Ginuwine...the Bachelor
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| Studio album by Ginuwine | ||||||||||
| Released | October 8, 1996 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1993-1995, 1996 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, Hip hop soul | |||||||||
| Length | 63:35 | |||||||||
| Label | 550 Music/Epic | |||||||||
| Producer | Ginuwine (exec.), Robert Reives (exec.), Timbaland | |||||||||
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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"
The album peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard 200 chart. By March 1999 it was certified double platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding two million copies in the United States.
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[edit] Release and reception
The album peaked at twenty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fourteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2] The album was certified gold in January 1997 and double platinum by March 1999.[3]
Rob Theakston of Allmusic stated that with the album "Ginuwine effortlessly displays not only a powerful voice, but sharp songwriting and production skills."[4]
[edit] Track listing
All music by Timbaland.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Sample(s)[5][6] | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" |
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1:41 | |
| 2. | "Pony" | Garrett, Lumpkin, Mosley |
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5:24 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Do U Wanna" | Douglass, Lumpkin, Mosley, Reives | 5:34 | |
| 4. | "Holler" (featuring Nikki and Virginia Slim) | Lumpkin, Mosley, Siplin | 5:04 | |
| 5. | "Hello" | Lumpkin, Mosley | 4:06 | |
| 6. | "Lonely Daze" | Barcliff, Lumpkin, Mosley | 4:55 | |
| 7. | "Ginuwine 4 Ur Mind" | Lumpkin, Mosley, Reives | 5:22 | |
| 8. | "Only When Ur Lonely" | Lumpkin, Mosley, Reives | 5:49 | |
| 9. | "I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry" (featuring Timbaland) | Elliott, Lumpkin, Wonder |
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4:14 |
| 10. | "World Is So Cold" | Lumpkin, Mosley | 5:02 | |
| 11. | "When Doves Cry" | Prince | 5:08 | |
| 12. | "G. Thang" (featuring Misdemeanor and Magoo) | Barcliff, Barrow, Elliott, Gibbons, Mosley, Utley, Williams |
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4:29 |
| 13. | "550 What?" (featuring Timbaland) | Lumpkin, Mosley | 6:47 |
[edit] Chart history
[edit] Album
| Chart (1996)[2] | Peak position |
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| U.K. Albums Chart[7] | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 26 |
| U.S. Heatseekers | 1 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 14 |
[edit] Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[8]
- 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
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241654. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 2, 2010 : Search Results - Ginuwine". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Ginuwine&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Theakston, Rob. "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241654. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Credits as per liner notes for Ginuwine...the Bachelor album
- ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Ginuwine". The-Breaks.com. http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Ginuwine&type=6. Retrieved 10-02-2010.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Ginuwine – The Bachelor". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=13206. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241654. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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