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''Paper Trail'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released September 30, 2008, on Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. He began to write songs for the album as he awaited trial for federal weapons and possession charges. Unlike his past albums, he wrote his lyrics down on paper, which he had not done since his debut album, ''I'm Serious'' (2001). The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 568,000 copies in its first week, becoming T.I.'s highest debut sales to date, and the fourth highest debut of the year. The album was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 27, 2009. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, and is T.I.'s most successful album to date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Index : T.I. To Re-Release Paper Trail With Five New Songs - Rhapsody Music Downloads )〕 The album spawned eight singles, four of which reached the top five of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with two singles peaking at number one. ==Background and recording== On November 13, 2007, while awaiting trial for federal weapons charges, T.I. announced he had been writing songs for a new album to be entitled ''Paper Trail''. He wrote his lyrics down on paper, which he had not done since his debut album, ''I'm Serious''. The album highlights his "fear, anger and guilt" as he awaited trial. T.I. recorded nearly 100 tracks during the production for ''Paper Trail'', including a collaboration with Fall Out Boy on a track entitled "Out in the Cold". However the song was left out of the final cut, but T.I. told ''MTV'' that he may add some of the cut tracks to his next album. On August 22, 2008, the songs "Like I Do" featuring The-Dream, "Let My Beat Pound", "My Life Your Entertainment" featuring Usher, and "Swagga Like Us" were all leaked online. The album was scheduled to be released in September 2008, but was subsequently moved up to an August 12 after the release of the promotional and lead single "No Matter What" and high demand of the album. At the time, T.I. said that the first single may have been "Top of the World", originally featuring B.o.B and Kanye West, explaining that the song was "a reflective song about our humble beginnings and how far we've come". The album was pushed back for a release date of September 2, then September 9 and to its final release date of September 30, 2008, in the US. The album was first released on September 29, 2008, in continental Europe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「paper trail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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