Javier is the debut album by American singer Javier Colon. It was released on August 5, 2003 by Capitol Records. The album reached number 91 on the US Billboard 200.

Javier
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2003
Length54:46
LabelCapitol
Producer
Javier Colon chronology
Javier
(2003)
Left of Center
(2006)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

AllMusic editor Jonathan Widran rated the album three out of five stars. He found that "all of the intensely commercial beats, choruses, and productions will earn Javier much deserved attention, and he will also no doubt attract some legitimate standing as a potential jazz artist with the closer, "October Sky," a silky late-night jazz ballad featuring jazz icons Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller."[1]

Track listing

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Javier track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Crazy"
4:53
2."Beautiful U R"
The Underdogs3:46
3."Song for Your Tears"
  • Colon
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:37
4."Slow Motion"
The Underdogs3:58
5."Hey Little Sister"
  • Colon
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
5:08
6."Biggest Mistake"
The Underdogs4:05
7."Interlude #1"  0:28
8."If I Never Get to Heaven"
  • Colon
  • Rogers
  • Sturken
  • Roni Skies
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
5:00
9."Can't Have My Heart"
  • Colon
  • Kevin Cloud
  • Sturken
Cloud4:12
10."She Spoke to Me"
  • Colon
  • Rogers
  • Sturken
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:42
11."In Your Hands"
  • Colon
  • Cloud
  • Skies
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:10
12."She'll Never Know"
  • Colon
  • Cloud
  • Skies
Cloud5:24
13."Interlude #2"  0:19
14."October Sky"
  • Colon
  • Rogers
  • Sturken
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
7:06
Total length:54:46

Personnel

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  • 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

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Weekly chart performance for Javier
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 18

References

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  1. ^ a b Widran, Jonathan. "Javier". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Javier Colon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Javier Colon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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