21 (CD - 2006)

Personnel: Bryan-Michael Cox (keyboards, drums, programming); Adonis Stropshire, Ezekiel Lewis, Patrick Smith "J Que", Eric Dawkins, Mila J, Steve Russell (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: John D. Norten; Jean Marie; Jean-Marie Horvat; The Underdogs; Timbaland.

Recording information: Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA; Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Maddhouse Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; South Beach Studios, Miami, FL; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Touch Associates Studios, South Orange, NJ; Underlab, Los Angeles, CA.

Photographer: Eric Ogden.

Former B2K frontman Omarion established his solo credibility with O, a funky, satisfying debut that showed the singer had a stylistic range that extended beyond the typical boy-band clichés. Omarion's sophomore effort, 21, builds on the advances of its predecessor, delivering a host of bouncy, energetic jams balanced by expressive, heartfelt slow numbers. There's still a fair bit of sexy, loverman material ("Midnight," "Just That Sexy"), but the best cuts on the album, like the booty-motivating opener, "Entourage," show that Omarion is as much about abandon on the dance floor as in the bedroom. minimize