Signature (Joe album)

Signature is the second independent and eighth studio album by R&B singer Joe, which was released on July 14, 2009.[3] His previous album, Joe Thomas, New Man, features cuts from this album. The album features ballads written, produced, and arranged by Joe.[4] The lead single is "Majic", which has peaked at #57 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album debuted #7 on the Billboard 200, #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #1 on the Independent Albums chart. The deluxe edition of the album includes remixes to "We Need to Roll" and "Man in Your Life", the former featuring Mario & Trey Songz and the latter featuring The Game.

Signature
Studio album by Joe
Released	July 15, 2009 (Japan) July 14, 2009 (U.S.) September 21, 2009 U K
Genre	R&B soul
Length	52:05
Label	Kedar Entertainment
Producer	Joe (also exec.) Kedar Massenburg (exec.) Bryan-Michael Cox Joshua P. Thompson WyldCard
Joe chronology
Greatest Hits (2008) Signature (2009) Make Sure You're Home for Christmas (2009)
Singles from Signature
"Majic" Released: June 11, 2009 "Worst Case Scenario" Released: January 19, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Majic"	Joe Thomas	Joe	3:50
2.	"Sex Girl"	Thomas Alex "MackMan" Mack	Joe	3:26
3.	"Very Special Friend"	Thomas Joshua P. Thompson	Joe Thompson	4:43
4.	"Friends Don't Let Friends"	Thomas Jolyon Skinner Thompson Tonyatta Martinez	Joe Thompson	5:26
5.	"Worst Case Scenario"	Thomas Skinner Thompson Daniel Crawley Martinez	Joe Thompson	5:01
6.	"Wanna Be Your Lover"	Thomas	Joe	4:27
7.	"Miss My Baby"	Thomas	Joe	3:42
8.	"Come Get to This"	Marvin Gaye	Joe	2:53
9.	"Metaphor"	Thomas Skinner Thompson	Joe	5:01
10.	"Love's Greatest Episode"	Thomas Skinner Thompson	Joe	5:21
11.	"Sensitive Lover"	Thomas Skinner Thompson	Joe	4:09

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Change" (performed by Lylit)	Lylit	Joe	4:02
13.	"We Need to Roll (Remix)" (featuring Mario & Trey Songz)	Bryan-Michael Cox Johnta Austin Kendrick Dean	Cox WyldCard	4:09
14.	"Man in Your Life (Remix)" (featuring The Game)	Cox Austin	Cox	3:57

Personnel

Drums: Nat Townsley, Jermaine Parrish, Obed Calvaire, Abe Fogel, Benjamin Lawton Programming: Joe Thomas Percussion: Victor Jones Keyboards: Joe Thomas, John DiMartino, Mike Gallagher Fender Rhodes: Bobby Douglas Bass: Marshall Knights, LeShawn Thomas, Richard Bona, John Benitez Guitar: Mark Bowers, Joshua Paul Thompson, Dylan Jones Alto Saxophone: Lawrence Felman Tenor Saxophone: Atta Brecker, Ferrer White

Flute: David Conley Trumpet: Randy Brecker, Richard Bougler Recording engineer: Elijah Griffin, John Roper, Gene Lennon Mixing: Jean-Marie Horvat, Tom Soares Mastering: Dave Kutch Executive producer: Kedar Massenburg, Joe Thomas Photography: Robert Munore, Eduardo Whittington Art direction: Kedar Massenburg, Kierstan Tucker-McCollough Design: Eduardo Whittington

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 2 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 63 Chart (2010) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 97

References

1. About.com review
2. Allmusic review
3. "Music News: Joe Working on 2 New Albums". About. 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
4. "Joe Thomas, New Man". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
5. "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
6. "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
7. "Joe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
8. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.