I Gotta Make It

I Gotta Make It
Studio album by Trey Songz
Released	July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)
Genre	R&B[1][2] hip hop soul[3]
Length	57:58
Label	Atlantic
Producer	The BeatBanggahz Warryn Campbell Ron G. Kim "Kookie" Hoglund Bei Maejor Organized Noize J.R. Rotem Trey Songz Scott Storch Troy Taylor
Trey Songz chronology
I Gotta Make It (2005) Trey Day (2007)
Singles from I Gotta Make It
"Gotta Make It" Released: November 23, 2004 "Gotta Go" Released: July 9, 2005

I Gotta Make It is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on July 26, 2005, by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2004 to 2005, with Songz' then mentor Troy Taylor overseeing most of the production. Additional producers include Warryn Campbell, Scott Storch, J.R. Rotem, Bei Maejor, and Organized Noize. Guest vocalists include American rappers Twista, Juvenile and T.I. as well as R&B singer Aretha Franklin.

The album earned generally positive reviews from music critics who praised its production and Songz' vocal performance. I Gotta Make It debuted and peaked at number 20 on US Billboard 200, with first week sales of 40,000 copies, and eventually sold 400,000 units in the United States. The album was preceded by the release of its lead single "Gotta Make It" which reached the top 30 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Follow-up "Gotta Go," released in July 2005, peaked at number 11 on the same chart.