All That I Am (Joe album)
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| All That I Am | ||||
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| Released | July 29, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
| Studio | NJ & NY Studios Area | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 55:58 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Singles from All That I Am | ||||
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All That I Am is the second album by American R&B singer Joe. It was released by Jive Records on July 29, 1997, in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Widely considered his breakthrough album, All That I Am reached number thirteen on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]
The album features "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", originally featured on the soundtrack of Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, which reached number two on the US R&B chart and number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100; it sold 700,000 copies domestically and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[3][4] The album also features "Don't Wanna Be a Player", which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Booty Call and reached number five on the US R&B chart and number twenty-five on the Hot 100. It, too, earned a Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies.[5][6] Aside from these two songs, All That I Am features three singles: the lead single "The Love Scene", "Good Girls" and the title track. Although they received airplay on R&B radio stations, none registered on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Pop group Backstreet Boys covered the song "No One Else Comes Close" on their 1999 album Millennium.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[8] |
| USA Today | [9] |
AllMusic editor Leo Stanley called All That I Am "an entertaining collection of contemporary soul that alternates between smooth ballads and hip-hop-inflected dance-pop. At his best, Joe can make this music irresistible; at his worst, he merely makes it entertaining. There are a few slow spots on the record, but at its best, All That I Am is first-class urban soul."[1] David Grad from Entertainment Weekly found that with All That I Am Joe "labors under the twin burdens of hackneyed lyrics and saccharine overproduction. Fortunately, his voice is seductive enough to cut through all the formulaic dross, ensuring that this guy named Joe will be a leading R&B love doctor for years to come."[8] USA Today critic Steve Jones wrote that with All That I Am Joe "looks at the many facets of relationships, shifting easily from love-you-down recipes for ecstasy" to "gentle professions of affection," while exploring "the pain of discovering that his lover has another man and ending what has become a one-way relationship."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" |
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| 6:22 |
| 2. | "The Love Scene" |
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| 5:02 |
| 3. | "Don't Wanna Be a Player" |
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| 5:07 |
| 4. | "Good Girls" |
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| 4:57 |
| 5. | "How Soon" |
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| 4:53 |
| 6. | "Sanctified Girl (Can't Fight This Feeling)" |
| Campbell | 5:00 |
| 7. | "All That I Am" |
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| 4:12 |
| 8. | "No One Else Comes Close" |
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| 3:52 |
| 9. | "Come Around" |
| Campbell | 4:34 |
| 10. | "U Shoulda Told Me (U Had a Man)" |
| Campbell | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Love Don't Make No Sense" |
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| 4:21 |
| 12. | "No One Else Comes Close" (Unplugged Version) |
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| 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "No One Else Comes Close" (Steve Antony's R'n'B Mix) |
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| 4:44 |
| 14. | "Don't Wanna Be a Player" (Joe/Big Baby Remix) |
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| 5:10 |
| 15. | "Good Girls" (TLAC Remix) |
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| 5:02 |
| 16. | "The Love Scene" (Henry St. Remix) |
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| 7:40 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies additional producer(s)
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