After delivering an appetizer of a single with his record 'Space', Mario is ready to reveal the entree with his upcoming album I'm glad you came. Due out December 13th via New Citizen/Epic Records, Mario has enlisted songwriter extraordinaire James Fauntleroy to executive produce the project.
“My successes and failures in the love department and my imagination are what helped me create this project,” says Mario exclusively Bulletin board. “I had the pleasure of co-producing with James Fauntleroy, who executive produced this project and wrote many songs with me. We have the same mission in our hearts to help preserve the art form.”
“Being able to create new textures and ways to invite intimacy and imagination back into R&B, I'm glad you came embodies the very essence of classic R&B quality and retro-futuristic sound that can be played in any venue,” he continues. “There is a level of vulnerability and confidence that permeates this service.”
I'm glad you came will be Mario's first album in six years and his first with Epic Records. The singer recently appeared at Nicki Minaj's tour stop in Los Angeles, where he performed his R&B classic “Let Me Love You.” Shortly after, he served as a surprise guest in Toronto at Nostalgia for Drake, where he performed a medley of hits. Next year, she will join Mary J. Blige's The For My Fans tour alongside Ne-Yo. The tour will begin in January.
Watch the trailer for I'm glad you came here. You can check out the official album cover below.
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