Mh

Personnel: Marques Houston (vocals); Joe Budden, Lil Fizz, Jermaine "JD" Dupri (rap vocals); Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Chris Kelly, Troy Taylor (various instruments); Donnie Lyle, Tim Stewart, Blake English, Kenny "Bermuda" Whitehead (guitar); T. Scott (keyboards); Ian Mereness (programming); R. "Pied Piper" Kelly, Steve Russell (background vocals).
Producers include: R. Kelly, Tony Scott, Marques Houston, Kowan "Q" Paul, Troy Taylor.
Recorded at The Chocolate Factory, Rockland Studios, Chicago, Illinois; Red Zone, Atlanta, Georgia; Battery, New York, New York; Madd House Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Marques Houston's career began at a rather tender age when, under the nickname Batman, he was one third of the pre-teen (and later teen) group Immature, which scored a Top 10 pop and R&B hit with "Never Lie." Nearly a decade later, the once precocious crooner, aged 22, finds his Immature linemates LDB & Romeo wishing him good tidings on the intro of his solo record MH. Houston makes it fairly clear from the outset that he's all grown, coming on strong on opening track "Clubbin'" as he implores "ladies show me love" as he sets up the seduction scene. He puts the exclamation point on his maturity as a dancehall beat pumps in and Jermaine Dupri and the So So Def Crew drop by on "Pop That Booty." However, Houston makes it clear on the very next track ("That Girl") that he still knows how to plant the smooth-love groove. The rest of the album remains in a soulful grind somewhere between Luther and Stevie, making MH one solid debut record.