The Wonder Years (9th Wonder album)

The Wonder Years is the fourth studio album by producer 9th Wonder.[4] It was released on September 27, 2011 through his own label It's A Wonderful World Music Group. The album was entirely produced by 9th Wonder himself.

The Wonder Years
Studio album by 9th Wonder
Released	September 27, 2011
Genre	Hip hop, underground hip hop, R&B
Length	61:51
Label	It's A Wonderful World Music Group
Producer	9th Wonder
9th Wonder chronology
9th's Opus: It's A Wonderful World Music Group Vol. 1 (2010) The Wonder Years (2011) The Solution (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
XXL	[2]
HipHopDX	[3]

Overview

It was originally scheduled to be released in 2008 through Asylum Records but it was delayed to undisclosed reasons. The songs originally recorded for the album were leaked such as "Star" featuring his former group Little Brother, "Ms. Diva" featuring Tyler Woods and Talib Kweli and "Only Knew" featuring Tyler Woods and Styles P.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Make It Big (Intro)"	Khrysis & 9thmatic	5:14
2.	"Band Practice Pt. 2"	Phonte	1:59
3.	"Enjoy (West Coastin')"	Warren G, Murs & Kendrick Lamar	3:23
4.	"Streets of Music"	Tanya Morgan & Enigma of Actual Proof	3:06
5.	"Hearing the Melody"	Fashawn, King Mez & Skyzoo	4:04
6.	"Loyalty"	Masta Killa & Halo	4:15
7.	"Now I'm Being Cool"	MeLa Machinko & Median	4:09
8.	"Never Stop Loving You"	Terrace Martin & Talib Kweli	4:00
9.	"Piranhas"	Sene & Sundown of Actual Proof	3:19
10.	"Peanut Butter & Jelly"	Marsha Ambrosius	4:04
11.	"One Night"	Terrace Martin, Phonte & Bird and The Midnight Falcons	4:22
12.	"Your Smile"	Holly Weerd & Thee Tom Hardy	3:49
13.	"No Pretending"	Raekwon & Big Remo	4:00
14.	"20 Feet Tall (Remix)"	Erykah Badu & Rapsody	4:20
15.	"That's Love"	Heather Victoria & Mac Miller	3:38
16.	"A Star U R"	GQ, Terrace Martin, and Problem	4:19

iTunes deluxe edition

1. "Make It Big (Remix)" featuring Big Remo & Kryhsis
2. "Band Practice Pt. 2" featuring Phonte and Median
3. "Enjoy" featuring Warren G, Murs and Kendrick Lamar
4. "Streets of Music" featuring Tanya Morgan and Enigma of Actual Proof
5. "Hearing the Melody" featuring Fashawn, King Mez and Skyzoo
6. "Loyalty" featuring Masta Killa and Halo
7. "Now I'm Being Cool" featuring MeLa Machinko and King Mez
8. "Never Stop Loving You" featuring Terrace Martin and Talib Kweli
9. "Piranhas" featuring Blu and Sundown of Actual Proof
10. "Peanut Butter & Jelly" featuring Marsha Ambrosius
11. "One Night" featuring Terrace Martin, Phonte, and Bird and The Midnight Falcons
12. "Your Smile" featuring Holly Weerd and Thee Tom Hardy
13. "No Pretending" featuring Raekwon and Big Remo
14. "20 Feet Tall" featuring Erykah Badu and Rapsody
15. "That's Love" featuring Mac Miller and Heather Victoria
16. "A Star U R" featuring GQ, Terrace Martin, & Problem
17. "Band Practice" featuring Phonte
18. "Me and My Nuh" featuring Teedra Moses
19. "Base For Your Face" featuring Lil B, Jean Grae and Phonte

Sample Credits

• "Make It Big (Remix)"
  • "Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross
• "Band Practice Pt. 2"
  • "You Been Away Too Long" by Marlena Shaw
  • "Joe Namath MNF Interview" from "ESPN’s Monday Night Football"
• "Enjoy"
  • "Georgia on My Mind" by Freddie Robinson
• "Streets of Music"
  • "Between the Sheets of Music" by Hammer
• "Hearing the Melody"
  • "I Love to Sing to You" by Bonnie Pointer
• "Loyalty"
  • "Sexy" by Masters of Ceremony
  • "I Wonder If I Take You Home" by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force
  • "Freak Me" by Silk
  • "Gene’s Theme" by Gene Page
• "Now I'm Being Cool"
  • "Now I Want You" by The Sylvers
• "Never Stop Loving You"
  • "Never Stopped Loving You" by Tyrone Davis
• "Piranhas"
  • "Now That’s the Biter" from "Beat Street"
• "Peanut Butter & Jelly"
  • "Can’t Wait" by Freda Payne
• "One Night"
  • "One-Way Love Affair" by Marc Sadane
  • "Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again" by Marvin Gaye
• "No Pretending"
  • "I Think That She’s in Love" by Jerry Butler
• "20 Feet Tall"
  • Remix of "20 Feet Tall" by Erykah Badu
  • "My Darling Baby" by Wood, Brass & Steel (with Craig Derry)
• "Band Practice"
  • "I’m Satisfied" by General Crook
  • "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja

References

1. Jeffries, David. link. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-11-18.
2. Martinez-Belkin, Neil. link. Retrieved on 2011-9-29.
3. The Company Man. link. Retrieved on 2011-9-28.
4. Paine, Jack (8 August 2011). "9th Wonder Reveals Tracklist For "Wonder Years," Due September 27th". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved 8 August 2011.