O (Omarion album)
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| Studio album by Omarion |
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| Released |
February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22) |
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| Recorded |
2003–2004 |
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| Genre |
R&B, urban, hip hop, hip hop soul, soul |
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| Length |
52:31 |
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| Label |
Epic, Sony Urban |
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| Producer |
Allstar, Exchange Student, Tha Corna Boyz, Lenton Hutton, Kenneth "K Young" Pratt, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Gil Smith II, Kowan "Q" Paul, Marques Houston, The Neptunes, The Underdogs, Antonio Dixon, Tank |
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| Omarion chronology |
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O
(2005) |
21
(2006) |
| Singles from O |
- "O"
Released: July 17, 2004
- "Touch"
Released: October 1, 2004
- "I'm Tryna"
Released: April 6, 2005
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O is the Grammy nominated debut studio album by American R&B singer Omarion, released on February 22, 2005 via Epic Records. Despite featuring explicit language, the album doesn't have a Parental Advisory label on the cover. It features the hit singles "O" (number 27) and "Touch" (number 94) and "I'm Tryna." The album entered at number 1,[3] and has sold 758,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008. Omarion went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA and get nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 48th Grammy Awards.[4]
Track listing
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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 (co.) |
4:40 |
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"I'm Tryna" | J. Valentine, Babbs, Dixon, Mason, Thomas | The Underdogs, Dixon (add.), Tank (add.) |
4:22 |
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"Drop That Heater" | Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Garrett (co.) |
4:53 |
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"Growing Pains" | Omari Grandberry, Chris Stokes, Marques Houston | Houston |
4:13 |
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"Take It Off" (featuring Mila J) | Grandbery, Cory Bold, Stokes, Houston | Stokes, Bold, Houston, Omarion |
3:22 |
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"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, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Richard Westfield, Robert Mickens, Allen Gordon | Allstar |
3:34 |
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"I Know" | Grandberry, Chris "Rawdog" Denson, Houston, Stokes | Ra.W |
3:36 |
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"I'm Gon' Change" | Butler, Medor, Nesmith | Tha Corna Boyz |
4:19 |
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"In the Dark" | Grandberry, Houston, Stokes, Kenny Washington | Kenny "The Wizard" Washington, Stokes (co.), Houston (co.), Omarion (co.) |
4:17 |
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"Slow Dancin'" | Gil Smith II, Derric "dm1" Nimmers, Devin "dm2" Nimmers, Nate Walton, Kowan Paul | Smith II, Kowan "Q" Paul |
4:25 |
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"Fiening You" | Lenton Hutton, Kenneth "K Young" Pratt | L. T. Hutton |
4:10 |
• (co.) Co-producer
• (add.) Additional production
- Notes
- "I Wish" featured background vocals by Omarion and Quintin Aney.
- "O" featured background vocals by Durrell Babbs and Eric Dawkins.
- "I'm Tryna" featured background vocals by Babbs and Dawkins.
- "Drop That Heater" featured background vocals by Omarion and Sean Garrett.
- "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" featured background vocals by Charles "Charlie" Crawford and Jamie Vick.
- "I'm Gon' Change" featured background vocals by Omarion, One Chance and Pierre Medor.
- Sample credits
- "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" contains a replay of "Electric Frog (Part II)" as written by Richard Westfield, George Brown, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith and Robert Mickens.
Charts
Certifications
Personnel
Adapted from the O media notes.[8]
- Joel Campbell – bass, keyboard
- Carey Drisdom – bass
- Bryan Tate – trumpet
- Ryan Tate – trombone
- Percy Richard, Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, Henley Regisford Jr., Chris Stokes – executive producers
- Pharrell, Darkchild, Chris Stokes, Tank, The Underdogs, Sean Garrett, Corna Boyz, AllStar, L.T. Hutton, Paul "Scooby" Smith – producers
- Sean Garrett, Pierre Medor – vocal producers
- Quintin Aney, Durrell Babbs, Charles "Charlie" Crawford, Eric Dawkins, One Chance, Sean Garrett, Pierre Medor – vocal assistance
- 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 – engineers
- Kevin Mahoney – assistant engineer
- Kevin "KD" Davis, Jean-Marie Horvat, Dave Russell, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan – mixing
- Justin Shtuntz, Rob Skipworth – mixing assistance
- Herb Powers – mastering
- Ellen To – art direction
- Kimo Easterwood, Jonathan Mannion, Joaquin Palting – photography
References
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "O - Omarion". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ Aswad, Jem (March 14, 2005). "O Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ Whitmire, Margo (March 2, 2005). "'O' Puts Omarion On Top". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ↑ Grein, Paul. "Chart Watch Extra: What A Turkey! The 25 Worst-Selling #1 Albums". Yahoo! Music. November 21, 2008.
- ↑ "Omarion Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Omarion.
- ↑ "Omarion Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Omarion.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Omarion – O". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ O (booklet). Omarion. Epic. Sony Urban Music. 2005.
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