Confessions of Fire

Confessions of Fire is the debut studio album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron.[3] It was released on July 21, 1998.[4] Its singles were "Horse & Carriage," featuring Mase, "357" and "Feels Good" featuring Usher. The album was certified gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 copies sold.[5] The album debuted and peaked at no. 6 on The Billboard 200, selling over 107,000 copies in its first week of release.[6]

Confessions of Fire
Studio album by Cam'ron
Released	July 21, 1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	75:03
Label	Epic Untertainment
Producer	Lance "Un" Rivera (exec.) Darrell "Digga" Branch (exec.) Jacob York (exec.) Swizz Beatz Damon Miller Carl-So-Lowe Jermaine Dupri Trackmasters Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool Armondo Colon Daddy-O
Cam'ron chronology
Confessions of Fire (1998) S.D.E. (2000)
Singles from Confessions of Fire
"Horse & Carriage" Released: April 13, 1998 "357" Released: June 2, 1998 "Feels Good" Released: December 8, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Damon "Dai" Miller, Lance "Un" Rivera	3:41
2.	"Glory" (featuring Noreaga)	Swizz Beatz	4:11
3.	"357"	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	3:26
4.	"Rockin' and Rollin'"	Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe	3:30
5.	"Wrong Ones" (featuring Tichina Arnold)	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	4:21
6.	"Death"	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	4:15
7.	"Horse & Carriage" (featuring Mase)	Trackmasters	4:03
8.	"Me, My Moms & Jimmy" (featuring Kenny Greene, Jimmy Jones & Fredericka)	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool	3:56
9.	"Prophecy" (featuring Kelly Price)	Armando Colon, Lance "Un" Rivera	4:30
10.	"We Got It" (featuring Mase)	Daddy-O, Damon "Dai" Miller, Lance "Un" Rivera	3:43
11.	"D Rugs" (featuring Brotha)	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	4:21
12.	"Feels Good" (featuring Usher)	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	3:53
13.	"Phone Interlude"		1:08
14.	"A Pimp's a Pimp" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	4:35
15.	"Confessions" (featuring Jacob York)	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	5:55
16.	"Fuck You" (featuring Mase)	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	2:36
17.	"Me & My Boo" (featuring Charli Baltimore)	Damon "Dai" Miller	4:20
18.	"Shanghai"	Swizz Beatz	4:22
19.	"Who's Nice"	Darrell "Digga" Branch, Lance "Un" Rivera	4:17

Leftover tracks

• "Pull It" (featuring DMX)

Sample credits

• "357" contains a sample of "Magnum P.I. Theme" by Mike Post.
• "A Pimp's A Pimp" contains a sample of "Don't Turn the Lights Off" by The Originals.
• "D Rugs" contains a sample of "Mother's Theme (Mama)" by Willie Hutch and "I'm Your Pusherman" by Curtis Mayfield.
• "Feels Good" contains a sample of "When Somebody Loves You Back" by Teddy Pendergrass.
• "Fuck You" contains a sample of "Phuck U Symphony" by Millie Jackson.
• "Me & My Boo" contains a sample of "Being With You" by Smokey Robinson.
• "Prophecy" contains a sample of "Fragile" by Sting.
• "Me, My Moms & Jimmy" contains samples of "Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club and "Mama Used to Say" by Junior.
• "Wrong Ones" contains a sample of "As We Lay" by Shirley Murdock.
• "Horse & Carriage" contains samples of "Cuban Cabby" by Desi Arnaz and "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" by Bill Withers.
• "Death" contains a sample of "Suicidal Thoughts" by The Notorious B.I.G..
• "We Got it" contains a sample of "Say What" by Idris Muhammad

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	2

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1998-07-14). "Confessions of Fire - Cam'ron". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Confessions of Fire Review".
3. "Confessions of Fire: Cam'Ron: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
4. "iTunes - Music - Confessions of Fire by Cam'ron". Itunes.apple.com. 1998-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
5. Copeland, Corey (July 21, 2018). "Camron's 'Confessions Of Fire' Turns 20 Years Old Today". The Source. ...the album would sell over 500,000 copies and achieve gold certification.
6. "Rap Reigns On The Chart". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
7. "Cam'ron Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
8. "Cam'ron Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2014.