2:35 PM

2:35 PM is the second studio album American singer-songwriter Calvin Richardson. It was released on September 16, 2003 via Hollywood Records. Production was handled by Raphael Saadiq, Slum Village, Darren Lighty, DJ Eddie F, Jake & Trev, Mike City and The Underdogs, with co-producers Jake and the Phatman and Jon Lind serving as additional producer. It features a guest appearance from Slum Village. The album debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. None of its singles reach the Billboard Hot 100, however, the song "Keep On Pushin'" made it to number No. 20 on the Adult R&B Airplay and "Not Like This" peaked at No. 36 on the Adult R&B Airplay.

Critical reception
Beccy Lindon of The Guardian praised the album with four out of possible five stars, saying "from his granular vocal in "Keep on Pushin'" to the lover's promise of "Cross My Heart", he sounds like a soul legend in the making". AllMusic's Alex Henderson rated the album three stars out of five, found that 2:35 PM "isn't in a class with Patterson or D'Angelo's best releases; actually, it's mildly uneven and inconsistent. However, the CD's best tracks demonstrate that Richardson is capable of excellence when he puts his mind to it [...] Unfortunately, 2:35 PM also has its share of material that is competent without being terribly memorable, but when Richardson does hit the mark, it is obvious that the R&B world should continue to keep an eye on the North Carolina native".

Track listing
Notes
 * undefined denotes co-producer
 * undefined denotes additional producer

Personnel

 * Calvin Richardson — vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 4, 10, 11), executive producer
 * Ralph J. "Young RJ" Rice Jr. — rap vocals (track 8), producer (tracks: 8, 9)
 * R.L. "T3" Altman III — rap vocals (track 8)
 * Charlie Ray "Raphael Saadiq" Wiggins — guitar, bass & producer (tracks: 2, 7)
 * Chalmers Edward "Spanky" Alford — guitar (track 2)
 * Robert C. "Bobby" Ozuna, Jr. — drums & co-producer (tracks: 2, 7), percussion (track 7)
 * Glenn Standridge — drums & co-producer (tracks: 2, 7), percussion (track 7)
 * Benjamin Wright — conduction & strings arrangement (tracks: 2, 7)
 * Charles Veal Jr. — strings (tracks: 2, 7)
 * South Central Chamber Orchestra — strings (tracks: 2, 7)
 * Joe "Jake" Carter — programming, arrangement, producer, engineering & mixing (track 3)
 * Trevor Job — programming, arrangement, producer, engineering & mixing (track 3)
 * Kelvin Wooten — keyboards (track 7)
 * Patrick Park — guitar (track 10)
 * Kenny Muhammad — vocal percussion (track 11)
 * Michael "Mike City" Flowers — programming & producer (track 12)
 * Erick Walls — guitar programming (track 12)
 * Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell — producer & mixing (track 5)
 * Darren Lighty — producer (track 5)
 * Damon Thomas — producer (track 6)
 * Harvey Mason Jr. — producer (track 6)
 * Jon Lind — additional producer (track 6)
 * Kent Hitchcock — engineering (tracks: 1, 10, 11)
 * Gerry "The Gov" Brown — engineering & mixing (tracks: 2, 7)
 * Nat "Gizmo" Robinson — engineering & mixing (track 5)
 * John Tanksley — engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 7)
 * Erick Ferrell — engineering assistant (track 5)
 * Kevin Perry — engineering assistant (track 5)
 * Seth Waldmann — engineering assistant (track 6)
 * Peter Mokran — mixing (tracks: 1, 6, 10-12)
 * Prince Charles Alexander — mixing (track 3)
 * Kin Bengoa — mixing assistant (track 3)
 * Jesse "Biz" Stewart — recording (track 12)
 * Brian Gardner — mastering
 * Willie Young — executive producer, management
 * Bob Cavallo — executive producer
 * Jeri Heiden — art direction
 * Glen Nakasako — design
 * Anthony Mandler — photography
 * David Snow — creative director
 * Geoffrey Weiss — A&R