O (Omarion album)

O (Omarion album)
O
Studio album by Omarion
Released February 22, 2005
(see Release history)
Recorded 2004-2005
Genre R&B, urban, hip hop, hip hop soul, pop, soul
Label Epic
Sony Urban
Omarion chronology
O
(2005)
21
(2006)
Singles from O
  1. "O"
    Released: July 17, 2004
  2. "Touch"
    Released: February 21, 2005
  3. "I'm Tryna"
    Released: April 6, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
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 received good reviews at stations like BET, but on stations like MTV and VH1 it was less successful. The album entered at #1,[3] and has sold 758,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008.[4]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I Wish"   Richard Butler, Pierre Medor & Dwayne Nesmith Rico Love, Tha Cornaboyz 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 4:40
4. "I'm Tryna"   J. Valentine, Babbs, Dixon, Mason & Thomas The Underdogs 4:22
5. "Drop That Heater"   Garrett Hamler & Rodney Jerkins Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Sean "The Pen" Garrett 4:53
6. "Growing Pains"   Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston & Chris Stokes Marques Houston 4:13
7. "Take It Off" (featuring Mila J) Grandbery, Cory Bold, Houston & Stokes Cory Bold 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, George Brown, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Richard Westfield, Robert Mickens & Allen Gordon Allen "Allstar" Gordon 3:34
9. "I Know"   Grandberry, Chris Denson, Houston & Stokes Chris "Rawdog" Denson 3:36
10. "I'm Gon' Change"   Butler, Medor & Nesmith Rico Love, Tha Cornaboyz 4:19
11. "In the Dark"   Grandberry, Houston, Stokes & Kenny Washington Kenny "The Wizard" Washington 4:17
12. "Slow Dancin'"   Gil Smith II, Derric "dm1" Nimmers, Devin "dm2" Nimmers, Nate Walton & Kowan Paul Kowan "Q" Paul, Gil Smith II 4:25
13. "Fiening You"   Lenton Terrell Hutton & Kenneth "K Young" Pratt L. T. Hutton 4:10

Release history

Country Date
Cuba January 12, 2005
United States February 22, 2005
Brazil November 7, 2005
Canada October 20, 2005
Puerto Rico
Italy February 14, 2005

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2005 Billboard 200 1

Personnel

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

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Margo Whitmire"O" Puts Omarion On Top, Billboard, March 02, 2005, Retrieved on October 28, 2007
  4. ^ 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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