Go! (Mario album)
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| Studio album by Mario | |||||
| Released |  December 10, 2007 December 11, 2007 |
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| Recorded | 2006-2007 | ||||
| Genre | R&B, Hip-Hop, Pop, Dance | ||||
| Length | 53:30 | ||||
| Label | J Records | ||||
| Producer | The Neptunes, Ralph B. Stacy, Jasper Cameron, Big Reese, Stargate,Terry "Madd Scientist" Thomas, Akon, Knightwritaz, Mr. Collipark, Polow da Don, Timbaland, King Logan | ||||
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Go! is the third studio album by singer Mario released on December 10, 2007.
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[edit] History
The album was originally scheduled to be released on November 28, 2006 under the title "Mario Barrett - Effortless".[1] It was to be the first album in which Mario would use his full name. The album then had several release dates in 2007 including: April 4,[2] May 8, July 31, August 21, October 9 and November 27 - ironically exactly a year after the first date announced.
The album was released on December 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom and December 11, 2007 in the United States.
The album includes songs written and produced by The Neptunes, Stargate, Timbaland, Mr. Collipark, Polow Da Don, Akon and with guests such as Rich Boy and Juelz Santana. This is Mario's second album in UK that contains a Parental Advisory sticker because the UK edition of Turning Point already had it, but is his first album in the US to have it.[3][4][5]
In an interview on DJBooth.net, Mario stated he worked with Scott Storch on the album, but will not include any of the material in the final release of Go.[6] In another interview, Pharrell confirmed that he had produced a ballad called "Faith" for the album but did not make the final album cut.[7]
The first single officially released was "How Do I Breathe", The music video, "How Do I Breathe," premiered May 23, 2007 on BET.
On Mario's official website, he asked fans to vote for the next single with the choices being "Why", "Kryptonite", or "Crying Out For Me". The second single officially released was "Crying out for Me", The music video premiered September 17, 2007 on BET.
Although not a single, Mario recently shot the video for the song "Do Right." It will not be released as the third single but just promotion for the album. It was recently confirmed by Mario himself on 106 & Park that the official third single will be "Music For Love" to be released sometime in 2008.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Composer | Length |
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| 1 | "Go!" | The Neptunes & Mario | 3:49 |
| 2 | "Crying out for Me" | Polow Da Don & Jasper Cameron | 4:48 |
| 3 | "Skippin'" | Terry Thomas & Theron Thomas | 3:58 |
| 4 | "Music For Love" | Jerrod Stacy, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas & Ralph B. Stac | 3:49 |
| 5 | "Kryptonite" (Ft. Rich Boy) | Warren Felder, Atozzio Towns, Mario & Maurice Richards | 4:13 |
| 6 | "How Do I Breathe" | Stargate, Phil "Taj" Jackson, Amber Rives & Mario | 3:36 |
| 7 | "No Definition" | Timbaland, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Jerome Harmon, Patrick Smith, Candice Nelson & King Logan | 3:49 |
| 8 | "Why" | Warren Felder, Marsha Ambrosius & Mario (Knightwritaz) | 3:42 |
| 9 | "Lay In My Bed" | Jasper Cameron, Maurice Sinclair, Polow Da Don & Mario | 3:35 |
| 10 | "Right & A Wrong Way" | Teddy Riley & Keith Sweat | 5:11 |
| 11 | "Let Me Watch" (Ft. Juelz Santana) | Michael Crooms, Sean Garrett & LaRon James | 4:24 |
| 12 | "Do Right" | Akon, Mario, Giorgio Tuinfort & Harold Lilly | 4:02 |
[edit] UK/Japan Edition
| # | Title | Produced by | Featuring | Length |
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| 13 | "Let Me Love You" (Acoustic) | Scott Storch, Ne-Yo & Mario | 4:35 |
[edit] USA/iTunes Bonus Track
| # | Title | Produced by | Featuring | Length |
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| 13 | "What Is It Gonna Be" | Ron "Neff-U" Feemster & Ne-Yo | 3:25 |
[edit] Credits
- Executive Producer: Peter Edge, J.Erving & Mario
- A&R: Trevor Jerideau
- Management: J. Erving for J.E.G
- Legal: Kenny Meiselas
- Mastered: Dave Kutch
- Creative Direction/Design: Jane Marledge
- Photography: Patrick Holeck
[edit] Leftover tracks
- "Ghetto Love" (Produced by Knightwritaz)
- "Who Am I" (featuring Tyrese)
- "This Is For" (Produced by Bigg D)
- "I Want Her" (Joe Cover) (Produced by Mario)
- "If" (Trey Songz "Can't Help but Wait") (Male Version of Beyoncé's Version) (Produced by Stargate)
- "City" (Produced by Akon)
- "Faith" (Produced by The Neptunes)
- "Jump Off" (Sterling Simms Cover) (Produced by Mario)
- "My Love" (featuring Usher) (Produced by Tha Cornaboyz)
- "Main Attraction" (Produced by Scott Storch)
- "I'm The One" (featuring Rich Boy) (Produced by The Underdogs)
- "Good News, Bad News" (Produced by Dre & Vidal)
- "If I Hurt You" 2008
[edit] Remixes
- "Kryptonite" (Remix) (featuring Eve) (Produced by Warren "Oak" Felder)
- "Go" (Remix)
- "How Do I Breathe" (Remix) (featuring Cassidy)
- "How Do I Breathe" (Official Remix) (featuring Fabolous) Produced by Neo da Matrix
- "Crying Out For Me" (Remix) (featuring Lil' Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
- "Crying Out For Me" (Official Remix) (featuring Lil' Wayne)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 |
| Japanese Oricon Album Chart | 43 |
| Japanese Oricon International Album Chart | 10 |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ MTV.com "Mario Says New LP Shows 'Mysterious Side' — But Ends Mystery Behind Last Name", September 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2007
- ^ MTVAsia.com "Mario Changes LP Title, Reaches Out To Disadvantaged Kids", December 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007
- ^ Official Site News on guests/production. Retrieved April 3, 2007
- ^ Strong Language/Sexual Content
- ^ Mario Turning Point UK edition With Parental Advisory
- ^ DJBooth.net "Mario Interview on DJBooth.net", May 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007
- ^ YouTube.com "Pharrell Interview" August, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007
