Ginuwine...the Bachelor

Ginuwine...the Bachelor
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
Ginuwine chronology
Ginuwine...the Bachelor
(1996)		 100% Ginuwine
(1999)
Singles from Ginuwine...the Bachelor
  1. "Pony"
    Released: August 20, 1996
  2. "Tell Me Do U Wanna"
    Released: March 25, 1997
  3. "When Doves Cry"
    Released: July 25, 1997
  4. "I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry"
    Released: September 9, 1997
  5. "Only When Ur Lonely"
    Released: September 9, 1997
  6. "Holler"
    Released: December 1, 1997
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Allmusic [1]

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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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]

Track listing

All music by Timbaland.

No. Title Writer(s) Sample(s)[5][6] Length
1. "Intro"     1:41
2. "Pony"   Garrett, Lumpkin, Mosley 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
  • "Visions" by Stevie Wonder
 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 4:29
13. "550 What?" (featuring Timbaland) Lumpkin, Mosley   6:47

Chart history

Album

Chart (1996)[2] Peak
position
U.K. Albums Chart[7] 74
U.S. Billboard 200 26
U.S. Heatseekers 1
U.S. R&B Albums 14

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241654. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ Theakston, Rob. "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241654. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  5. ^ Credits as per liner notes for Ginuwine...the Bachelor album
  6. ^ "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. 
  7. ^ "Chart Stats – Ginuwine – The Bachelor". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=13206. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
  8. ^ "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241654. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 

External links

Ginuwine
Albums
Ginuwine...the Bachelor · 100% Ginuwine · The Life · The Senior · Back II Da Basics · A Man's Thoughts' · Elgin
Singles
"Pony" · "Tell Me Do U Wanna" · "When Doves Cry" · "I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry" · "Only When Ur Lonely · "Holler" · "Same Ol' G" · "What's So Different?" · "So Anxious" · "None of Ur Friends Business" · "There It Is" · "Differences" · "Just Because" · "Tribute to a Woman" · "Stingy" · "Hell Yeah" · "In Those Jeans" · "Love You More" · "When We Make Love" · "I'm in Love" · "Last Chance" · "What Could Have Been" · "Heaven" · "Break"
Other singles
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