Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
Studio album by
Petey Pablo
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
GenreHip hop, Southern rap, crunk
LabelJive Records
ProducerChuckie Madness, Timbaland, Punch, Petey Pablo, Huck-A-Buck, Buddah, Shamello, Eric Sadler, Abnes Dubose, Eddie Hustle
Petey Pablo chronology
Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
(2001) 		Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
(2004)
Singles from Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
  1. "Raise Up"
    Released: May 29, 2001
  2. "I"
    Released: February 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2][3]
HipHopDX[4]
RapReviews(6/10)[5]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
USA Today[8]

Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry is the debut studio album by American rapper Petey Pablo, released in November 6, 2001.[9] The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 103,000 copies in the US and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[10][11] It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Eminem's album The Eminem Show.[12]

The lead single, "Raise Up", made it to No. 25 on the Hot 100. There is a remix called "Raise Up [All Cities remix]" which is similar to the original, starting off with North Carolina, except that he shouts out other cities such as New Orleans, Las Vegas, New York City, Los Angeles, etc.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:21
2."Petey Pablo"
Chuckie Madness3:05
3."Raise Up"
Timbaland4:39
4."I"
  • Barrett III
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:48
5."I Told Y'all"
  • Barrett III
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:16
6."Didn't I"
  • Barrett III
  • Shaw
Chuckie Madness4:49
7."La Di Da Da Da"
  • Barrett III
  • Michael Harper
Punch3:33
8."Funroom"Barrett IIIPetey Pablo3:59
9."Y'all Ain't Ready (Come On)"Barrett III
  • Huck-A-Buck
  • Petey Pablo[a]
  • Brian Stanley[a]
3:23
10."Do Dat"
  • Barrett III
  • Darrol Durant
  • Roger Munroe
  • Buddah
  • Shamello
4:42
11."Live Debaco"
  • Buddah
  • Shamello
3:09
12."919"
4:01
13."Fool for Love"
  • Barrett III
  • Durant
  • Munroe
  • Lance Quinn
  • Brad Baker
  • Buddah
  • Shamello
5:29
14."Test of My Faith"
Chuckie Madness4:14
15."Truth About Me"
  • Barrett III
  • Shaw
Chuckie Madness4:23
16."Diary of a Sinner" (featuring Tre Williams)
  • Barrett III
  • Eddie Hustle
  • S.R. Williams
  • Eddie Hustle
  • Power[a]
4:25
17."My Testimony"Barrett III 2:46
18."Raise Up" (All Cities Remix)
  • Barrett III
  • Mosley
Timbaland3:57

Notes

Sample credits[13]

Charts

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.|last=Baker|first=Soren|date=December 14, 2001|access-date=May 22, 2012
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review (CD Universe)
  4. ^ "HipHopDX.com review". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2006.
  5. ^ "RapReviews review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ USA Today review
  9. ^ "Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry: Petey Pablo: Music". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  10. ^ Archive-Joe-DAngelo. "Usher Sends D12 Packing". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  11. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  12. ^ "45th Annual GRAMMY Awards | 2002 GRAMMYs | GRAMMY.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  13. ^ a b Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry (booklet). Jive. 2001.
  14. ^ "Petey Pablo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  15. ^ "Petey Pablo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.



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