Ginuwine... the Bachelor

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. The distribution was handled through Epic Records. The album peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number 14 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.^[1] A steady seller, it was certified gold by January 1997.^[2] 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".

Ginuwine... the Bachelor
Studio album by Ginuwine
Released	October 8, 1996
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: July 30, 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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Q	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

Robert Christgau sumed the album as "mack beats bumped and grounded."^[4] In his retrospective review for AllMusic, editor Rob Theakston noted that with Ginuwine... the Bachelor Ginuwine "upped the sexual reference ante for many up-and-coming male singers such as Dru Hill, Blackstreet, and such established producers as R. Kelly. Combining the influences of funk, quiet storm, soul, and even a bit of electro, Ginuwine effortlessly displays not only a powerful voice, but sharp songwriting and production skills. Ginuwine... the Bachelor was a promising debut and only a slight notion of great things to come."^[3]

Track listing

All music by Timbaland.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lumpkin	1:41
2.	"Pony"	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 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

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 Weekly chart performance for Ginuwine... the Bachelor Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 75 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 30 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 54 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 85 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[13] 8 US Billboard 200[14] 26 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 14

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Ginuwine... the Bachelor Chart (1997) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 83 US Billboard 200[17] 48 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 21

Certifications

Certifications for Ginuwine... the Bachelor

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Silver	60,000*
United States (RIAA)[21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.