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and major release by American

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singer

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

. 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 ''

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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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