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At the age of 25, Marques Houston considers himself a veteran. OK: roughly 15 years, from Immature's 1992 debut to Veteran, constitutes longevity in any field. It's also worth noting that Houston is one of very few R&B artists with mainstream appeal who first appeared during the early '90s. Though he has dressed this album as something of a significant occasion, it is not a great progression from 2005's Naked, but it is a progression nonetheless. There's a similar distribution of sexually forward roughneck tracks and heart-on-sleeve testimonies, with plenty of material that falls somewhere between the two extremes, but the overall quality of the songwriting and production work is greater than that of Naked and MH. After working beneath the surface, you can even hear Houston sound a little more like a mature adult -- "Pop That Booty" seems like a distant memory -- and he works the more romantic sentiments with enough conviction to indicate that he has more life experiences from which to draw. Several past collaborators are involved, including Rufus Blaq and the Underdogs, and Houston also teams up again with Ne-Yo (who co-wrote MH highlight "That Girl") on "Wonderful," one of the album's several standouts.
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Damon Thomas, Producer - D. Thomas, ComposerLyricist - The Underdogs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marques Houston, Producer, MainArtist - Dabling "Hobby Boy" Harward, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andre Merritt, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stokes, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cory Bold, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Yung Joc, FeaturedArtist - Cory Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Jasiel Robertson, ComposerLyricist - John Norten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Ultimate Group, Inc.
Jr, ComposerLyricist - D. Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Steven Russell, ComposerLyricist - H. Mason, ComposerLyricist - David Balfour, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - A. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - The Underdogs, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Knox, Producer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other - Marques Houston, MainArtist - Aaron Renner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dabling "Hobby Boy" Harward, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Balfour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Dion Dawkins, ComposerLyricist - R. Knox, ComposerLyricist - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist - Jarius Mozee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andre Merritt, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Howard, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Ultimate Group, Inc.
Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Adonis Shropshire, Producer, Additional Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - B. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Kendrick Dean, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - A. Shropshire, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Unknown, Other - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist - Sean Desmond, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tanya E White, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Reeves, ComposerLyricist - S. Smith, ComposerLyricist - M. MCKINNEY, ComposerLyricist - J. Yip, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stereotypes, Producer, Unknown, Other
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Adonis Shropshire, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - B. Cox, ComposerLyricist - A. Shropshire, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Troy, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Miller, Unknown, Other - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist - Sean Desmond, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tanya E White, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jr., ComposerLyricist - D. Thomas, ComposerLyricist - H. Mason, ComposerLyricist - Durrell Babbs, ComposerLyricist - A. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - The Underdogs, Producer, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Marques Houston, MainArtist - Dabling "Hobby Boy" Harward, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley Mackin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Dixon, Producer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andre Merritt, Producer, Assistant Producer - A. Merritt, ComposerLyricist - C. Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mya, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawna, FeaturedArtist - John Norten, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist - Cory 'Co-Pe' Peterson, Producer, Unknown, Other
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marques Houston, MainArtist - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Raymond Moore, ComposerLyricist - L. Lassiter, ComposerLyricist - Rufus Blaq, Producer, Co-Producer - John Norten, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lamont Lassiter, Unknown, Other - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist - LaMont 'L' Lassiter, Producer
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Marques Houston, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Milsap III, Producer, Bass Guitar, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - CHAKA KHAN, ComposerLyricist - TONY MAIDEN, ComposerLyricist - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Candice Nelson, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave (D-Lo) Lopez, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jr., ComposerLyricist - D. Thomas, ComposerLyricist - H. Mason, ComposerLyricist - A. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - The Underdogs, Producer, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Marques Houston, MainArtist - Dabling "Hobby Boy" Harward, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Dixon, Producer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other - M.Houston, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
At the age of 25, Marques Houston considers himself a veteran. OK: roughly 15 years, from Immature's 1992 debut to Veteran, constitutes longevity in any field. It's also worth noting that Houston is one of very few R&B artists with mainstream appeal who first appeared during the early '90s. Though he has dressed this album as something of a significant occasion, it is not a great progression from 2005's Naked, but it is a progression nonetheless. There's a similar distribution of sexually forward roughneck tracks and heart-on-sleeve testimonies, with plenty of material that falls somewhere between the two extremes, but the overall quality of the songwriting and production work is greater than that of Naked and MH. After working beneath the surface, you can even hear Houston sound a little more like a mature adult -- "Pop That Booty" seems like a distant memory -- and he works the more romantic sentiments with enough conviction to indicate that he has more life experiences from which to draw. Several past collaborators are involved, including Rufus Blaq and the Underdogs, and Houston also teams up again with Ne-Yo (who co-wrote MH highlight "That Girl") on "Wonderful," one of the album's several standouts.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:28
- Main artists: Marques Houston
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Ultimate Group - Universal
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and The Ultimate Group, Inc. ℗ 2007 Universal Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and Ecstatic Peace LLC
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