Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry

Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
Studio album by Petey Pablo
Released	November 6, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Hip hop, Southern rap, crunk
Label	Jive Records
Producer	Chuckie 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
"Raise Up" Released: May 29, 2001 "I" Released: February 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2][3]
HipHopDX	[4]
RapReviews	(6/10)[5]
Robert Christgau	[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			1:21
2.	"Petey Pablo"	Moses Barrett III Charles Shaw	Chuckie Madness	3:05
3.	"Raise Up"	Barrett III Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	4:39
4.	"I"	Barrett III Mosley	Timbaland	4:48
5.	"I Told Y'all"	Barrett III Mosley	Timbaland	4:16
6.	"Didn't I"	Barrett III Shaw	Chuckie Madness	4:49
7.	"La Di Da Da Da"	Barrett III Michael Harper	Punch	3:33
8.	"Funroom"	Barrett III	Petey Pablo	3:59
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"	Barrett III Durant Munroe José Areas David Brown Michael Carabello Gregg Rolie Carlos Santana Michael Shrieve	Buddah Shamello	3:09
12.	"919"	Barrett III Abnes Dubose Eric Sadler	Abnes "Abonrmal" Dubose Eric "Vietnam" Sadler Buddah^[a] Shamello^[a]	4:01
13.	"Fool for Love"	Barrett III Durant Munroe Lance Quinn Brad Baker	Buddah Shamello	5:29
14.	"Test of My Faith"	Barrett III Shaw Louise Bishop Bunny Sigler	Chuckie Madness	4:14
15.	"Truth About Me"	Barrett III Shaw	Chuckie Madness	4:23
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	Timbaland	3:57

Notes

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Sample credits[13]

• "Live Debaco" contains a sample from "You Just Don't Care", written by José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana, and Michael Shrieve, as performed by Santana.
• "Fool For Love" contains a sample from "A Trip to the Stars", written by Lance Quinn and Brad Baker, as performed by Jimmy Ponder.
• "Test of My Faith" contains a sample from "You and Me (We Can Make It Last)", written by Louise Bishop and Bunny Sigler, as performed by The O'Jays.
• "Raise Up" contains a sample from "Enta Omri" by Hossam Ramzy.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200[14] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Billboard 200[16] 121 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 61

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. 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. 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.
18. "American album certifications – Petey Pablo – Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry". Recording Industry Association of America. December 6, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2024.