Ginuwine... the Bachelor explained

Ginuwine... the Bachelor
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ginuwine
Cover:	Ginuwine-the bachelor.jpg
Released:	October 8, 1996
Recorded:	1996
Length:	63:35
Producer:	Timbaland
Next Title:	100% Ginuwine
Next Year:	1999

Ginuwine... the Bachelor is the debut studio album by American R&B artist Ginuwine. The second major Swing Mob album, it was chiefly produced by Timbaland and released October 8, 1996, on 550 Music. The distribution was handled through Epic Records. The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number 14 on Billboards R&B Albums chart.^[1] A steady seller, it was certified gold by January 1997.^[2] In March 1999, the album was certified double platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales exceeding two million copies in the United States. Ginuwine... the Bachelor featured the singles "Pony", "When Doves Cry" and "Holler".

Track listing

All music by Timbaland.

Samples

• "Intro" contains portions of dialogue from the motion picture The Usual Suspects and a sample of "The Greatest Trick" written by John Ottman for The Usual Suspects soundtrack.
• "Lonely Daze" contains a sample of You Are Everything, written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, as performed by The Stylistics
• "I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry" contains a sample from "Visions" as recorded by Stevie Wonder.
• "G. Thang" contains samples from "Numb" by Portishead, "The Boomin' System" by LL Cool J, Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Personnel

• Art direction – Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera
• Assembling – Alex Perialas, Jerry Conaway Jr
• Assistant engineering – Jason Arnold
• Coordination – Nadine Hemy
• Engineering – Jimmy Douglass, Alex Perialas
• Executive production – Ginuwine, Robert Reives
• Grooming – Isabel le Page
• Mastering – Vlad

• Mixing – Jimmy Douglass
• Photography – Carl Lessard
• Production – Ginuwine, Robert Reives, Timbaland
• Rapping – (Ex) Cat Heads, Magoo, Missy Elliott, Nikki/Virginia Slim, Timbaland
• Stylist – Estée Ochoa
• Vocals – Ginuwine
• Vocals (background) – Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Timbaland Static Major Digital Black Smoke E. Digglera

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	83
US Billboard 200^[5]	48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	21

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241654|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Ginuwine...the Bachelor Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums)))]. Allmusic. 2010-10-02.
2. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 2, 2010 : Search Results - Ginuwine. RIAA. 2010-10-02.
3. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.
4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997. dutchcharts.nl. August 19, 2020.
5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. August 19, 2020.
6. Web site: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1997. Billboard. July 4, 2018.