New York, NY – Jive recording artist and
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Joe debuts at
#1 this week on
Billboard’s R&B Albums chart with his new album,
Ain’t Nothin’ Like
Me. The album also debuted in the
#2 spot on the Billboard Top 200
Albums chart selling 98,090 units. The album features collaborations with
Nas, Yung Joc and label mate Papoose; with
top-notch production by StarGate, Tim & Bob,
Sean Garrett, Cool & Dre and others.
Ain’t Nothin’ Like Me,
is the R&B balladeer’s sixth album. Joe’s
single “If I Was
Your Man” is currently a Top 5 staple on
Billboard’s
Urban AC chart and is in rotation at BET and BET J. The album has received
glowing reviews: AP raves, “Joe
is still on his A-Game;” and The Dallas Morning News
says the album “should reinforce his status as
a certified soul crooner for the grown and sexy set…”
Throughout
his 14-year career, Joe has collaborated with a broad range of talented artists
including: Mariah Carey,
G-Unit and the late Big Pun.
The Columbus,
Georgia native has
sold over 5 million albums to date. Joe recently performed his smash hit
“If I Was Your Man” on
The Late, Late
Show with Craig Ferguson. Additional television appearances
include BET’s
Mother’s Day Special, and the new season of
MTV’s Making The
Band.
Joe recently
embarked on a national tour with fellow R&B singer Brian McKnight that kicked off in Oakland, CA on April 27 and
will stop in most major markets including Detroit,
Chicago, Atlanta and
New York.
AND
The Press on Joe's New Album...
Billboard
- R&B singer Joe…delivers a timeless set that clearly demonstrates his
relevancy among the swaggering teen crooners….
The Atlanta Journal –
Constitution
- …people who complaint that contemporary R&B has become too raunchy…obviously
don’t know Joe. Quietly, consistently and almost always tastefully, the silky
balladeer has built a 14-year, six-album career telling women exactly what they
want to hear…
Entertainment
Weekly
– his voice is consistently easy on the ear…
EBONY
- …The
Grammy-nominated artist delivers another great set of sensual, romantic love
songs…
Dallas Morning
News –
…Ain't Nothin' Like Me, his sixth CD, should only reinforce his status as a
certified soul crooner for the grown and sexy set…
Associated Press
- … Joe is still on his A-game…