No Place Like BKLYN

No Place Like BKLYN
No Place Like BKLYN
Studio album by Jeannie Ortega
Released	August 1, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Pop; R&B; hip-hop;
Length	42:08
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Alex Cantrall; Brian And Josh; Dr. Luke; Kovas; Kyze; Sluggo; Sol Survivor; Soulshock and Karlin; SPKilla; StarGate; The Arkitects;
Jeannie Ortega chronology
Singles from No Place Like BKLYN
	"It's R Time"; Released: October 5, 2005; "Crowded"; Released: February 21, 2006; "So Done"; Released: 2006;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
IGN	6.7/10^[1]
PopMatters	5/10^[2]

No Place Like Brooklyn (stylized as No Place Like BKLYN) is the debut studio album by American singer Jeannie Ortega. It was released on August 1, 2006 via Hollywood Records. Production was handled by Kovas, Brian And Josh, Alex Cantrall, Dave Katz, Dr. Luke, Kyze, Sol Survivor, Soulshock and Karlin, SPKilla, StarGate, and the Arkitects. It features guest appearances from Big Mato, Gemstar, Kovas, N.O.R.E., Papoose and Quan. In the United States, the album debuted at number 127 on the Billboard 200 and atop the Heatseekers Albums charts with first-week sales of 7,000 units. Its lead single, "It's R Time", was used in 2007 film Freedom Writers. The second single off of the album, "Crowded", which peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, was used in 2006 film Stick It and in an episode of soap opera One Life to Live. The song "So Done" was released as the third and final album's single. Ortega was eventually dropped by the label in 2007.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Crowded" (featuring Papoose)	Jeannie Ortega Shamele William Mackie Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen	StarGate	3:07
2.	"Pay It" (featuring Kovas)	Ortega Kovasciar Myvette James Roston K. Childs	Kovas	3:23
3.	"Green I'z"	Ortega Myvette	Kovas	3:25
4.	"Can U?" (featuring Quan)	Ortega Clifford Peacock David Anthony Katz Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald Derryl Howard Alfred Wilson Tommy Jarmon	Dave Katz Dr. Luke DJ Beatz (co.) Reace Beatz (co.)	3:18
5.	"So Done"	Ortega Alex Cantrall Carsten Schack Kenneth Karlin Damon Jared Reinagle	Alex Cantrall Soulshock & Karlin	3:18
6.	"Let It Go"	Ortega Brian Kierulf Joshua Michael Schwartz	Brian And Josh	4:00
7.	"What I Need"	Ortega Kierulf Schwartz	Brian And Josh	3:37
8.	"It's R Time" (featuring N.O.R.E., Gemstar and Big Mato)	Ortega Victor Santiago Rolphy Ramirez Leonardo Vasquez Kevin Ravenell Edwin Almonte	Kyze SPK	5:00
9.	"Bling"	Ortega Marshall Leathers Sean Campbell Roston	The Arkitects	2:59
10.	"Hear Me"	Ortega Myvette A. Simmons	Kovas	3:47
11.	"Don't Stop"	Ortega Raymond Cham Jay Williams Lisa Simmons	Ray "Sol Survivor" Cham	6:14
Total length:				42:08

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	127
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

References

^ D, Spence (August 3, 2006). "Jeannie Ortega - No Place Like Brooklyn". IGN. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
^ Huff, Quentin B (October 17, 2006). "Jeannie Ortega: No Place Like Brooklyn » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 19, 2006. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 19, 2006. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

No Place Like BKLYN at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] D, Spence (August 3, 2006). "Jeannie Ortega - No Place Like Brooklyn". IGN. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

[2] Huff, Quentin B (October 17, 2006). "Jeannie Ortega: No Place Like Brooklyn » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

[3] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 19, 2006. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.

[4] "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 19, 2006. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.

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