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Jaheim switches from Warner Bros. to Atlantic after 2006's number one Ghetto Classics, and it's business as usual for the singer. He continues to surround himself with a complementary roster of fellow songwriters and producers, including associates old (KayGee, Wesley Hogges, Darren Lighty, Eric Williams, Balewa Muhammad) and new (R. Kelly, Babyface, Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins). Like an overwhelming percentage of Jaheim's first three albums, there's nothing flashy about The Makings of a Man. It's built-to-last R&B with a foot in the past and another in the present, his tough-yet-smooth Teddy Pendergrass-meets-Luther Vandross voice in full effect. Particularly bright spots include "Hush" (the R. Kelly collaboration, where Jaheim feels conflicted over sleeping with his best friend's woman), the Force M.D.'s-sampling "Have You Ever" (a frank check-yourself number, despite its wistfulness), and pretty much every other track that incorporates a soul classic, whether it's Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" ("Lonely") or Atlantic Starr's "Let's Get Closer" ("I've Changed," featuring Keyshia Cole).
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Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jaheim, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, MixingEngineer, VocalProducer, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - WESLEY HOGGES, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Jeremy Hannah, Writer - ERIC WILLIAMS, Writer, VocalProducer - Stanley Wallace, RecordingEngineer - Lamar Hannah, Programmer - David Alford, Writer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Balewa Muhammad, VocalProducer - Clifton Lighty, VocalProducer - Michael Roberts, Additional Programmer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jesse Gladstone, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Anthony Palazzole, Assistant Mixing Engineer - R. Kelly, Producer, Arranger, Writer, MixingEngineer - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, ExecutiveProducer - Abel Garibaldi, RecordingEngineer - Ian Mereness, Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Nathan Wheeler, Additional Programmer - "YOU CAN ASK" GIZ, MixingEngineer - Greg Landfair, Guitar - Rodney East, Additional Keyboards
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Keir Gist, Writer - Balewa Muhammad, Writer, VocalArranger - Clifton Lighty, Writer, VocalProducer - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - KayGee, Producer, VocalArranger - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - TERRY LEWIS, Writer, VocalArranger - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - Duganz, Additional Vocals - JAMES HARRIS, Writer, VocalArranger - French, Assistant Mixing Engineer - "YOU CAN ASK" GIZ, Mixer, MixingEngineer - Rob Herrera, RecordingEngineer - Addaryll Wilson, Keyboards
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Balewa Muhammad, Writer, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Clifton Lighty, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - KayGee, Producer - Terence Abney, Writer - Patrick Moten, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - BOBBY WOMACK, Writer - Sandra Sully, Writer - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - Newton Twins, Guitar, Bass Guitar - Rob Herrera, RecordingEngineer - Trampbaby, Producer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Kenny Gamble, Writer - LEON HUFF, Writer - Jaheim, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Assistant Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - WESLEY HOGGES, Producer, Writer - Stanley Wallace, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Wesley Hodges, Producer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Clifton Lighty, Writer, Background Vocals - Kenneth Edmonds, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals - Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Writer - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jaheim, Arranger, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Boutin, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Neff-U, Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Ronnie 'Preach' Walton, Writer - KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS, Writer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Jasper Cameron, Producer, Writer, VocalArranger - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - Thomas Bell, Writer - "YOU CAN ASK" GIZ, MixingEngineer - WILLIAM HART, Writer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Balewa Muhammad, VocalArranger - Clifton Lighty, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jesse Gladstone, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - "YOU CAN ASK" GIZ, MixingEngineer - Daniel Farris, Producer, Arranger, Writer, All Instruments - Emmanuell Chisolm, Writer - Davion Farris, Arranger, Writer, VocalProducer, VocalArranger
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Keir Gist, Writer - Balewa Muhammad, Writer, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Clifton Lighty, VocalProducer, VocalArranger - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - KayGee, Producer - Harold Johnson, Writer - Tawanna Dabney, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jesse Gladstone, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - BK, Producer - "YOU CAN ASK" GIZ, MixingEngineer - Brian Coleman, Writer - Rob Herrera, RecordingEngineer - Keyshia Cole, Writer, FeaturedArtist, VocalArranger
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Clifton Lighty, VocalProducer - Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Producer, Writer, VocalProducer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jesse Gladstone, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jaheim, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist, VocalProducer, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - "YOU CAN ASK" GIZ, MixingEngineer - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Producer, Writer, All Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Calvin "Crita Cal" Price, RecordingEngineer - Dante Peeps, Writer, VocalProducer - Getavyeus Ealey, Writer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Darren Lighty, Writer, CoProducer - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Phil Hamilton, Programmer - Jaheim, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Assistant Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, VocalProducer, ExecutiveProducer - WESLEY HOGGES, Producer, Writer - Stanley Wallace, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Darren Lighty, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Clifton Lighty, Producer, Arranger, Writer, VocalProducer - Jaheim Hoagland, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jaheim, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocals, Assistant Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, VocalProducer, ExecutiveProducer - WESLEY HOGGES, Writer - Stanley Wallace, Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Album review
Jaheim switches from Warner Bros. to Atlantic after 2006's number one Ghetto Classics, and it's business as usual for the singer. He continues to surround himself with a complementary roster of fellow songwriters and producers, including associates old (KayGee, Wesley Hogges, Darren Lighty, Eric Williams, Balewa Muhammad) and new (R. Kelly, Babyface, Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins). Like an overwhelming percentage of Jaheim's first three albums, there's nothing flashy about The Makings of a Man. It's built-to-last R&B with a foot in the past and another in the present, his tough-yet-smooth Teddy Pendergrass-meets-Luther Vandross voice in full effect. Particularly bright spots include "Hush" (the R. Kelly collaboration, where Jaheim feels conflicted over sleeping with his best friend's woman), the Force M.D.'s-sampling "Have You Ever" (a frank check-yourself number, despite its wistfulness), and pretty much every other track that incorporates a soul classic, whether it's Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" ("Lonely") or Atlantic Starr's "Let's Get Closer" ("I've Changed," featuring Keyshia Cole).
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:26
- Main artists: Jaheim
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
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