O (Omarion album)

O
Studio album by Omarion
Released	February 22, 2005
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	R&B, urban, hip hop, hip hop soul, soul
Length	52:31
Label	Epic, Sony Urban
Producer	Allstar, Exchange Student, Tha Corna Boyz, Lenton Hutton, Kenneth "K Young" Pratt, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Gil Smith II, Kowan "Q" Paul, Marques Houston, The Neptunes, The Underdogs, Antonio Dixon, Tank
Omarion chronology
O (2005) 21 (2006) Singles from O "O" Released: July 17, 2004 "Touch" Released: October 1, 2004 "I'm Tryna" Released: April 6, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[2]

O is the Grammy nominated debut studio album by American R&B singer Omarion, released on February 22, 2005 via Epic Records. Despite featuring explicit language, the album doesn't have a Parental Advisory label on the cover. It features three singles: the O (number 27), "Touch" (number 94) and "I'm Tryna." The album entered at number 1,^[3] and has sold 758,000 copies in the United States up to November 2008. O went on to be certified gold by the RIAA and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 48th Grammy Awards.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wish"	Richard Butler, Pierre Medor, Dwayne Nesmith	Tha Corna Boyz	3:57
2.	"Touch"	Pharrell Williams	The Neptunes	3:23
3.	"O"	Durrell Babbs, Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas	The Underdogs, Tank (co.)	4:40
4.	"I'm Tryna"	J. Valentine, Babbs, Dixon, Mason, Thomas	The Underdogs, Dixon (add.), Tank (add.)	4:22
5.	"Drop That Heater"	Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett	Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Garrett (co.)	4:53
6.	"Growing Pains"	Omari Grandberry, Chris Stokes, Marques Houston	Houston	4:13
7.	"Take It Off" (featuring Mila J)	Grandbery, Cory Bold, Stokes, Houston	Stokes, Bold, Houston, Omarion	3:22
8.	"Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" (featuring Big Boi)	J. J. Jenkins, Claydes Charles Smith, Antwan Patton, Charles Mack, Robert Bell, Joel Campbell, Anthony Garner, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Richard Westfield, Robert Mickens, Allen Gordon	Allstar	3:34
9.	"I Know"	Grandberry, Chris "Rawdog" Denson, Houston, Stokes	Ra.W	3:36
10.	"I'm Gon' Change"	Butler, Medor, Nesmith	Tha Corna Boyz	4:19
11.	"In the Dark"	Grandberry, Houston, Stokes, Kenny Washington	Kenny "The Wizard" Washington, Stokes (co.), Houston (co.), Omarion (co.)	4:17
12.	"Slow Dancin'"	Gil Smith II, Derric "dm1" Nimmers, Devin "dm2" Nimmers, Nate Walton, Kowan Paul	Smith II, Kowan "Q" Paul	4:25
13.	"Fiening You"	Lenton Hutton, Kenneth "K Young" Pratt	L. T. Hutton	4:10

 • (co.) Co-producer
 • (add.) Additional production

Notes

• "I Wish" featured background vocals by Omarion and Quintin Aney.
• "O" featured background vocals by Durrell Babbs and Eric Dawkins.
• "I'm Tryna" featured background vocals by Babbs and Dawkins.
• "Drop That Heater" featured background vocals by Omarion and Sean Garrett.
• "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" featured background vocals by Charles "Charlie" Crawford and Jamie Vick.
• "I'm Gon' Change" featured background vocals by Omarion, One Chance and Pierre Medor.

Sample credits

• "Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)" contains a replay of "Electric Frog (Part II)" as written by Richard Westfield, George Brown, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith and Robert Mickens.

Personnel

Adapted from the O media notes.^[5]

• Joel Campbell – bass, keyboard
• Carey Drisdom – bass
• Bryan Tate – trumpet
• Ryan Tate – trombone
• Percy Richard, Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, Henley Regisford Jr., Chris Stokes – executive producers
• Pharrell, Darkchild, Chris Stokes, Tank, The Underdogs, Sean Garrett, Corna Boyz, AllStar, L.T. Hutton, Paul "Scooby" Smith – producers
• Sean Garrett, Pierre Medor – vocal producers
• Quintin Aney, Durrell Babbs, Charles "Charlie" Crawford, Eric Dawkins, One Chance, Sean Garrett, Pierre Medor – vocal assistance
• David Ashton, Andrew Coleman, Brian Garten, Jaymz Hardy Martin III, Dabling Harward, Sam Lobue II, Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan, Angelo Quaglia, Dave Russell, Brian Summer, Wassim Zreik – engineers
• Kevin Mahoney – assistant engineer
• Kevin "KD" Davis, Jean-Marie Horvat, Dave Russell, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan – mixing
• Justin Shtuntz, Rob Skipworth – mixing assistance
• Herb Powers – mastering
• Ellen To – art direction
• Kimo Easterwood, Jonathan Mannion, Joaquin Palting – photography

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position US Billboard 200[6] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 1 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200[9] 96 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 27

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2005
• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2005

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "O - Omarion". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
2. Aswad, Jem (March 14, 2005). "O Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
3. Whitmire, Margo (March 2, 2005). "'O' Puts Omarion On Top". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
4. Grein, Paul. "Chart Watch Extra: What A Turkey! The 25 Worst-Selling #1 Albums" Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Yahoo! Music. November 21, 2008.
5. O (booklet). Omarion. Epic. Sony Urban Music. 2005.
6. "Omarion – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Omarion. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
7. "Omarion – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Omarion. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
8. "American album certifications – Omarion – O". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
9. "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2005". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
10. "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2005". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.