Mario Vazquez (album)

Mario Vazquez is the debut studio album by American recording artist Mario Vazquez. It was released by Arista Records on September 26, 2006.

Mario Vazquez
Studio album by Mario Vazquez
Released	September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Crunk, Hip hop
Length	50:50
Label	Arista
Producer	Lil Jon, Scott Storch, Lester Méndez, Fernando Garibay, Steve Morales, Jim Jonsin, Soulshock & Karlin, Camus, The Underdogs, Anthony Dent

The album did not fare well in its first week on sale, coming in at number 80 on Billboard 200, selling slightly more than 12,000 units. By week two, the album plummeted to number 159, selling only 6,300 additional units.

In France the album peaked at number 104.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
People	(mixed)[3]
Vibe	(mixed)[4]

AllMusic's Andy Kellman said that, "While there are a few standouts on this album, Vazquez sounds tentative and too conscious about making the right moves, and the variety of material must be an experiment to find out where he fits best, including soppy adult contemporary ("4 the 1," "One Shot"), harmless ska-inflected crunk ("Don't Lie"), and marvelously horrible club-oriented garbage ("Cohiba")." He concluded that, "[T]he results next time should be significantly improved if Vazquez can work with a smaller team that can give him a more personalized and focused set of songs."[2] Ericka Souter, writing for People, also criticized the various genre-hopping throughout the album but gave credit to the first two tracks for properly showcasing Vazquez's vocal talents and charisma, saying that he's "still worthy of a little idol worship."[3] Julianne Shepherd of Vibe praised the Latin hip hop tracks for displaying Vazquez's tenor but found diversions away from it make his voice lack style. She concluded by advising Vazquez that, "Until he can personalize every track, he'll still be just another Idol: an able singer belting someone else's songs."[4]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gallery"	Lil Jon, Shaffer Smith	Lil Jon	3:43
2.	"I Bet"	Johntá Austin, Hallgeir Rustan	Lil Jon	3:35
3.	"Cohiba" (featuring Fat Joe & Knox)	Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Joseph Cartagena, Scott Storch, Rene Pichardo	Lil Jon	3:43
4.	"One Shot"	Jon, Austin, Lester Méndez	Méndez	4:24
5.	"We Gon' Last"	Jon, Austin	Lil Jon	3:40
6.	"Don't Lie"	Sheppard Solomon, Fernando Garibay	Garibay	3:27
7.	"Just a Friend"	Lil Jon, Benjamin Franco, Jean Rodriguez, Frank Romano, James Scheffer	Jim Jonsin	4:26
8.	"Fired Up"	Austin, Eriksen, Hermansen	Lil Jon	3:26
9.	"4 the 1"	Raymond Basora, Steve Morales, Dan Warner	Morales	3:44
10.	"Everytime I..."	Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage, Durrell Scott, Carsten Shack, Lil Jon	Soulshock & Karlin	4:01
11.	"How We Do It"	Antoine Collins, Brian Kennedy, Harvey Mason, Steven Russell, Damon Thomas	The Underdogs	3:36
12.	"She Got Me"	Garrett, Anthony Dent	Dent	2:37
13.	"Like It or Not"	Basora, Camus Celli	Camus	3:06
14.	"We Supposed to Be"	Jon, Mason, Thomas	The Underdogs	3:25

Singles

1. "Gallery"
2. "One Shot" was released to Hip hop/R&B radio in March 2007.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
French Albums Chart[5]	104
US Billboard 200[6]	80

References

1. "Mario Vazquez - Mario Vazquez - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
2. Kellman, Andy. "Mario Vazquez - Mario Vazquez". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
3. Souter, Ericka (October 9, 2006). "Picks and Pans Review: Mario Vazquez". People. Time Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
4. Shepherd, Julianne (November 2006). "Mario Vazquez 'Mario Vazquez'". Vibe. Vibe Media. 14 (11): 165. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
5. "lescharts.com - Mario Vazquez - Mario Vazquez". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
6. "Mario Vazquez Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for Mario Vazquez. Prometheus Global Media.