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- Date Released: July 23, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: J Records
- Copyright: (P) 2002 J Records LLC
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They Say...
When considering the abilities and potential of teen pop stars from any genre, a certain amount of cynicism is not only healthy, but practically essential. Yet if you indulge too deeply, you overlook performers like Mario, the Baltimore-born singer whose Top Ten debut still flew under a lot of people's radars in a year dominated by B2K, Bow Wow, and other pubescent urban artists. Mario's self-titled first album, however, offers doses of the real thing; its combination of Nickelodeon-style charm and authentic substance are reminiscent of nothing so much as a young Michael Jackson, with none of the creepy subtext. While it misses out on the humor of the original, the cover of Biz Markie's "Just a Friend" proves a shrewd update of the unwillingly platonic classic, and serves as a gateway to better originals, including a few slow numbers most teens have neither the chutzpah to try or the chops to handle. "Chick Wit' da Braids" and the swirling, organ-laced "Never" lead that pack, and the second song about cornrows, "Braid My Hair," manages to evoke the downside of being a child star without sounding like an ungrateful punk. Naturally, you have to excuse a certain amount of filler to believe fully in Mario's potential, but most of these 11 tracks offer generous hints of it.
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Just A Friend 2002 |
3:34 |
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| 02. | |
C'mon |
3:25 |
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| 03. | |
Braid My Hair |
4:07 |
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| 04. | |
2 Train |
4:04 |
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| 05. | |
What Your Name Is |
5:58 |
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| 06. | |
Holla Back |
3:39 |
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| 07. | |
Could U Be |
4:07 |
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| 08. | |
Put Me On |
3:40 |
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| 09. | |
Chick Wit Da Braids |
3:50 |
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| 10. | |
Never |
4:00 |
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| 11. | |
Girl In The Picture |
4:36 |
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11 Total Tracks, 45:00 Total Length
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Credits
- Tony Black - Engineer // Tony Black - Mixing // Clive Davis - Executive Producer // Jon Gass - Mixing // Larry Jackson - A&R // Manny Marroquin - Mixing // Tony Maserati - Mixing // Mischke - Arranger // Mischke - Vocals (Background) // Mischke - Vocal Producer // John Jubu Smith - Guitar // Neil Stubenhaus - Bass // Troy Patterson - Executive Producer // Damon Thomas - Producer // Michael Lavine - Photography // Gregory Burke - Cover Layout // Jan Fairchild - Engineer // Dave Russell - Engineer // Harvey Mason, Jr. - Producer // June Ambrose - Stylist // Jolie Levine-Aller - Production Coordination // Warryn Campbell - Multi Instruments // Warryn Campbell - Producer // Ronald B. Gillyard - A&R // Peter Edge - Executive Producer // Alicia Keys - Vocals (Background) // Alicia Keys - Vocals (Background) // Alicia Keys - Multi Instruments // Alicia Keys - Multi Instruments // Alicia Keys - Producer // Alicia Keys - Producer // Mario - Vocals (Background) // Mario - Main Performer // Sandra Campbell - Project Coordinator // Ben Arondale - Mixing // Thor Laewe - Engineer // Chris LeBeau - Photo Production // Xavier Marquez - Guitar // Erik Steinert - Pro-Tools // Jeff Allen - Engineer
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