Dusk Till Dawn (album) explained
Dusk Till Dawn (album) should not be confused with Dusk till Dawn: The Best of Capercaillie.
Dusk Till Dawn |
Type: | Studio album |
Artist: | Bobby V |
Cover: | BobbyV Dusk Till Dawn.jpg |
Released: | October 16, 2012 |
Recorded: | 2011 - 2012 |
Genre: | R&B |
Length: | 49:58 |
Label: | Blu Kolla Dreams • E1 Music |
Producer: | Bobby V, J. Leron, Tim & Bob, K.E. on the Track, Bill Jabr, The Platinum Brothers, Luke Austin, Guitar Boy, DJ Frank E, ConeyGurl |
Prev Title: | Fly on the Wall |
Prev Year: | 2011 |
Next Title: | Electrik |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Dusk Till Dawn is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Bobby V. The album was released on October 16, 2012, by Blu Kolla Dreams and Entertainment One.[1] The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Red Café, K. Michelle, Future, Gucci Mane, and Cassidy.
Recording and Production
Bobby V began recording the album in 2011 and finished recording in 2012 at 3MG Studios, Atlanta, GA; The Blue Room Recording Studios and Atlanta, GA.[2]
Singles
In May 2012, Bobby V released the first single from his album, titled "Mirror," which features rapper Lil Wayne. It was produced by K.E. on the Track and written by Bobby V, Lil Wayne, Kevin Erondu and Ryan Hirt.[3] The music video premiered on Vevo on July 26, 2012, directed by Rob Dade.[4]
In October 2012, Bobby V released the second single from his album, titled "Rock Body" Produced by Jeffrey "J Leron" Toney and written by Bobby V, Jeffrey Toney, Radric Davis and Ryan Hirt. The music video premiered on YouTube on October 11, 2012, directed by 2-Mill and was filmed in midtown Atlanta at Ramsey's Beauty Salon/Barbershop.[5]
Bobby V released a video for the song "Role Play" featuring Red Café on November 13, 2012, on Vevo.[6] In November 2012, Kontrol Magazine released a behind the scenes of the video for "Put it In" featuring singer K. Michelle.[7] On January 15, 2013, the music video for "Put It In" featuring K. Michelle was released.[6]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 91 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 5,000 copies in the United States.[8]
Personnel
Managerial
- Bobby "V" Wilson - A&R, Executive Producer, Producer
- Courtney Stewart "Court Luv" - A&R, Executive Producer
- Julia Sutowski - Coordinating Producer
- The Platinum Brothers - Producer
- Jeffrey "J Leron" Toney - Producer
- Kevin Erondu - Producer
- DJ Frank E - Producer
- Brittany Coney - Producer
- Luke Austin - Producer
- Bill Jabr - Instrumentation, Producer
- Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes - Instrumentation, Producer
- Ryan Hirt - A&R
- Danielle Harwood - A&R
- Roger "Mista Raja" Greene - A&R
- Bekah Connolly - A&R
- Brendan Laezza - Marketing
- Chris Herche - Marketing
Performance Credits
- Red Café -
- Ursula Yancy - Vocals (Background)
- Lil Wayne
- Ashlee Chane'l - Vocals (Background)
- Gucci Mane
- Future
Visuals and Imagery
- Zach Wolfe - Photography
- Andrew Kelley Art Direction, Design
- Giovanna Melchiorre - Publicity
- Hanif Sumner - Publicity
- Shawnte Crespo - Product Manager
Instruments
- Murphy Mitchell - Piano
- Bob Rob - Drum Programming
- Andy Haller - Mixing, Soloist, Spanish Guitar
Technical and production
- Micah Wyatt - Assistant Engineer
- James Kang - Engineer, Mixing
- Gary Edwards - Engineer
- Keith Dawson - Engineer, Mixing
- John Horesco IV - Mastering
- C. Stewart - Composer
- J. Denny - Composer
- J. Franks - Composer
- Paul Grosso - Creative Director
Notes and References
- Web site: Bobby V Dusk Til Dawn. . October 12, 2012 . October 12, 2012.
- Web site: Bobby V - Dusk Till Dawn CD Album . Cduniverse.com . 2012-10-02 . 2014-06-30.
- Web site: Album : Bobby V - Dusk Till Dawn . SweetPotion . 2012-10-16 . 2014-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111112136/http://www.sweetpotion.com/albums/3733-bobby-v-dusk-till-dawn/ . 2014-01-11 .
- Web site: New Video: Bobby V – ‘Mirror’ feat. Lil Wayne . Damajority.com . 2014-06-30.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Bobby V.'s "Rock Body" Video | The Young, Black, and Fabulous . Theybf.com . 2014-06-30.
- Web site: Bobby V feat. K Michelle - Put It In . YouTube . 2013-01-15 . 2014-06-30.
- Web site: Behind the scenes of Bobby V and K Michelle new Video "put it in" . YouTube . 2012-11-06 . 2014-06-30.
- Web site: Sales Wrap: Brandy Makes Top 3 Comeback, MGK Unlaces Outside Top 20, Bobby V Returns To The Chart . . October 25, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026140637/http://www.sohh.com/2012/10/brandy_makes_top_3_comeback_mgk_unlaces.html . October 26, 2012 .