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I Am L.V.
Studio album by L.V.
Released	May 7, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk R&B
Length	67:00
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	Prodeje Maurice "DJ Moe" Thompson Jay "Supreme" Williams Doug Rasheed Travon Potts Montell Jordan Shapelle Crawford
L.V. chronology
I Am L.V. (1996) How Long (2000)
Singles from I Am L.V.
"Gangsta's Paradise" Released: August 8, 1995 "Throw Your Hands Up" Released: October 17, 1995 "I Am L.V." Released: March 26, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment Weekly	B−
Muzik

I Am L.V. is the debut solo studio album by American singer L.V. It was released on May 7, 1996 through Tommy Boy Records. The album produced three charted singles: "Throw Your Hands Up", "I Am L.V.", and a reworking of his chart-topping collaboration with Coolio, "Gangsta's Paradise".

Track listing

Notes

• Track 14 is a cover of "Heaven Must Be Like This" by Ohio Players (1974)

Sample credits

• Track 1 contains elements from "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew (1979) and "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic (1979)
• Track 2 contains elements from "Mr. Groove" by One Way (1984)
• Track 3 contains elements from "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" by Bill Withers (1972)
• Track 5 contains elements from "The Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes (1970)
• Track 8 contains elements from "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder (1976)
• Track 16 contains elements from "Outstanding" by The Gap Band (1982)

Personnel

• Larry Sanders – vocals, executive producer, co-producer (tracks: 6–7, 9)
• Austin Patterson – producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9, 13, 16)
• Jasiri Armon Williams – producer (tracks: 1–2, 4–5, 14)
• Maurice Thompson – producer (tracks: 1–2, 4–5, 14)
• Doug Rasheed – producer (tracks: 8, 10)
• Travon Potts – producer (tracks: 12, 15)
• Anthony Crawford – producer (track 11)
• Montell Du'Sean Barnett – producer (track 11)
• Robert "Fonksta" Bacon – co-producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9)
• Tomie Mundy – co-producer (tracks: 3, 6–7, 9)
• Thomas Coyne – mastering
• Paul Stewart – executive producer
• Albee – executive producer

Charts

References

1. Browne, David (May 10, 1996). "I am L.V.". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
2. Poulton, Sonia (May 1996). "LV: I Am LV" (PDF). Muzik. No. 12. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
3. I Am L.V. (liner notes). Tommy Boy Records. 1996. 0630-14026-2.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 172.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – L.V. – I Am L.V." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
6. "L.V. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

External links

• L.V. – I Am L.V. at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1996 debut albums
• L.V. (singer) albums
• Tommy Boy Records albums
• Albums produced by Prodeje