Special Occasion (Bobby Valentino album)
2007 studio album by Bobby Valentino / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Special Occasion is the second studio album by American R&B singer Bobby V. It was released by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings on May 8, 2007, in the United States. The singer co-wrote over three quarters of the album, which also features songwriting and production from Tim & Bob, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Timbaland, Sean Garrett, Don Vito, Bryan-Michael Cox and Dre & Vidal.[8][9] It also features guest appearances by Ludacris, Timbaland and Fabolous.
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Released | May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08) | |||
Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 65:38 | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Blender | [2] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
HipHopDX | [6] |
USA Today | [7] |
The album was set to be released on December 12, 2006, but was delayed until May 8, 2007. Special Occasion's first official single was the Rodney Jerkins-produced track "Turn the Page". The ballad features Valentino singing about trust and taking risks in a relationship. Special Occasion debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 92,000 copies in its first week, just over one-half of his previous album's first-week sales.[10] It also peaked at the top of the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[11][12] By mid-2009, the album had sold approximately 550,000 copies in the US.[13]