Tyrese - Alter Ego

Whether you've been a fan of Tyrese the VJ, Tyrese the model, Tyrese the actor, Tyrese the singer, or any combination thereof, one glance at the two-disc Alter Ego is likely to provoke a question or two. On the front of the package, a stone-faced Tyrese is "Tyrese (aka Black-Ty)," and this is meant to indicate that disc one offers more of Tyrese's sensitive (if swaggering) r&b. On the back of the package, a stone-faced Tyrese puts on a pair of sunglasses and transforms into (dun-dun-dun) "Black-Ty (aka Tyrese)," indicating that disc two is very different from disc one. With rare exception, disc one is indistinct seduction material, and little of it compares to either of Tyrese's first two albums. On disc two, Black-Ty is an indistinguishable amalgam of at least a dozen big-name rappers (some of whom even guest here). At the least, the first disc sounds relatively natural and sincere; the second sounds more like a put-on. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aaron "Swamp" Holland Engineer Aaron Renner Engineer, Mixing, Editing, Vocal Engineer Abel Garibaldi Engineer, Programming All-Star Producer Andy Gallas Engineer, Programming Angela N. Golightly Project Coordinator Anita Marisa Boriboon Art Direction, Design Anthony Mandler Photography Antonio Dixon Producer Black-Ty Executive Producer Bram Tobey Engineer Brett Mayo Groomer Bryan-Michael Cox Drums, Programming, Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Bass Chris "Tricky" Stewart Producer Chris De La Fuente "Red" Guitar (Acoustic) Chris Gehringer Mastering Chris LeBeau Photo Production Conrad Golding Engineer Craig Love Guitar Dave Russell Vocal Engineer, Mixing DeWayne Swan Musician, Producer Diverse Producer Eric Dawkins Producer Erik "Baby Jesus" Coomes Guitar (Electric), Bass Gary Gly Assistant Gregg Landfair Guitar Ian Mereness Programming, Engineer J. Que Producer, Engineer Jeff Meeks Assistant JellyRoll Engineer, Producer John Frye Mixing Jonathan "Lighty" Williams Producer Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith Drum Programming, Producer, Mixing Judi Acosta-Stewart Production Coordination Kelly "Becky 4 Real" Sheehan Engineer Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean Producer, Vocal Producer, Strings, String Arrangements Kuk Harrell Engineer LaMarquis Mark Jefferson Bass Larry Jackson A&R Mannie Fresh Producer Mark Vinten Engineer Mister Duquan Brown Management, Associate Executive Producer Phil Tan Mixing R. Kelly Producer, Arranger Raymond Johnson Assistant Richard Furch Mixing, Engineer Riley Mackin Assistant Rodney East Keyboards Ruben Rivera Assistant Russell Redeaux A&R Sam Thomas Engineer Scooter Sledge Stylist Scott Storch Producer Siege Producer Tank Vocals (Background), Producer The Underdogs Mixing, Producer, Vocal Producer Tyrese Audio Production Wali Ali Producer, Keyboards