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Disturbing Tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino,Bobby Valentino

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Bobby Valentino
Released 2005

Slow Down (12-inch Version)
04:18
75,897 plays

Lights Down Low
04:45
58,279 plays

Never Lonely
04:42
52,791 plays

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songs

- 1
- Some Bobby
- 00:34
- 37,660 plays

- 2
- Slow Down
- 04:09
- 190,341 plays

- 3
- Give Me A Chance
- 04:43
- 51,969 plays

- 4
- Never Lonely
- 04:42
- 52,791 plays

- 5
- Mista Valentino (Interlude)
- 01:08
- 26,516 plays

- 6
- Tell Me
- 04:20
- 172,688 plays

- 7
- My Angel (Never Leave You)
- 04:45
- 117,988 plays

- 8
- Want You To Know Me
- 04:49
- 49,806 plays

- 9
- Gangsta Love
- 03:45
- 40,115 plays

- 10
- Come Touch Me
- 04:10
- 40,371 plays

- 11
- I'll Forgive You (Interlude)
- 00:59
- 23,555 plays

- 12
- I'll Forgive You
- 04:23
- 40,011 plays

- 13
- Love Dream
- 04:31
- 43,319 plays

- 14
- Lights Down Low
- 04:45
- 58,279 plays

- 15
- One Girl To Love
- 05:01
- 46,327 plays

- 16
- Thank You Lord (Outro)
- 01:32
- 21,567 plays

- 17
- Slow Down (12-inch Version)
- 04:18
- 75,897 plays

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album review

It's easy to imagine R&B crooner Bobby Valentino stretched out on a crimson, crushed-velvet couch as he delivered his self-titled debut. This pillow-talky album must have been recorded with candles filling the recording studio, but you can bet there was the faint smell of patchouli too. Valentino's first full-length has mystical touches in its overall slick and sexy production, touches that help separate the album from the competition in a way the everyday songwriting doesn't. Pan flutes, atmospheric interludes, and French women cooing sweet nothings flesh out the album, an album that's 99.9 percent "for the ladies," save an appearance from Valentino's main man, Ludacris. As limited as this sounds, Valentino and producers Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson make the album seem a lot more diverse than it really is by alternating the "let's get busy right now" numbers with the "you're very special, let's take this slow" numbers. That otherworldly production helps a lot too, as does Valentino's committed delivery, sounding like he's not at all tired of this sensual material, so why should you be? His Babyface-like voice is above average without a theatrical edge but with a charismatic street swagger and just the right touch of humble joy. As they would say in the tech world, "Slow Down" is the killer app, a single good enough to buy the whole album. Past the single, Bobby Valentino the album doesn't disappoint, but it is a bit frustrating when the smart music and bold "Real R&B Singers Needed" sign point to grander possibilities. Of course, it is a debut and, considering that, pulling a daring punch or two is forgiven. If he keeps on the path of breaking the R&B crooner rule book and really lets his inner maverick out, Valentino will go farther than competition can even imagine. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide