Lil' Romeo (album)

Lil' Romeo is the self-titled debut studio album by American rapper, Lil' Romeo. It was released July 3, 2001 on No Limit Records, Soulja Music and Priority Records. The album has feature productions by Master P, Carlos Stephens and Sean "Barney" Thomas, the album also has guest appearances by Freequan, Silkk the Shocker, Lil' Zane, Allusion, Little D, 6 Piece and Afficial.

Lil' Romeo
Studio album by Lil' Romeo
Released	July 3, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Hip hop, pop rap
Length	59:23
Label	No Limit, Soulja Music, Priority
Producer	Master P (exec.) Carlos Stephens(exec.) Sean "Barney" Thomas
Lil' Romeo chronology
Lil' Romeo (2001) Game Time (2002)
Singles from Lil' Romeo
"My Baby" Released: April 13, 2001 "That's cool (demix)" Released: November 4, 2001 "The Girlies" Released: February 20, 2002

The album garnered mixed reviews from music critics. It spawned two singles: "My Baby" and "The Girlies". The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA in 3 weeks.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Lil' Romeo received a mixed reception from music critics. AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier praised the album for its "great pop-rap productions" and credited Master P for providing hooks that grabbed your attention.[1] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention, indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy."[5] He highlighted "My Baby" and "Where They At" as "gangsta pop at its funniest, sickest, and safest."[2] Kathryn McGuire of Rolling Stone commented on how the album was like a creation that Master P made in between his various business projects.[4] An editor from HipHopDX criticized the album for its repetitive material in the songs and Romeo's flow for being "lackluster and underdeveloped."[3]

Commercial performance

The album proved to be a huge success, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling well over 200,000 copies the 1st week[6] and spawned the hit single "My Baby", which made it to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs music charts. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA selling over 500,000 copies in the United States of America on August 8, 2001.[7] The album has been reported to have sold close to 2,000,000 copies in the United States to date.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel	0:38
2.	"Little Star" (featuring Allusion)	Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel	4:00
3.	"My Baby"	Freddie Perren Alphonzo Mizell Berry Gordy Dennis Lussier	Myke Diesel Carlos Stephens Master P	3:41
4.	"The Girlies"	Master P Lil' Romeo P.K. Dwight Meyers Marlon Williams Joseph Modeliste Leo Noeentelli Arthur Neville George Porter	Sean Barney Thomas	3:15
5.	"That's Kool (Remix)" (featuring Silkk the Shocker & Little D)	Lil' Romeo Silkk the Shocker Kurtis Walker Darren Robinson Damon Wimbley Mark Morales	Myke Diesel	3:57
6.	"Somebody's In Love" (featuring Freequan)	Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel	3:11
7.	"Make You Dance" (featuring Lil' Zane & Afficial)	Chip Taylor Harry W. Casey Richard Finch	Myke Diesel	3:55
8.	"My First (Remix)" (featuring 6 Piece)	Master P Lil' Romeo Maurice Starr	Anthony President Branz Dimilo	4:04
9.	"I Want to Be Like You"	Lil' Romeo Master P	Myke Diesel	3:09
10.	"Little Souljas Need Love Too"	Lil' Romeo Ricky Walters Eric Sadler James Boxley Naheim Johnson Martin Sunderland	Myke Diesel Master P	3:14
11.	"Your ABC's"	Master P Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel Carlos Stephens	2:36
12.	"When I Get Grown"	Lil' Romeo Master P P.K. Gip Noble Cecil Womack Linda Womack Ahmad Lewis Stefan Gordy	Sean Barney Thomas	3:10
13.	"Remember"	Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel	3:16
14.	"Where They At" (featuring Master P)	Master P Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel	3:19
15.	"Game" (featuring Afficial)	Lil' Romeo Afficial	Carlos Stephens	3:30
16.	"Don't Want To"	Lil' Romeo	Myke Diesel	3:31
17.	"What"	Lil' Romeo Master P Slay Sean Eve Jeffer Michael Gomez Kasseem Dean	Myke Diesel	3:30
18.	"Take My Pain Away"	Lil' Romeo Lil' Zane Giorgio Moroder Tom Whitlock	Carlos Stephens	3:29

Sample credits

• "My Baby" contains a sample of "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5[9]
• "The Girlies" contains a sample of "Girlz, They Love Me" by Marley Marl[10]
• "That's Kool (Remix)" contains a sample of "Stick'em" by The Fat Boys[10]
• "Make You Dance" contains samples of "Angel of the Morning" by Chip Taylor and "That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band[10]
• "Little Souljas Need Love Too" contains a sample of "Teenage Love" by Slick Rick[10]
• "When I Get Grown" contains samples of "Love T.K.O." by Teddy Pendergrass and "Back in the Day" by Ahmad[10]
• "What" contains a sample of "What Y'all Want (Remix)" by Eve
• "Take My Pain Away" contains a sample of "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin[10]

Personnel

Adapted from the Lil' Romeo liner notes.[10]

Sonya Miller: Road Manager Greg Lyons: Road Coordinator Barbara Pescosolido: Promotions/Marketing Management Colin Jahn: Art Direction Giulio Costanzo: Add. Graphic Design

Tim Alexander and Leslie Henderson: Photography Bernie Grundman: Mastering Duffy Rich: A&R Coordinator Howard DeLoach: Project Coordinator Music Resources: Sample Clearance

Charts

Album

Chart (2001)	Peak positions
US Billboard 200[11]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	5

Singles

My Baby

Chart (2001)	Peak positions
US Billboard Hot 100[13]	3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	1
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[15]	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16]	12

The Girlies

Chart (2001)	Peak positions
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	35

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Lil' Romeo - Lil' Romeo". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Lil' Romeo". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
3. DX Staff (July 18, 2001). "Lil' Romeo - Lil' Romeo". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
4. McGuire, Kathryn (August 16, 2001). "Romeo: Lil' Romeo". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
5. Christgau, Robert. "Key to Icons". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
6. Martens, Todd (July 12, 2001). "D12 Leapfrogs Keys, Returns To No.1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
7. "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
8. "Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
9. "Lil' Romeo's My Baby sample of The Jackson 5's I Want You Back". WhoSampled. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
10. Lil' Romeo (booklet). Lil' Romeo. Priority. 2001.CS1 maint: others (link)
11. "Lil' Romeo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
12. "Lil' Romeo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
13. "Lil' Romeo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
14. "Lil' Romeo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
15. "Lil' Romeo Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
16. "Lil' Romeo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.