Joe Thomas, New Man

Studio album by Joe

Released

September 23, 2008

Recorded

2007–2008

Genre

Contemporary R&B

Length

50:07

Label

Kedar

Producer

Kedar Massenburg (exec.)
B. Cox
D'Mile
Jerry Flowers
Joe
Micayle McKinney
Stereotypes

Joe chronology

Singles from Joe Thomas, New Man
Ain't Nothin' Like Me (2007)	Joe Thomas, New Man (2008)	Greatest Hits (2008)
"E.R. (Emergency Room)" Released: July 15, 2008 "Why Just Be Friends" Released: July 30, 2008

Joe Thomas, New Man is the seventh album by American recording artist Joe, released on September 23, 2008 in the United States. It marked his debut on Kedar Massenburg's independent record label Kedar Entertainment, following his split with Jive Records in 2007. The album debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, and reached the top of the Independent Albums chart.

Target carried a special edition of Joe Thomas, New Man, including the songs "Triple Black Room", "I Will Again" and "Approach". These songs also appear on the UK edition of the album. The song "We Need to Roll", was set to feature Mario and Trey Songz. However, the pair did not appear on the standard edition of the album. Instead it was placed as a bonus track on the Japan edition of the album as a remix.

Background

In April 2007, following several delays, Joe released his sixth studio album Ain't Nothin' Like Me. It received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and on top of the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, selling about 98,000 copies in its first week.^[1] The album marked his highest-charting album since My Name Is Joe (2000), which reached the same position of both charts.^[1] Soon after, Joe left longtime record company Jive Records to sign with Kedar Massenburg's independent record label Kedar Entertainment and resumed work on his seventh studio album. Set to have contributions from Nas, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Mario, Trey Songz, Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy,^[2] production on Joe Thomas, New Man was eventually helmed by Bryan-Michael Cox, Stereotypes, Mack McKinney and D'Mile, among others.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[4]
Allmusic	^[5]

Upon release, Joe Thomas, New Man received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Thomas Inskeep from Allmusic gave the album three stars out of five and wrote that "on his seventh album, R&B crooner Joe keeps doing what he's always done best: sings sexy, woman-centric midtempo jams. There are no dramatic change-ups here – much as the likes of Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass, and Keith Sweat before him, Joe's not even trying to cross over to any audience other than adult black women [...] The best thing about Joe Thomas, New Man is its consistency, which it's got in spades.^[5] Mark Edward Nero, writing for About.com, remarked that "And although his latest album is called Joe Thomas, New Man, this is for the most part the same singer whose music women have gone wild over for more than a decade. What's different though, is that Joe sounds rejuvenated on this album [...] To be honest, there's not a whole lot of new ground covered on the album, but Joe's the type of artist who doesn't need to reinvent himself to be or stay successful."^[4]

Commercial performance

Joe Thomas, New Man debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 albums chart on the week of September 29, 2008.^[1] 54,000 copies were sold in the first week.^[1] In addition, it also charted on top of Billboard's Independent Albums chart, while reaching the top three on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.^[1] In its second week on the charts, sales increased, with 112,725 copies sold.^[1] The first single, "E.R. (Emergency Room)" was released on July 15, 2008 and the second single, "Why Just Be Friends" was released on July 30.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"E.R. (Emergency Room)"	Dernst Emile II Norquon Greg LaShawn Daniels	D'Mile Norquon "Fats" Greg	3:49
2.	"By Any Means"	Bryan-Michael Cox Johnta Austin	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:51
3.	"Why Just Be Friends"	Emanuel Chisholm Eric King Jr. Micayle McKinney Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Jonathan Yip	McKinney The Stereotypes	4:23
4.	"We Need to Roll"	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin Kendrick Dean	Bryan-Michael Cox WyldCard	4:05
5.	"Man in Your Life"	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:16
6.	"I Won't Let Him Hurt You"	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin	Bryan-Michael Cox	4:14
7.	"New Man"	Reeves Romulus Yip	The Stereotypes	3:47
8.	"Start Over Again"	Cory Antwone Jerry Flowers	Jerry "Fatz" Flowers	4:38
9.	"Sorry"	Antwone Flowers	Flowers	3:36
10.	"Heart Behind My Eyes"	Antwone Flowers	Flowers	3:42
11.	"Chameleon"	Alex Cantrell Phillip "Whitey" White Jared Lee Gosselin	Gosselin	3:47

Japan bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Heavy"		Rodney Jerkins	3:49
13.	"We Need to Roll" (Remix featuring Mario & Trey Songz)	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin Dean	Bryan-Michael Cox WyldCard	4:09
14.	"Man in Your Life" (Remix featuring The Game)	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin	Bryan-Michael Cox Austin	3:57
15.	"Triple Black Room" (Remix featuring Diddy)		Jerkins Daniels	4:09

Snippets from Signature
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Friends Don't Let Friends"		1:27
13.	"Special Friends"		1:25
14.	"Magic"		1:25
15.	"Sex Girl"		1:14
16.	"Wanna Be Your Lover"		1:24

The Deluxe edition was released on November 25, 2008 and includes 3 new tracks in addition to the bonus snippets from Signature.

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"E.R. (Emergency Room)"	D'Mile	3:49
2.	"By Any Means"	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:51
3.	"Why Just Be Friends"	MACK Mckinney and Stereotypes	4:23
4.	"We Need to Roll"	Bryan Michael Cox	4:05
5.	"Man In Your Life"	Bryan-Michael Cox	3:58
6.	"I Won't Let Him Hurt You"	Bryan-Michael Cox	4:14
7.	"New Man"	Stereotypes	3:47
8.	"Start Over Again"	Jerry "Fatz" Flowers	4:38
9.	"Approach"		3:35
10.	"Sorry"	Jerry "Fatz" Flowers	3:36
11.	"Heart Behind My Eyes"	Jerry "Fatz" Flowers	3:42
12.	"Chameleon"		3:47
13.	"I Will Again"		4:14
14.	"Triple Black Room"		3:39
15.	"Friends Don't Let Friends"		1:27
16.	"Special Friends"		1:25
17.	"Magic"		1:25
18.	"Sex Girl"		1:14
19.	"Wanna Be Your Lover"		1:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	1

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Caulfield, Keith (2009-07-22). "Daughtry Returns, Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
↑ Joe has a new cd coming
↑ Joe 's new cd "New Man" coming 23 Sept 8
1 2 Nero, Mark Edward (2012-10-16). "Smooth & Seductive". About.com Guide. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
1 2 Joe Thomas, New Man at AllMusic
↑ Joe sues & leves Jive; moves to Kedar/Universal;working on 2 new cds!
↑ "Joe – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Joe. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
↑ "Joe – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Joe. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
↑ "Joe – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Joe. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

External links

Official website

Joe

Discography

Studio albums	Everything All That I Am My Name Is Joe Better Days And Then... Ain't Nothin' Like Me Joe Thomas, New Man Signature The Good, the Bad, the Sexy Doubleback: Evolution of R&B Bridges My Name Is Joe Thomas

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Singles	"All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" "I Wanna Know" "Stutter" "What If A Woman" "More & More" "Ride wit U" "Where You At" "If I Was Your Man" "Love & Sex, Pt. 2"

Featured singles	"Still Not a Player" "Wanna Get to Know You" "Curious" "Through the Rain" "Thank God I Found You"

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