Mario is a the debut album by singer Mario, released on 2002 when he was still 15 years old. It features hits "Just a Friend 2002," "Braid My Hair" and "C'mon". The album sold over 96,000 copies in the first week and was eventually certified Gold, selling over 596,000 copies. In 2006 a single called "Just a Friend " was released in Japan.
Critical response
Dan LeRoy from Allmusic states the album "offers doses of the real thing; its combination of Nickelodeon-style charm and authentic substance are reminiscent of nothing so much as a young Michael Jackson, with none of the creepy subtext. While it misses out on the humor of the original, the cover of Biz Markie's "Just a Friend" proves a shrewd update of the unwillingly platonic classic, and serves as a gateway to better originals, including a few slow numbers most teens have neither the chutzpah to try or the chops to handle. "Chick Wit' da Braids" and the swirling, organ-laced "Never" lead that pack, and the second song about cornrows, "Braid My Hair," manages to evoke the downside of being a child star without sounding like an ungrateful punk. Naturally, you have to excuse a certain amount of filler to believe fully in Mario's potential, but most of these 11 tracks offer generous hints of it".
Promotion
2002-03 Pandemonium/Scream Tour 3 with Bow Wow, R.O.C., Denim, Nick Cannon, Marques Houston and B2K
Singles
The debut single, Just a Friend 2002, which is a cover of Biz Markie's hit Just a Friend, was an instant hit. It outperfomed the original song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at 4, in Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs the song reached at number 2, becomig this way the second most successful single in the U.S. by Mario. In Uk reached at number 18. Braid My Hair was the second single by Mario in comparison with the debut single it was disappointed, reaching only 74 on Billboard Hot 100 and 18 at Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The third and final single C'mon peaked 61 at Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 21 in the UK.
Track listing
- "Just a Friend 2002"
- "C'mon"
- "Braid My Hair"
- "2 Train"
- "What Your Name Is"
- "Holla Back"
- "Could U Be"
- "Put Me On"
- "Chick wit da Braids"
- "Never"
- "Girl in the Picture"
- "Just a Friend"
Personal and credits
Charts
Release history
References
- ^ "Hot Product" . http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000731827 .
- ^ "Mario - Mario review" . http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:ku8gtq9zpu46 .
- ^ Shaheem Reid (14 October, 2002). "Mario Tour with Bow Wow" . http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458119/20021014/bow_wow.jhtml .
External links
- Mario Japan Bonus Track
- Mario (CD) By:
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