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Special Occasion
There is an excellent advantage to owning a Bobby Valentino disc and it is this: no matter how many other discs you've shuffled it with, you will never get confused as to who it is you're listening to, because Bobby V.--V. Tino, if you will--name-checks himself consistently throughout every track. Special Occasion is no exception, but it also earns its keep by way of solid, sexed-up R&B. When the limber-voiced ladies' man isn't strutting his stuff à la the dancefloor-ready "Checking for Me," a full-on stomper about a lady who likes to pretend she doesn't have an eye out for Bobby V., he's pleading his case to a lover in dire need of reassurance ("Turn The Page," "Home is Where You Belong," "Soon As I Get Home"). What binds these tracks is a hard-bitten refusal to skimp on the passion; no matter how quick the tempo or quirky the beat ("Tired of Being Alone" is especially exotic), Valentino delivers with all the fire he can muster. He also has a flair for recalling his mentors without being derivative--check out his Jeffrey Osborne moment on "If I had My Way." --Tammy La Gorce
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Tracks| 1 | Intro | | 2 | Anonymous (feat. Timbaland) | | 3 | Checkin' For Me | | 4 | Special Occasion Interlude | | 5 | Rearview (Ridin') (feat. Ludacris) | | 6 | If I Had My Way | | 7 | How `Bout It | | 8 | Turn The Page | | 9 | Home Is Where You Belong | | 10 | Let Him Go (feat. Fabolous) | | 11 | Only Human | | 12 | Can't Wait `Til Later | | 13 | I Was Wrong | | 14 | Soon As I Get Home | | 15 | Over & Over | | 16 | Right There (Thank You) |
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