B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (also known simply as The Adventures of Bobby Ray) is the first studio album by American rapper and producer B.o.B. It was released on April 27, 2010, by Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place from 2008 to 2010.

B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Studio album by B.o.B
Released	April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27)
Recorded	2008–2010
Studio	Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	47:57
Label	Grand Hustle Rebel Rock Atlantic
Producer	T.I. (also exec.) B.o.B (also exec.) Jim Jonsin (also exec.) Alex da Kid DJ Frank E Dr. Luke Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Eminem The Knux Kuttah Lil' C Luis Resto The Smeezingtons
B.o.B chronology
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010) Strange Clouds (2012)
Singles from B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Nothin' on You" Released: December 15, 2009 "Don't Let Me Fall" Released: April 5, 2010 "Airplanes" Released: April 13, 2010 "Bet I" Released: April 20, 2010 "Magic" Released: July 6, 2010 "I'll Be in the Sky" Released: January 31, 2011 (UK)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
The Guardian
The Independent
Los Angeles Times
Pitchfork Media	4.2/10
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Spin	5/10
The Washington Post	favorable

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold 84,000 copies in its first week. It also entered the international charts. 

Singles

The album includes the Billboard hits "Nothin' on You", "Airplanes" and "Magic". 

Critical reception

When it came out, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray received positive reviews from most music critics.

Track listing

The album's track listing was revealed on April 3, 2010.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don’t Let Me Fall"
2.	"Nothin’ On You (featuring Bruno Mars)"
3.	"Past My Shades (featuring Lupe Fiasco)"
4.	"Airplanes (featuring Hayley Williams)"
5.	"Bet I (featuring T.I. and Playboy Tre)"
6.	"Satellite"
7.	"Ghost in the Machine"
8.	"The Kids (featuring Janelle Monae)"
9.	"Magic (featuring Rivers Cuemo)"
10.	"Fame"
11.	"Lovelier Than You"
12.	"5th Dimension (featuring T.I. & Ricco Barrino)"
13.	"Airplanes (Part II) (featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams) "
Total length:		47:57

Personnel

Credits for B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray adapted from Allmusic.

• Aaron Bay-Schuck – A&R
• B-Rich – associate producer
• B.o.B – executive producer
• Ryan Brady – marketing
• LaTrice Burnette – marketing
• Corday "Dezedwell" Cardwell – graphics
• Mike Caren – A&R
• John Coster – marketing
• Brian "Busy" Dackowski – marketing
• Anne Declemente – A&R
• Joe Fitz – mixing
• Chris Gehringer – mastering

• Rob Gold – art producer, art manager
• Jim Jonsin – executive producer
• Alex Danger Kirzhner – design
• Sydney Margetson – publicity
• Isam "MrNuDay" Muhammad – graphics
• Shanieke Peru – stylist
• Doug Peterson – associate producer
• Sam Riback – A&R
• Alex Schwartz – A&R
• Pamela Simon – packaging manager
• T.I. – executive producer
• The Smeezingtons - instrumentation