Veteran (Marques Houston album)

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Veteran
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2007
Length45:30
Label
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Marques Houston chronology
Naked
(2005)
Veteran
(2007)
Mr. Houston
(2009)

Veteran is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Marques Houston. It was released by The Ultimate Group and Universal Motown Records on March 20, 2007, in the United States, following the merger of Universal Records in 2005. The album features a wide range of collaborators, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Rob Knox, Ne-Yo, Chris Stokes, The Stereotypes, Tank, and The Underdogs. Guest vocals were provided by singer Mýa as well as rappers Shawnna and Yung Joc.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Veteran received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Andy Kellman praised the production and lyrical qualities for being more hi-standard compared to Houston's previous efforts and for the maturity in his vocal delivery, saying that "he works the more romantic sentiments with enough conviction to indicate that he has more life experiences from which to draw." [1] Joshua Alston of Vibe saw Houston's vocal work similar to that of Sam Cooke, saying that he "sounds sexier when he isn't working so damn hard at it. If only he had a clue." [4]

Adam Pearthree of Okayplayer commended the mature approach the album takes with its songs but found it forgettable, along with Houston's identity crisis in his vocal performance, concluding that, "With stronger song selection [Marques] Houston could still come up with the adult oriented album he wants, but as of now, Veteran simply falls short." [2] Mike Joseph of PopMatters also found the production and songwriting adequate. Still he felt it was too reminiscent of other established R&B artists, saying that "[T]he moments you notice on Veteran are the ones that remind you of other artists. Now in his mid-twenties, it’s hard to say whether Houston will ever develop the singular personality that will elevate his career to the next level of hitmaker status." [3]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Veteran debuted and peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, [5] [6] and number 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [6] [7] This marked Houston's first number-one solo album and his highest-charting album yet. Veteran sold almost 70,000 units in its first week. [8] Billboard ranked the album 75th on its 2007 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart. [9]

Track listing

Veteran track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Veteran (Intro)"
  • Marques Houston
  • Damon Thomas
The Underdogs 2:28
2."Like This" (featuring Yung Joc)
  • Bold
  • Stokes
3:51
3."Always & Forever"
  • The Underdogs
  • Knox [a]
4:02
4."Favorite Girl"
  • Howard
  • Exchange Student [a]
3:33
5."Circle"4:02
6."Wonderful"
Stereotypes 3:42
7."Exclusively"
  • Houston
  • Shropshire
  • Cox
  • Troy Johnson
  • White
Cox4:08
8."How You Just Gonna"
3:35
9."Hold N' Back" (featuring Mýa & Shawnna)
Peterson4:23
10."Kimberly"
  • Houston
  • LaMont Lassiter
  • Rufus Moore
  • Lassiter
  • Rufus Blaq [a]
4:24
11."So Right for Me"
  • Walter Millsap III
  • Candice Nelson
  • Lil Walt
  • Nelson
3:44
12."Miss Being Your Man"
  • Houston
  • Dixon
  • Thomas
  • Dawkins
  • Mason
  • Melvin Coleman
  • The Underdogs
  • Coleman [a]
3:35
Total length:45:30
Target bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Excited"
Detail 3:44
Circuit City bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."DVD Intro"0:10
2."Interview with Raw Footage"30:55
3."Favorite Girl"3:34
4."Sex wit You"4:14
5."Live European Performance"1:13
6." Somebody Help Me Trailer"2:10
Notes
Sample credits

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for Veteran
RegionDateLabelEdition
United KingdomMarch 19, 2007Standard
United StatesMarch 20, 2007
GermanyApril 17, 2007

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