Mario - Turning Point [PA]

Artist:

Mario

UPC:

828766188523

Description:

Personnel: Mario; Craig Love, Mike Tyler, Reggie Hamilton, Bob Horn (guitar); Joel Campbell, Johnnie "Smurf" Smith (keyboards); Big Tank, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias (programming); James "Hal" Smith , Charles "CJ" Hilton, Jr., Eric Dawkins (background vocals); Jadakiss, Juvenile, T.I., Cham, Cassidy.
Audio Mixers: John Frye; Manny Marroquin; Dave Russell ; Kamel Abdo; All-Star; Serban Ghenea.
Recording information: Ameraycan Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA (12/10/2004); Heads Up Recording, NJ (12/10/2004); Home Cookin` Studios, Philadelphia, PA (12/10/2004); Quad Studios, Nashville, TN (12/10/2004); Sony Studios, New York, NY (12/10/2004); Soundvilla Studios, Miami Beach, FL (12/10/2004); Stankonia Recording, Atlanta, GA (12/10/2004); The Inferno Recording Studio, LA, CA (12/10/2004); The Underlab, LA, CA (12/10/2004).
Editors: Dabling Harward; Dave Russell .
Photographer: Marc Baptiste.
Mario first earned attention in his mid-teens with his huge hit "Just a Friend," a smooth R&B updating of Biz Markie`s rap classic, and followed it up with a successful self-titled debut. With the shift into adulthood for his second record, Mario faced inevitable comparisons to another newly matured R&B crooner--Usher. Far from shying away from his similarities to Usher, Mario gets them out of the way on the first track of 2004`s TURNING POINT, "18," where, with the help of Cassidy, he reminds listeners that he has "seven years to catch up" to the older superstar.
While Mario opens with that tough declaration, his forte is the slow jam, and TURNING POINT is chock full of them. He follows "18" with the album`s first single, the sultry "Let Me Love You," which proves to be straight out of the Marvin Gaye playbook. Mario channels the spirit of Teddy Pendergrass on the remorseful "Couldn`t Say No," and recalls Jodeci on the melodious "Directions." Mario also doesn`t slip when presented with a harder hip-hop beat, as evidenced on the Juvenile-touting "Boom" and the remix of "Let Me Love You" with T.I. and Jadakiss.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. 18
2. Let Me Love You
3. Couldn`t Say No
4. Boom
5. How Could You
6. Girl I Need - (Patois)
7. Call the Cops
8. Here I Go Again
9. Nikes Fresh Out the Box
10. Directions
11. Like Me Real Hard
12. Shakedown
13. Let Me Love You - (Remix, remix)

Album Information

Release Date:

12/07/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Teen Pop

Label:

J Records

Producer:

Scott Storch; The Underdogs; Melvin Coleman; Howard Lilly; Ron Feemster; Alloy "Fai" Hume; Big Tank; Ivan Barias; Jonathan "Lil` Jon" Smith; All Star; Sean Garrett; Carvin Haggins; Scott Storch; Lil Jon; The Underdogs; Harold Lilly; Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar

Catalog Number:

82876618852

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

51 : 58

Guest Artist:

Juvenile; Jadakiss; T.I.

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