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Release Date: 2/22/2005

Recording Date: 2/2005

Tracks: 13

Length: 00:55:42 Hrs

Label: Sony Music Distribution

Type: CD,LP

Genre/Styles:
Pop/Rock, Urban, Synthesizer, Vocals, United States of America, Electronic Drums, Contemporary R&B

Album Tracks (13)

Song Title
Length
1.
Girlfriend
00:00
2.
I Wish
03:57
3.
Touch
03:23
4.
O
04:40
5.
I'm Tryna
04:22
6.
Drop That Heater
04:53
7.
Growing Pains
04:13
8.
Take It Off
03:22
9.
Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)
03:34
10.
I Know
03:36
11.
I'm Gon' Change
04:18
12.
In the Dark
04:17
13.
Slow Dancin'
04:25
14.
Fiening You
06:42

What the Critics Say

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, Rovi

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