Track Listing 1. Some Bobby 2. Slow Down 3. Give Me A Chance 4. Never Lonely 5. Mista Valentino (Interlude) 6. Tell Me 7. My Angel (Never Leave You) 8. Want You To Know Me 9. Gangsta Love 10. Come Touch Me 11. I'll Forgive You 12. I'll Forgive You 13. Love Dream 14. Lights Down Low 15. One Girl To Love 16. Thank You Lord (Outro) 17. Slow Down
| Details | | Playing Time: | 62 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Ludacris | | Producer: | Gary "Gizzy" Smith | | Distributor: | n/a | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Bobby Valentino (vocals); Kalenna Harper (vocals); Tim Kelley (various instruments, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming); Annan Grause (guitar); Bob Robinson (12-string guitar, piano, keyboards); Gary Smith (drum programming); Kevin "KD" Davis, Ludacris. Recording information: 2005. Soul man Bobby Valentino, the first R&B star on Ludacris's Disturbing Tha Peace label, may have seemed an overnight success when his hit "Slow Down" rocketed up the charts in 2005. However, there is a reason Valentino's self-titled album sounds more richly honed than most debuts. Like Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, and other R&B artists whose breakout records revealed a deeper history, Bobby Valentino knocked around the music world for years (primarily as member of the 1990s vocal group Mista) before Ludacris signed the Mississippi-born singer. The experience pays off for Valentino on a record that frequently travels outside of standard R&B territory, as his capable voice occupies smooth compositions, with both passion and restraint. The catchy single "Slow Down" opens on an orchestral hook, before gliding into an ode that pulls off the feat of being both leering and courtly. "Never Lonely" features distorted, quirky stops and starts, but its strongest characteristic is its winsome melody. By the time "My Angel (Never Leave You)" comes around, Valentino has fully seduced the listener with his satisfying and sultry debut.
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