The Senior

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The Senior
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Studio album by
Ginuwine
ReleasedApril 8, 2003
Length72:09
LabelEpic
Producer
  • Ginuwine (exec.)
  • David Mcpherson (exec.)
  • Terry Vines (exec.)
Ginuwine chronology
The Life
(2001) 		The Senior
(2003) 		Back II Da Basics
(2005)
Singles from The Senior
  1. "Stingy"
    Released: June 25, 2002
  2. "Hell Yeah"
    Released: January 14, 2003
  3. "In Those Jeans"
    Released: May 2003
  4. "Love You More"
    Released: March 24, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(60/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
Blender2/5 stars[1]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
People(mixed)[5]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[6]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[7]
Vibe3.5/5 stars[8]

The Senior is the fourth studio album by American singer Ginuwine. It was released in the United States on April 8, 2003, via Epic Records. The album was primarily produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, with additional production from Scott Storch, R. Kelly, and Joe Little III. The album debuted at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 122,000 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9][10] Three singles were released from the album with all of them appearing on the Billboard Hot 100: "Hell Yeah" peaking at No. 17, "In Those Jeans" peaking at No. 8, and "Love You More" peaking at No. 78.

In an interview with 106 & Park, Ginuwine said that Missy Elliott and Tweet were among the producers for the album, however their contributions never made the final cut.[11]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Mike Tyson" (Intro) 0:12
2."Get Ready" (featuring Snoop Dogg & The Rook)Troy Oliver4:35
3."Chedda Brings" (featuring Jose Cenquentez)Oliver3:36
4."Hell Yeah"/"In Those Jeans (Interlude)" (featuring Baby)R. Kelly5:38
5."In Those Jeans"
  • Jerry "Juke" Vines
  • Ginuwine
  • Harvey "The Rook" Hester
4:03
6."Stingy"
  • Bryan Michael Cox
  • Jason Perry
4:19
7."Love You More"Joe Little III4:01
8."Bedda to Have Loved"
  • Troy Taylor
  • Darius Good
  • Luke Paterna
11:31
9."Locked Down"Scott Storch5:03
10."On My Way"/"Sex" (Interlude)Taylor4:56
11."Sex" (featuring Solé)Storch3:50
12."Bedda Man"Storch3:45
13."Our First Born"Taylor4:15
14."Big Plans" (featuring Method Man)Oliver3:27
15."Hell Yeah (Remix)" (featuring R. Kelly, Baby & Clipse)R. Kelly4:28
16."Tigger & the Gizzle"
4:28

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ People review
  6. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  7. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  8. ^ Vibe review
  9. ^ http://idobi.com/news/2003/04/godsmack-takes-faceless-straight-to-no-1/
  10. ^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  11. ^ "Ginuwine 2003 hell yeah". YouTube. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Ginuwine – The Senior". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

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