A Man's Thoughts

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A Man's Thoughts
A Mans Thoughts Ginuwine.jpg
Studio album by
Ginuwine
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Label
Producer
Ginuwine chronology
Greatest Hits
(2006) 		A Man's Thoughts
(2009) 		Elgin
(2011)
Singles from A Man's Thoughts
  1. "Last Chance"
    Released: March 3, 2009
  2. "Trouble"
    Released: January 18, 2010
  3. "Get Involved"
    Released: January 29, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com3/5 stars[2]
Allmusic3/5 stars[3]
Boston HeraldB−[4]
Chicago Tribune2/4 stars[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
Los Angeles Times2/4 stars[7]
Metro News3/5 stars[8]
PopMatters5/10[9]
Robert ChristgauC[10]
USA Today3/4 stars[11]

A Man's Thoughts is the sixth studio album from American R&B singer Ginuwine. It was set to be released June 2 but was pushed back to June 23, 2009. The album received average critical reception from pop critics.

Release[]

The first single from the album is "Last Chance", which was produced by Bryan-Michael Cox and written by Adonis Shropshire. The single speaks about a man's plea for one last chance to prove his love. "'Last Chance' reflects the maturity of my personal growth over the last few years," explains the singer. A video for the single was recently shot in Los Angeles and will feature appearances from singer Tyrese and actress LisaRaye. It was directed by Juwan Lee, who has also done work with Mario, Nelly and Young Capone.

"Last Chance" was released to Urban AC radio on March 3 and was released to mainstream urban markets on March 24. On March 26, on 106 & Park, Ginuwine stated that his second single will feature Missy Elliott and describe to album as a sort of reunion. He also stated that he had not spoken to Timbaland within 5 years, because they simply grew apart.

Despite "Get Involved" being listed as the second single for the album, the track "Trouble" featuring Bun B was the second music video to be shot and released. The music video was done for the version of the track that did not feature Bun B.[12] The official remix of "Trouble" features Hurricane Chris, Gucci Mane, & OJ Da Juiceman.

Critical reception[]

A Man's Thoughts was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 10 reviews.[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Andy Kellman wrote: "It's a decent set of modern R&B, dominated by seductive slow jams, that stimulates a little more often than it fades into the background. It does take a serious tone on a handful of songs dealing in a wider range of relationship issues than lust, heartache, and devotion."[3]

Chart performance[]

The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, selling 38,000 units in its first week.[13]

Track listing[]

A Man's Thoughts track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro (A Man's Thoughts)"
Naylor1:10
2."Show Off"
Pop & Oak3:21
3."Trouble" (featuring Skyzoo)
  • R. Vincent
  • Lumpkin
  • Skyzoo
  • T. White
Dante Jackson4:01
4."Last Chance"
Cox Chopovski Music4:29
5."Interlude"
  • Naylor ·
  • Lumpkin
Naylor1:15
6."One Time for Love"
  • Shropshire
  • Cox
  • Johnta Austin
  • Kendrick Dean
Cox4:38
7."Open the Door"
  • Huggar
  • Potridge
  • Felder
Pop & Oak3:45
8."Get Involved" (featuring Missy Elliott & Timbaland)
3:38
9."Orchestra"
  • Lumpkin
  • Huggar
  • Potridge
  • Felder
Pop & Oak3:31
10."Touch Me"
  • Huggar
  • Potridge
  • Melvin Coleman
  • Jayshawn Champion
Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman4:13
11."Lying to Each Other"
Blac Elvis3:41
12."Even When I'm Mad"
  • A. Wright
  • Huggar
  • Coleman
  • James Rayshawn Smith
  • Chopovski Music
Coleman Chopovski Music3:33
13."Bridge to Love" (featuring Brandy)
  • Shropshire
  • Williams
Blac Elvis4:00
14."Used to Be the One"
  • Lumpkin
  • Naylor
  • Melvin Rogers
  • Ted Clinkscale
  • Oli Jean Joseph
  • Ricky Rush
  • Naylor
  • Rogers
  • Clinkscale
4:29
15."Show Me the Way"
  • Lumpkin
  • Naylor
  • Joseph
  • Brandon Green
Bei Maejor3:32

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Edward Nero, Mark. "About.com Review". About.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Carter, Lauren (June 22, 2009). "Boston Herald review". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Mikael (June 23, 2009). "Chicago Tribune review". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (June 16, 2009). "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Wood, Mikael (June 22, 2009). "LA Times Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Metro News review". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  9. ^ Lewis, Tyler (September 2, 2009). "Popmatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Robert Christgau Consumer Guide". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "USA Today review". USA Today. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "R&B Music Video - Ginuwine - Trouble".
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ginuwine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

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