Mario (albamu)

***Mario*** ni albamu ya kwanza ya mwimbaji Mario, iliyotolewa mwaka wa 2002 wakati alipokuwa na miaka 15. Nyimbo zilizovuma ni kama "Just a Friend 2002," "Braid My Hair" na "C'mon". Albamu hii iliuza zaidi ya nakala 96,000 katika wiki ya kwanza na hatimaye ikathibitishwa Gold, na baadaye kuuza zaidi ya nakala 596,000. Mwaka wa 2006, wimbo ya "Just a Friend [Old School Version]" ilitolewa nchini Ujapani.

## Uchambuzi
Dan Leroy kutoka Allmusic alisema kuwa albamu hii "hutoa mambo kuhusu vitu halisi; mchanganyiko wake wa Nickelodeon na ubunifu wake wa kikweli hutukumbusha Michael Jackson mdogo.  "Chick Wit 'da Braids" na wimbo wa "Never" ziliongoza, na wimbo wa pili, "Braid My Hair," inatukumbusha ubaya wa kuwa mwanamuziki mdogo. Nyimbo hizi 11 hutoa mwanga kuhusu Mario alivyo". 

## Uendeleshaji
Mario alikuwa kwenye 2002-03 Pandemonium / Scream Tour 3 pamoja na Bow Wow, ROC, Denim, Nick Cannon, Marques Houston na B2K. 

## Singles
Single ya kwanza, Just a Friend 2002, ambayo ni bima ya wimbo wa Biz markie inayoitwa Just a Friend, ilivuma sana. Ilishinda wimbo wa asili kwenye chati za Billboard Hot 100 kwa kufika namba 4, na katika Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs ilifika namba 2, na kuwa nyimbo mojawapo ya Mario iliyopata mafanikio. Nchini Uingereza, ilifika namba 18. Braid My Hair ilikuwa single ya pili ya Mario na kwa kulinganisha na wimbo wa kwanza, haikufanikiwa, kwani ilifika namba 74 tu kwenye Billboard Hot 100 na namba 18 kwenye Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs. Single ya tatu na ya mwisho C'mon ilifika namba 61 kwenye Hot R &amp; B / Hip-Hop na namba 21 nchini Uingereza.

## Nyimbo zake
# "Just a Friend 2002" linaundwa na Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Harold Lilly, John Smith &amp; Biz markie
# "C'mon" linaundwa na Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Luther Campbell, Daudi Hobbs, Chris Wong Won, Mark Ross
# "Braid My Hair" linaundwa na Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell &amp; Harold Lilly
# "2 Train" linaundwa na Kerry "Krucial Keys" Ndugu, Paulo "L" Green &amp; Alicia Keys
# "What Your Name Is," linaundwa na The Underdogs, Damon Thomas, Harvey Mason, Jr &amp; Mario
# "Holla Back" linajumuisha by Underdogs, Mischke, Steve Russel, Damon Thomas, Harvey Mason, Jr
# "Could U Be" linajumuisha by Underdogs, Mischke, Steve Russell, Damon Thomas, Harvey Mason, Jr
# "Put Me On" linaundwa na Kerry "Krucial" Ndugu, Bertram Reid, W. Cunningham, N. Durham, Ronald Miller &amp; Alicia Keys
# "Chick wit da Braids" linaundwa na Gerald Isac
# "Never" linaundwa na Gerald Isac
# "Girl in the Picture" linaundwa na Anthony Akiens, Mario, Kevin "KL" Lewis &amp; Daniel Mickens
# "Just a Friend" [Old School Version] (Kijapani bonus track)

## Wahusika
*Mwimbaji: Mario
*Michanganyiko: Regine Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Ben Arondale, Tony Black &amp; Jon Gass
*Mpangaji: Mischke
*Waimbaji wa Nyuma: Mischke, Alicia Keys &amp; Mario
*Mtayarishaji: Mischke
*Gitaa: John Jubu Smith
*Bass: Neil Stubenhaus
*Enginner: Layout Jan Fairchild, Dave Russell, Thor Laewe, Jeff Allen &amp; Tony Black
*Gitaa: Xavier Marquez
*Pro-Tools: Erik Steinert

*Mtendaji Mtayarishaji: Troy Patterson, Petro Edge &amp; Clive Davis
*A &amp; R: Ronald B. Gillyard, Larry Jackson
*Mpigaji picha: Michael Lavine
*Uzalishaji wa picha: Chris LeBeau
*Jalada: Gregory Burke
*Stylist: Juni Ambrose
*Production Coordination: Jolie Levine-Aller
*Project Coordenation: Sandra Campbell
*Multi Instruments: Warryn Campbell &amp; Alicia Keys

## Chati
## Tarehe za kutolewa
## Marejeo
## Viungo vya nje
*Mario Ujapani Bonus Track 
*Mario (CD) By: Mario (Artist)