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Unexpected Arrival studio album by American rapper Diggy Simmons , released on March 20, 2012 in the United States by Atlantic Records . As of April 1, 2012 the album has sold 32,900 copies in the United States.[ 1]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Arrival (Intro)" Daniel Simmons , Dernst Emile D'Mile 1:15 2. "Hello World" Simmons, Brandon Green , John Maultsby , Nathan Pérez Happy Pérez 3:11 3. "I Need to Know" Simmons, Emile, Clarence Coffee, Jr., Alexander Izquierdo , Maultsby, Matthew Samuels D'Mile 3:34 4. "88" (featuring Jadakiss ) Simmons, Keith James, Jason Phillips, Shawn Carter , Lonnie Liston Smith , Nasir Jones , Peter Phillips, David Willis Da Internz 3:05 5. "Two Up" Simmons, Emile, Coffee, Izquierdo, Maultsby D'Mile 3:30 6. "Unforgivable Blackness" Simmons, Coffee, Maultsby, Osinachi Nwaneri Nwaneri 4:15 7. "Special Occasion" (featuring Tank ) Simmons, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey , Emile, Perry Jones, Maultsby D'Mile 3:52 8. "Glow in the Dark" Simmons, Battey, Battey, Emile, Maultsby D'Mile 5:59 9. "4 Letter Word" Simmons, Kenneth Coby , Brian Cohen, Jacob Lutrell, Chris Llewellyn, Maultsby Soundz 3:39 10. "Do It Like You" (featuring Jeremih ) Simmons, Jeremih Felton, Maultsby, Andrew Wansel, Dexter Wansel Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Oak 3:53 11. "Tom Edison" Simmons, Emile, Izquierdo, Maultsby D'Mile 3:32 12. "The Reign" Simmons, Cynthia Biggs, Sam Hook, Maultsby, Wansel, Wansel Wansel, Oak 3:59 Total length: 43:34
iTunes Store bonus track[ 4] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Copy, Paste" Simmons, Warren Felder, Maultsby, Wansel Wansel, Oak 2:55
Best Buy bonus tracks[ 5] Title 13. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" 14. "What's Going On" 15. "MSG"
Sample credits
Personnel
Credits for Unexpected Arrival adapted from Allmusic .[ 6]
John Armstrong – engineer
Paul Bailey – engineer
Shawn Barron – A&R
Carlos Centel Battey – composer
Steven Andre Battey – composer
Cynthia Biggs – composer
Nick Bilardello – art direction, design
The Jackie Boyz – vocals
Tanisha Broadwater – production coordination
Mike Caren – A&R
Shawn Carter – composer
Kenneth Coby – composer
Clarence Coffee, Jr. – composer, vocals
Brian Cohen – composer
Da Internz – producer
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile – additional production, composer, executive producer, producer
Laurie Dobbins – management
Lanre Gaba – A&R
Chris Galland – assistant
Jesus Garnica – assistant
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Dionne Harper – marketing
Patrick Hoelck – photography
Sam Hook – composer, vocals
Israel – engineer
Alexander Izquierdo – composer
Keith James – composer
Jaycen Joshua – mixing
Brandon Jones – keyboards
Eben "Critical" Jones – engineer
Nasir Jones – composer
Perry Jones – composer
John "J-Banga" Kercy – mixing
Cara Lewis – booking
Chris Lighty – management
Chris Llewellyn – composer
Daniel Luttrell – vocals
Jacob Luttrell – composer
Bei Maejor – composer
Connie Makita – illustrations
Manny Marroquin – mixing
John Maultsby – composer
Donnie Meadows – production coordination
Latoya Murray-Berry – stylist
Nathan Perez – composer
Osinachi Nwaneri – composer, producer
Happy Perez – Producer
Jayson Phillips – composer
Peter O. Phillips – composer
The Rockstars – guitar, keyboards, producer
Matthew Samuels – composer
Diggy Simmons – executive producer, composer
Skylar – engineer
Lonnie Liston Smith – composer
Soundz – producer
Dexter Wansel – composer
Pop Wansel – composer, instrumentation, producer
David A. Willis – Composer
Charts
Release history
Region
Date
Format(s)
Label
Canada
March 20, 2012
CD , digital download
Warner Music
United Kingdom
United States
Atlantic
China
March 23, 2012
CD
Warner Music
Denmark
Italy
Ireland
New Zealand
CD, digital download
Japan
March 26, 2012
Mexico
CD
Australia
April 5, 2012
Digital download
Atlantic, Warner Music
Austria
Warner Music
Belgium
Brazil
April 8, 2012
Germany
April 13, 2012
CD
Poland
France
CD, digital download
Atlantic, Warner Music
References
^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19260/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-1-2012 ^ Jeffries, David. "Unexpected Arrival – Diggy > Review" . Allmusic Rovi Corporation . Retrieved April 2, 2012 . ^ Mordi, Christian (March 20, 2012). "Diggy, Unexpected Arrival" . XXL Harris Publications . Retrieved April 2, 2012 . ^ "Unexpected Arrival (Deluxe Edition) by Diggy" . iTunes Store Apple . Retrieved April 2, 2012 .^ "Unexpected Arrival [Best Buy Exclusive] – Diggy > Overview" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012 .^ "Unexpected Arrival – Diggy > Credits" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012 .^ "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 2, 2012 .^ "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012 .^ "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012 .
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