All That I Am (Joe album)

All That I Am is the second studio album by American R&B singer Joe. It was by Jive Records on September 23, 1997 in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Widely considered his breakthrough album. All That I Am reached number 13 on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]

All That I Am
Studio album by Joe
Released	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
Recorded	1995–1997
Genre	R&B
Length	55:58
Label	Jive
Producer	Joe (also exec.) Michele Williams (exec.) Gerald Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas Joshua P. Thompson Rodney Jerkins Larry "Rock" Campbell
Joe chronology
Everything (1993) All That I Am (1997) My Name Is Joe (2000)
Singles from All That I Am
"All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" Released: January 30, 1996[1] "Don't Wanna Be a Player" Released: April 15, 1997 "The Love Scene" Released: June 3, 1997 "Good Girls" Released: November 11, 1997 "All That I Am" Released: December 14, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[3]

The album features "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 Marlon and Shawn Wayans film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, which reached number two on the US R&B chart and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100; it sold 700,000 copies domestically and was certified gold by the RIAA.[5][6] The album also features "Don't Wanna Be a Player", which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Booty Call and reached number five on the US R&B chart and number 25 on the Hot 100. It, too, earned a gold certification for its sales of 500,000 copies.[7][8] Aside from these two songs, All That I Am features three singles: the lead single "The Love Scene", "Good Girls" and the title track. Although they received airplay on R&B radio stations, none registered on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Pop group Backstreet Boys covered the song "No One Else Comes Close" on their 1999 album Millennium.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)"	Joe Thomas Joshua Thompson Michele Williams	Joe Thompson	6:22
2.	"The Love Scene"	Thomas Jolyon Skinner Michele Williams	Joe Edwin "Tony" Nicholas	5:02
3.	"Don't Wanna Be a Player"	Thomas Japhe Tejeda Skinner Williams Rodney Jerkins	Joe Jerkins	5:07
4.	"Good Girls"	Thomas Thompson Williams	Joe Thompson	4:57
5.	"How Soon"	Gerald Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:53
6.	"Sanctified Girl (Can't Fight This Feeling)"	Thomas Skinner Larry Campbell	Campbell	5:00
7.	"All That I Am"	Larry Lofton Mattias Gustafsson	Thomas Nicholas	4:12
8.	"No One Else Comes Close"	Thomas Gary Baker Wayne Perry	Thomas Nicholas	3:52
9.	"Come Around"	Thomas Skinner Campbell	Campbell	4:34
10.	"U Shoulda Told Me (U Had a Man)"	Thomas Skinner Campbell	Campbell	3:45
11.	"Love Don't Make No Sense"	Thomas Skinner Williams	Thomas Nicholas	4:21
12.	"No One Else Comes Close" (Unplugged Version)	Thomas Baker Perry	Thomas Nicholas	3:53

Australian bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"No One Else Comes Close" (Steve Antony's R'n'B Mix)	4:44
14.	"Don't Wanna Be a Player" (Joe/Big Baby Remix)	5:10
15.	"Good Girls" (TLAC Remix)	5:02
16.	"The Love Scene" (Henry St. Remix)	7:40

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 29 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 52 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 26 US Billboard 200[13] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do) - Joe | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
2. Allmusic review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. "American certifications – Joe – All That I Am". Recording Industry Association of America.
5. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
6. "American certifications – Joe – All Things Your Man Won%27t Do". Recording Industry Association of America.
7. "American certifications – Joe – Don%27t Wanna Be a Player". Recording Industry Association of America.
8. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
9. "No One Else Comes Close - Backstreet Boys". whosampled.com. WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe – All That I Am" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Joe – All That I Am". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
12. "Joe | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
13. "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
14. " Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
15. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
16. "British album certifications – Joe – All That I Am". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type All That I Am in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
17. "American album certifications – Joe – All That I Am". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 10, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• All That I Am at Allmusic