Better Days (2001)

Product Summary Label: Jive Records UPC: 00012414178626 Release Date: 12/11/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60511711 Item#: M3T3D9 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Let's Stay Home Tonight ~ Joe 2. Better Days ~ Joe 3. What If A Woman ~ Joe 4. Alone ~ Joe 5. Isn't This The World ~ Joe 6. Ghetto Child - (featuring Shaggy/The Boys Choir Of Harlem) ~ Joe 7. I Like Sexy Girls ~ Joe 8. Here She Comes ~ Joe 9. Lover's Prayer ~ Joe 10. Changed Man ~ Joe 11. I Understand ~ Joe 12. She Used 2 Luv Me ~ Joe 13. World Of Girls, A ~ Joe 14. Let's Stay Home Tonight - (remix, featuring Petey Pablo) ~ Joe (C) (P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: JOE, Shaggy, The Boys Choir Of Harlem. Producers: JOE, Allstar, The Neptunes. BETTER DAYS was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album. "Let's Stay Home Tonight" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. R&B love man Joe (if you need to write him a check, his last name is Thomas) spent a fair part of the '90s working a number of variations on the romantic soul crooning style that makes women of all ages blush at 100 paces. He's known for his sensual vocals and lush, smooth R&B production. That hasn't changed on BETTER DAYS, as Joe seems to still be the original smoothie, laying down heartfelt evocations of love and lust with skill and verve. But the lyrical subject matter is a bit wider than on Joe's previous albums, as he takes on larger social issues (witness the collaboration with Shaggy and the Boys Choir of Harlem on "Ghetto Child" for example). Despite the broadened thematic material, though, Joe never gets too high-minded to leave behind the likes of the undeniably carnal "I Like Sexy Girls." And the sexy girls undoubtedly reciprocate. Musical Guests Shaggy The Boys Choir Of Harlem Petey Pablo   Compilation Appearances Long Time No See Capital Punishment (Explicit Version) Vol. 2-Hip Hop Hits (Explicit Version) Personal Conversation Wood (Explicit Version) Vol. 1-For Lovers Only Love & Freedom Endangered Species (Explicit Version) 9 Lives (Explicit Version) Now That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 8-Now That's What I Call Music Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits Body + Soul: No Control Drumline Charmbracelet Absolute Body + Soul U Turn Remixes Ultimate Christmas 2 Sexy Soul Men Vol 4 (w/ Bonus DVD) (Explicit Version) Vol 4 (chopped & Screwed) (w/ Bonus DVD) (Explicit Version) Greatest Hits Live (w/ Bonus DVD) Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon (Explicit Version) Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon (Clean) Slow Motion Save The Last Dance 2 Body & Soul: Midnight Fire Mastercuts R b Urban Groove Marvin Is 60 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (ost) Back 2 Da Money(Explicit Version) Gold:new Jack Swing The Ballads Addiction Legacy:best Of Big Pun(Explicit Version) Silky Soul Music:all Star Tribute To   Associated Artists and Works Case Case   Technical Info Release Date : 12/11/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 41786 Label : Jive Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00012414178626   Professional Reviews Vibe (2/02, pp.119-20) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - "...This is the album Michael Jackson wishes he had made....Joe sings with a contemplative, low-key style...explaining a lot about his particular style....DAYS has a gentle, thoughtful tone...Musically, he weaves a welcome inventiveness into conventional soul music..."    Product Image