Greatest Hits (2006)

Product Summary Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records UPC: 00886970237024 Release Date: 11/21/2006 Buy.com Sku: 203328761 Item#: M39DN6 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. What's So Different ? ~ Ginuwine 2. Hell Yeah ~ Ginuwine 3. Pony ~ Ginuwine 4. In Those Jeans ~ Ginuwine 5. So Anxious ~ Ginuwine 6. Differences ~ Ginuwine 7. There It Is ~ Ginuwine 8. None Of Ur Friends Business ~ Ginuwine 9. I'm In Love ~ Ginuwine 10. Stingy ~ Ginuwine 11. You Owe Me - (with Nas) ~ Ginuwine 12. Same Ol' G ~ Ginuwine 13. Best Man I Can Be, The - (with Tyrese) ~ Ginuwine (C) (P) 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Ginuwine (vocals). Ginuwine was one of the best R&B singers of the late 1990s and early 2000s, combining an ear for sharp, futuristic productions (his earliest tracks were produced by the mighty Timbaland) with a silky, seductive appeal that classified him as a classic loverman. GREATEST HITS lives up to its title by including all of Ginuwine's singles, and drawing equally from his five releases (ranging from his 1996 debut to 2005's BACK II BASICS). Whether with sly, forward-thinking club jams ("Pony") or smooth balladry ("So Anxious"), GREATEST HITS provides plenty of justification for the platinum status of Ginuwine's studio releases. The only blunder made with the selections on Ginuwine's Greatest Hits is that it doesn't contain "Love You More," a sweet ballad that received a fair amount of play on U.S. radio stations and scaled up to the Top 30 of the R&B chart. Apart from that, there are no gripes to be had with Greatest Hits. It otherwise remains true to its title. The spread from Ginuwine's first five albums, released from 1996 through 2005, is fairly balanced. While another three or four songs could've been added to the program, it'll satisfy anyone with a moderate interest in one of the more successful male R&B vocalists of the late '90s and early 2000s -- one who handled the club tracks ("Pony," "Hell Yeah"), ballads ("So Anxious," "Differences," "Stingy"), and mid-tempo material ("What's So Different") equally well. ~ Andy Kellman   Artist Overview R&B crooner Ginuwine has modeled his career after musical heroes Prince and Michael Jackson, and has covered tunes by both artists. However, where those performers have rock leanings, Ginuwine has rooted himself in smooth contemporary R&B with a healthy dose of hip-hop. Best known for his collaborations with production ace Timbaland, Ginuwine burst onto the scene in 1996 with GINUWINE...THE BACHELOR. Since then, his fame and success have only increased; Ginuwine now boasts superstar guests on his albums, acts in films and TV shows, and even has his own fragrances. Artist Influences Al B. Sure! | Babyface | Barry White | Bell Biv DeVoe | Bobby Brown (R&B) | Gerald Levert | Jodeci | Joe | Johnny Gill | Keith Sweat | Marvin Gaye | Michael Jackson | Prince | R. Kelly Artist Contemporaries Blackstreet | Calvin Richardson | Chico DeBarge | Donell Jones | Dru Hill | Eric Benet | Jagged Edge | Kenny Lattimore | Rahsaan Patterson | Raphael Saadiq | Timbaland | Tyrese | Usher   Compilation Appearances No Way Out (Explicit Version) Men In Black Best Man Vol. 4-60 Minutes Of Funk (Explicit Version) Miss E...So Addictive (Explicit Version) Miss E...So Addictive (Clean Version) We Invented The Remix (Explicit Version) Monsta Jamz Loyalty (Clean Version) Vol. 14-Now That's What I Call Music Love Don't Cost A Thing Todd Smith Slow Motion 2 4:21: The Day After (Cln) Xclusive R&b (3Cd) 0906 Body & Soul: Midnight Fire Bad Boy(Explicit Version) Top Hits Of The 90s:mega Hits Danseplus 208 Muchdance 2008 Best Of Both Worlds(Explicit Version)   Technical Info Release Date : 11/21/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 702370 Label : Epic (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00886970237024