Ginuwine A Man's Thoughts

Personnel: Ginuwine (vocals); Bryan-Michael Cox, Dante Jackson (programming); Adonis Stropshire, Solomon "Solo" Dykes, Jayshawn Champion, Michael Naylor, Oli Jean Joseph, R.L. Huggar (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Christina Godby; Jason Rome; Jean-Marie Horvat; Sam Thomas .
Recording information: Hit Factory, Miami, FL; Notifi Studios, St. Louis, MO; The Upstairs Studio, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Stephen Garnett.
Arrangers: Bryan-Michael Cox; Adonis Stropshire; Ted Clinckscale; Michael Naylor; Melvin Rogers.
Ginuwine's first album in three and a half years (the 2007 release I APOLOGIZE was unauthorized), A MAN'S THOUGHTS is his first release away from the Epic family. It's a decent set of modern R&B, dominated by seductive slow jams, that stimulates a little more often than it fades into the background. It does take a serious tone on a handful of songs dealing with a wider range of relationship issues than lust, heartache, and devotion: "Show Me the Way," with an anthem-like chorus, is a guard-dropped plea for direction, while on "Last Chance," the singer has never sounded more desperate as he attempts to rescue a relationship. On the lighter side, Ginuwine reconnects with Timbaland on "Get Involved," where the producer and Missy Elliott almost wipe him out of the picture in competitive banter.

• Format: CD
• Genre: R&B