Better Days (Joe album)

Better Days is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Joe. It was released by Jive Records on December 11, 2001 in the United States. The album reached number 32 on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It spawned three singles, including "Lets Stay Home Tonight", which reached number 18 on the US R&B chart; "What If a Woman", which reached number 13 on the US R&B chart, and "Isn't This the World". Better Days became Joe's second album to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the Best R&B Album category, while "Let's Stay Home Tonight" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

Better Days
Studio album by
Joe
ReleasedDecember 11, 2001
GenreR&B
Length54:17
LabelJive
Producer
  • Joe (also exec.)
  • Kedar Massenburg (exec.)
  • Allen "Allstar" Gordon
  • The Neptunes
  • Joshua P. Thompson
Joe chronology
My Name Is Joe
(2000)		 Better Days
(2001)		 And Then...
(2003)
Singles from Better Days
  1. "Let's Stay Home Tonight"
    Released: December 11, 2001
  2. "What If a Woman"
    Released: February 19, 2002
  3. "Isn't This the World"
    Released: April 23, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Vibe[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Stay Home Tonight"
  • Johnta Austin
  • Joel Campbell
  • Allen "Allstar" Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
3:26
2."Better Days"
  • Joe Thomas
  • Joshua P. Thompson
  • Quincy Patrick
  • Rickey Slaughter
  • Joe
  • Thompson
4:31
3."What If a Woman"
  • Thomas
  • Joylon Skinner
  • Allen Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
4:14
4."Alone"
  • Thomas
  • Campbell
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
4:34
5."Isn't This the World"
The Neptunes3:54
6."Ghetto Child" (featuring Shaggy & The Boys Choir of Harlem)
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Gasner Allen Hughes
  • Tonyatta P. Martinez
Joe4:12
7."I Like Sexy Girls"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
4:00
8."Here She Comes"
  • Joe
  • Gordon
2:54
9."Lover's Prayer"
  • David Harrisingh
  • Craig Marsh
  • Craig Harrisingh
  • A. Haughton
Joe4:02
10."Changed Man"
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Slaughter
  • Joe
  • Thompson
4:16
11."I Understand"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
Joe3:47
12."She Used 2 Luv Me"
  • Thomas
  • Campbell
  • Skinner
  • Gordon
  • Joe
  • Gordon
3:23
13."World of Girls"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
Joe3:09
14."Let's Stay Home Tonight (Remix)" (featuring Petey Pablo)
  • Joe
  • Gordon
3:55
Japan/Australia bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."It Won't End" 
Australia bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
16."What If a Women" (Smoove 5 Remix Edit) 
17."I Wanna Know" (The Roni Remix) 

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Vibe review
  3. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4th February 2002" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. February 4, 2002. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Pandora Archive.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe – Better Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Joe – Better Days". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  8. "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  10. "British album certifications – Joe – Better Days". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Better Days in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. "American album certifications – Joe – Better Days". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 10, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 


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