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It's easy to imagine R&B crooner Bobby V. stretched out on a crimson, crushed-velvet couch as he delivered his self-titled debut. This pillow-talky album must have been recorded with candles filling the recording studio, but you can bet there was the faint smell of patchouli too. The singer's first full-length has mystical touches in its overall slick and sexy production, touches that help separate the album from the competition in a way the everyday songwriting doesn't. Pan flutes, atmospheric interludes, and French women cooing sweet nothings flesh out the album, an album that's 99.9 percent "for the ladies," save an appearance from his main man, Ludacris. As limited as this sounds, Bobby V. and producers Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson make the album seem a lot more diverse than it really is by alternating the "let's get busy right now" numbers with the "you're very special, let's take this slow" numbers. That otherworldly production helps a lot too, as does the singer's committed delivery, sounding like he's not at all tired of this sensual material, so why should you be? His Babyface-like voice is above average without a theatrical edge but with a charismatic street swagger and just the right touch of humble joy. As they would say in the tech world, "Slow Down" is the killer app, a single good enough to buy the whole album. Past the single, Bobby Valentino the album doesn't disappoint, but it is a bit frustrating when the smart music and bold "Real R&B Singers Needed" sign point to grander possibilities. Of course, it is a debut and, considering that, pulling a daring punch or two is forgiven. If he keeps on the path of breaking the R&B crooner rule book and really lets his inner maverick out, he will go farther than competition can even imagine.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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G. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Kaleena Harper, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Smith, Producer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby V., MainArtist - A. Gause, ComposerLyricist - Annan Gause, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TIM KELLY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jun Ishizeki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chris Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Ludacris, FeaturedArtist - Sean Tallman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Ramsey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Haller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Bobby V., MainArtist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Nast, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Brooke Newman, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Lamar Edwards, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Thornton, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Larrance Dopson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby V., MainArtist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Clare Fischer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby V., MainArtist - G. Colbert, ComposerLyricist - Rondeau "Duke" Williams, Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Robinson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Mixer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - kimmi J. of JS, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Bob Robinson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, ComposerLyricist - R. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TIM KELLY, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jun Ishizeki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim & Bob, Producer - Bobby V., MainArtist - D. De Grate, ComposerLyricist - R. Emyr Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
B. Wilson, Writer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Robinson, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Writer, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Kelley, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Drum, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jun Ishizeki, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby V., MainArtist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
Album review
It's easy to imagine R&B crooner Bobby V. stretched out on a crimson, crushed-velvet couch as he delivered his self-titled debut. This pillow-talky album must have been recorded with candles filling the recording studio, but you can bet there was the faint smell of patchouli too. The singer's first full-length has mystical touches in its overall slick and sexy production, touches that help separate the album from the competition in a way the everyday songwriting doesn't. Pan flutes, atmospheric interludes, and French women cooing sweet nothings flesh out the album, an album that's 99.9 percent "for the ladies," save an appearance from his main man, Ludacris. As limited as this sounds, Bobby V. and producers Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson make the album seem a lot more diverse than it really is by alternating the "let's get busy right now" numbers with the "you're very special, let's take this slow" numbers. That otherworldly production helps a lot too, as does the singer's committed delivery, sounding like he's not at all tired of this sensual material, so why should you be? His Babyface-like voice is above average without a theatrical edge but with a charismatic street swagger and just the right touch of humble joy. As they would say in the tech world, "Slow Down" is the killer app, a single good enough to buy the whole album. Past the single, Bobby Valentino the album doesn't disappoint, but it is a bit frustrating when the smart music and bold "Real R&B Singers Needed" sign point to grander possibilities. Of course, it is a debut and, considering that, pulling a daring punch or two is forgiven. If he keeps on the path of breaking the R&B crooner rule book and really lets his inner maverick out, he will go farther than competition can even imagine.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:02
- Main artists: Bobby V.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Disturbing Tha Peace Recordings, Inc.
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2005 DTP Records, LLC ℗ 2005 DTP Records, LLC
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