Turning Point (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Turning Point
Type = Album
Artist = Mario


Released = flagicon|United States December 7, 2004
flagicon|Japan February 28 2005
flagicon|United Kingdom March 7, 2005

Recorded = 2004
Format = CD, Dual Disc
Genre = R&B
Hip Hop
Pop
Length = 49:18
Label = J
Producer = Scott Storch
Lil Jon
Drama Family Entertainment
The Underdogs
Harold Lilly
All Star
Allen Gordon
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sk4gtq2zxu48 link]
* Artistdirect Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3097877,00.html link]
Last album = "Mario"
(2002)
This album = "Turning Point"
(2004)
Next album = "Go!"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption =
Type = studio


Lower caption = UK edition coverSingles
Name = Turning Point
Type = Studio
Single 1 = Let Me Love You
Single 1 date = December, 2004
Single 2 = How Could You
Single 2 date = March, 2005
Single 3 = Here I Go Again
Single 3 date = May, 2005
Single 4 = Boom
Single 4 date = October 3, 2005

"Turning Point" is a 2004 album by American R&B singer Mario, released for the J Records label. The first single from the album was "Let Me Love You" which hit #1 in the US and #2 in the UK, becoming his biggest hit to date. The second single was a split single. In the US,"How Could You" a song written by Bay Area singer/songwriter J. Valentine was released (reaching #52) but in the UK, Here I Go Again was released (reaching #11). The fourth and final single from the album in the US was "Boom" featuring Juvenile . The album sold over 161,000 copies in the first week debuting at #13 later certified Platinum in the U.S. The album guests including Cassidy, Juvenile, Baby Cham and for the official Let Me Love You (remix) Jadakiss and T.I . In the UK, the album has a Parental Advisory sticker. [ [http://product.ebay.co.uk/Turning-Point-Parental-Advisory-PA_EAN_0828766851724_W0QQfvcsZ1277QQsoprZ45167559/ Mario Turning Point UK edition With Parental Advisory] ] . The album had so much success that was made a DualDisc edition.

Track listing

# "18" (feat. Cassidy) Composed by Drama Family Ent. & Mario
# "Let Me Love You" Composed by Scott Storch, Shafer Smith & Kameroun Houff
# "Couldn't Say No" Composed by Scott Storch, Mario, Ron "Neff-U" Feemster & Sean Garrett
# "Boom" (feat.Juvenile), Composed by Lil Jon, Lamarquis Jefferson , Johnta Austin, Craig Love & Terius Grey
# "How Could You" Composed by The Underdogs, Antony Dixon, Eric Dawkins & J. Valentine
# "Girl I Need" (feat.Baby Cham) Composed by Harold Lilly, Robert Christianson, Marley Simms, Derryck Thornton & Robert Garrett
# "Call the Cops" Composed by Scott Storch, Mario & Robert Waller
# "Here I Go Again"Composed by Drama Family Ent., Ron "Neff-U" Feemster & Jason Argsheben
# "Nikes Fresh Out the Box"Composed by Harold Lilly, The Isley Brothers, Bryan Sledge, Ronald Isley & Alloy Hume
# "Directions" Composed by Melvin Coleman & Harold Lilly
# "Like Me Real Hard" Composed by Frank Romano, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, James "Jayshawn" Smith
# "Shakedown" Composed by Dwayne Huff, Allen Gordon & Xavier Cordova
# "Let Me Love You" (Remix) (feat. Jadakiss & T.I.) Composed by Scott Storch, Clifford Harris, Jason Phillips, Shaffer Smith & Kameron Houff

=UK edition bonus tracks=

#"Whiz"
#"Just a Friend 2002"
#"C'Mon"

DualDisc bonus tracks

#"Entire Album in Enhanced Stereo"
#"Let Me Love You" & "How Could You" (Music Videos)
#"Seasions @ AOL Special Live Perfonmances: Let Me Love You & How Could You
#"Photo Gallery"

Credits

*Executive Producers: Troy Patterson For 3rd Street Music & Peter Edge
*A&R:Larry Jackson
*A&R For 3RD Street Music: Troy Patterson
*Project Coordinator: Amir Salam

Leftover Tracks

*"Body Language" - 3:30* Written by Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano
*"That Girl" - 2:38*
*"She's It" (featuring Fear) - 4:24*
*"My Name Is Mario (Call Me) (remix)" (featuring Face Money) - 4:11*
*"For the Radio"
*"My Name Is Mario (remix)"(featuring Romeo & Lil Sean)
*"My Name Is Mario"

Charts

References

External links

[http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/albumreviews/mario_turningpoint.php/Mario UK realesed date]
[http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/4988017630419?view=Review&id=nsession/Mario Japan realesed date]
[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=485933&aid=658528/Mario Turning Point Discography]