Priceless (Frankie J album)

Priceless is the fifth studio album by Mexican-American singer Frankie J and his third English-language album. It was released on October 17, 2006 via Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Studio 7303 and Digital Services in Houston, Record Plant in Los Angeles, Ameraycan Studios in North Hollywood, Battery Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York, and Sonikwire Studios in Irvine.

Priceless
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
Studio
Length47:59
LabelColumbia
Producer
Frankie J chronology
Un Nuevo Dia
(2006)
Priceless
(2006)
Courage
(2011)
Singles from Priceless
  1. "That Girl"
    Released: July 25, 2006
  2. "Daddy's Little Girl"
    Released: October 20, 2006
  3. "If He Can't Be"
    Released: February 20, 2007

Production was handled by Mannie Fresh, Mike Caren, Play-N-Skillz, Happy Perez, Steve-O Valdez, Bryan-Michael Cox, DJ Clue, Jovonn "The Don" Alexander, StarGate, and Frankie J himself, who also served as executive producer together with Charles Chavez. It features guest appearances from Chamillionaire, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Mannie Fresh and Slim.

The album spawned three singles: "That Girl", "Daddy's Little Girl" and "If He Can't Be". Its lead single, "That Girl", made it to number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic found that though Frankie J. "continues to work the smooth ballads and light mid-tempo material with a remarkable degree of finesse, the album contains another handful of attempts at sculpting a tougher image. While the strategy might result in the occasional hit single, it's never a good look for him. Again, he doesn't step too far outside his comfort level on the tracks [...] For the most part, the singer goes with his strengths and delivers another decent album that should at least sustain his loyal following".[1]

Chart performance

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Priceless did not perform as well as expected, compared to Frankie's 2005 platinum success The One, which debuted at number three. The album debuted at number thirty on the US Billboard 200, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week,[2] then declined in sales, staying on the chart for only three weeks. As of January 2007, the album had sold around 70,000 copies.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."That Girl" (featuring Mannie Fresh and Chamillionaire)Mannie Fresh3:59
2."Priceless"4:42
3."Never Let You Down" (featuring Layzie Bone and Krayzie Bone)
Play-N-Skillz4:19
4."Daddy's Little Girl"
4:14
5."If He Can't Be"Mike Caren4:26
6."Say Something"
3:54
7."Hurry Up"
StarGate3:31
8."Is This What You Call Love"
  • Bautista
  • Valdez
Frankie J4:10
9."Top of the Line" (featuring Slim)
Play-N-Skillz3:18
10."Dance"
  • Bautista
  • Tedder
  • Caren
Mike Caren3:24
11."Still"
  • Bautista
  • Perez
  • Valdez
  • Happy Perez
  • Steve-O Valdez
4:22
12."I Ain't Trippin"
  • Bautista
  • Thomas
  • J. Salinas
  • O. Salinas
  • Reyez
Mannie Fresh3:36
Total length:47:59
Best Buy bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Where Did Our Love Go"3:22
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Break"4:13
Walmart bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Luv U Down"3:20
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional vocal producer.
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[c] signifies an additional producer.
Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Francisco Javier "Frankie J" Bautista Jr. — vocals, producer (tracks: 4, 8), executive producer
  • Byron "Mannie Fresh" Thomas — vocals (track 1), producer (tracks: 1, 12)
  • Hakeem "Chamillionaire" Seriki — vocals (track 1)
  • Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse — vocals (track 3)
  • Anthony "Krayzie Bone" Henderson — vocals (track 3)
  • Marvin "Slim" Scandrick — vocals (track 9)
  • Charles Pettaway — guitar & bass (tracks: 1, 10, 12)
  • Dennis Moorehead — keyboards (tracks: 1, 12)
  • Steve-O Valdez — piano & percussion (track 8), producer (track 11), additional producer (track 4)
  • David Campbell — strings arranger (track 8)
  • Bryan-Michael Cox — producer (track 2)
  • Juan Carlos Salinas — producer (tracks: 3, 9)
  • Oscar Edward Salinas — producer (tracks: 3, 9)
  • Mike Caren — producer (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Ernesto "DJ Clue?" Shaw — producer (track 6)
  • Jovonn "The Don" Alexander — producer (track 6)
  • Tor E. Hermansen — producer (track 7)
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen — producer (track 7)
  • Nathan "Happy" Pérez — producer (track 11), co-producer (track 4)
  • Adonis Shropshire — additional vocal producer (track 2)
  • Philip M. Jones II — recording (track 1)
  • Sam Thomas — recording & mixing (track 2)
  • Geoff Gibbs — recording (track 3)
  • James Hoover — recording (tracks: 4, 8, 9, 11), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7-9, 11, 12)
  • Tatsuya Sato — recording (tracks: 5-7, 10)
  • Alex Bush — recording (track 7)
  • Howard White — recording (track 12)
  • Marq Moody — recording assistant (track 1)
  • Leslie Brathwaite — mixing (tracks: 1, 12)
  • Manny Marroquin — mixing (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Ken "Duro" Ifill — mixing (track 6)
  • Phil Tan — mixing (track 7)
  • Josh Houghkirk — mixing assistant (track 7)
  • Mark Santangelo — mastering
  • Vlado Meller — mastering
  • Charles Chavez — executive producer, management
  • Chris Woehrle — art direction, design
  • Ronald Cadiz — photography
  • Keith Naftaly — A&R
  • John Doelp — A&R
  • Teryl Gray — A&R

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 17

References

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  1. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Priceless - Frankie J | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years". Billboard. October 25, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Frankie J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Frankie J Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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