O (Omarion album)


O is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Omarion, released on February 22, 2005 via Epic Records and Sony Urban Music. Despite featuring explicit language, the album doesn't have a Parental Advisory label on the cover. It features three singles: the title track, "Touch" and "I'm Tryna." The album entered at number one, and has sold 758,000 copies in the United States as of November 2008. O went on to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 48th Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Billboard contributor Gail Mitchell praised the collaboration between Omarion and his producers for delivering "a healthy helping of repeat-worthy songs." Jem Aswad of Entertainment Weekly said of the record, "he ballads on this solo debut have way too much whipped cream, but there are some surprisingly tough touches of funk and crunk." AllMusic editor Andy Kellman said that the album works best when the tracks are "lighthearted, summery funk and have production done by the Neptunes and Rodney Jerkins instead of being overly sexual, concluding that "Had Omarion been less concerned with street credibility, realizing that it might be better to allow his young fan base to mature along with him, this debut would've been more than satisfactory." Kathi Kamen Goldmark of Common Sense Media also found the content overdone in its musings of sexual imagery, saying that it sounds "more jarring than seductive", concluding that "here's a lot of potential here, if the artist can come up with some better, more subtly sexy material."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 182,000 copies in its first week of release. In its second week, the album dropped to number eight on the chart, selling an additional 77,000 copies. In its third week, the album fell to number 12 on the chart, selling 45,030 more copies. On March 31, 2005, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of April 2012, the album has sold 765,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

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Adapted from the O media notes.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications