music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Senior is the fourth studio album by American singer Ginuwine. It was released in the United States on April 8, 2003, via Epic Records. The album was primarily produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, with additional production from Scott Storch, R. Kelly, and Joe Little III. The album debuted at No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 122,000 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2][3] Three singles were released from the album with all of them appearing on the Billboard Hot 100: "Hell Yeah" peaking at No. 17, "In Those Jeans" peaking at No. 8, and "Love You More" peaking at No. 78.
This article is about the album by Ginuwine. For other uses, see Senior.
2003 studio album by Ginuwine
The Senior |
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Released | April 8, 2003 |
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Genre | R&B[1] |
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Length | 72:09 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | - Ginuwine (exec.)
- David Mcpherson (exec.)
- Terry Vines (exec.)
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In an interview with 106 & Park, Ginuwine said that Missy Elliott and Tweet were among the producers for the album, however their contributions never made the final cut.[4]
Critical reception
The Senior received generally favorable reviews from music critics, averaging a 60 out of a 100 among averaged reviews on Metacritic.[5] Allmusic editor John Bush wrote the album "finds the R&B jack-of-all-trades attempting to get in on the game with tracks that mine urban lingo for potential hit combinations [...] As before, Ginuwine rises above most of his dozens of imitators in the contemporary R&B realm, with a set of productions that fit his voice perfectly and rate as slightly edgier than the norm."[1] Entertainment Weekly's Craig Seymour found that "on the finest tracks of his fourth set, R&B balladeer Ginuwine delivers cliched slow jams with convincing emotion. But too much of the album skews toward the dance floor rather than the bedroom, with Ginuwine’s vocals lost in a routine groove. He calls this The Senior, but it’s sophomoric, at best."[7] Vibe magazine remarked that "not much has changed for Ginuwine since his debut. He's still racing R. Kelly to see who can sing the ladies out of their panties first."[11]
The Senior debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 122,000 copies in its first week, a little shy of the 152,000 copies Ginuwine's 2001 album The Life had debuted with.[12] On Billboard's component charts, it became his first album to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[12] The Senior was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the shipment of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[12] By November 2005, the album had sold over 863,000 units, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[12]
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Mike Tyson" (Intro) | | | 0:12 |
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2. | "Get Ready" (featuring Snoop Dogg & The Rook) | | Oliver | 4:35 |
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3. | "Chedda Brings" (featuring Jose Cenquentez) | - Lumpkin
- Oliver
- Andre Deyo
- Antonio McLendon
- Joseph Harris Bennett II
| Oliver | 3:36 |
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4. | "Hell Yeah"/"In Those Jeans (Interlude)" (featuring Baby) | | | 5:38 |
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5. | "In Those Jeans" | | - Jerry "Juke" Vines
- Ginuwine[b]
- Hester[b]
| 4:03 |
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6. | "Stingy" | - Bryan Michael Cox
- Jason Perry
- Johnta Austin
| | 4:19 |
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7. | "Love You More" | - Lumpkin
- James Smith
- Brandon Howard
- Casino Joe
| | 4:01 |
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8. | "Bedda to Have Loved" | - Lumpkin
- Taylor
- Darius Good
- Luke Paterna
| - The Formula
- Ginuwine
- Taylor
| 11:31 |
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9. | "Locked Down" | | Storch | 5:03 |
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10. | "On My Way"/"Sex" (Interlude) | | | 4:56 |
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11. | "Sex" (featuring Solé) | | Storch | 3:50 |
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12. | "Bedda Man" | | Storch | 3:45 |
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13. | "Our First Born" | | Taylor | 4:15 |
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14. | "Big Plans" (featuring Method Man) | | Oliver | 3:27 |
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15. | "Hell Yeah (Remix)" (featuring R. Kelly, Baby & Clipse) | | Kelly | 4:28 |
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16. | "Tigger & the Gizzle" | | | 4:28 |
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Notes
- ^[a] denotes additional producer
- ^[b] denotes co-producer
Charts
Certifications
References
- Allmusic review
- "Godsmack Takes 'Faceless' Straight to No. 1". 17 April 2003.
- "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- "Ginuwine 2003 hell yeah". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- Critic reviews at Metacritic
- "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- Entertainment Weekly review
- People review
- Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- Album reviews at CD Universe
- Vibe review
- Fiasco, Lance (April 17, 2002). "Godsmack Takes 'Faceless' Straight to No. 1". Idobi.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Lescharts.com – Ginuwine – The Senior". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Ginuwine – The Senior" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Ginuwine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- "Ginuwine Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- "American album certifications – Ginuwine – The Senior". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- Mitchell, Gail (19 November 2005). "Ginuwine Grows Up". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
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Related articles |
- Discography
- Swing Mob
- TGT
- "Jump"
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