Ginuwine... the Bachelor

1996 studio album by Ginuwine

Studio album by

Ginuwine

Released

October 8, 1996

Recorded

1996

Genre

R&B
hip hop soul

Length

63:35

Label

550 Music
Epic

Producer

Timbaland

Ginuwine chronology

Ginuwine... the Bachelor
(1996)

100% Ginuwine
(1999)

Singles from Ginuwine... the Bachelor

"Pony"
Released: August 20, 1996
"Tell Me Do U Wanna"
Released: March 25, 1997
"When Doves Cry"
Released: July 25, 1997
"I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry"
Released: September 9, 1997
"Only When Ur Lonely"
Released: September 9, 1997
"Holler"
Released: December 2, 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Ginuwine... the Bachelor is the debut studio album by American R&B artist Ginuwine. The second major Swing Mob album, it was chiefly produced by Timbaland and released October 8, 1996, on 550 Music. Distribution was handled through Epic Records.^[5] The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number 14 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.^[6] A steady seller, it was certified gold by January 1997. ^[7] In March 1999, the album was certified double platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales exceeding two million copies in the United States. Ginuwine... the Bachelor featured the singles "Pony", "When Doves Cry" and "Holler".

Track listing

All music by Timbaland.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lumpkin	1:41
2.	"Pony ft. Playa"	Stephen Garrett Lumpkin Mosley	5:24
3.	"Tell Me Do U Wanna"	Jimmy Douglass Lumpkin Mosley Reives	5:34
4.	"Holler" (featuring Virginia "Nikki" Slim)	Lumpkin Mosley Siplin	5:04
5.	"Hello"	Lumpkin Mosley	4:06
6.	"Lonely Daze"	Barcliff Lumpkin Mosley Thom Bell Linda Creed	4:55
7.	"Ginuwine 4 Ur Mind"	Reives Lumpkin Mosley	5:22
8.	"Only When Ur Lonely"	Reives Lumpkin Mosley	5:49
9.	"I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry"	Elliott Mosley Stevie Wonder	4:14
10.	"World Is So Cold"	Lumpkin Mosley	5:02
11.	"When Doves Cry"	Prince	5:08
12.	"G. Thang" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Magoo)	Barcliff Geoff Barrow Elliott Beth Gibbons Mosley Adrian Utley Williams	4:29
13.	"550 What?" (featuring Timbaland)	Lumpkin Mosley	6:47

Samples

"Intro" contains portions of dialogue from the motion picture The Usual Suspects and a sample of "The Greatest Trick" written by John Ottman for The Usual Suspects soundtrack.
"Lonely Daze" contains a sample of You Are Everything, written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, as performed by The Stylistics
"I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry" contains a sample from "Visions" as recorded by Stevie Wonder.
"G. Thang" contains samples from "Numb" by Portishead, "The Boomin' System" by LL Cool J, Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Personnel

Credits taken from AllMusic.^[8]

Art direction – Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera
Assembling – Alex Perialas, Jerry Conaway Jr
Assistant engineering – Jason Arnold
Coordination – Nadine Hemy
Engineering – Jimmy Douglass, Alex Perialas
Executive production – Ginuwine, Robert Reives
Grooming – Isabel le Page
Mastering – Vlad

Mixing – Jimmy Douglass
Photography – Carl Lessard
Production – Ginuwine, Robert Reives, Timbaland
Rapping – (Ex) Cat Heads, Magoo, Missy Elliott, Nikki/Virginia Slim, Timbaland
Stylist – Estée Ochoa
Vocals – Ginuwine
Vocals (background) – Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Timbaland Static Major Digital Black Smoke E. Digglera

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	75
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[10]	30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	50
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	85
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[15]	8
US Billboard 200^[16]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[18]	83
US Billboard 200^[19]	48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20]	21

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[21]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Silver	60,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[23]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 332. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone ginuwine album guide.
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^ "allmusic ((( Ginuwine...the Bachelor > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Ginuwine – Ginuwine... the Bachelor". Music Canada. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Ginuwine – The Bachelor". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Ginuwine – The Bachelor". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2018.