2007 studio album by Bobby Valentino
Special Occasion Released May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08 ) Genre R&B Length 65 :38 Label
Producer Tim & Bob , Rodney Jerkins , Dre & Vidal , Bryan-Michael Cox , Sean Garrett , Timbaland , Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Emile, Insomniax, Jon Jon, Don Vito, The Clutch
Special Occasion is the second studio album from R&B singer Bobby V . It was released by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings on May 8, 2007 in the United States. The singer co-wrote over three quarters of the album, which also features songwriting and production from Tim & Bob , Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins , Timbaland , Sean Garrett , Don Vito, Bryan-Michael Cox and Dre & Vidal .[8] [9] It also features guest appearances by Ludacris , Timbaland and Fabolous .
The album was set to be released on December 12, 2006, but was delayed until May 8, 2007. Special Occasion's first official single was the Rodney Jerkins -produced track "Turn the Page ". The ballad features Valentino singing about trust and taking risks in a relationship. Special Occasion debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 , selling about 92,000 copies in its first week, just over one-half of his previous album's first-week sales.[10] It also peaked at the top of the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .[11] [12] By mid-2009, the album had sold approximately 550,000 copies in the US.[13]
Track listing [ ]
Information is based on the album's liner notes.[14]
1. "Intro" Allamby 0:38 2. "Anonymous " (featuring Timbaland ) 4:43 3. "Checkin' for Me" 4:07 4. "Special Occasion" (Interlude) Tim & Bob 2:00 5. "Rearview (Ridin')" (featuring Ludacris ) 3:46 6. "If I Had My Way" R. Jerkins 3:23 7. "How 'Bout It" 3:48 8. "Turn the Page " R. Jerkins L. Danielsson John "Jon Jon" Webb, Jr. R. Jerkins 4:22 9. "Home Is Where You Belong" Wilson Lincoln Browder Allamby Allamby 5:14 10. "Let Him Go" (featuring Fabolous ) Dre & Vidal 4:45 11. "Only Human" Tim & Bob 4:33 12. "Can't Wait 'Til Later" Tim & Bob 4:57 13. "I Was Wrong" Tim & Bob 4:43 14. "Soon As I Get Home" Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds Tim & Bob 5:28 15. "Over & Over" Allamby 7:54 16. "Right There (Thank You)" Tim & Bob 1:19
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Sample credits
Personnel [ ]
Information is based on Liner Notes[14]
Bobby V - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Vocal arranger
Darrell "Delite" Allamby - Recording Engineer, Music Programming, Other Instruments, Background Vocals, Audio Mixing
Kori Anders - Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing Assistant
Alex "A.J." Angol - Additional Guitars
Marcella Araica - Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Ben Arrindell - Audio Mixing
Anesha Birchett - Background Vocals
Leslie Braithwaite - Audio Mixing
Lincoln “Link” Browder - Background Vocals
Bryan-Michael Cox - Music Programming, Drums, Bass played by, Piano, Additional Keyboards
Darkchild - Recording Engineer , Instruments
Das - Vocal Producer
Kevin Davis - Audio Mixing
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean - Strings, Additional Keyboards
Vincent DiLorenzo - Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Fabolous - Rap Vocals
Emile Ghantous (of The Insomniax) - Recording Engineer, Vocal arranger
Erik Nelson (of The Insomniax) - Recording Engineer, Vocal arranger
Andrew Haller - Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing Assistant
Jean Marie Horvat - Audio Mixing
Bill Jabr - Guitar
Jon Jon - Other Instruments
Tim Kelley - Drums, Drum Machine, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Audio Mixing
Ludacris - Rap Vocals
Patrick Magee - Recording Engineer
Joshua Monroy - Recording Engineer
Paul Osborn - Recording Engineer
Bob Robinson - Minimoog Percussion, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Piano, Keyboards
Andros Rodriguez - Recording Engineer
Dave Russell - Audio Mixing
Tim Stewart - Guitar
Corey Stocker - Recording Engineer
Sam Thomas - Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Timbaland - Rap Vocals
Justin Trawick - Audio Mixing Assistant
Mike Tsarfati - Audio Mixing Assistant
Jeff Villanueva - Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Charts [ ]
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Release history [ ]
References [ ]
^ Allmusic review
^ "Blender review" .
^ "Daily Press review" .
^ "Bobby V" . DJBooth .
^ "Special Occasion" .
^ "HipHopDX review" .
^ "Google News" . Google News .
^ "Monsters and Critics" .
^ "Bobby Valentino Asks Sean Garrett, Rodney Jerkins To Attend Special Occasion" .
^ Katie Hasty, "Buble Sidesteps Bone Thugs To Claim No. 1" , Billboard.com, May 16, 2007.
^ Special Occasion (The Billboard 200 chart) , Billboard , August 11, 2007.
^ Special Occasion (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart) Billboard . October 6, 2007.
^ "Bobby Valentino Snags EMI Distribution Deal" .
^ Jump up to: a b Bobby V. “Special Occasion”. DTP / Def Jam. 2007.
^ "Bobby V Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ "Bobby V Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007" . Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
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