Veteran (album)
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| Studio album by Marques Houston | ||||
| Released |
March 19, 2007 (U.K.) March 20, 2007 (U.S.) April 17, 2007 (Germany) | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Urban, Hip hop | |||
| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label | TUG, Universal Motown | |||
| Producer |
Executive: Ketrina Askew, Marques Houston, Sylvia Rhone, Chris Stokes, Tone Durrell Babbs, Cory Bold, Melvin Coleman, Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean, Brandon Howard, B. Howard, Rob Knox, Lamonte Lassiter, Candice Nelson "G.G.", Corey Peterson, Rufus Blaq, Stereotypes, Damon Thomas, The Underdogs | |||
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| Singles from Veteran | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Okayplayer |  [2] |
| PopMatters | [3] |
Veteran is the third studio album of American R&B artist Marques Houston, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was released in the U.S. on March 20, 2007 and is available as a standard version, as well as a Circuit City Exclusive version (which includes a bonus DVD) and a Target Exclusive version (which includes a bonus track). Veteran sold almost 70,000 units in its first week.[4]
History
Houston describes Veteran as "a reflection of who I am as an artist and as a man. There's a lot that I've been through as far as relationships and just experiencing life. I'm only 25, but I’m a veteran because I've been in the industry since I was 8, and I've watched the changes."[5] The album release date was pushed back to give Houston time to cope with the death of his grandmother.
In the United States, Veteran debuted (and peaked) at number 5 on the Billboard 200[6][7] and debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[7][8] marking this release as Houston's first number one solo album.
The album features guest appearances by Mýa, Shawnna and Yung Joc. Houston had a hand in writing all of the songs on the albums except for "Wonderful", written by Ne-Yo (who worked with Houston previously, in 2003, on the song "That Girl" from Houston's album MH) and produced by Stereotypes.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 01 | "Veteran (Intro)" | The Underdogs | 2:28 |
| 02 | "Like This" (featuring Yung Joc) | Cory Bold | 3:51 |
| 03 | "Always & Forever" | The Underdogs | 4:02 |
| 04 | "Favorite Girl" | Brandon Howard, Exchange Student(co) | 3:33 |
| 05 | "Circle" | Bryan-Michael Cox | 4:02 |
| 06 | "Wonderful" | Stereotypes | 3:42 |
| 07 | "Exclusively" | Bryan-Michael Cox | 4:08 |
| 08 | "How You Just Gonna" | The Underdogs | 3:35 |
| 09 | "Hold N' Back" (featuring Mýa and Shawnna) | Cory "Co-Pe" Peterson | 4:23 |
| 10 | "Kimberly" | LaMont "L" Lassiter | 4:24 |
| 11 | "So Right for Me" | Candice "Gg" Nelson | 3:44 |
| 12 | "Miss Being Your Man" | The Underdogs | 3:35 |
Bonus tracks
- "Excited" – 3:44 (Target Exclusive bonus track)
Bonus DVD listing[9]
- "DVD Intro" – 0:10
- "Interview with Raw Footage" – 30:54
- "Favorite Girl" – 3:34
- "Sex wit You" – 4:14
- "Live European Performance" – 1:13
- "Somebody Help Me Trailer" – 2:10
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Okayplayer review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Joss Stone "Reintroduces" Herself, Marques Houston Proves He's A Vet, Baby Boy Da Prince Gets Crowned | Hip-Hop Charts|SOHH.com /
- ↑ "Marques Houston Finishes New Album". 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2008-02-05. Vibe.com
- ↑ "The Billboard 200: Veteran". Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved 2008-02-05. Billboard.com
- 1 2 "Marques Houston's 'Veteran' Debuts at Number One". 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2008-02-05.EURweb.com
- ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Veteran". Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved 2008-02-05. Billboard.com
- ↑ "Image: Veteran (CD+DVD Set)". Retrieved 2008-02-05. Amazon.com
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