I Gotta Make It is the debut album by the American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on July 26, 2005, by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2004–2005, with Songz' 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 the rappers Twista, Juvenile and T.I. as well as the 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 charted on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Follow-up "Gotta Go," released in July 2005, peaked at number 11 on the same chart. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Gotta...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)