Colby O
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Colby O is the debut album from Colby O'Donis
, released on September 16, 2008 via Akon's Kon Live record label.
" featuring Akon
and further singles Don't Turn Back and Let You Go. Other guest appearances include T-Pain, Lil Romeo, and Paul Wall. In addition, the multi-talented O'Donis plays guitar on the album, as well as bass, drums, percussion, synthesizer and keyboards. According to Colby, his album took three years to make because he wanted every song to be a single. As of December 2008, Colby O has sold 142,751 copies.
Colby O'Donis
Colby O'Donis is an American-Puerto Rican pop and R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O, and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
, released on September 16, 2008 via Akon's Kon Live record label.
Background
Akon executive produced and co-wrote 10 tracks with O'Donis (Colby wrote or co-wrote 14 of the 15), and produced eight tracks, including "What You Got." O'Donis produced another four and together they produced one. Colby O includes the hit singles "What You GotWhat You Got (Colby O'Donis song)
"What You Got" is the debut single from Colby O'Donis', debut album titled Colby O. The song features Akon, who also produced the track with Giorgio Tuinfort. A Spanish version of the song was leaked on the Internet titled "¿Cuánto Quieres?", meaning "How Much You Want?", however, Akon's verse is...
" featuring Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
and further singles Don't Turn Back and Let You Go. Other guest appearances include T-Pain, Lil Romeo, and Paul Wall. In addition, the multi-talented O'Donis plays guitar on the album, as well as bass, drums, percussion, synthesizer and keyboards. According to Colby, his album took three years to make because he wanted every song to be a single. As of December 2008, Colby O has sold 142,751 copies.
Track listing
# | Title | Featured artist(s) | Composer(s) | Time |
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1 | "What You Got What You Got (Colby O'Donis song) "What You Got" is the debut single from Colby O'Donis', debut album titled Colby O. The song features Akon, who also produced the track with Giorgio Tuinfort. A Spanish version of the song was leaked on the Internet titled "¿Cuánto Quieres?", meaning "How Much You Want?", however, Akon's verse is... " |
Akon | Colon, C. Colby O'Donis Colby O'Donis is an American-Puerto Rican pop and R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O, and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100... /Thiam, A. Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first... /Tuinfort, G. |
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2 | "Sophisticated Bad Girl" | Colon, C./Georges, K./Sparks, C. Clinton Sparks Clinton Sparks is a Boston-based radio, mixtape & Club DJ as well as a recording artist, writer, producer and TV personality.-Biography:... /Thiam, A. |
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3 | "She Wanna Go" | Paul Wall Paul Wall Paul Michael Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as... |
Colon, C./Slayton, P./Thiam, A. | 3:38 |
4 | "Let You Go" | Colon, C./Thiam, A./Tuinfort, G. | 3:35 | |
5 | "Don't Turn Back" | Colon, C./Georges, K./Sparks, C./Thiam, A. | 4:07 | |
6 | "Under My Nose" | Colon, C./Thiam, A./Tuinfort, G. | 3:43 | |
7 | "Take You Away" | Romeo Romeo Miller Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. , better known by his stage name Romeo , is an American rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model. He is the son of rapper and entrepreneur Master P and former rapper Sonya C. He is the nephew of rappers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker and the brother of... |
Colon, C./Miller, P. Romeo Jr. | 3:34 |
8 | "Natural High" | T-Pain T-Pain Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,... |
Colon, C./D.Bal4/Romano, F./Thiam, A./Najm F. T-Pain Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,... |
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9 | "Saved You Money" | Colon, C. | 3:03 | |
10 | "Thinking About Ya" | Colon, C./Moore, D./Sparks, C./Thiam, A. | 3:49 | |
11 | "Tell Me This" | Colon, C./Thiam, A. | 3:53 | |
12 | "Game for You" | Colon, C./Matsuno, K. | 3:24 | |
13 | "Follow You" | Colon, C./Moore, D./Sparks, C./Thiam, A. | 3:33 | |
14 | "The Difference" | Bunton, J./Cole, C./Colon, C./Nash, T. The-Dream Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs... /Stewart, C. Christopher Stewart (music producer) Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million... |
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15 | "Hustle Man" | Colon, C./Colon, S./Thiam, A | 3:06 | |
16 | "What You Got (Spanish Version)" [Bonus Track] | Akon | Colon, C. | 4:07 |
17 | "What You Got (Acoustic)" [Bonus Track] | Akon | Colon, C. | 4:32 |
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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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... |
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U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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