
Ginuwine is one of the greatest and most talented R&B singers of our time, he's had hits that both were Timbaland esque uptempo with catchy beats, midtempos and seductive ballads. He's also a fantastic dancer and it's alot of fun seing his videos. Ginuwine AKA Elkin Lumpkin debuted exactly 10 years ago with "The Bachelor", one of the most important R&B albums to come out in the whole decade and scored big with "Pony" that also reached a impressive #6 position on the billboard charts, and thanks to Timbaland who produced it and also would produce the second album "100% Ginuwine" which almost was as good, Ginuwine continued to be a top notch R&B artist. Third album "The Life" was more mature and showed a grown up and more responsible Ginuwine then ever before, but Timba would only produce one song and some fans would say he went downhill from there. However, the album was strong and gave him another huge hit with the confessional ballad "Differences", One of my favorite songs BTW. "The Senior" had it's fair share of hits and was a grower, but there were too many useless party jams. "Back to Basics" from last year was ok, but didn't give any hit singles at all. After 10 years in the biz, Ginuwine realized it was time for a greatest hits album. This is no essential collection and many songs are missing out, but his 13 biggest hits are included, those are all songs that reached the Billboard charts, However the album does not include European hits and a few others are also missing out. Songs like "Pony" "What's the Difference" "Differences" "Stingy" from Barbershop " So Anxious" "None of Ur Friends Business" "Hell Yeah" and "In Those Jeans" are obviously included, just like "Same Ol G" that wasn't a US hit for some reason but is an exellent song nonetheless. The Nas duet "You Owe Me" that doesn't appear on any Ginuwine album is also here, but no other combos are. Songs that are missing are his cover of Prince "When Doves Cry" a big hit in Europe but didn't chart in US. "Just Because" that wasn't released in US. "Tell Me Do You Wanna" from his first album and strangely the minor hit "Love You More" that actually was on the billboard isn't there either. The list of singles that aren't included here can be much longer, but all songs that charted on the Billboard are included other then "Love You More". The collection isn't for the huge Ginuwine fan, but if you're a casual fan that is interested in his biggest hits in the US this album is more then adequate.
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