Signature (Joe album)

Signature
Studio album by Joe
Released July 15, 2009 (Japan)
July 14, 2009 (U.S.)
September 21, 2009 U K
Genre
Length 52:05
Label Kedar Entertainment
Producer
Joe chronology

Greatest Hits
(2008)		 Signature
(2009)		 Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
(2009)
Singles from Signature
  1. "Majic"
    Released: June 11, 2009
  2. "Worst Case Scenario"
    Released: January 19, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]

Signature is the second independent and eighth studio album by R&B singer Joe which was released on July 14, 2009.[3] His previous album Joe Thomas, New Man features cuts from this album. The album features ballads written, produced, and arranged by Joe.[4] The lead single is "Majic", which has peaked at #57 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album debuted #7 on the Billboard 200, #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #1 on the Independent Albums chart. The deluxe edition of the album includes remixes to "We Need to Roll" and "Man in Your Life", the former featuring Mario & Trey Songz and the latter featuring The Game.

Track listing

No. TitleSongwriter(s) Length
1. "Majic"  Joe Thomas 3:50
2. "Sex Girl"  Joe Thomas; Alex "MackMan" Mack 3:26
3. "Very Special Friend"  Joe Thomas; Joshua P. Thompson 4:43
4. "Friends Don't Let Friends"  Joe Thomas; Jolyon Skinner; Joshua P. Thompson; Tonyatta Martinez 5:26
5. "Worst Case Scenario"  Joe Thomas; Jolyon Skinner; Joshua P. Thompson; Daniel Crawley; Tonyatta Martinez 5:01
6. "Wanna Be Your Lover"  Joe Thomas 4:27
7. "Miss My Baby"  Joe Thomas 3:42
8. "Come Get to This"  Marvin Gaye 2:53
9. "Metaphor"  Joe Thomas; Jolyon Skinner; Joshua P. Thompson 5:01
10. "Love's Greatest Episode"  Joe Thomas; Jolyon Skinner; Joshua P. Thompson 5:21
11. "Sensitive Lover"  Joe Thomas; Jolyon Skinner; Joshua P. Thompson 4:09
12. "Change (Bonus track performed by Lylit)"  Lylit 4:02

Personnel

  • Drums: Nat Townsley, Jermaine Parrish, Obed Calvaire, Abe Fogel
  • Programming: Joe Thomas
  • Percussion: Victor Jones
  • Keyboards: Joe Thomas, John DiMartino, Mike Gallagher
  • Fender Rhodes: Bobby Douglas
  • Bass: Marshall Knights, LeShawn Thomas, Richard Bona, John Benitez
  • Guitar: Mark Bowers, Joshua Paul Thompson, Dylan Jones
  • Alto Saxophone: Lawrence Felman
  • Tenor Saxophone: Atta Brecker, Ferrer White
  • Flute: David Conley
  • Trumpet: Randy Brecker, Richard Bougler
  • Recording engineer: Elijah Griffin, John Roper, Gene Lennon
  • Mixing: Jean-Marie Horvat, Tom Soares
  • Mastering: Dave Kutch
  • Executive producer: Kedar Massenburg, Joe Thomas
  • Photography: Robert Munore, Eduardo Whittington
  • Art direction: Kedar Massenburg, Kierstan Tucker-McCollough
  • Design: Eduardo Whittington

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

References

  1. ↑ About.com review
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Music News: Joe Working on 2 New Albums". About. 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Joe Thomas, New Man". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Joe Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Joe. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Joe Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Joe. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Joe Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for Joe. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

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