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Better Days comes less than a year after Joe's popular breakthrough with "Stutter," the collaboration he did with Mystikal that turned more than a few rap listeners onto his style of urban soul. It's a sparse and succinct album, no doubt rushed to capitalize on the success of "Stutter" and the holiday season as well. To begin with, only two songs feature guests, and one of those songs, "Let's Stay Home Tonight," is a rather straightforward remix for the rap audience featuring Petey Pablo. The other collaboration, "Ghetto Child," is a bit more ambitious, featuring Shaggy and the Boys Choir of Harlem. Elsewhere, the emphasis is on Joe. There isn't a roll call of big-name producers here (though the Neptunes do make a showing), so Joe is left to carry much of the album's weight. He proves more than capable of the challenge on songs like the lead single, "Let's Stay Home Tonight," but too often these songs recycle the same songwriting techniques and find Joe revisiting the same motifs over and over. In sum, this plays like a pop album -- a few obvious standout singles and lots of repetitive filler. However, if you're looking for a few quality singles rather than a consistent album, you should find this to be an engaging album, even if its rushed and ultimately thin on original ideas.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - John Austin, Composer - John Austin, Lyricist - Andy Blakelock, Mixing Engineer - Allen Gordon, Producer - Allen Gordon, Composer - Allen Gordon, Lyricist - Allstar, Recording Engineer - Allstar, Mixing Engineer - Joel Campbell, Producer - Joel Campbell, Composer - Joel Campbell, Lyricist - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - R. Slaughter, Composer - R. Slaughter, Lyricist - John Roper, Recording Engineer - Q. Patrick, Composer - Q. Patrick, Lyricist - Stephen George, Mixing Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - S. Vincent, Composer - S. Vincent, Lyricist - J. P. Thompson, Composer - J. P. Thompson, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - Joel Campbell, Producer - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Allstar, Recording Engineer - Allen Gordon, Producer - Stephen George, Mixing Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - A. Gordon, Composer - A. Gordon, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer - Andy Blakelock, Mixing Engineer - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Allstar, Recording Engineer - Allstar, Mixing Engineer - J. Campbell, Composer - J. Campbell, Lyricist - Allen Gordon, Producer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - A. Gordon, Composer - A. Gordon, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - P. Williams, Composer - P. Williams, Lyricist - J. Williams I., Composer - J. Williams I., Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - C. Hugo, Composer - C. Hugo, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Producer - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer - Oswald Bowe, Recording Engineer - G. Hughes, Composer - G. Hughes, Lyricist - T. Martinez, Composer - T. Martinez, Lyricist - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Joe featuring Shaggy, Performer - Stephen George, Recording Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Joe, Producer - Andy Blakelock, Mixing Engineer - Allen Gordon, Producer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Allstar, Recording Engineer - Allstar, Mixing Engineer - Joel Campbell, Producer - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - S. Jones, Composer - S. Jones, Lyricist - D. Hall, Composer - D. Hall, Lyricist - Joel Campbell, Producer - Andy Blakelock, Mixing Engineer - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer - S. Allen, Composer - S. Allen, Lyricist - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Allstar, Recording Engineer - Allstar, Mixing Engineer - Allen Gordon, Producer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - A. Gordon, Composer - A. Gordon, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Joe, Producer - John Roper, Recording Engineer - Stephen George, Mixing Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Joe, Producer - R. Slaughter, Composer - R. Slaughter, Lyricist - John Roper, Recording Engineer - Stephen George, Mixing Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - J. P. Thompson, Composer - J. P. Thompson, Lyricist - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Joe, Producer - Stephen George, Recording Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Oswald Bowe, Recording Engineer - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - Joel Campbell, Producer - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer - Andy Blakelock, Mixing Engineer - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Allstar, Recording Engineer - Allstar, Mixing Engineer - J. Campbell, Composer - J. Campbell, Lyricist - Allen Gordon, Producer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - A. Gordon, Composer - A. Gordon, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Stephen George, Recording Engineer - J. Thomas, Composer - J. Thomas, Lyricist - J. Skinner, Composer - J. Skinner, Lyricist - Oswald Bowe, Recording Engineer - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Performer - Andy Blakelock, Mixing Engineer - J. Campbell, Composer - J. Campbell, Lyricist - Allen Gordon, Re-Mixer - Petey Pablo, Performer - A. Gordon, Composer - A. Gordon, Lyricist - J. Austin, Composer - J. Austin, Lyricist - Angelo Quaglia, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Joe, Producer - Joe, Performer - Steve Estiverne, Producer - M. Jones, Composer - M. Jones, Lyricist - D. Collins, Composer - D. Collins, Lyricist - Stephen George, Mixing Engineer - Stephen George, Recording Engineer - J. Knight, Composer - J. Knight, Lyricist - S. Estiverne, Composer - S. Estiverne, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Better Days comes less than a year after Joe's popular breakthrough with "Stutter," the collaboration he did with Mystikal that turned more than a few rap listeners onto his style of urban soul. It's a sparse and succinct album, no doubt rushed to capitalize on the success of "Stutter" and the holiday season as well. To begin with, only two songs feature guests, and one of those songs, "Let's Stay Home Tonight," is a rather straightforward remix for the rap audience featuring Petey Pablo. The other collaboration, "Ghetto Child," is a bit more ambitious, featuring Shaggy and the Boys Choir of Harlem. Elsewhere, the emphasis is on Joe. There isn't a roll call of big-name producers here (though the Neptunes do make a showing), so Joe is left to carry much of the album's weight. He proves more than capable of the challenge on songs like the lead single, "Let's Stay Home Tonight," but too often these songs recycle the same songwriting techniques and find Joe revisiting the same motifs over and over. In sum, this plays like a pop album -- a few obvious standout singles and lots of repetitive filler. However, if you're looking for a few quality singles rather than a consistent album, you should find this to be an engaging album, even if its rushed and ultimately thin on original ideas.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:17
- Main artists: Joe
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2001 Zomba Recording LLC
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