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- Date Released: December 7, 2004
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: J Records
- Copyright: (P) 2004 J Records, a unit of BMG
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Two years after getting his foot in the door of contemporary urban music with a straight-faced cover of Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," Mario returned with his sophomore album, Turning Point, and its money lead single, "Let Me Love You." Produced and co-written by Scott Storch, fresh off the summertime success of his "Lean Back" chart-topper for Terror Squad, "Let Me Love You" has all the makings of a gigantic urban hit. It's by far the best song Mario has yet recorded, and it's one of the best contemporary R&B songs of the year, right up there with the best offerings of Usher, Alicia Keys, and company. However, there's not much else on Turning Point that comes close to matching the balladic magic of "Let Me Love You." The other immediate highlight is "Boom," a by-the-numbers rewrite of Usher's "Yeah," which likewise boasts Lil Jon's trademark production, a guest rap cameo (from Juvenile, in this case), a dance club theme, and a catchy, simple one-syllable refrain. There's also an album-closing remix of "Let Me Love You" that aims for the streets, featuring grown-up raps by Jadakiss and T.I. as well as a much edgier yet still infectious beat. Some of the slower songs like "How Could You" are quite likable, in a quiet storm sort of way. Above all, though, it's "Let Me Love You" and its remix that make Turning Point a noteworthy effort for this teenager and a fine second album overall.
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3:46 |
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| 02. | |
Let Me Love You |
4:09 |
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| 03. | |
Couldn't Say No
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3:49 |
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| 04. | |
Boom
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4:06 |
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| 05. | |
How Could You
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3:56 |
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| 06. | |
Girl I Need
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3:44 |
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| 07. | |
Call The Cops |
3:34 |
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| 08. | |
Here I Go Again
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3:21 |
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| 09. | |
Nikes Fresh Out The Box |
4:31 |
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| 10. | |
Directions |
4:11 |
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| 11. | |
Like Me Real Hard |
4:50 |
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| 12. | |
Shakedown |
3:33 |
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| 13. | |
Let Me Love You (Remix)
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4:29 |
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13 Total Tracks, 51:59 Total Length
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Credits
- Joel Campbell - Keyboards // Melvin Coleman - Producer // Steve Fisher - Vocal Engineer // John Frye - Engineer // John Frye - Mixing // Reggie Hamilton - Bass // Reggie Hamilton - Guitar // Bob Horn - Bass // Bob Horn - Guitar // Bob Horn - Engineer // Larry Jackson - A&R // LaMarquis Mark Jefferson - Bass // Manny Marroquin - Mixing // Herb Powers - Mastering // Tim Roberts - Assistant // James H. Smith - Engineer // James H. Smith - Vocal Producer // Scott Storch - Producer // Mike Tyler - Guitar // Mike "Hitman" Wilson - Vocal Engineer // Serban Ghenea - Mixing // Troy Patterson - Executive Producer // Troy Patterson - A&R // Troy Patterson - Vocal Producer // Eric Dawkins - Vocals (Background) // AllStar - Producer // AllStar - Mixing // Craig Love - Guitar // Jonathon "Lil' Jon" Smith - Producer // Angelo Quaglia - Engineer // Dave Russell - Engineer // Dave Russell - Editing // Dave Russell - Mixing // Marc Baptiste - Photography // Johnta Austin - Vocal Producer // June Ambrose - Stylist // Peter Edge - Executive Producer // Kamel Abdo - Engineer // Kamel Abdo - Mixing // Kamel Abdo - Vocal Engineer // Mario - Main Performer // Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Programming // Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Producer // Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Producer // Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Engineer // Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Vocal Producer // Conrad Golding - Engineer // Dabling Harward - Engineer // Dabling Harward - Editing // Chris Carmouche - Engineer // Underdogs - Producer // Underdogs - Musician // Big Tank - Programming // Big Tank - Producer // Big Tank - Engineer // James "Hal" Smith - Vocals (Background) // Warren Bletcher - Assistant // Ron Feemster - Producer // Ron Feemster - Instrumentation // Frank Sutton - Engineer // Frank Sutton - Tracking // Jaymz Hardy Martin III - Digital Editing // Jaymz Hardy Martin III - Assistant // Dwayne Moore - Bass // Chris LeBeau - Artwork // Kev Mahoney - Assistant // Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - Keyboards // Pun Nio - Vocal Producer // Sean Garrett - Producer // Sean Garrett - Vocal Arrangement // Delvida Flaherty - Production Coordination // Charles "CJ" Hilton, Jr. - Vocals (Background) // Kameron Houff - Engineer // Alloy "Fai" Hume - Producer // Phillip "Taj" Jackson - Vocal Producer // Howard Lilly - Producer // Franky "Vegas" Romano - Digital Editing
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Performers
The Underdogs // Mario featuring Jadakiss & T.I. // Ron Feemstar // Mario featuring Juvenile // Mario featuring Cham // Mario fearuring Cassidy
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