And Then
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And Then first track and brightest spot is the lush ”Sweeter Than Sugar”. The album has a hard groove. Joe has one of those voices that feels like it doesn’t take much effort for him to sing. It was produced by R. Kelly, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs and The Underdogs.
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About
And Then is the fifth album by American singer Joe, released in the United States on December 2, 2003 under Jive Records. The album focused more on ballads. It featured different R&B writers and producers. Joe had a collaboration in the lead single "More And More" with R. Kelly and "Make You My Baby". "Sweet Dreams" and "Sweeter Than Sugar" are composed by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Joe. Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs wrote the song "Bedroom". G-Unit also made an appearance on the track "Ride Wit U". It was the famous song in the album it reached #22 on the R&B charts and #56 on the Hot 100. And Then album reached #26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts and #4 on the R&B charts and was eventually Certified Gold.
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweeter Than Sugar | 3:38 |
| 2 | And Then | 3:26 |
| 3 | More & More | 3:43 |
| 4 | Ride Wit U / G-Unit | 4:11 |
| 5 | Priceless | 4:35 |
| 6 | Jeep | 4:35 |
| 7 | You Dropped Your Dime | 3:53 |
| 8 | Make You My Baby | 3:41 |
| 9 | Street Dreams | 2:50 |
| 10 | It Ain't Like That | 4:23 |
| 11 | Another Used to Be | 4:59 |
| 12 | Bedroom | 3:30 |
| 13 | Testify | 4:07 |
Awards & Certifications
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | And Then | Certified Gold in U.S. |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Billboard Hot 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | More & More | 15 | 48 |
| 2004 | Priceless | 72 | |
| 2004 | Ride Wit U | 22 | 56 |
Credits
Performance Credits
Joe Primary Artist, Background Vocals
Larry Gold Conductor
Donnie Lyle Guitar, Mandolin
Eric Dawkins Background Vocals
Ray Gardella Guitar
Kendall D. Nesbitt Keyboards
AAries Background Vocals
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Multi Instruments
Troy Corbin Background Vocals
Rodney East Keyboards
Dwayne Moore Bass
Chyna Royal Vocals, Background Vocals
Perry Carta Dey Keyboards
Antonio Dixon Keyboards
Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Keyboards
Henry Love Conga
Technical Credits
Joe Executive Producer, Vocal Producer
R. Kelly Arranger, Producer
Larry Gold String Arrangements
Allen Gordon Jr. Producer
Kedar Massenburg Executive Producer
Herb Power Mastering
Mike "Hitman" Wilson Engineer
Damon Thomas Producer
Charles McCrorey Engineer
Angelo Quaglia Engineer
Rich Tapper Engineer
Harvey Mason Jr. Producer
Brian Garten Engineer
Abel Garibaldi Programming, Engineer
Doc Wiley Engineer
She'kspere Briggs Producer
Ian Mereness Programming, Engineer
Ray Wilson Engineer
Richard Furch Engineer
Roy "Royalty" Hamilton Producer, Engineer
John Hanes Digital Editing
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Producer, Engineer
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins Producer, Engineer, Vocal Programming, Vocal Producer
Dabling Harward Digital Editing
Drew Barlec Engineer
Ben Briggs Engineer
Underdogs Producer
Cortez Farris Engineer
Patrick McGee Engineer
Frank Sutton Engineer
Bishop "Young Don" Dixon Vocal Producer
Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Producer
Trivia
- And Then has reached #26 on the U.S. album charts and #4 on the R&B charts.
- It's single "Ride Wit You" reached #22 on the R&B charts and #56 on the Hot 100.
- Another double sided single in the album "More & More" and "Ride Wit You" has made the Australian top 40 in July 2004.
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Reviews
External Links
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