Recorded 1998–2000 My Name Is Joe
(2000) Better Days
(2001) Release date 18 April 2000 | Length 58:45 Artist Joe Label Jive Records | |
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Released April 18, 2000 (2000-04-18) Producer Joe
Teddy Riley
Tim & Bob
Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
Timmy Allen
Allen "Allstar" Gordon
Steve Huff
She'kspere
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Jon-John Robinson Genres Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B, Pop music Nominations Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Similar Joe albums, Contemporary R&B albums | ||
My Name Is Joe is the third studio album by American R&B singer Joe, released April 18, 2000, on Jive Records. Recording sessions took place in 1999. Produced was handled by Joe and several other record producers including Allen "Allstar" Gordon, Teddy Riley and Tim & Bob. Beforehand, Joe released All That I Am (1997), which was his most successful album until this one. Upon its release, My Name Is Joe received favorable reviews from critics, mostly appreciating the love feel of the album.
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The album peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It charted internationally as well, peaking within the top 10 in Netherlands and Canada as well as appearing in Australia, France, Sweden, and the UK. My Name Is Joe contained three singles—"I Wanna Know", "Treat Her Like a Lady", and "Stutter"—the first and last of which appeared within the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), certified platinum by Music Canada, and certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).
Commercial performance
This album was a huge success in Japan and especially in South Africa, hitting #1 for 18 consecutive weeks. It also received wide acclaim in the United States.
Personnel
Credits for My Name Is Joe adapted from Allmusic.
Songs
1My Name Is Joe0:47
2Somebody Gotta Be on Top4:12
3Stutter3:52