A Man's Thoughts

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A Man's Thoughts
Studio album by Ginuwine
Released June 23, 2009
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre R&B, Neo Soul, Hip-Hop
Label Notifi/Asylum/Warner Bros.
Producer Inferno, Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman, Bryan-Michael Cox, Ginuwine, Timbaland, Warren Felder, RL, Blac Elvis
Ginuwine chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Ginuwine
(2008)
A Man's Thoughts
(2009)
Elgin
(2011)
Singles from A Man's Thoughts
  1. "Last Chance"
    Released: March 3, 2009
  2. "Trouble"
    Released: June 22, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About 3/5 stars[1]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
The Boston Globe favorable[3]
Boston Herald B-[4]
Los Angeles Times favourable[5]
Metro News 3/5 stars[6]
Metro Spirit favorable[7]
New York Times favorable[8]
PopMatters 5/10[9]
USA Today 3/4 stars[10]

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.

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.[11] The official remix of "Trouble" features Hurricane Chris, Gucci Mane, & OJ Da Juiceman.

Contents

[edit] Tracklisting

# Title Writing & Production Credits Length
1 Interlude Michael Naylor, Ginuwine 1:10
2 Show Off Oak, RL, Allen Potridge 3:21
3 Trouble (feat. Bun B) Bun B, Dante Jackson, Ginuwine, Vincent, R. , White, T. 4:01
4 Last Chance Bryan-Michael Cox, Adonis Shropshire, Wells, W, DB 4:29
5 Interlude Michael Naylor, Ginuwine 1:15
6 One Time For Love Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, Adonis Shropshire, Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean 4:38
7 Open the Door Oak, RL, Allen Potridge, Ginuwine 3:45
8 Get Involved (feat. Missy Elliott & Timbaland) Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, Missy Elliott, Ginuwine, The Clutch (Ezekiel Lewis, Patrick "J. Que" Smith) 3:38
9 Orchestra Oak, RL, Ginuwine 3:31
10 Touch Me Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman, RL, Allen Potridge, Jayshawn Champion 4:13
11 Lying to Each Other Harold Spencer Lily Jr, Blac Elvis 3:41
12 Even When I'm Mad Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman, RL, James Smith, Wright, A. 3:33
13 Bridge To Love (feat. Brandy) Adonis Shropshire, Blac Elvis 4:00
14 Used to Be the One Melvin "MELROG" Rogers, Ted Clinkscale, Ginuwine, Oli Jean Joseph, Michael Naylor, Ricky Rush 4:29
15 Show Me the Way Oli Jean Joseph, Ginuwine, Allen Potridge, Michael Naylor, Bei Maejor 3:32

[edit] Chart performance

The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard charts, selling 38,000 units in its first week.[12]

Chart Providers Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[13] Nielsen SoundScan 9
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[13] 1

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