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Like Ciara, who released her own second album weeks prior to 21, Omarion sees his new age as a major milestone in his life. Thankfully, he doesn't get nearly as wrapped up in it as Ciara does on The Evolution. He instead gets down to making an album that is an across-the-board improvement over 2005's O. He's beyond whatever growing pains he was going through as a new solo artist, has more input as a songwriter, and gets more out of his collaborators (including returns from the Underdogs and Pharrell Williams). Almost as crucial, there's more natural confidence and far less posturing -- even if, at the very end of "Ice Box," he can't help but plug in a "'Marion, bitch!" (It's up for debate as to whether or not these positive changes have anything to do with the drastically reduced role of executive producer Chris Stokes, who had been involved in nearly every aspect of Omarion's career since the B2K days.) Nearly each song, from the ballads to the club tracks, has something to recommend it. The brilliant Timbaland-helmed melodrama of "Ice Box" stands above all else, a fittingly brisk production crammed with desperation and one of the great hooks of 2006/2007: "I got this ice box where my heart used to be." But it's the middle patch, tracks five through seven, that truly makes the album, as it's filled with breezy synths, crafty rhythms, and one memorable melody after another. 21 is the best, most balanced R&B album made by an under-30 male since Usher's Confessions. That might not be saying much, but the field has been in desperate need of something like it for over two years. At the very least, it shows that Omarion has truly surpassed his status as the former member of a boy band.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Andre Merritt, Composer - Andre Merritt, Lyricist - Andre Merritt, Vocal Arranger - Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - E. Hudson, Performer - E. Hudson, Producer - Eric Hudson, Composer - Eric Hudson, Lyricist - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Omarion, Vocal Arranger
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
A. Dixon, Composer - A. Dixon, Lyricist - Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Mixing Engineer - Ezekiel Lewis, Composer - Ezekiel Lewis, Lyricist - J. Spivery, Composer - J. Spivery, Lyricist - John Norten, Recording Engineer - Johnkenun Spivery, Producer - K. Logan, Composer - K. Logan, Lyricist - Keri Hilson, Composer - Keri Hilson, Lyricist - King Logan, Producer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Patrick Smith, Composer - Patrick Smith, Lyricist - T. Mosley, Composer - T. Mosley, Lyricist - Timbaland, Mixing Engineer - Timbaland, Producer
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
Andre Merritt, Composer - Andre Merritt, Lyricist - Andre Merritt, Vocal Arranger - Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Eric Hudson, Composer - Eric Hudson, Lyricist - Eric Hudson, Producer - Eric Hudson, Recording Engineer - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Omarion, Vocal Arranger
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer - Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean, Producer - Kendrick A.J. Dean, Composer - Kendrick A.J. Dean, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Sam Thomas, Recording Engineer - Taurian Adonis Shropshire, Composer - Taurian Adonis Shropshire, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean, Producer - Kendrick A.J. Dean, Composer - Kendrick A.J. Dean, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Sam Thomas, Recording Engineer - Taurian Adonis Shropshire, Composer - Taurian Adonis Shropshire, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Omarion, Performer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Pharrell Williams, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Aaron Renner, 2nd Engineer - Aaron Renner, Recording Engineer - Antonio Dixon, Composer - Antonio Dixon, Lyricist - Dabling Harward, Recording Engineer - Damon Thomas, Composer - Damon Thomas, Lyricist - Eric Dawkins, Composer - Eric Dawkins, Lyricist - Harvey Mason, Jr., Composer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Steve Russell, Background Vocal - Steve Russell, Composer - Steve Russell, Lyricist - Tank, Background Vocal - Tank, Composer - Tank, Lyricist - The Underdogs, Performer - The Underdogs, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Aaron Renner, 2nd Engineer - Aaron Renner, Recording Engineer - Antonio Dixon, Composer - Antonio Dixon, Lyricist - Dabling Harward, Recording Engineer - Damon Thomas, Composer - Damon Thomas, Lyricist - Eric Dawkins, Composer - Eric Dawkins, Lyricist - Eric Dawkins, Producer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Composer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Steve Russell, Background Vocal - Steve Russell, Composer - Steve Russell, Lyricist - Tank, Background Vocal - Tank, Composer - Tank, Lyricist - The Underdogs, Performer - The Underdogs, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Mixing Engineer - J. Spivery, Composer - J. Spivery, Lyricist - John Norten, Recording Engineer - Johnkenun Spivery, Producer - K. Logan, Composer - K. Logan, Lyricist - King Logan, Producer - Omarion, Performer - Sean Garrett, Composer - Sean Garrett, Lyricist - T. Mosley, Composer - T. Mosley, Lyricist - Timbaland, Mixing Engineer - Timbaland, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Aaron Renner, 2nd Engineer - Aaron Renner, Recording Engineer - Antonio Dixon, Composer - Antonio Dixon, Lyricist - Dabling Harward, Recording Engineer - Damon Thomas, Composer - Damon Thomas, Lyricist - Eric Dawkins, Composer - Eric Dawkins, Lyricist - Eric Dawkins, Producer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Composer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Lyricist - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Steve Russell, Background Vocal - Steve Russell, Composer - Steve Russell, Lyricist - Tank, Background Vocal - Tank, Composer - Tank, Lyricist - The Underdogs, Performer - The Underdogs, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andre Merritt, Composer - Andre Merritt, Lyricist - Andre Merritt, Vocal Arranger - Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Eric Hudson, Composer - Eric Hudson, Lyricist - Eric Hudson, Producer - Eric Hudson, Recording Engineer - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Omarion, Vocal Arranger
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Lamont Lassiter, Composer - Lamont Lassiter, Lyricist - Lamonte Lassiter, Performer - Lamonte Lassiter, Producer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Omarion, Vocal - Rufus Blaq, Co-Producer - Rufus Moore, Composer - Rufus Moore, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andre Merritt, Composer - Andre Merritt, Lyricist - Andre Merritt, Vocal Arranger - Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - E. Hudson, Performer - E. Hudson, Producer - Eric Hudson, Composer - Eric Hudson, Lyricist - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Omarion, Vocal Arranger
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
A. Merritt, Composer - A. Merritt, Lyricist - Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Recording Engineer - Cory Bold, Composer - Cory Bold, Lyricist - Cory Bold, Performer - Cory Bold, Producer - E. Hudson, Keyboards - Jean Marie Horvat, Mixing Engineer - Omari Grandberry, Composer - Omari Grandberry, Lyricist - Omarion, Performer - Omarion, Vocal
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Albumbeschreibung
Like Ciara, who released her own second album weeks prior to 21, Omarion sees his new age as a major milestone in his life. Thankfully, he doesn't get nearly as wrapped up in it as Ciara does on The Evolution. He instead gets down to making an album that is an across-the-board improvement over 2005's O. He's beyond whatever growing pains he was going through as a new solo artist, has more input as a songwriter, and gets more out of his collaborators (including returns from the Underdogs and Pharrell Williams). Almost as crucial, there's more natural confidence and far less posturing -- even if, at the very end of "Ice Box," he can't help but plug in a "'Marion, bitch!" (It's up for debate as to whether or not these positive changes have anything to do with the drastically reduced role of executive producer Chris Stokes, who had been involved in nearly every aspect of Omarion's career since the B2K days.) Nearly each song, from the ballads to the club tracks, has something to recommend it. The brilliant Timbaland-helmed melodrama of "Ice Box" stands above all else, a fittingly brisk production crammed with desperation and one of the great hooks of 2006/2007: "I got this ice box where my heart used to be." But it's the middle patch, tracks five through seven, that truly makes the album, as it's filled with breezy synths, crafty rhythms, and one memorable melody after another. 21 is the best, most balanced R&B album made by an under-30 male since Usher's Confessions. That might not be saying much, but the field has been in desperate need of something like it for over two years. At the very least, it shows that Omarion has truly surpassed his status as the former member of a boy band.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:33
- Main artists: Omarion
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Urban - Epic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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