Ginuwine...the Bachelor
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| Studio album by Ginuwine | ||||
| Released | October 8, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–96 | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 63:35 | |||
| Label | 550 Music, Epic | |||
| Producer | Ginuwine (exec.), Robert Reives (exec.), Timbaland | |||
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| Singles from Ginuwine...the Bachelor | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Q | [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Ginuwine...the Bachelor is the debut studio album from American R&B artist Ginuwine, released October 8, 1996 on 550 Music and distributed through Epic Records. It featured the singles "Pony", "When Doves Cry" and "Holler". It is the second major Swing Mob album (third overall).
The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In March 1999, the album was certified double platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales exceeding two million copies in the United States.
Release and reception
The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 and reached the fourteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[5] The album was certified gold by January 1997 and double platinum by March 1999.[6]
Rob Theakston of Allmusic stated that with the album "Ginuwine effortlessly displays not only a powerful voice, but sharp songwriting and production skills."[1]
Track listing
All music by Timbaland.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Sample(s)[7] | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" |
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1:41 | |
| 2. | "Pony / Interlude" | Stephen Garrett, Lumpkin, Mosley |
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5:24 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Do U Wanna / Interlude" | Jimmy Douglass, Lumpkin, Mosley, Reives | 5:34 | |
| 4. | "Holler / Interlude" (featuring Nikki and Virginia Slim) | Lumpkin, Mosley, Siplin | 5:04 | |
| 5. | "Hello" | Lumpkin, Mosley | 4:06 | |
| 6. | "Lonely Daze" | Barcliff, Lumpkin, Mosley |
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4:55 |
| 7. | "Ginuwine 4 Ur Mind / Interlude" | Lumpkin, Mosley, Reives | 5:22 | |
| 8. | "Only When Ur Lonely / Interlude" | Lumpkin, Mosley, Reives | 5:49 | |
| 9. | "I'll Do Anything / I'm Sorry" (featuring Timbaland) | Elliott, Lumpkin, Stevie Wonder |
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4:14 |
| 10. | "World Is So Cold / Interlude" | Lumpkin, Mosley | 5:02 | |
| 11. | "When Doves Cry / Interlude" | Prince | 5:08 | |
| 12. | "G. Thang / Interlude" (featuring Misdemeanor "Missy" Elliott and Magoo) | Barcliff, Geoff Barrow, Elliott, Beth Gibbons, Mosley, Adrian Utley, Williams |
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4:29 |
| 13. | "550 What? / Interlude" (featuring Timbaland) | Lumpkin, Mosley | 6:47 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1996)[5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.K. Albums Chart[8] | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 26 |
| U.S. Heatseekers | 1 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 14 |
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[9]
- art direction – Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera
- assembling – Alex Perialas, Jerry Conaway Jr
- assistant engineering – Jason Arnold
- coordination – Nadine Hemy
- engineering – Jimmy Douglass, Alex Perialas
- executive production – Ginuwine, Robert Reives
- grooming – Isabel le Page
- mastering – Vlad
- mixing – Jimmy Douglass
- photography – Carl Lessard
- production – Ginuwine, Robert Reives, Timbaland
- rapping – (Ex) Cat Heads, Magoo, Missy Elliott, Nikki/Virginia Slim, Timbaland
- stylist – Estée Ochoa
- vocals – Ginuwine
- vocals (background) – Missy Elliott, Timbaland
Notes
- 1 2 Allmusic review
- ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 332. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- 1 2 "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 2, 2010 : Search Results - Ginuwine". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ Credits as per liner notes for Ginuwine...the Bachelor album
- ↑ "Chart Stats – Ginuwine – The Bachelor". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.