# Bout It

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For the album by the Australian band Deez Nuts, see [Bout It!](/source/Bout_It!).

***Bout It*** is the debut album by American [Gospel](/source/Gospel_music) singer [Willie Norwood](/source/Willie_Norwood). It was released on October 23, 2001 and received little commercial success.

## Content

It encompasses a gamut of musical styles: [soul](/source/Soul_music) and [pop](/source/Pop_music) as well as traditional gospel. Featured are covers of the [Stevie Wonder](/source/Stevie_Wonder) gospel composition "Have a Talk With God," along with the Jackie DeShannon-penned inspirational classic, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart." The hymn "Have Thine Own Way" pairs Norwood with [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop) artist [Ray J](/source/Ray_J) vocally. Popular gospel group the Williams Brothers penned and contributed backing vocals to the tracks "The Search Is Over" and "No Limit." The gospel classic "I'd Trade a Lifetime" takes Norwood back to his early years in the church. The track features a guest appearance from keyboardist [Billy Preston](/source/Billy_Preston). He also teams up with his daughter [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B)/[pop](/source/Pop_music) singer [Brandy](/source/Brandy_Norwood) on the track "A Love Shared." The track also features sax work from [Kirk Whalum](/source/Kirk_Whalum).

## Track listing

1. "Bout It" (featuring [Brandy](/source/Brandy_Norwood) & [Ray J](/source/Ray_J)) (Carter) – 4:48
1. "Have A Talk With God" (Hardaway, Wonder) – 3:54
1. "A Love Shared" (featuring [Brandy](/source/Brandy_Norwood) & [Kirk Whalum](/source/Kirk_Whalum)) (Caldwell, Caldwell, Winans) – 4:01
1. "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" (DeShannon, Holiday, Myers) – 3:48
1. "I'm Gonna Make It" (Caldwell, Caldwell, Winans) – 4:12
1. "No Limit" (Williams, Williams) – 4:26
1. "Have Thine Own Way" (featuring [Ray J](/source/Ray_J)) (Caldwell, Caldwell) – 4:23
1. "I'd Trade A Lifetime" (Bradley) (featuring [Billy Preston](/source/Billy_Preston)) – 4:05
1. "The Search Is Over" (Horne, Williams ) – 5:21
1. "All That I Need" (Lu, Norwood) – 3:54
1. "'Bout It" (Reprise) (Carter) – 0:40

## Charts

Chart (2001) Peak position

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