Mario Vazquez (album)

Mario Vazquez is the debut studio album by American singer Mario Vazquez. It was released by Stiefel Entertainment and Arista Records on September 26, 2006 in the United States. The album did not fare well in its first week on sale, coming in at number 80 on US Billboard 200, selling slightly more than 12,000 units. In France, Mario Vazquez peaked at number 104 on the French Albums Chart.[1]

Mario Vazquez
Studio album by
Mario Vazquez
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Length50:50
LabelArista
Producer
Singles from Mario Vazquez
  1. "Gallery"
    Released: May 2006
  2. "One Shot"
    Released: March 2007

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 pop ("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 pop 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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gallery"
3:43
2."I Bet"
  • StarGate
  • Austin[a]
3:35
3."Cohiba" (featuring Fat Joe & Knox)
  • Storch
  • Garrett[b]
3:43
4."One Shot"
  • Mendez
  • Austin[a]
4:24
5."We Gon' Last"
  • Austin
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • StarGate
  • Austin[a]
3:40
6."Don't Lie"
  • Garibay
  • Solomon[b]
3:27
7."Just a Friend"
4:26
8."Fired Up"
  • Austin
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • StarGate
  • Austin[a]
3:26
9."4 the 1"
  • Raymond Basora
  • Steve Morales
  • Dan Warner
Morales3:44
10."Everytime I..."
Soulshock & Karlin4:01
11."How We Do It"
3:36
12."She Got Me"
2:37
13."Like It or Not"
  • Basora
  • Camus Celli
Camus3:06
14."We Supposed to Be"
  • Mason
  • Thomas
The Underdogs3:25
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Ask About My Love"
3:27

Notes

  • ^a denotes vocal producer
  • ^b denotes co-producer

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[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 October 15, 2020.
  6. "Mario Vazquez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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