John P. Kelly (album)
| John P. Kelly | ||||
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| Released | October 16, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–01 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 55:23 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Mr. Cheeks chronology | ||||
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| Singles from John P. Kelly | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HipHopDX | 3/5[2] |
John P. Kelly is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Mr. Cheeks. It was released on October 16, 2001 through Universal Records. Production was handled by Mr. Sexxx, Stephen Marley, DJ Sage, Bink!, Caspa, Dejah, Easy Mo Bee, J.J. Brown, Mas, Rated R, Terence Dudley, and Mr. Cheeks himself. It features guest appearances from Stephen Marley, Big Gipp, Horace Brown and W. Walt.
The album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single "Lights, Camera, Action!" reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A followw-up single "Friday Night" made it only to number 87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radio Intro" | Mr. Cheeks | 0:53 | |
| 2. | "Lights, Camera, Action!" | Bink! | 4:21 | |
| 3. | "Mama Say" (featuring Stephen Marley) |
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| 5:02 |
| 4. | "Friday Night" (featuring Horace Brown) |
| Mr. Sexxx | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Here We Come" |
| Easy Mo Bee | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Bump Heads" (featuring Big Gipp) |
| Mr. Sexxx | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Worldwide Bouncin'" |
| Mr. Sexxx | 4:18 |
| 8. | "What the Fuck Is This?" |
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| 3:43 |
| 9. | "Till We Meet Again" (featuring Stephen Marley) |
| Stephen Marley | 5:42 |
| 10. | "I Remember" |
| J.J. Brown | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Let's Go" |
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| 3:50 |
| 12. | "Fuckin' With Walt" |
| Terance Dudley | 1:20 |
| 13. | "Unanimous Decision" |
| DJ Sage | 2:59 |
| 14. | "Major" |
| Mr. Sexxx | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 55:23 | |||
Notes
Sample credits
- "Lights, Camera, Action!" contains elements from "Keep On Truckin'", written by Leonard Caston, Anita Poree, and Frank Wilson (musician); and performed by Eddie Kendricks.
- "Friday Night" contains elements from "Fly, Robin, Fly", written by Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager, and performed by Silver Convention.
- "I Remember" contains elements from "Warm Love", written and performed by Joan Armatrading.
Personnel[edit]
- Terrance "Mr. Cheeks" Kelly – vocals, producer (track 1), executive producer
- Stephen Marley – vocals & producer (tracks: 3, 9), keyboards (track 9)
- Horace Brown – vocals (track 4)
- Cameron "Big Gipp" Gipp – vocals (track 6)
- Tim "Buttnaked Tim Dawg" Patterson – backing vocals (track 7)
- Damian Marley – backing vocals (track 9)
- W. Walt – vocals (track 12)
- Christopher Meredith – bass (track 3)
- Julian Marley – keyboards (tracks: 3, 9), bass (track 9)
- D.J. Sage – programming & co-producer (track 3), producer (track 13)
- Steven "Stevie J" Jordan – programming (track 9)
- Roosevelt "Bink!" Harrell III – producer & recording (track 2)
- Garfield "Mr. Sexxx" Duncan – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 7, 14), recording & mixing (track 4), executive producer
- Osten "Easy Mo Bee" Harvey Jr. – producer (track 5)
- Ted "Caspa" Hogan – producer (track 8)
- Dejah – producer (track 8)
- Jason "J.J." Brown – producer (track 10)
- Ralphy "Rated R" Salas – producer (track 11)
- Thomas "Mas" Weisman – producer (track 11)
- Terence Quentin Dudley – producer (track 12)
- Leslie Brathwaite – recording & mixing (tracks: 1, 5-8, 10-14)
- Julio Ferrer – recording (tracks: 3, 9)
- Alrick Thompson – recording (tracks: 3, 9)
- Jim "Bonzai" Caruso – mixing (tracks: 3, 9)
- Dan Maier – engineering (track 10)
- Mark Goodchild – recording and mixing assistant (tracks: 1, 5-8, 10-14)
- Jason Tumminello – mixing assistant (track 9)
- James Cruz – mastering
- Charles Suitt – executive producer, management
- Sandy Brummels – art direction
- JSwift – design
- Nitin Vadukul – photography
- Charmaine Edwards – A&R
- Eloise Bryan – A&R
- Nina Freeman – A&R
- Todd Eleerby – management
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 32 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Mr. Cheeks - John P. Kelly Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Williams, DeMarco (October 23, 2001). "Mr. Cheeks - John P. Kelly". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 44. November 3, 2001. p. 94. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 3, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 44. November 3, 2001. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 3, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Mr. Cheeks – John P. Kelly at Discogs (list of releases)
