Bobby Valentino (album)
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Bobby Valentino is the self-titled debut album from american
R&B
singer Bobby Valentino, released on the 26th of April, 2005. The album was primarily produced and executive produced by the duo Tim & Bob and includes the singles "Slow Down", "Tell Me", and "My Angel (Never Leave You)". It debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200
selling over 180,000 copies in the first week released. The album also made an impact on a couple European charts as it reached #34 on the UK Albums Chart
and #74 on the French Albums Chart. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA.
stated that, "Valentino has an undistinguished voice, writes hackneyed lyrics, and his instrumental backing suffers from tedious production values."
Tell Me
: Sampled "For The World" composed by Tan Dun on the Hero (2002 film)
soundtrack, starring Jet Li.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
singer Bobby Valentino, released on the 26th of April, 2005. The album was primarily produced and executive produced by the duo Tim & Bob and includes the singles "Slow Down", "Tell Me", and "My Angel (Never Leave You)". It debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
selling over 180,000 copies in the first week released. The album also made an impact on a couple European charts as it reached #34 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and #74 on the French Albums Chart. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA.
Reception
Reviews for the album have been mixed. David Jeffries of Allmusic stated that, "Valentino's first full-length has mystical touches in its overall slick and sexy production, touches that help separate the album from the competition in a way the everyday songwriting doesn't." While Steve Horowitz of PopMattersPopMatters
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stated that, "Valentino has an undistinguished voice, writes hackneyed lyrics, and his instrumental backing suffers from tedious production values."
Track listing
SamplingTell Me
Tell Me (Bobby Valentino song)
"Tell Me" is the second single produced by Tim & Bob from Bobby Valentino's debut album Bobby Valentino. The song sampled "For the World" composed by Tan Dun on the Hero soundtrack, starring Jet Li...
: Sampled "For The World" composed by Tan Dun on the Hero (2002 film)
Hero (2002 film)
Hero is a 2002 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC....
soundtrack, starring Jet Li.
Credits
- Leslie Brathwaite – mixing
- Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
- Jeff Dixon – executive producer
- Larrance Dopson – producer
- Lamar Edwards – keyboards, producer, engineer
- Michael Eleopoulos – engineer
- William "Poon Daddy" Engram – A&R
- Clare Fischer – string arrangements
- Mark Ford – groomer
- Annan Gause – guitar
- Andy Haller – engineer
- Kaleena Harper – vocals
- Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing
- Jun Ishizeki – engineer
- Tia Johnson – design, creative director
- Tim Kelley – executive producer, bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, engineer, mixing, fender rhodes, drum programming, instrumentation
- Christian Lantry – photography
- Ludacris – executive producer
- Nonja McKenzie – stylist
- Andrew Nast – engineer
- Brooke Newman – vocals
- Herb Powers – mastering
- Dale "Rambro" Ramsey – engineer
- Bob Robinson – executive producer, guitar (acoustic), guitar, piano, guitar (electric), keyboards, organ (hammond), guitar (12 string), fender rhodes
- Gary Smith – producer, engineer, drum programming
- Sean Tallman – assistant
- Steve "Swift" Thornton – producer, engineer
- Bobby Valentino – vocals (background)
- Rondeau "Duke" Williams – producer, engineer, instrumentation
- Chaka Zulu – executive producer
Chart positions
| Chart (2005) | Providers | Peak position |
Certification | Shipments/Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Albums Chart | SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
74 | ||
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
3 | Gold | 708,000 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums | 1 | |||
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
OCC The Official UK Charts Company The Official Charts Company , previously called the Chart Information Network and then The Official UK Charts Company, compiles various "official" UK record charts, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, and the UK Official Download Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video... |
34 | Gold | 100,000 |
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
April 26, 2005 |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
May 26, 2005 |