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Better Days is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Joe. It was released by Jive Records on December 11, 2001 in the United States. The album reached number 32 on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It spawned three singles, including "Lets Stay Home Tonight", which reached number 18 on the US R&B chart; "What If a Woman", which reached number 13 on the US R&B chart, and "Isn't This the World". Better Days became Joe's second album to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the Best R&B Album category, while "Let's Stay Home Tonight" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. On August 7, 2002, a japanese limited version of the album was released together with "Joe Video Collection: I Wanna Know and More Video" content, named "Better Days & The Video Collection".

Better Days
Studio album by
Joe
ReleasedDecember 11, 2001
Studio
Various
  • Head Up Recording (New Jersey)
  • Right Track Studios (New York City)
  • MasterSounds Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
  • Compass Point Studios (Bahamas)
  • Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
  • Tallest Tree Studio (New Jersey)
  • Sound On Sound Studios (New York City)
GenreR&B
Length54:17
LabelJive
Producer
  • Joe (also exec.)
  • Kedar Massenburg (exec.)
  • Allen "Allstar" Gordon
  • The Neptunes
  • Joshua P. Thompson
Joe chronology
My Name Is Joe
(2000)		 Better Days
(2001)		 And Then...
(2003)
Singles from Better Days
  1. "Let's Stay Home Tonight"
    Released: June 1, 2001
  2. "What If a Woman"
    Released: February 19, 2002
  3. "Isn't This the World"
    Released: April 23, 2002

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Vibe[2]

AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier praised "Let's Stay Home Tonight" and "Ghetto Child" as highlights and Joe for carrying the record, but was critical of the track listing repeating various "songwriting techniques" and love story "motifs", concluding that "if you're looking for a few quality singles rather than a consistent album, you should find this to be an engaging album, even if its rushed and ultimately thin on original ideas."[1] Vibe contributor Dimitri Ehrlich gave praise to Joe's musical inventiveness in utilizing instrumentation, "lyrical wit" and telling stories from a woman's perspective, concluding with: "Better Days is mostly a one-man show, a nice surprise in an era when few artists seem brave enough to resist all-star guests."[2]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Stay Home Tonight"
  • Allen "Allstar" Gordon
  • Joel Campbell
  • Johnta Austin
  • Joe
  • Gordon
3:26
2."Better Days"
  • Joe Thomas
  • Joshua P. Thompson
  • Rickey Slaughter
  • Quincy Patrick
  • Stan Vincent
  • Joe
  • Thompson
4:31
3."What If a Woman"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
4:14
4."Alone"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Campbell
  • Joe
  • Gordon
4:34
5."Isn't This the World"
The Neptunes3:54
6."Ghetto Child" (featuring Shaggy)
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Tonyatta P. Martinez
  • Gasner Allen Hughes
Joe4:12
7."I Like Sexy Girls"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
4:00
8."Here She Comes"
  • Joe
  • Gordon
2:54
9."Lover's Prayer"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
Joe4:02
10."Changed Man"
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Slaughter
  • Joe
  • Thompson
4:16
11."I Understand"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
Joe3:47
12."She Used 2 Luv Me"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Campbell
  • Joe
  • Gordon
3:23
13."World of Girls"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
Joe3:09
14."Let's Stay Home Tonight (Remix)" (featuring Petey Pablo)
  • Joe
  • Gordon
3:55
Japan/Australia bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."It Won't End" 
Australia bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
16."What If a Women" (Smoove 5 Remix Edit) 
17."I Wanna Know" (The Roni Remix) 
Sample credits

Personnel


Credits adapted from the liner notes of Better Days.[3]

Musicians
Production
Imagery

Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000*
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Better Days - Joe". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. Ehrlich, Dimitri (February 2002). "Joe 'Better Days'". Vibe. Vibe Media. 10 (2): 119–120. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. Better Days (booklet). Joe. Jive. 2001. 01241-44222-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4th February 2002" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. February 4, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-22. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Pandora Archive.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe – Better Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Joe – Better Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  10. "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  11. "Billboard 200 Albums – 2002 Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – 2002 Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  13. "British album certifications – Joe – Better Days". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  14. "American album certifications – Joe – Better Days". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

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Better Days è un album discografico del cantante statunitense Joe, pubblicato nel 2001.


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