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Joe Thomas, New Man

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Joe Thomas, New Man
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
Length50:07
LabelKedar
Producer
Joe chronology
Ain't Nothin' Like Me
(2007)
Joe Thomas, New Man
(2008)
Greatest Hits
(2008)
Singles from Joe Thomas, New Man
  1. "E.R. (Emergency Room)"
    Released: July 15, 2008
  2. "Why Just Be Friends"
    Released: July 30, 2008

Joe Thomas, New Man is the seventh album by American recording artist Joe, released on September 23, 2008 in the United States. It marked his debut on longtime collaborator Kedar Massenburg's independent record label Kedar Entertainment, following his split with Jive Records in 2007. Joe reteamed with previous collaborators Bryan-Michael Cox, WyldCard, and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins to work on the album, while additional production was provided by Jerry "Fatz" Flowers, D'Mile and production team Stereotypes.

Critical reception towards Joe Thomas, New Man was generally mixed. The album debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, and reached the top of the Independent Albums chart, selling 54,000 copies in its first week of release. Target carried a special edition of Joe Thomas, New Man, including the songs "Triple Black Room", "I Will Again" and "Approach". The album was preceded by lead single "E.R. (Emergency Room)" which reached the top ten of Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.

Background

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In April 2007, following several delays, Joe released his sixth studio album Ain't Nothin' Like Me. It received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and on top of the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, selling about 98,000 copies in its first week.[1] The album marked his highest-charting album since My Name Is Joe (2000), which reached the same position of both charts.[1] Soon after, Joe left longtime record company Jive Records to sign with Kedar Massenburg's independent record label Kedar Entertainment and resumed work on his seventh studio album. Set to have contributions from Nas, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Mario, Trey Songz, Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy,[2] production on Joe Thomas, New Man was eventually helmed by Bryan-Michael Cox, Stereotypes, Mack Mckinney and D'Mile, among others.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
AllMusic[5]

Upon release, Joe Thomas, New Man received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Thomas Inskeep from AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five and wrote that "on his seventh album, R&B crooner Joe keeps doing what he's always done best: sings sexy, woman-centric midtempo jams. There are no dramatic change-ups here – much as the likes of Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass, and Keith Sweat before him, Joe's not even trying to cross over to any audience other than adult black women [...] The best thing about Joe Thomas, New Man is its consistency, which it's got in spades.[5] Mark Edward Nero, writing for About.com, remarked that "And although his latest album is called Joe Thomas, New Man, this is for the most part the same singer whose music women have gone wild over for more than a decade. What's different though, is that Joe sounds rejuvenated on this album [...] To be honest, there's not a whole lot of new ground covered on the album, but Joe's the type of artist who doesn't need to reinvent himself to be or stay successful."[4]

Commercial performance

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Joe Thomas, New Man debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 albums chart on the week of September 29, 2008.[1] 54,000 copies were sold in the first week.[1] In addition, it also charted on top of Billboard's Independent Albums chart, while reaching the top three on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.[1] In its second week on the charts, sales increased, with 112,725 copies sold.[1] The first single, "E.R. (Emergency Room)" was released on July 15, 2008 and the second single, "Why Just Be Friends" was released on July 30.[6]

Track listing

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Joe Thomas, New Man track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."E.R. (Emergency Room)"
3:49
2."By Any Means"Cox3:51
3."Why Just Be Friends"
4:23
4."We Need to Roll"
4:05
5."Man in Your Life"
  • Cox
  • Austin
Cox3:16
6."I Won't Let Him Hurt You"
  • Cox
  • Austin
Cox4:14
7."New Man"
  • Reeves
  • Romulus
  • Yip
The Stereotypes3:47
8."Start Over Again"
  • Cory Antwone
  • Jerry "Fatz" Flowers
Flowers4:38
9."Sorry"
  • Antwone
  • Flowers
Flowers3:36
10."Heart Behind My Eyes"
  • Antwone
  • Flowers
Flowers3:42
11."Chameleon"
  • Alex Cantrell
  • Phillip "Whitey" White
  • Jared Lee Gosselin
Gosselin3:47
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Heavy"Rodney JerkinsJerkins3:49
13."We Need to Roll (Remix)" (featuring Mario Dewar Barrett & Trey Songz)
  • Cox
  • Austin
  • Dean
  • Cox
  • WyldCard
4:09
14."Man in Your Life (Remix)" (featuring The Game)
  • Cox
  • Austin
Cox3:57
15."Triple Black Room (Remix)" (featuring Diddy)
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
4:09
Snippets from Signature
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Friends Don't Let Friends"
  • Thomas
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Joshua P. Thompson
  • Tonyatta Martinez
  • Joe
  • Thompson
1:27
13."Special Friends"
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Joe
  • Thompson
1:25
14."Magic"ThomasJoe1:25
15."Sex Girl"
  • Thomas
  • Alex "MackMan" Mack
Joe1:14
16."Wanna Be Your Lover"ThomasJoe1:24
Deluxe edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."E.R. (Emergency Room)"
  • Emile
  • Greg
  • Daniels
  • D'Mile
  • Greg
3:49
2."By Any Means"
  • Cox
  • Austin
Cox3:51
3."Why Just Be Friends"
  • Chisholm
  • King
  • McKinney
  • Reeves
  • Romulus
  • Yip
  • McKinney
  • The Stereotypes
4:23
4."We Need to Roll"
  • Cox
  • Austin
  • Dean
  • Cox
  • WyldCard
4:05
5."Man In Your Life"
  • Cox
  • Austin
Cox3:58
6."I Won't Let Him Hurt You"
  • Cox
  • Austin
Cox4:14
7."New Man"
  • Reeves
  • Romulus
  • Yip
The Stereotypes3:47
8."Start Over Again"
  • Antwone
  • Flowers
Flowers4:38
9."Approach"ThomasJoe3:35
10."Sorry"
  • Antwone
  • Flowers
Flowers3:36
11."Heart Behind My Eyes"
  • Antwone
  • Flowers
Flowers3:42
12."Chameleon"
  • Cantrell
  • White
  • Gosselin
Gosselin3:47
13."I Will Again"ThomasJoe4:14
14."Triple Black Room"
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
3:39
15."Friends Don't Let Friends"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Thompson
  • Martinez
  • Joe
  • Thompson
1:27
16."Special Friends"
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Joe
  • Thompson
1:25
17."Magic"ThomasJoe1:25
18."Sex Girl"
  • Thomas
  • Mack
Joe1:14
19."Wanna Be Your Lover"ThomasJoe1:24

Charts

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Release history

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Joe Thomas, New Man release history
Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Ref(s)
Various September 23, 2008 Standard Kedar [5]
Various November 25, 2008 Deluxe [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Caulfield, Keith (2009-07-22). "Daughtry Returns, Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  2. ^ Joe has a new cd coming
  3. ^ Joe 's new cd "New Man" coming 23 Sept 8
  4. ^ a b Nero, Mark Edward (2012-10-16). "Smooth & Seductive". About.com Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  5. ^ a b c Joe Thomas, New Man at AllMusic
  6. ^ "Joe sues & leves Jive; moves to Kedar/Universal;working on 2 new cds!". Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  7. ^ a b "Joe Thomas , New Man LIMITED EDITION CD Includes 3 Bonus Songs: "Approach", 'I Will Again" & "Triple Black Room"". Amazon.de (in German). Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "Joe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.