LATEST HIT FROM SPECIAL OCCASION, LONG-AWAITED SECOND ALBUM, DUE IN-STORES MAY 8th ON ISLAND DEF JAM/DISTURBING THA PEACE RECORDS Follow-up to 2005s RIAA gold #1 album Disturbing Tha Peace Presents: Bobby Valentino, with RIAA gold #1 hit single Slow Down(March 19, 2007 New York, NY) The smooth and sexy ways of Bobby Valentino, the first R&B artist signed to Ludacris Disturbing Tha Peace Records, are bringing him back to the top of the charts as his brand new single Anonymous (featuring Timbaland) comes in as the #1 Most-Added record in its impact week at Urban radio. Anonymous sets the stage for the May 8th arrival in-stores of Bobbys long-awaited second album, SPECIAL OCCASION. Bobby has co-written more than three-fourths of the new album, which also boasts songwriting and production credits from award winning hit makers such as Sean Garrett, Tim & Bob, Delite, Bryan Michael Cox, Dre & Vidal, Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins . One of SPECIAL OCCASIONs earlier advance tracks, Turn The Page (described as a heartfelt and emotional ballad about trust, love and taking chances in a relationship) which was also the #1 Most-Added single at Urban Mainstream radio upon its release.SPECIAL OCCASION is the follow-up to Disturbing Tha Peace Presents: Bobby Valentino, his self-titled debut album of April 2005. His premiere single, the RIAA gold Slow Down, rocketed to #1 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks chart and bulleted inside the Top 10 on the Hot 100.
Bobbys debut album shot rose to #1 R&B/#3 pop and was also certified RIAA gold, making him the R&B success story of the year.
Channeling the sounds of Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Prince and other classic R&B greats in his music, Bobby Valentino tapped into a soul-starved marketplace that cant seem to get enough of him.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, and raised in Atlanta, the 25-year old first tasted stardom in the teen vocal group Mista (produced by Organized Noize), who delivered a classic hit with 1996s Blackberry Molasses. Bobby eventually returned to school, receiving a degree from Clark Atlanta University in 2003.
He was later discovered by multi-platinum award-winning rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and his business partner, Chaka Zulu, President, Disturbing Tha Peace, who signed Valentino to DTP.
After completing a 32-city promotional tour of major and secondary markets in early 2005, he appeared on ABCs Jimmy Kimmel Live and Live with Regis & Kelly.
Bobby then earned the headlining spot on the years hottest package tour, the 7-week Scream Tour IV: The Heart Throbs, also starring Bow Wow, Omarion, and Marques Houston, which ran from July through September, presented by BET in conjunction with ACG (Artistic Control Group, Inc.), AWT (Atlanta Worldwide Touring), and So So Def.
Bobbys success was measured with nominations from the 37th Annual Image Awards as Outstanding New Artist, and Soul Train Music Awards nominations for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist.Bobby Valentino