
 * Reggie "Saafir" Gibson – vocals (track 23)
 * Dan Charnas – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20), executive producer
 * Nicholas "Nick Wiz" Loizides – producer (tracks: 2, 5-7, 11, 13, 19)
 * Carlos Bess – producer (tracks: 4, 8)
 * Rock The World – producer (track 10)
 * Kasem "Mixture" Coleman – producer (tracks: 14, 16)
 * James "J Dilla" Yancey – producer (tracks: 17, 23)
 * "Buff William" Darby – producer (track 21)
 * Donald "One Eye" Saunders – producer (track 22)
 * Chip Mullaney – recording & mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20)
 * Ken Johnston – recording (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 21), mixing (tracks: 4, 8, 14, 16)
 * Sean Freehill – recording (tracks: 2, 5-7, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22), mixing (tracks: 2, 5-7, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22)
 * Todd Fairall – recording (track 17)
 * Tom Coyne – mastering
 * Chris Jackson – executive producer