Omarion - O

Title: O Artist: Omarion Release Date: 2/22/2005 Re-Released On: 5/9/2005 Label: Sony Music Distribution, Epic Album Type(s): Enhanced CD-ROM UPCs: 4547366020434, 5099752008421, 827969281826, 9399700141627, 454736602043 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Urban, Contemporary R&B Moods: Confident, Energetic, Swaggering, Boisterous, Exuberant, Sensual, Soothing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Brash, Hedonistic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Romantic, Rowdy, Slick, Soft, Intimate, Party/Celebratory, Smooth, Carefree, Sophisticated Total Copies: 5 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I Wish
2. Touch
3. O
4. I'm Tryna
5. Drop That Heater
6. Growing Pains
7. Take It Off
8. Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)
9. I Know
10. I'm Gon' Change
11. In the Dark
12. Slow Dancin'
13. Fiening You

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Sony Music Distribution 92818 2005 CD Epic 504 2005 CD Epic 5200842

O [DualDisc] O [Bonus Tracks]

Omarion's career didn't slow down after the breakup of B2K. In addition to playing Reggie in Fat Albert, he went about recording his debut album with an extended cast of producers. As with most other former boy band members gone solo, Omarion makes an attempt to break from his teen pop past by getting as racy and raunchy as possible -- "I don't mean no disrespect to you, but a n*gga really tryin' to f*ck with you" being one of the least up-front come-ons from "Take It Off." (Note: there is no parental advisory label on the album.) The content runs the spectrum of a relationship, though there's lots of courtship going on, carried by the expected assortment of ballads, mid-tempo grooves, and club tracks. Omarion is most effective when sticking to lighthearted, summery funk -- like the Kool & the Gang-tinged "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" (featuring an out-of-place drop-by from OutKast's Big Boi), and when he gets heavyweight assistance from the Neptunes ("Touch") and Rodney Jerkins ("Drop That Heater"). Had Omarion been less concerned with street credibility, realizing that it might be better to allow his young fan base to mature along with him, this debut would've been more than satisfactory. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Name Credits All-Star Producer Andrew Coleman Engineer Angelo Quaglia Engineer Brian Garten Engineer Brian Summer Engineer Bryan Tate Trumpet Carey Drisdom Bass Charles "Charlie" Crawford Vocals (Background) Chris "Rawdog" Denson Instrumentation Chris "TEK" ORyan Engineer Chris Stokes Producer, Executive Producer Corna Boyz Producer, Programming, Keyboards Cory Bold Instrumentation, Producer Dabling Harward Engineer, Editing Dave Russell Editing, Engineer, Mixing David Ashton Engineer Dexter Simmons Mixing Durrell Babbs Vocals (Background) Ellen To Art Direction Eric Dawkins Vocals (Background) Gil Smith II Instrumentation, Producer Henley Regisford, Jr. Executive Producer Herb Powers Mastering Jaymz Hardy Martin III Engineer Jean-Marie Horvat Mixing Joaquin Palting Cover Photo Joel Campbell Keyboards, Bass Jonathan Mannion Photography Justin Shtuntz Mixing Assistant Kenny Washington Instrumentation, Producer Ketrina Askew Executive Producer Kev Mahoney Assistant Engineer Kevin "KD" Davis Mixing Kimo Easterwood Photography Kowan "Q" Paul Producer, Instrumentation L.T. Hutton Producer Lorenzo Johnson Horn Arrangements Marques Houston Instrumentation, Executive Producer, Producer Omari Grandberry Executive Producer Omarion Producer, Vocals (Background) One Chance Vocals (Background) Paul "Scooby" Smith Producer Phil Tan Mixing Pierre Medor Vocals, Vocal Producer Quintin Aney Vocals (Background) Rob Skipworth Mixing Assistant Rodney Jerkins Producer Ryan Tate Trombone Sam Lobue II Engineer Sean Garrett Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) Tank Producer The Neptunes Producer The Underdogs Producer W Ra Producer Wassim Zreik Engineer