Joe's second joint venture with longtime colleague Kedar Massenburg's Fontana-distributed label, Signature is a self-produced set.
In that, it is a change of pace, following the Bryan-Michael Cox-produced Joe Thomas, New Man, not to mention Joe's earlier sets, which tended to feature several collaborators.
Yet, it's the lecherous lyrics, more latter-day R.
Kelly than Marvin Gaye (whose "Come Get to This," actually covered here, makes for one of the album's most lyrically refined moments), that distinguish Signature from the rest of Joe's catalog.
When allowed to fade into the background, the album might not sound dramatically different from Joe's past few albums, but it's hard to miss lines like "I give you anything/Plus pipe I lay" and "Her body's screamin' 'Tear it up'/And them knocks like buttercups…shoot," which tend not to match up with such polite arrangements -- even when considering that Joe wasn't necessarily a perfect gentleman prior to this.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MajicJoe Thomas | Joe | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Very Special FriendJoe Thomas, Joshua Thompson | Joe | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Friends Don't Let FriendsTonyatta Martinez, Jolyon Skinner, Joe Thomas, Joshua Thompson | Joe | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Worst Case ScenarioTonyatta Martinez, Jolyon Skinner, Joe Thomas, Joshua Thompson | Joe | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Wanna Be Your LoverJoe Thomas | Joe | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Miss My BabyJoe Thomas | Joe | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Come Get to ThisMarvin Gaye | Joe | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | MetaphorJolyon Skinner, Joe Thomas, Joshua Thompson | Joe | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Love's Greatest EpisodeJolyon Skinner, Joe Thomas, Joshua Thompson | Joe | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 10 | Sex Girls | Joe | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Sensative Lover | Joe | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Lyliy ''Change'' | Joe | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | We Need To Roll | Joe, Mario | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Man In Your Life | Joe, The Game | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 60 mins | 139 MB | |||||
| 60 mins | 404 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Benítez | Bass Instrument |
| 2 | Richard Bona | Bass Instrument |
| 3 | Richard Boulger | Trumpet |
| 4 | Mark Bowers | Guitar |
| 5 | Atta Brecker | Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Randy Brecker | Trumpet |
| 7 | B. Brown | Horn |
| 8 | Obed Calvaire | Drums |
| 9 | M.S. Cellos | Strings |
| 10 | David Conley | Flute |
| 11 | John Di Martino | Arranger, Keyboards |
| 12 | A. Dixon | Strings |
| 13 | Bobby Douglas | Fender Rhodes |
| 14 | Dylan Jones | Guitar |
| 15 | Lawrence Felman | Sax (Alto) |
| 16 | Abe Fogel | Drums |
| 17 | Mike Gallagher | Keyboards |
| 18 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 19 | David Gotay | Strings |
| 20 | A. Horne | Strings |
| 21 | Jean-Marie Horvat | Mixing |
| 22 | J. Sanders | Horn |
| 23 | M. Jean | Horn |
| 24 | Joe | Arranger, Audio Production, Primary Artist |
| 25 | Victor Jones | Percussion |
| 26 | M. Knights | Horn |
| 27 | Marshall Knights | Bass Instrument |
| 28 | Ludmila Konstantinova | Strings |
| 29 | Lylit | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 30 | Alex Mack | Composer |
| 31 | Tonyatta Martinez | Composer |
| 32 | Harald Morth | Drum Programming |
| 33 | R. Muhammad | Horn |
| 34 | Jermaine Parrish | Drums |
| 35 | P. Payton | Strings |
| 36 | Gregory Rivkin | Horn |
| 37 | Jay Rodriguez | Flute, Horn |
| 38 | V. Schulz | Strings |
| 39 | Jolyon Skinner | Composer |
| 40 | A. Soares | Strings |
| 41 | Tom Soares | Mixing |
| 42 | Bob Stern | Arranger |
| 43 | Joe Thomas | Audio Production, Composer, Programming |
| 44 | LeShawn Thomas | Bass Instrument |
| 45 | Joshua Thompson | Audio Production, Composer, Guitar |
| 46 | Nat Townesley | Drums |
| 47 | Nyke Van Wyk | Strings |
| 48 | Papo Vasquez | Horn |
| 49 | E. Venegas | Strings |
| 50 | O. Wells | Strings |
| 51 | F. White | Horn |
| 52 | Ferrer White | Sax (Tenor) |
| 53 | T. Whittington | Strings |
| 54 | S. Zhang | Strings |
| 55 | Zzaje | Arranger |
| 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). |