Mario Vazquez (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Mario Vazquez
| type = Album
| artist = Mario Vazquez
| cover = vazquez_album.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2006|9|26}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 50:50
| label = Arista
| producer =
- Camus
- Anthony Dent
- Fernando Garibay
- Jim Jonsin
- Lester Mendez
- Steve Morales
- Soulshock & Karlin
- StarGate
- Scott Storch
- Swizz Beatz
- The Underdogs
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mario Vazquez
| type = studio
| single1 = Gallery
| single1date = May 2006
| single2 = One Shot
| single2date = March 2007
}}}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/14633 |title=Mario Vazquez - Mario Vazquez - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |date= |accessdate=2012-03-01}}
Critical reception
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000779347|pure_url=yes}}|title=Mario Vazquez - Mario Vazquez|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=June 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720004538/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000779347|archive-date=July 20, 2024|url-status=live}}
|rev2 = New York Post
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{Cite web|first=Dan|last=Aquilante|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/09242006/entertainment/music/mario_vazquez_music_dan_aquilante.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208154530/http://www.nypost.com/seven/09242006/entertainment/music/mario_vazquez_music_dan_aquilante.htm|title=Mario Vazquez : Mario Vazquez |website=New York Post|date=September 24, 2006 |archive-date=February 8, 2008|access-date=January 26, 2025}}
}}
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." 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."{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-mario-vazquez-vol-66-no-15/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Mario Vazquez|last=Souter|first=Ericka|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.|date=October 9, 2006|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127024300/http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-mario-vazquez-vol-66-no-15/|archive-date=November 27, 2016|url-status=dead}} 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."{{cite journal|last=Shepherd|first=Julianne|title=Mario Vazquez 'Mario Vazquez'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA165|date=November 2006|journal=Vibe|publisher=Vibe Media|volume=14|issue=11|page=165|issn=1070-4701|access-date=November 26, 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = Standard edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Gallery
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|Shaffer Smith|Erik Tor Hermansen|Mikkel Eriksen}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|StarGate|Ne-Yo{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = I Bet
| writer2 = {{hlist|Johntá Austin|Hallgeir Rustan|Hermansen|Eriksen}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|StarGate|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = Cohiba
| note3 = featuring Fat Joe & Knox
| writer3 = {{hlist|Sean Garrett|Joseph Cartagena|Scott Storch|Rene Pichardo}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Storch|Garrett{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length3 = 3:43
| title4 = One Shot
| writer4 = {{hlist|Austin|Lester Mendez}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Mendez|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 4:24
| title5 = We Gon' Last
| writer5 = {{hlist|Austin|Eriksen|Hermansen}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|StarGate|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length5 = 3:40
| title6 = Don't Lie
| writer6 = {{hlist|Sheppard Solomon|Fernando Garibay}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Garibay|Solomon{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Just a Friend
| writer7 = {{hlist|Benjamin Franco|Jean Rodriguez|Frank Romano|James Scheffer}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Jim Jonsin|Rodriguez{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 4:26
| title8 = Fired Up
| writer8 = {{hlist|Austin|Eriksen|Hermansen}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|StarGate|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length8 = 3:26
| title9 = 4 the 1
| writer9 = {{hlist|Raymond Basora|Steve Morales|Dan Warner}}
| extra9 = Morales
| length9 = 3:44
| title10 = Everytime I...
| writer10 = {{hlist|Mario Vazquez|Kenneth Karlin|Tamara Savage|Durrell Scott|Carsten Shack}}
| extra10 = Soulshock & Karlin
| length10 = 4:01
| title11 = How We Do It
| writer11 = {{hlist|Antoine Collins|Brian Kennedy|Harvey Mason, Jr.|Steven Russell|Damon Thomas}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|The Underdogs|Kennedy{{ref|b|[b]}}|T-Wiz{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length11 = 3:36
| title12 = She Got Me
| writer12 = {{hlist|Garrett|Anthony Dent}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Dent|Garrett{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length12 = 2:37
| title13 = Like It or Not
| writer13 = {{hlist|Basora|Camus Celli}}
| extra13 = Camus
| length13 = 3:06
| title14 = We Supposed to Be
| writer14 = {{hlist|Mason|Thomas}}
| extra14 = The Underdogs
| length14 = 3:25
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = Japan bonus track
| title15 = Ask About My Love
| writer15 = {{hlist|Austin|Kasseem Dean|Kayla Shelton|Wayne Wells}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Swizz Beatz|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length15 = 3:27
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|a}}}} denotes vocal producer
- {{sup|{{note|b|b}}}} denotes co-producer
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row" {{Album chart|France|104|artist=Mario Vazquez |album=Mario Vazquez |accessdate=October 15, 2020}} |
| scope="row" {{Album chart|Billboard200|80|artist=Mario Vazquez |accessdate=October 15, 2020}} |