Ginuwine... the Bachelor

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. Distribution was handled through Epic Records.[5] The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number 14 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[6] A steady seller, it was certified gold by January 1997 and double platinum by March 1999.[7] 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".

Ginuwine... the Bachelor
Studio album by Ginuwine
Released	October 8, 1996
Recorded	November 1994-January 1995
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	63:35
Label	550 Music Epic
Producer	Ginuwine (exec.) Robert Reives (exec.) Timbaland
Ginuwine chronology
Ginuwine... the Bachelor (1996) 100% Ginuwine (1999)
Singles from Ginuwine... the Bachelor
"Pony" Released: August 20, 1996 "Tell Me Do U Wanna" Released: March 25, 1997 "When Doves Cry" Released: July 25, 1997 "I'll Do Anything / I'm Sorry" Released: September 9, 1997 "Only When Ur Lonely" Released: September 9, 1997 "Holler" Released: December 2, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Q	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All music by Timbaland.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lumpkin	1:41
2.	"Pony"	Stephen Garrett Lumpkin Mosley	5:24
3.	"Tell Me Do U Wanna"	Jimmy Douglass Lumpkin Mosley Reives	5:34
4.	"Holler" (featuring Nikki/Virginia Slim)	Lumpkin Mosley Siplin	5:04
5.	"Hello"	Lumpkin Mosley	4:06
6.	"Lonely Daze"	Barcliff Lumpkin Mosley	4:55
7.	"Ginuwine 4 Ur Mind"	Reives Lumpkin Mosley	5:22
8.	"Only When Ur Lonely"	Reives Lumpkin Mosley	5:49
9.	"I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry"	Elliott Lumpkin Stevie Wonder	4:14
10.	"World Is So Cold"	Lumpkin Mosley	5:02
11.	"When Doves Cry"	Prince	5:08
12.	"G. Thang" (featuring Misdemeanor "Missy" Elliott and Magoo)	Barcliff Geoff Barrow Elliott Beth Gibbons Mosley Adrian Utley Williams	4:29
13.	"550 What?" (featuring Timbaland)	Lumpkin Mosley	6:47

Samples

• "Intro" contains portions of dialogue from the motion picture The Usual Suspects.
• "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

Credits taken from AllMusic.[8]

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) – Missy Elliott, Timbaland

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Australia (ARIA Charts)[9] 75 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 54 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[13] 85 US Billboard 200[14] 26 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[18]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Album reviews at CD Universe
3. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
4. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 332. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone ginuwine album guide.
5. "Ginuwine... The Bachelor by Ginuwine". iTunes. 8 October 1996. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
6. "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
7. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - October 2, 2010 : Search Results - Ginuwine". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
8. "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ginuwine – Ginuwine... the Bachelor" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ginuwine – Ginuwine... the Bachelor" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
12. "Charts.nz – Ginuwine – Ginuwine... the Bachelor". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
13. "Ginuwine | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
14. "Ginuwine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
15. "Ginuwine Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
16. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
17. "Canadian album certifications – Ginuwine – Ginuwine... the Bachelor". Music Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
18. "American album certifications – Ginuwine – The Bachelor". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Ginuwine... the Bachelor at AllMusic
• Ginuwine... the Bachelor at Discogs