''Bobby Valentino'' is the debut album by American R&B singer

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, known at the time as Bobby Valentino. It was released by Def Jam South Recordings and

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on April 26, 2005. The album was primarily produced and executive produced by the duo

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and includes the singles "

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", and "My Angel (Never Leave You)". It debuted at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 180,000 copies and has since sold over 708,000 copies nationwide. ''Bobby Valentino'' also reached number 34 on the

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and number 74 on the

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. It was certified Gold by the

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(RIAA) and the

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(BPI). It served as his first album after the dissolution of his then-group Mista, for whom he released one album on

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Reception

The album has received mixed reviews from critics. David Jeffries of

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stated that, "Valentino'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." While Steve Horowitz of

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stated that, "Valentino has an undistinguished voice, writes hackneyed lyrics, and his instrumental backing suffers from tedious production values."

Track listing

Personnel

* Leslie Brathwaite – mixing * Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing * Jeff Dixon – executive producer * Larrance Dopson – producer * Lamar Edwards – keyboards, producer, engineer * Michael Eleopoulos – engineer * William "Poon Daddy" Engram – A&R *

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– string arrangements * Mark Ford – groomer * Annan Gause – guitar * Andy Haller – engineer *

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– vocals * Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing * Jun Ishizeki – engineer * Tia Johnson – design, creative director * Tim Kelley – executive producer, bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, engineer, mixing, fender rhodes, drum programming, instrumentation * Christian Lantry – photography * Ludacris – executive producer * Nonja McKenzie – stylist * Andrew Nast – engineer * Brooke Newman – vocals * Herb Powers – mastering * Dale "Rambro" Ramsey – engineer * Bob Robinson – executive producer, guitar (acoustic), guitar, piano, guitar (electric), keyboards, Hammond organ, guitar (12 string), fender rhodes * Gary Smith – producer, engineer, drum programming * Sean Tallman – assistant * Steve "Swiff D" Thornton – producer, engineer * Bobby Valentino – vocals (background) * Rondeau "Duke" Williams – producer, engineer, instrumentation * Chaka Zulu – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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