2005 studio album by Bobby Valentino
Disturbing Tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino Released April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26 ) Recorded 2004 Genre R&B [ 1] Length 62 :40 Label Producer "Slow Down " Released: February 14, 2005 "Tell Me " Released: August 2, 2005 "My Angel (Never Leave You)" Released: October 11, 2005
Bobby Valentino is the debut album by American R&B singer Bobby V , known at the time as Bobby Valentino. It was released by Def Jam South Recordings and Disturbing tha Peace on April 26, 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 number 3 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 180,000 copies and has since sold over 708,000 copies nationwide.[ 2] Bobby Valentino also reached number 34 on the UK Albums Chart and number 74 on the French Albums Chart . It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[ 3] [ 4] It served as his first album after the dissolution of his then-group Mista , for whom he released one album on EastWest Records .
The album has received mixed reviews from critics. 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."[ 1] While Steve Horowitz of PopMatters stated that, "Valentino has an undistinguished voice, writes hackneyed lyrics, and his instrumental backing suffers from tedious production values."[ 5]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Some Bobby" Smith 0:34 2. "Slow Down " Tim & Bob 4:18 3. "Give Me a Chance" (featuring Ludacris ) Tim & Bob 4:43 4. "Never Lonely" Tim & Bob 4:42 5. "Mista Valentino" (Interlude) Tim & Bob 1:08 6. "Tell Me " Tim & Bob 4:20 7. "My Angel (Never Leave You)" Tim & Bob 4:45 8. "Want You to Know Me" Tim & Bob 4:49 9. "Gangsta Love" 3:45 10. "Come Touch Me" Tim & Bob 4:10 11. "I'll Forgive You" (Interlude) Tim & Bob 0:59 12. "I'll Forgive You" Tim & Bob 4:23 13. "Love Dream" Tim & Bob 4:31 14. "Lights Down Low" Greg Colbert Rondeau Williams Wilson Williams 4:45 15. "One Girl to Love" Tim & Bob 5:01 16. "Thank You Lord" (Outro) Tim & Bob 1:33
International bonus track Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 17. "Slow Down" (Remix) Kelley Robinson Donald DeGrate Raymond Jones Robert Jones Tim & Bob 4:07
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 Kalenna 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, Hammond organ, guitar (12 string), fender rhodes Gary Smith – producer, engineer, drum programming Sean Tallman – assistant Steve "Swiff D" Thornton – producer, engineer Bobby Valentino – vocals (background) Rondeau "Duke" Williams – producer, engineer, instrumentation Chaka Zulu – executive producer
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