New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - R&B legend and dance sensation
Ginuwine will release his 6th CD, A Man's Thought's, via Notify/Asylum/Warner Bros. on June 23. The CD features the new Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, "Last Chance," which was released in March amid controversy about the Juwan Lee directed video clip.
The CD also features the kinetic dance single, "Get Involved," the first collaboration featuring Ginuwine, Timbaland and Missy Elliot in nearly 8 years. The trio all grew up together musically having first collaborated on Ginuwine's 1996 debut, The Bachelor. "It feels great to have the original team reunited. The fans have always loved us together and now we're back," commented Ginuwine.
Another event on the CD is "Bridge To Love" Ginuwine's slow jam duet with Pop/R&B Princess, Brandy. It marks their first musical pairing despite the parallel success they've enjoyed dominating the charts over the last decade.
Ginuwine collaborated on A Man's Thought's with a virtual who's who among the industry's top R&B writers and producers. In addition to Timbaland and Missy, the CD was produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, best known for his Grammy Winning work with Mary J. Blige and Usher. Making writing contributions are Adonis Shropshire (Diddy and Chris Brown) and award winning songwriter Johnta Austin, who was recently responsible for comeback CD's with both Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson.
No stranger to stardom, Ginuwine first emerged on the music scene in 1996 with the multi-platinum disc The Bachelor. Described by one critic as "silky, seductive vocals purred beside Timbaland's jagged, hyperkinetic beats to create a uniquely edgy R&B sound," The Bachelor became an instant classic. "Pony," the daring first single, peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks in late 1996, and reached number six on Billboard's Hot 100.
While some folks might have written off Ginuwine as just another pretty boy destined to be a fad, he proved the naysayers wrong when he returned with the brilliant sophomore project 100% Ginuwine. The album featured the hits "So Anxious," "What's So Different," "Same Ol' G" (which was also showcased on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack in 1998) and "None of Ur Friends Business." Music writer Matt Diehl defined the double platinum smash as "a sensual peek into a futuristic bachelor boudoir of soul." 100% Ginuwine was awarded Best R&B/Soul Album at the 2000 Soul Train Awards. That same year, the disc was also nominated for an American Music Award in the Favorite Male R&B category; Ginuwine was also nominated for the same award in 2002 and 2003. In 2008, Ginuwine signed with Notifi Music Group to begin working on "A Man's Thoughts."
