My Name Is Joe (album)

This article is about the 2000 album by Joe. For the 2016 album by Joe, see My Name Is Joe Thomas.

My Name Is Joe
Studio album by Joe
Released	April 18, 2000 (2000-04-18)
Length	58:45
Label	Jive
Producer	Joe Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Allen "Allstar" Gordon Roy "Royalty" Hamilton Steve "Stone" Huff Edwin "Tony" Nicholas Teddy Riley Jon-John Robinson Tim & Bob Joshua P. Thompson
Joe chronology
All That I Am (1997) My Name Is Joe (2000) Better Days (2001)
Singles from My Name Is Joe
"I Wanna Know" Released: February 7, 2000 "Treat Her Like a Lady" Released: May 22, 2000 "Stutter" Released: January 2, 2001

My Name Is Joe is the third studio album by American R&B singer Joe, released on April 18, 2000, on Jive Records. Production 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 prior to the release of My Name Is Joe. Upon its release, My Name Is Joe received favorable reviews from critics, with most appreciating the love feel of the album.

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 the 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).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four out of five stars and noted that "there may not be much variety or many remarkable songs on the record [...] but that doesn't matter because this is essentially a mood record, and that mood is love. And it's not a bad romantic mood-setter, either, since Joe is an appealing vocalist, the production is lush without being syrupy, and the songs are all fairly strong, even if only a handful are exceptional."[1] Connie Johnson, writing for Los Angeles Times, wrote: "Joe is all about old-fashioned romance, be it on the tender "I Wanna Know" or the heart-tugging "I Believe in You," on which he shares the microphone with labelmates *NSYNC. If it’s mood-enhancing background music you seek, Joe’s your man."[3]

Billboard critic Michael Paoletta noted that "with production guidance from the one-named singer himself, Tim & Bob, Teddy Riley, She'kspere, and others, Joe smoothly steers from sweet submission to love and honor [...] Joe plants a firmer grip on R&B's passionate romance torch."[4] Matt Diehl from Entertainment Weekly found that Joe's "horny histrionics lack authentic bump or grind. A pleasant enough singer with a high, flowery voice, Joe comes off like Babyface meets Al B. Sure! [...] His come-ons might go over better if supported by something other than boilerplate pop-soul production. Joe’s best when his wispy vocals are contrasted."[2]

Commercial performance

My Name Is Joe debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 behind label mates NSYNC's No Strings Attached, selling 286,000 copies in its first week.[5] This marked Joe's first top-ten album in the United States.[5] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 18, 2000 and reached triple platinum status on July 25, 2001.[6] In 2007, Billboard reported that the My Name Is Joe had sold 2.6 million in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [7]

In Canada, the album reached number six on RPM's the Top CDs/Albums chart.[8] By August 2000, it had sold 45,000 copies.[9] On February 2, 2001, My Name Is Joe was certified platinum by Music Canada for shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.[10] Elsewhere, it the top ten in the Netherlands and on the UK R&B Albums chart and was certified gold on both France and the United Kingdom.[11][12]

Track listing

My Name Is Joe track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (My Name Is Joe)"	Joe Thomas Joshua P. Thompson Quincy Patrick	Joe Thompson	0:46
2.	"Somebody Gotta Be on Top"	Thomas Thompson Calvin Gaines Ricky Slaughter	Joe Thompson	4:11
3.	"Stutter"	Roy "Royalty" Hamilton Ernest E. Dixon	Teddy Riley Hamilton^[a]	3:52
4.	"Table for Two"	Thomas Joylon Skinner Allen Gordon	Gordon Campbell^[a]	5:29
5.	"I Wanna Know"	Thomas Skinner Michele Williams	Joe Tony Nicholas Timmy Allen^[a]	4:56
6.	"Treat Her Like a Lady"	Steve "Stone" Huff Isaac Hayes	Huff	4:17
7.	"Get Crunk Tonight"	Kandi Burruss Bernard Edwards, Jr. Jason Weaver	Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Focus^[b]	4:17
8.	"5 6 3 (Joe)"	Thomas Thompson	Thomas Thompson	4:05
9.	"Peep Show"	Thomas Skinner Gordon	Gordon Campbell^[a]	4:27
10.	"One Life Stand"	Thomas Thompson David Conley	Thomas Thompson	4:39
11.	"Black Hawk"	Thomas Skinner Jon-John Robinson	J. Robinson	4:13
12.	"I Believe in You" (duet with *NSYNC)	Thomas Skinner Gordon	Gordon	4:57
13.	"So Beautiful"	Thomas Tim Kelley Bob Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:26
14.	"Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix)" (featuring Mariah Carey & Nas)	Mariah Carey James Harris III Terry Lewis Riley Keith Sweat	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Carey^[d] Duro^[d] Clue^[d]	4:11

European bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Soon As I Get Paid"	Thomas Thompson Gordon	Gordon	3:13
16.	"I'm Missing You"	Thomas Kelley B. Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:25
17.	"No One Else Comes Close"	Thomas Gary Baker Wayne Perry	Joe Nicholas Tie Williams^[c]	3:51

UK special edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Stutter (Double Take Remix)" (featuring Mystikal)	Hamilton Dixon Trevant Hardson Emandu Wilcox Romye Robinson Derrick Stewart Steve Boone John Sebastian Mark Sebastian	Riley Hamilton^[a] Gordon^[d]	3:33

Notes

• ^.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^[a] signifies additional producer(s)
• ^^[b] signifies co-producer(s)
• ^^[c] signifies associate producer(s)
• ^^[d] signifies remix producer(s)
• On digital versions of the album, "Stutter (Double Take Remix)" replaces "Black Hawk" as track 11.[13]

Sample credits

• "Treat Her Like a Lady" contains a portion of "Bumpy's Lament" as written by Isaac Hayes.
• "Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix)" contains interpolations from "Make It Last Forever" as written by Keith Sweat and Teddy Riley.
• "Stutter (Double Take Remix)" contains a sample from "Passin' Me By" as performed by The Pharcyde.

Personnel

Credits for My Name Is Joe adapted from Allmusic.[14]

Sanford Allen – concert master Timmy Allen – keyboards, producer, programming Tim Kelley - keyboards, drum programming, guitar, engineer, mixing James Biondolillo – string arrangements Andy Blakelock – engineer Joel Campbell – producer Dana Jon Chappelle – editing, engineer Earl Cohen – engineer Steve Cooper – assistant engineer Steve Croom - Recording Engineer Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing Andrew Felluss – assistant engineer John Fundi – engineer Brian Garten – assistant engineer, editing, engineer Stephen George – mixing Mark "Exit" Goodchild – mixing assistant Allen Gordon, Jr. – producer Onaje Allan Gumbs – Fender Rhodes Mick Guzauski – mixing Roy "Royalty" Hamilton – programming Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing Steve Huff – producer Ken "Duro" Ifill – remix producer

Joe – keyboards, producer, programming, vocals, background vocals Bashiri Johnson – percussion Andrew Lyn – mixing assistant Manny Marroquin – mixing George Meyers – engineer, mixing Nick Morac – acoustic guitar Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – producer Paul Oliviera – engineer Hendrik Ostrau – assistant engineer Angelo Quaglia – engineer Teddy Riley – mixing, producer, programming Bob Robinson – producer Dave Russell – assistant engineer Eric Schlotzer – engineer Ron A. Shaffer – mixing Brian Smith – engineer, mixing Shane Stoneback – engineer Chris Trevett – mixing Jeff Vereb – engineer Frantz Verna – engineer Ted Wohlsen – engineer John Wydrycs – assistant engineer Jon-John Robinson - producer, drum programming, keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for My Name Is Joe Chart (2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 43 Canada Top CDs/Albums (RPM)[8] 6 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 58 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 58 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 46 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[22] 7 US Billboard 200[23] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for My Name Is Joe Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[25] 109 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 68 US Billboard 200[27] 35 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 8

Certifications

Certifications and sales for My Name Is Joe

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	Platinum	100,000^^
France (SNEP)[11]	Gold	100,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Gold	100,000^*
United States (RIAA)[6]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 2000 (U.S.)

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "My Name Is Joe – Joe > Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
2. Diehl, Matt (April 21, 2000). "My Name Is Joe". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
3. Johnson, Connie (May 12, 2000). "Joe, My Name Is Joe, Jive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
4. Paoletta, Michael (April 22, 2000). "Reviews & Previews – Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
5. "'N SYNC INDOMITABLE, PINK FLOYD RETURN WITH LIVE THE WALL". MTV.com. April 27, 2000. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
6. "American album certifications – Joe – My Name Is Joe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
7. "Avril Maintains Top Slot, Joe Starts at No. 2". Billboard. February 5, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
8. "Top 100 CDs". RPM. 70 (26). Toronto, CAN. May 1, 2000.
9. LeBlanc, Larry (August 5, 2000). "Zomba Canada Grooms New Acts". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
10. "Canadian album certifications – Joe – My Name Is Joe". Music Canada. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
11. "French album certifications – Joe – My Name Is Joe" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
12. "British album certifications – Joe – My Name Is Joe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
13. "My Name is Joe by Joe".
14. "My Name Is Joe – Joe > Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
15. "Australiancharts.com – Joe – My Name Is Joe". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
16. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. May 22, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe – My Name Is Joe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
18. "Lescharts.com – Joe – My Name Is Joe". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe – My Name Is Joe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – Joe – My Name Is Joe". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
22. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
23. "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
24. "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
25. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
26. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
27. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
28. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

• My Name Is Joe at Allmusic