O (Omarion album)
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| Studio album by Omarion | ||||||||||
| Released | February 22, 2005 (see Release history) |
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| Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, urban, hip hop, hip hop soul, pop, soul | |||||||||
| Label | Epic Sony Urban |
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| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[2] |
O is a Grammy nominated, debut 1st album by American R&B singer Omarion, released on February 22, 2005 via Epic Records. It features the hit singles "O" (#27) and "Touch" (#94) and "I'm Tryna." The album entered at #1,[3] and has sold 758,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008.[4]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wish" | Richard Butler, Pierre Medor, Dwayne Nesmith | Tha Corna Boyz | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Touch" | Pharrell Williams | The Neptunes | 3:23 |
| 3. | "O" | Durrell Babbs, Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas | The Underdogs, Tank* | 4:40 |
| 4. | "I'm Tryna" | J. Valentine, Babbs, Dixon, Mason, Thomas | The Underdogs, Antonio Dixon^, Tank^ | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Drop That Heater" | Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Sean "The Pen" Garrett* | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Growing Pains" | Omari Grandberry, Chris Stokes, Marques Houston | Marques Houston | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Take It Off" (featuring Mila J) | Grandbery, Cory Bold, Stokes, Houston | Chris Stokes, Cory Bold, Marques Houston, Omarion | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" (featuring Big Boi) | J. J. Jenkins, Claydes Charles Smith, Antwan Patton, Charles Mack, Robert Bell, Joel Campbell, Anthony Garner, George Brown, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Richard Westfield, Robert Mickens, Allen Gordon | Allstar,Exchange Student(co) | 3:34 |
| 9. | "I Know" | Grandberry, Chris Denson, Marques Houston, Chris Stokes | Ra.W | 3:36 |
| 10. | "I'm Gon' Change" | Butler, Medor, Nesmith | Tha Corna Boyz | 4:19 |
| 11. | "In the Dark" | Grandberry, Houston, Stokes, Kenny Washington | Kenny "The Wizard" Washington, Chris Stokes*, Marques Houston*, Omarion* | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Slow Dancin'" | Gil Smith II, Derric "dm1" Nimmers, Devin "dm2" Nimmers, Nate Walton, Kowan Paul | Gil Smith II, Kowan "Q" Paul | 4:25 |
| 13. | "Fiening You" | Lenton Hutton, Kenneth "K Young" Pratt | L. T. Hutton | 4:10 |
- Notes
- (*) Denotes co-producer.
- (^) Denotes additional producer.
- Sample credits
- Track #8, samples "Electric Frog (Part II)" written by Richard Westfield, George Brown, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith & Robert Mickens.
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date |
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| Cuba | January 12, 2005 |
| United States | February 22, 2005 |
| Brazil | November 7, 2005 |
| Canada | October 20, 2005 |
| Puerto Rico | |
| Italy | February 14, 2005 |
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Production
- Executive producers: Percy Richard, Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, Henley Regisford Jr., Chris Stokes
- Producer: Pharrell, Darkchild, Chris Stokes, Tank, The Underdogs, Sean Garrett, Corna Boyz, AllStar, L.T. Hutton, Paul "Scooby" Smith
- Vocal producer: Sean Garrett, Pierre Medor
- Vocal assistance: Quintin Aney, Durrell Babbs, Charles "Charlie" Crawford, Eric Dawkins, One Chance, Sean Garrett, Pierre Medor
- Engineers: David Ashton, Andrew Coleman, Brian Garten, Jaymz Hardy Martin III, Dabling Harward, Sam Lobue II, Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan, Angelo Quaglia, Dave Russell, Brian Summer, Wassim Zreik
- Assistant engineers: Kev Mahoney
- Mixing: Kevin "KD" Davis, Jean-Marie Horvat, Dave Russell, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan
- Mixing assistance: Justin Shtuntz, Rob Skipworth
- Mastering: Herb Powers
- Art Direction: Ellen To
- Photography: Kimo Easterwood, Jonathan Mannion, Joaquin Palting
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Margo Whitmire"O" Puts Omarion On Top, Billboard, March 02, 2005, Retrieved on October 28, 2007
- ^ Grein, Paul. "Chart Watch Extra: What A Turkey! The 25 Worst-Selling #1 Albums". Yahoo! Music. November 21, 2008.
| Preceded by Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles |
Billboard 200 number-one album March 6, 2005 - March 12, 2005 |
Succeeded by The Massacre by 50 Cent |
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