Joe is hardly an appropriate name for a lover man -- it seems more like a moniker for a custodian than a Casanova -- but that's exactly what Joe is.
He's an old-fashioned romantic soul crooner in the vein of Al Green, Marvin Gaye, D'Angelo, and, well, Gregory Abbott.
He's not as ambitious as D'Angelo is, but that doesn't really matter, since he delivers the goods on his third album, My Name Is Joe.
Joe never oversings or oversells a song, he just lays back and sweetly sings.
There may not be much variety or many remarkable songs on the record -- "Get Crunk Tonight" stands out with its stuttering, fade-in-fade-out intro and its stylishly funky beat -- but that doesn't matter because this is essentially a mood record, and that mood is love.
And it's not a bad romantic mood-setter, either, since Joe is an appealing vocalist, the production is lush without being syrupy, and the songs are all fairly strong, even if only a handful are exceptional ("Somebody Gotta Be on Top," "Treat Her Like a Lady," "Get Crunk Tonight," the N'Sync duet "I Believe in You").
And, really, that's enough, since anyone that gets hooked by a single from My Name Is Joe just wants an assurance that the album will deliver more of the same -- and it does.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Name Is Joe (Intro) | Joe | Play | 00:46 | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| 2 | StutterE.J. III Dixon | Joe | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Table for TwoAllen Gordon, Jr., J. Scott Skinner, J. Karen Thomas | Joe | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | I Wanna KnowJoe, Jolyon Skinner, M. Williams | Joe | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Treat Her Like a Lady | Joe | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Get Crunk Tonight | Joe | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | 5 6 3 (Joe)J. Karen Thomas | Joe | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Peep ShowJoe, Allen Gordon, Jr., J. Scott Skinner | Joe | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | One Life StandJ. Karen Thomas | Joe | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Black HawkJ. Karen Thomas | Joe | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | I Believe in YouAllen Gordon, Jr., J. Scott Skinner, J. Karen Thomas | Joe, *NSYNC | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 12 | So BeautifulTim Kelly, B.J. Robinson, J. Karen Thomas | Joe | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | Somebody's Gotta Be On Top | Joe | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix) | Joe, Mariah Carey | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 406 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanford Allen | Concert Master |
| 2 | Timmy Allen | Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 3 | James Biondolillo | String Arrangements |
| 4 | Andy Blakelock | Engineer |
| 5 | Joel Campbell | Producer |
| 6 | Mariah Carey | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 7 | Dana Jon Chappelle | Editing, Engineer |
| 8 | Earl Cohen | Engineer |
| 9 | Steve Cooper | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Kevin KD Davis | Mixing |
| 11 | E.J. III Dixon | Composer |
| 12 | Andrew Felluss | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | John Fundi | Engineer |
| 14 | Brian Garten | Assistant Engineer, Editing, Engineer |
| 15 | Stephen George | Mixing |
| 16 | Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Mixing Assistant |
| 17 | Allen Gordon, Jr. | Composer, Producer |
| 18 | Onaje Allan Gumbs | Fender Rhodes |
| 19 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 20 | Roy "Royalty" Hamilton | Programming |
| 21 | James Harris III | Composer |
| 22 | Jean-Marie Horvat | Mixing |
| 23 | Steve Huff | Producer |
| 24 | Ken "Duro" Ifill | Remix Producer |
| 25 | Joe | Composer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Bashiri Johnson | Percussion |
| 27 | Tim Kelly | Composer |
| 28 | Terry Lewis | Composer |
| 29 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 30 | George Meyers | Engineer, Mixing |
| 31 | Nick Morac | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 32 | *NSYNC | Primary Artist |
| 33 | Nas | Featured Artist |
| 34 | Tony Nicholas | Producer |
| 35 | Paul Oliviera | Engineer |
| 36 | Hendrik Ostrau | Assistant Engineer |
| 37 | Angelo Quaglia | Engineer |
| 38 | Teddy Riley | Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 39 | B.J. Robinson | Composer |
| 40 | John Robinson | Producer |
| 41 | Dave Russell | Assistant Engineer |
| 42 | Eric Schlotzer | Engineer |
| 43 | Ron A. Shaffer | Mixing |
| 44 | J. Scott Skinner | Composer |
| 45 | Jolyon Skinner | Composer |
| 46 | Brian Smith | Engineer, Mixing |
| 47 | Shane Stoneback | Engineer |
| 48 | J. Karen Thomas | Composer |
| 49 | Chris Trevett | Mixing |
| 50 | Jeff Vereb | Engineer |
| 51 | Franz Verna | Engineer |
| 52 | M. Williams | Composer |
| 53 | Ted Wohlsen | Engineer |
| 54 | John Wydrycs | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |