Javier is the debut album of Javier Colon known as Javier. It was released on August 5, 2003, as a CD on Capitol Records. It reached #91 on the Billboard 200, the official American Albums Chart. The album is credited to Javier rather than the full name of the artist.

Javier
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreR&B, soul
Length54:46
LabelCapitol
ProducerCarl Sturken and Evan Rogers, The Underdogs, Karriem Riggins
Javier Colon chronology
Javier
(2003)
Left of Center
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. Crazy 4:53 (Javier Colon, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken)
  2. Beautiful U R 3:46 (Colon, Harvey Mason Jr., D. Thomas)
  3. Song For Your Tears 4:37 (Colon, Rogers, Sturken)
  4. Slow Motion 3:58 (Colon, Mason Jr., Thomas, Nathan East, Barry Mann, A. & E. Dawkins)
  5. Hey Little Sister 5:08 (Colon, Rogers, Sturken)
  6. Biggest Mistake 4:05 (Colon, Mason Jr., Thomas, Tony Dixon)
  7. Interlude #1 0:28
  8. If I Never Get to Heaven 5:00 (Colon, Rogers, Sturken, R. Skies)
  9. Can't Have My Heart 3:12 (Colon, Skies, Kevin Cloud)
  10. She Spoke to Me 4:42 (Colon, Rogers, Sturken)
  11. In Your Hands 3:03 (Colon, Cloud, Skies)
  12. She'll Never Know 4:24 (Colon, Cloud, Skies)
  13. Interlude #2 0:19
  14. October Sky 7:06 (Colon, Rogers, Sturken)

Personnel edit

  • Javier Colon – vocals, piano, guitars, percussion
  • Tony Dixon – keyboards
  • Omar Edwards – organ
  • Eric D. Jackson, Michael Landau, Dean Parks, Michael Thompson – guitars
  • Carl Sturken – guitars, keyboards
  • Larry Campbell – pedal steel
  • Nathan East, Mike Elizondo – bass
  • ?uestlove – drums, percussion
  • Karriem Riggins – programming
  • Charles Crawford – scratching
  • strings arranged & Conducted By Larry Gold
    • Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Mario Diaz de Leon, Bruce Dukov, Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Charlene Kwas, Sid Page, Charles Parker, Haim Shtrum, Gregory Teperman – violin
    • Davis A. Barnett, David Yang – viola
    • Dorothy Lawson – cello

Chart edit

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 18

References edit

  1. ^ Javier Javier AllMusic (retrieved: 07.20.2011)

External links edit