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2007 studio album by Bobby Valentino
Special Occasion is the second
studio album by American
R&B singer
Bobby V . It was released by
Disturbing tha Peace and
Def Jam Recordings on May 8, 2007, in the United States. The singer co-wrote over three quarters of the album, which also features songwriting and production from
Tim & Bob ,
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins ,
Timbaland ,
Sean Garrett , Don Vito,
Bryan-Michael Cox and
Dre & Vidal .
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[9] It also features guest appearances by
Ludacris ,
Timbaland and
Fabolous .
The album was set to be released on December 12, 2006, but was delayed until May 8, 2007. Special Occasion' s first official single was the
Rodney Jerkins -produced track "
Turn the Page ". The ballad features Valentino singing about trust and taking risks in a relationship. Special Occasion debuted at number 3 on the US
Billboard 200 , selling about 92,000 copies in its first week, just over one-half of his previous album's first-week sales.
[10] It also peaked at the top of the Billboard
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .
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[12] By mid-2009, the album had sold approximately 550,000 copies in the US.
[13]
Track listing
Information is based on the album's liner notes.
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Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Allamby 0:38 2. "
Anonymous " (featuring
Timbaland ) 4:43 3. "Checkin' for Me" 4:07 4. "Special Occasion" (Interlude)
Tim & Bob 2:00 5. "Rearview (Ridin')" (featuring
Ludacris ) 3:46 6. "If I Had My Way" R. Jerkins 3:23 7. "How 'Bout It" 3:48 8. "
Turn the Page " R. Jerkins L. Danielsson John "Jon Jon" Webb, Jr. R. Jerkins 4:22 9. "Home Is Where You Belong" Wilson Lincoln Browder Allamby Allamby 5:14 10. "Let Him Go" (featuring
Fabolous )
Dre & Vidal 4:45 11. "Only Human" Tim & Bob 4:33 12. "Can't Wait 'Til Later" Tim & Bob 4:57 13. "I Was Wrong" Tim & Bob 4:43 14. "Soon As I Get Home"
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds Tim & Bob 5:28 15. "Over & Over" Allamby 7:54 16. "Right There (Thank You)" Tim & Bob 1:19
Target /International bonus track Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 17. "Wreck" Garrett
Sean Garrett 4:06
Circuit City bonus track Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 18. "Let's Go" 3:37
Notes
Sample credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
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Bobby V – Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Vocal arranger
Darrell "Delite" Allamby – Recording Engineer, Music Programming, Other Instruments, Background Vocals, Audio Mixing
Kori Anders – Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing Assistant
Alex "A.J." Angol – Additional Guitars
Marcella Araica – Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Ben Arrindell – Audio Mixing
Anesha Birchett – Background Vocals
Leslie Braithwaite – Audio Mixing
Lincoln “Link” Browder – Background Vocals
Bryan–Michael Cox – Music Programming, Drums, Bass played by, Piano, Additional Keyboards
Darkchild – Recording Engineer, Instruments
Das – Vocal Producer
Kevin Davis – Audio Mixing
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean – Strings, Additional Keyboards
Vincent DiLorenzo – Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Fabolous – Rap Vocals
Emile Ghantous (of The Insomniax) – Recording Engineer, Vocal arranger
Erik Nelson (of The Insomniax) – Recording Engineer, Vocal arranger
Andrew Haller – Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing Assistant
Jean Marie Horvat – Audio Mixing
Bill Jabr – Guitar
Jon Jon – Other Instruments
Tim Kelley – Drums, Drum Machine, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Audio Mixing
Ludacris – Rap Vocals
Patrick Magee – Recording Engineer
Joshua Monroy – Recording Engineer
Paul Osborn – Recording Engineer
Bob Robinson – Minimoog Percussion, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Piano, Keyboards
Andros Rodriguez – Recording Engineer
Dave Russell – Audio Mixing
Tim Stewart – Guitar
Corey Stocker – Recording Engineer
Sam Thomas – Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Timbaland – Rap Vocals
Justin Trawick – Audio Mixing Assistant
Mike Tsarfati – Audio Mixing Assistant
Jeff Villanueva – Recording Engineer, Audio Mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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b
AllMusic review
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"Blender review" .
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"Daily Press review" .
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"Bobby V" . DJBooth .
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"Special Occasion" .
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"HipHopDX review" .
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"Google News" . Google News .
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"Monsters and Critics" .
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"Bobby Valentino Asks Sean Garrett, Rodney Jerkins To Attend Special Occasion" .
^ Katie Hasty,
"Buble Sidesteps Bone Thugs To Claim No. 1" , Billboard.com, May 16, 2007.
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Special Occasion (The Billboard 200 chart) ,
Billboard , August 11, 2007.
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Special Occasion (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart) Billboard . October 6, 2007.
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"Bobby Valentino Snags EMI Distribution Deal" .
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b Bobby V. “Special Occasion”. DTP / Def Jam. 2007.
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"Bobby V Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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"Bobby V Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007" . Billboard . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
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