Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí

Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí is the debut album by recording artist Teairra Marí. It was released on August 2, 2005, by Roc-A-Fella Records.[1] The album debuted in the top five selling 69,000 copies in the first week, eventually selling 248,000 units.[4]

Roc-A Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí
Studio album by
Teairra Marí
ReleasedAugust 2, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
GenreR&B[1]
Length43:34
Label
Producer
Teairra Marí chronology
Get Away
(2003)		 Roc-A Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí
(2005)		 Don't Make Me Cause a Scene
(2009)
Singles from Teairra Marí
  1. "Make Her Feel Good"
    Released: April 26, 2005
  2. "No Daddy"
    Released: October 22, 2005
  3. "Phone Booth"
    Released: November 1, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Slant Magazine[3]

Background

At the age of 16, K.I.S.S.' Big Mike felt that Marí was ready for the big time, and he brought the R&B starlet in front of a who's who of label execs. Candy Tookes, a friend of Big Mike, introduced the pair to industry veteran Daryl Simmons in Atlanta, Georgia. Simmons then shared Marí's K.I.S.S. Productions-produced demo disc with Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman of The Island Def Jam Music Group. After hearing Teairra Marí perform live, Reid offered her a contract on the spot.[5] According to Shakir Stewart, VP A&R at Def Jam, in an interview with HitQuarters, "Teairra was a star when she walked into the room. She captured the room when she did her audition. We fell in love with her from day one."[5]

Singles
  • The first single from the album was "Make Her Feel Good". "Make Her Feel Good" received radio airplay and reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video got very little play on MTV, but strong play on BET. The single did not debut on TRL after its premiere. On BET's 106 & Park it peaked at number two.
  • The second single was "No Daddy". The hip-hop influenced track gained a lot of votes on MTV's TRL, peaking at number four. It peaked at a number 84 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
  • "Phone Booth" was released as the third single but only received a radio release since the video shoot was cancelled.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Make Her Feel Good"
  • The Co-Stars
  • Garrett
3:46
2."No Daddy"
3:45
3."New Sh*t"Kwamé HollandKwamé3:36
4."Stay in Ya Lane"
Jerkins3:50
5."Act Right"
Cox4:11
6."M.V.P."
  • Allstar
  • Joel Campbell[b]
3:45
7."La La"
  • Joe Kent
  • Mark Williams
  • Garrett
3:52
8."Get Down Tonight"
Cool & Dre3:41
9."Phone Booth"
4:39
10."Confidential"
  • Rufus Morgan
  • Garrett
  • Tadd Mingo
  • T. Thomas
  • Free Agentz
  • Garrett
3:04
11."Get Up On Ya Gangsta"Paul PoliPoli3:39
12."No Daddy" (Remix)HollandKwamé3:53
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You Better Recognize"GarrettGarrett3:24

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

  • "Make Her Feel Good" contains interpolations from the composition "My Melody" as well as a sample from "California My Way."

Album singles
Single information
"Make Her Feel Good"
"No Daddy"
"Phone Booth"
  • Released: November 1, 2005[6]

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[7] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 2

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. Slant Magazine review Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Teairra Mari Back With New Interscope Project
  5. "Interview With Shakir Stewart". HitQuarters. Nov 14, 2005. Retrieved Jun 22, 2010.
  6. http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239
  7. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Roc-A-Fella%20Presents%20Teairra%20Mari%22&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A305&refine=1
  8. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Roc-A-Fella%20Presents%20Teairra%20Mari%22&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A333&refine=1
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.