Naked (Marques Houston album)
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Naked is the second studio album of American
R&B
artist, Marques Houston
, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx
. The album was released in the U.S.
on May 24, 2005 and is available as a clean version and a parental advisory
version. The album sold up to 290,000 copies.
In the United States
, Naked peaked at number 13 on the Billboard
200
and peaked at number 5 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
.
The album features guest appearances by Joe Budden
, Rufus Blaq and fellow former Immature/IMx member, Young Rome
.
Leftover tracks
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R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
artist, Marques Houston
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx until 2002, he went solo in 2003. He is also the cousin of J-Boog, former member of the R&B/Hip-Hop group B2K....
, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx
IMx
IMx , are an American R&B group, managed by record producer Chris Stokes. Its members include Marques "Batman" Houston , Jerome "Romeo" Jones , and Kelton "LDB" Kessee , all natives of Los Angeles, California, where the group was formed...
. The album was released in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 24, 2005 and is available as a clean version and a parental advisory
Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America to audio and recordings in the United States containing excessive use of profane language and/or sexual references. Albums began to be labeled for "explicit lyrics" in 1985, after pressure from the Parents...
version. The album sold up to 290,000 copies.
History
Houston's opinion of this album is that, "I wanted to give my fans a more intimate look at who I am. I called this album Naked because I'm not ashamed of my emotions. I just went through a lot of drama, and I'm an adult now, so these songs are very deep as a result."In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Naked peaked at number 13 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and peaked at number 5 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
.
The album features guest appearances by Joe Budden
Joe Budden
-Early life:Budden was born in Spanish Harlem, but lived in Queens until he was 12 and from there moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. He is one of five boys...
, Rufus Blaq and fellow former Immature/IMx member, Young Rome
Young Rome
Jerome Isaac Jones , better known by his stage name Romeo/Young Rome, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is a former member of R&B singing group Immature/IMx and released his solo debut album, Food for Thought, in 2004....
.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "All Because of You All Because of You (Marques Houston song) "All Because of You" is the first single by Marques Houston taken from his second album, Naked. It follows his previous single, the similarly named "Because of You" from his first album.... " (featuring Young Rome Young Rome Jerome Isaac Jones , better known by his stage name Romeo/Young Rome, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is a former member of R&B singing group Immature/IMx and released his solo debut album, Food for Thought, in 2004.... ) |
Tha Cornaboyz Tha Cornaboyz -Production credits:*Usher - Lay You Down*B5 - So Incredible, U Got Me*Ciara - Respect *Keri Hilson - High Heels, Outta My Mind, Perfect World, What Love Can Do -Production credits:*Usher - Lay You Down*B5 - So Incredible, U Got Me*Ciara - Respect (Written with Keri Hilson)*Keri Hilson - High... |
3:32 |
| 02 | "Sex Wit You Sex Wit You "Sex wit You" is the third single by Marques Houston's second album, Naked. It's the second track on the album. There was also a second, cleaned-up version called "Lovin You" released on MTV and BET.... " |
The Underdogs The Underdogs (duo) The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.-Biography:Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer... |
4:38 |
| 03 | "Marriage" | Brandon Howard | 4:14 |
| 04 | "12:00" (featuring Joe Budden Joe Budden -Early life:Budden was born in Spanish Harlem, but lived in Queens until he was 12 and from there moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. He is one of five boys... ) |
Cory Bold | 3:54 |
| 05 | "Naked Naked (Marques Houston song) "Naked" is the title track and second single from Marques Houston's second album, Naked. It's the fifth track on the album. The remix for "Naked" features Mike Jones.... " |
The Underdogs The Underdogs (duo) The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.-Biography:Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer... |
4:26 |
| 06 | "Do You Mind" | LaMont "L" Lassiter | 4:14 |
| 07 | "Cheat" | Brandon Howard | 3:57 |
| 08 | "I Wasn't Ready" (featuring Rufus Blaq) | Tha Cornaboyz Tha Cornaboyz -Production credits:*Usher - Lay You Down*B5 - So Incredible, U Got Me*Ciara - Respect *Keri Hilson - High Heels, Outta My Mind, Perfect World, What Love Can Do -Production credits:*Usher - Lay You Down*B5 - So Incredible, U Got Me*Ciara - Respect (Written with Keri Hilson)*Keri Hilson - High... |
3:08 |
| 09 | "Something Else" | Chris "Rawdog" Denson | 3:08 |
| 10 | "I Like It" (featuring RaRa & Dame Four Dame Four Dame Four was an R&B/Hip-Hop quartet consisting of Jamila "Mila J" Chilombo, Tomasina Parrot, Tennille Mathis, & Mercedes Nelson.... ) |
Cory Bold | 3:53 |
| 11 | "Everything" | Tiger Da Beat Banga | 4:57 |
Leftover tracks
- "The Jump Off" (featuring Ying Yang TwinsYing Yang TwinsThe Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...
) – 3:54 - "Naked (Remix)" (featuring Mike JonesMike Jones (rapper)Michael "Mike" Jones is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment....
& Dame FourDame FourDame Four was an R&B/Hip-Hop quartet consisting of Jamila "Mila J" Chilombo, Tomasina Parrot, Tennille Mathis, & Mercedes Nelson....
) – 4:46