Gratitude (P Money album)

Background and content

P-Money moved to New York City in June 2012 after signing a deal with American record label Duck Down Music. Working with a larger record label allowed him to select from wider range of guest vocalists for his tracks. On Gratitude, P-Money reverts to hip hop music, after the dance-oriented Everything (2010); he says it was inspired by the hip hop music he listened to growing up, and he was reminded of that music by Duck Down. Some tracks are R&B-influenced. The title was P-Money's "way of saying thank you to everyone who has ever offered a helping hand."

Gratitude features funk riffs and New York-influenced horn, keys and strings. The album was released in New Zealand on 17 May 2013 by Dirty Records, Dawn Raid Entertainment and Duck Down Music. A deluxe edition was later released, which includes a second disc with instrumental versions of all fifteen tracks.

Reception

Gratitude has been nominated for Best Urban/Hip Hop Album at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards.

Gratitude debuted at number twenty-three on the New Zealand Albums Chart dated 27 May 2013. The following week it moved to number thirty-seven, and then fell off the chart.

Track listing

All songs written by P-Money, with additional writers where noted.