''O₂'' is the second studio album and major release by American gospel music singer

Tonéx Anthony Charles Williams II (born May 16, 1975), better known by his stage name B. Slade, formerly known under the gospel moniker Tonéx ( ), is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, and acti ...

. It was released under

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in 2002 and spawned two major hits, "God Has Not 4Got" and "Bout a Thang", which had a video for the single. The album reached number seven on the '' Billboard''

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chart, number twenty on the Top Contemporary Christian chart, number twenty on the

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chart, and number 66 on the R&B Albums Chart.O2 Charts & Awards
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, retrieved May 8, 2011

Track listing

# "Prologue" # "O₂" # "'Bout a Thang" # "Pass Me By" # "Dancin' in the Son" # "That's When" # "Everything" # "I Have Decided..." # "Decided 'The Sequel'" # "God Has Not 4Got" # "Help!" # "Seasons" # "Inspiration" # "You" # "Tumblin'" # "Even U" # "See You Again" # "The Beautiful Place" # "Epilogue"

Credits

*Tonéx - vocals, drum programming *Glenn McKinney Sr - guitar *T-Boy - Multi instruments, producer *Charles Williams - piano *Timothy "rocdomz" Trudeau - Composer, engineer, producer, programming *Sam Boukas - engineer, mixing *Robbie Lewis - arranger

Reception

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's Tim Smith gave the album a four-star review, saying that ''O2'' "showcases Tonex's ability as a vocalist" and pushed "all musical boundaries".Smith, Tim " ''O2'' Review, Allmusic, retrieved May 8, 2011 ''

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'' selected ''O2'' as best representing Tonéx's full potential.Cooper, Carol (2006)
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'', June 27, 2006, retrieved May 8, 2011

References

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