And Then... is the fifth album by American singer Joe, released in the United States on December 2, 2003 (see 2003 in music) on Jive Records. The album was primarily produced by Joe's labelmate R. Kelly and Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, with additional production Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs. It reached #26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts selling 121,000 copies in its first week of sales[3] and was eventually certified Gold.
[edit] Making of the Album
And Then... is an album that focuses on ballads. Joe states on his web site that he prefers singing ballads to up-tempo tracks. "I prefer to sing on ballads rather than up-tempos. You kind of showcase yourself as an r&b singer a lot better."
The album also features a number of collaborations with prominent r&b writers and producers. Joe worked with labelmate R. Kelly on the lead single "More & More" and "Make You My Baby", these two songs were originally intended for R. Kelly's unreleased album "Loveland". Roy "Royalty" Hamilton worked with Joe on the title track, as well as "Sweeter than Sugar" and "Sweet Dreams". Songwriter Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs wrote the song "Bedroom" that appears late on the track. G-Unit appears on the track "Ride Wit U" Produced by Frank Romano, which is one of the up-tempo tracks on the album — Joe returned the favour on their debut album.
[edit] Chart Success
As of July 2004, singles from the And Then... album include:
- "More and More" reached #15 on the US r&b charts, top 20 on the world r&b charts and #48 of the Billboard Hot 100;
- "Ride Wit You" reached #22 on the r&b charts and #56 on the Hot 100;
- a double a/sided single "More & More" and "Ride Wit You" has made the Australian top 40 in July 2004; and
- "Priceless" has reached #72 on the r&b charts.
And Then... has so far reached #2 on the US album charts and #4 on the r&b charts.
[edit] Track listing
| Producer(s) |
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"Sweet Than Sugar" |
Roy "Royalty" Hamilton |
3:38 |
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"And Then..." |
Roy "Royalty" Hamilton |
3:26 |
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"More & More" |
R. Kelly |
3:43 |
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"Ride Wit U" (featuring G-Unit) |
Frank Romano, Ivan Barias & Carvin Haggins |
4:11 |
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"Priceless" |
The Underdogs |
4:35 |
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"Jeep" |
Allstar |
4:35 |
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"You Dropped Your Dime" |
L.E.S. |
3:53 |
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"Make You My Baby" |
R. Kelly |
3:41 |
| 9. |
"Street Dreams" |
Roy "Royalty" Hamilton |
2:50 |
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"It Ain't Like That" |
Allstar |
4:23 |
| 11. |
"Another Used To Be" |
Ivan Barias & Carvin Haggins |
4:59 |
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"Bedroom" |
Shek'spere |
3:31 |
| 13. |
"Testify" |
Ivan Barias & Carvin Haggins |
4:07 |
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"Hey Mami" |
Allstar |
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| 15. |
"I Remember" (featuring Freeway) |
Dre & Vidal |
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"I'm in Luv" · "The One for Me" · "All or Nothing" · "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" · "Don't Wanna Be a Player" · "The Love Scene" · "Good Girls" · "No One Else Comes Close" · "All That I Am/Sanctified Girl" · "Thank God I Found You" · "Treat Her Like a Lady" · "I Wanna Know" · "Stutter" · "Let's Stay Home Tonight" · "What If a Woman" · "More & More" · "Ride wit U" · "Priceless" · "Where You At?" · "If I Was Your Man" · "My Love" · "We Are Family" · "E.R. (Emergency Room)" · "Why Just Be Friends" · "We Need to Roll" · "Triple Back Room (Remix)" · "Majic" · "Can’t Get Over You" · "Worst Case Scenario"
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