Dusk Till Dawn (album)

Dusk Till Dawn is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Bobby V. The album was released on October 16, 2012, by Blu Kolla Dreams and E1 Music.[2] The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Red Café, K. Michelle, Future, Gucci Mane, and Cassidy.

Not to be confused with Dusk till Dawn: The Best of Capercaillie.

Dusk Till Dawn
Studio album by Bobby V
Released	October 16, 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	R&B, hip hop
Length	49:58
Label	Blu Kolla Dreams, E1 Music
Producer	Bobby V, J. Leron, Tim & Bob, K.E. on the Track, Bill Jabr, The Platinum Brothers, Luke Austin, Guitar Boy, DJ Frank E, ConeyGurl
Bobby V chronology
Fly on the Wall (2011) Dusk Till Dawn (2012) Hollywood Hearts (2016)
Singles from Dusk Till Dawn
"Mirror" Released: May 30, 2012 "Rock Body" Released: October 12, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Recording and Production

Bobby V began recording the album in 2011 and finished recording in 2012 at 3MG Studios, Atlanta, GA; The Blue Room Recording Studios and Atlanta, GA.[3]

Singles

In May 2012, Bobby V released the first single from his album, titled "Mirror," which features rapper Lil Wayne. It was produced by K.E. on the Track and written by Bobby V, Lil Wayne, Kevin Erondu and Ryan Hirt.[4] The music video premiered on Vevo on July 26, 2012, directed by Rob Dade.[5]

In October 2012, Bobby V released the second single from his album, titled "Rock Body" Produced by Jeffrey "J Leron" Toney and written by Bobby V, Jeffrey Toney, Radric Davis and Ryan Hirt. The music video premiered on YouTube on October 11, 2012, directed by 2-Mill and was filmed in midtown Atlanta at Ramsey's Beauty Salon/Barbershop.[6]

Bobby V released a video for the song "Role Play" featuring Red Café on November 13, 2012 on Vevo.[7] In November 2012, Kontrol Magazine released a behind the scenes of Bobby V's latest video "Put it In" featuring singer K. Michelle.[8] On January 15, 2013, the music video for "Put It In" featuring K. Michelle was released.[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 91 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 5,000 copies in the United States.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dusk Till Dawn (Intro)"	Bobby Wilson, Jeffrey Toney, Ryan Hirt	J. Leron	1:28
2.	"Are You Ready"	Wilson, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Ryan Hirt	Tim & Bob	3:33
3.	"Mirror" (featuring Lil Wayne)	R.O. Tibbs, Wilson, Dwayne Carter, Kevin Erondu, Ryan Hirt, F. Tibbs.	K.E. on the Track	4:48
4.	"Before You Break My Heart"	Wilson, Toney, Ryan Hirt	J. Leron, Bobby V. (co.)	3:24
5.	"Role Play" (featuring Red Café)	Wilson, Jermaine Denny, Bill Jabr, Ryan Hirt	Bill Jabr	5:18
6.	"Put It In" (featuring K. Michelle)	Wilson, Kimberly Pate, Adam Gibbs, Mike Chesser, Luke Austin, Ryan Hirt	The Platinum Brothers, Luke Austin (co.)	3:09
7.	"Nothing On You"	Wilson, Patrick Hayes, Justin Franks, R. Hirt	Guitar Boy, DJ Frank E (co.)	4:05
8.	"Tipsey Love" (featuring Future)	Wilson, Denisia "BluJune" Andrews, Brittany Coney, Nayvadius Wilburn	ConeyGurl	4:07
9.	"Ooh (She Got Me Like)"	Wilson, Toney, R.Hirt	J. Leron	4:02
10.	"Rock Body" (featuring Gucci Mane)	Wilson, Radric Davis, Toney, R. Hirt	J. Leron	3:43
11.	"She Got It All" (featuring Cassidy)	Wilson, Barry Reese, Toney, R. Hirt	J. Leron	3:39
12.	"1st Class Love"	Wilson, Gibbs, Chesser, Austin, R.Hirt	The Platinum Brothers, Luke Austin (co.)	4:27
13.	"Save Me from Me"	Wilson, Toney, R.Hirt	J. Leron, Bobby V. (co.)	4:09

Personnel

Managerial

Bobby "V" Wilson - A&R, Executive Producer, Producer Courtney Stewart "Court Luv" - A&R, Executive Producer Julia Sutowski - Coordinating Producer The Platinum Brothers - Producer Jeffrey "J Leron" Toney - Producer Kevin Erondu - Producer DJ Frank E - Producer Brittany Coney - Producer Luke Austin - Producer

Bill Jabr - Instrumentation, Producer Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes - Instrumentation, Producer Ryan Hirt - A&R Danielle Harwood - A&R Roger "Mista Raja" Greene - A&R Bekah Connolly - A&R Brendan Laezza - Marketing Chris Herche - Marketing

Performance Credits

Red Café - Ursula Yancy - Vocals (Background) Lil Wayne

Ashlee Chane'l - Vocals (Background) Gucci Mane Future

Visuals and Imagery

Zach Wolfe - Photography Andrew Kelley Art Direction, Design Giovanna Melchiorre - Publicity

Hanif Sumner - Publicity Shawnte Crespo - Product Manager

Instruments

Murphy Mitchell - Piano Bob Rob - Drum Programming Andy Haller - Mixing, Soloist, Spanish Guitar

Markeith Black - Guitar

Technical and production

Micah Wyatt - Assistant Engineer James Kang - Engineer, Mixing Gary Edwards - Engineer Keith Dawson - Engineer, Mixing

John Horesco IV - Mastering C. Stewart - Composer J. Denny - Composer J. Franks - Composer Paul Grosso - Creative Director

References

1. Andy Kellman (2012-10-16). "Dusk Till Dawn - Bobby V". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
2. "Bobby V Dusk Til Dawn". iTunes. October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
3. "Bobby V - Dusk Till Dawn CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
4. "Album : Bobby V - Dusk Till Dawn". SweetPotion. 2012-10-16. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
5. "New Video: Bobby V – 'Mirror' feat. Lil Wayne". Damajority.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
6. "EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Bobby V.'s "Rock Body" Video | The Young, Black, and Fabulous". Theybf.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
7. "Bobby V feat. K Michelle - Put It In". YouTube. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
8. "Behind the scenes of Bobby V and K Michelle new Video "put it in"". YouTube. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
9. "Sales Wrap: Brandy Makes Top 3 Comeback, MGK Unlaces Outside Top 20, Bobby V Returns To The Chart". SOHH. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.