Sketches of a Man

...Sketches of a Man
...Sketches of a Man
Studio album by Dwele
Released	June 24, 2008
Studio	The Loft (Detroit, MI); Durt Factory (Norfolk, VA); 916 Studios (Universal City, CA); The Chop Shop (Brooklyn, NY);
Genre	R&B
Length	1:00:42
Label	Koch Records
Producer	Ronald "Ron E." Estill (exec.); Timothy Maynor (exec.); Dwele; G-One; Mr. Lee; Nottz;
Dwele chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	3/5^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]

...Sketches of a Man is the third studio album by American musician Dwele. It was released on June 24, 2008 via Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at the Loft in Detroit, at Durt Factory in Norfolk, at 916 Studios in Universal City, and at the Chop Shop in Brooklyn. Production was mainly handled by Dwele himself, in addition to G-1, Mr. Lee, Nottz and Joe Archie. It features guest appearances from J. Tait, Lloyd Dwayne and Slum Village.

The music video for the song "I'm Cheatin'" features an appearance from Detroit-bred model and Playboy cybergirl^[4] Erika Mayshawn.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sketches Of A Man (Intro)"	Andwele Gardner	Dwele	1:40
2.	"Free As A Bird"	Gardner	Dwele	3:26
3.	"Feels So Good"	Gardner	Dwele	3:20
4.	"Blow Your Mind"	Gardner	Dwele	1:23
5.	"A Few Reasons (Truth Pt. 2)"	Gardner Dominick Lamb	Nottz	3:48
6.	"Open Your Eyes"	Norman Harris Bruce Malament Robert Hunter Caldwell	Dwele	3:21
7.	"Workin' On It"	Gardner	Dwele	1:17
8.	"Brandi" (featuring Slum Village)	Gardner Jason Powers R.L. Altman III	Dwele	3:24
9.	"5 Dolla Mic"	Gardner	Dwele G-One	1:57
10.	"I'm Cheatin'"	Gardner George Archie Joe Archie	G-One Joe Archie (assoc.)	3:42
11.	"You Won't Be Lonely"	Gardner	Dwele	0:59
12.	"Love Ultra"	Gardner	Dwele	3:51
13.	"Travelin' Girl"	Gardner	Dwele	4:29
14.	"If You Want To" (featuring Lloyd Dwayne & J. Tait)	Gardner	Dwele	4:00
15.	"Shady"	Gardner	Dwele	4:29
16.	"70's"	Gardner	Dwele	1:48
17.	"Vain"	Gardner	Dwele	4:52
18.	"Spiritual"	Gardner	Dwele	2:00
19.	"I'm Sorry (Wake The Musical Baby)"	Gardner	Dwele	3:47
20.	"Body Rock"	Gardner Leroy Williams Stokley Williams Ricky Kinchen Homer O'Dell Lawrence Waddell Jeffrey Allen Keri Lewis	Mr. Lee	3:09
Total length:				1:00:42

Personnel

Andwele "Dwele" Gardner – vocals, producer, arranger
Jason "Elzhi" Powers – vocals
R.L. "T3" Altman III – vocals
Lloyd Dwayne – vocals
James Tait – vocals
Carmelita Wingate – additional vocals
Kendra Parker – additional vocals
Raynee Crowe – additional vocals
Darren Brown – additional vocals
Mario "Khalif" Butterfield – additional vocals, photography
DeSabata Robinson – lead guitar
Dominick "Nottz" Lamb – producer, recording
George "G-One" Archie – producer, programming, recording
Joe Archie – associate producer, additional programming
Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams – producer
Darryl Sloan – recording
Todd Fairall – mixing
Kirk Yano – mixing
Arnold Mischkulnig – mixing, mastering
David "DJ Quik" Blake – mixing
Shane "West Coast" McClain – engineering
Quran Hill – engineering, assistant mixing
Chris Athens – mastering
Ronald "Ron E." Estill – executive producer
Timothy Maynor – executive producer
Tilmon Welch – associate executive producer

Charts

Chart performance for *...Sketches of a Man*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4

References

^ Kellman, Andy. "Dwele - Sketches of a Man Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Dwele - Sketches Of Man". HipHopDX. July 13, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Dwele". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Erika Mayshawn on Playboy | Nearly Nude Pics & Videos". Playboy. 1983-05-03. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
^ C.M., Emmanuel (April 17, 2013). "Eye Candy of The Week: Meet Erika Mayshawn, Model and Entrepreneur - XXL". XXL. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Dwele Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Dwele Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Dwele Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

External links

Sketches Of A Man at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Kellman, Andy. "Dwele - Sketches of a Man Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[2] "Dwele - Sketches Of Man". HipHopDX. July 13, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[3] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Dwele". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[4] "Erika Mayshawn on Playboy | Nearly Nude Pics & Videos". Playboy. 1983-05-03. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

[5] C.M., Emmanuel (April 17, 2013). "Eye Candy of The Week: Meet Erika Mayshawn, Model and Entrepreneur - XXL". XXL. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Dwele-6] "Dwele Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Dwele-7] "Dwele Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Dwele-8] "Dwele Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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Studio albums	Rize (2000) Subject (2003) Some Kinda... (2005) Sketches of a Man (2008) W.ants W.orld W.omen (2010) Greater Than One (2012)
Compilation albums	Dwele (2009)
The Dresden Soul Symphony	The Dresden Soul Symphony (2008)