The Vault, Vol. 1

The Vault - Vol. 1
Compilation album by Eric Roberson
Released	December 26, 2003 February 3, 2004 (Vol. 1.5)
Recorded	1999–2003
Studios	The Blue Room (New Jersey) Touch of Jazz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Night Flight
Genres	R&B neo-soul soul
Labels	Blue Erro Soul Records, Inc.
Producers	Andre Harris Bastiany Dana Sorey Eric Roberson James Poyser Jay Dee Jermaine Mobley Kev Brown Leonard Tribbett Osunlade Parris Bowens Redhead Kingpin Soundcheck Productions Thaddeaus Tribbett Tye Tribbett Vidal Davis
Eric Roberson chronology
The Esoteric Movement (2001) The Vault - Vol. 1 (2003) The Vault, Vol. 1.5 (2004)

The Vault, Vol. 1 is a 2003 compilation album by American R&B singer and songwriter Eric Roberson. It is Roberson's second release following his first album, The Esoteric Movement in 2001. Roberson recorded the album after renting the New York venue Sounds of Brazil (SOBs) and running his own concert series to find an audience for his music, releasing many of these songs as The Vault, Vol. 1 after a few months of performing at SOBs with other emerging artists. The compilation included songs which were eventually re-recorded by other artists such as Carl Thomas, Musiq Soulchild and Dwele, which would lead Roberson to re-release the album the following year as The Vault, Vol 1.5, with extra new songs and an altered tracklisting.

Track listing

The Vault, Vol. 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"She Couldn't Hear Me"	Eric Roberson David Guppy	Redhead Kingpin	4:18
2.	"Past Paradise"	Roberson Paris Bowens	Roberson Bowens	4:32
3.	"Rock With You"	Roberson Kevin Brown	Brown	4:52
4.	"Please Don't Leave Me"	Roberson Christian Warren	Osunlade	4:14
5.	"Hold On"	Roberson Dwayne Bastiany	Bastiany	3:40
6.	"Rain on My Parade"	Roberson Warren	Osunlade	5:24
7.	"Rebound"	Roberson Bowens Tye Tribbett Thaddaeus Tribbett	Roberson Bowens Tye Tribbett Terry Tribbett	4:06
8.	"Should We Try"	Roberson Jermaine Mobley	Mobley	4:36
9.	"One Time" (featuring Jill Scott)	Roberson Jill Scott Vidal Davis	Davis	3:55
10.	"When Love Calls"	Roberson James Poyser James Yancey	Poyser Jay Dee	4:11
11.	"Be With You"	Roberson	Roberson	4:55

The Vault, Vol. 1.5

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Couldn't Hear Me"	Eric Roberson Guppy	Redhead Kingpin	4:23
2.	"Right Back to You"	Roberson Andre Harris Vidal Davis	Harris Davis	4:10
3.	"Please Don't Leave Me"	Roberson Warren	Osunlade	4:15
4.	"Lil' Money"	Roberson Bowens Tye Tribbett Thaddaeus Tribbett	Roberson Soundcheck Productions	4:27
5.	"Def Ears"	Roberson Dana Sorey Thaddaeus Tribbett	Sorey Thaddaeus Tribbett	5:37
6.	"Past Paradise"	Roberson Bowens	Roberson Bowens	4:19
7.	"She Ought to Know" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)	Roberson Marsha Ambrosius Thaddaeus Tribbett Sorey	Thaddaeus Tribbett Sorey	6:28
8.	"Obstacles"	Roberson Mobley	Mobley	4:38
9.	"Find the Way"	Roberson Sorey Thaddaeus Tribbett Leonard Tribbett Bowens	Soundcheck Productions Roberson	5:57
10.	"Rock With You"	Roberson Brown	Brown	5:33
11.	"Change for Me"	Roberson Warren	Osunlade Roberson	6:32
12.	"I Have a Song"	Roberson Fred Rosser	Rosser	5:13