Elgin (album)

Elgin is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Ginuwine. It was released by Notifi Music Group and E1 Music on February 15, 2011.[1] The singer worked with producers Bryan-Michael Cox, Tapping Warren, Kendrick Dean, Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman, MaddScientist, and Tank on the album.[2] The guest was the songwriter and rapper Katrina "Trina" Taylor on the track "Batteries".[2]

Elgin
Studio album by
Ginuwine
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011
Length51:14
Label
Producer
Ginuwine chronology
A Man's Thoughts
(2009)		 Elgin
(2011)		 A Ginuwine Christmas
(2011)
Singles from Elgin
  1. "What Could Have Been"
    Released: October 25, 2010
  2. "Heaven"
    Released: January 17, 2011
  3. "Body"
    Released: 2011

Singles

The first single off the album was "What Could Have Been", released in October 2010.[3] "Heaven" was the second official single. Ginuwine filmed two promo music videos for "Break" and "Drink of Choice". "Body" was the third single from the album.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman rated the album three out of five stars and found that "while "Batteries" and a handful of other tracks would be better suited for younger singers, roughly half the album has Ginuwine acting his age, dealing with adult situations [...] Best of all is "Frozen"; audible shivering sounds overstate the mood projected by a scorned object of affection, but frost-coated synthesizers provide great contrast to Ginuwine's sympathetic pleading."[1]

Mark Edward Nero from About.com called the album "stylish [and] sophisticated," but found that "unfortunately some of the albums songs lack the passion of his earlier releases [...] Despite Ginuwine focusing more on ballads and romantic tracks at this stage of his career, it's actually the more uptempo tracks on Elgin that please the most [...] Ginuwine could have tried to hop on the latest trends with this album in an effort to attract more young listeners, but to his credit, he acts his age throughout Elgin and shows that he's still got the power as a vocalist to charm the masses, even if his songs lack some of the creativity of his youth."[4]

Chart performance

Elgin debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 with 19,100 copies sold in the first week.[5]

Track listing

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Elgin.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heaven"Durrell BabbsTank3:53
2."Break"Diane WarrenTapping Warren4:03
3."What Could Have Been"Elgin Lumpkin
  • Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman
  • Ginuwine
  • Attozio
3:32
4."Drink of Choice"
4:46
5."Why We're Fighting"LumpkinColeman3:54
6."Body"LumpkinColeman3:32
7."Batteries" (featuring Trina)LumpkinYoung Yonny3:32
8."Kidnapped"
  • Lumpkin
  • A. Wright
  • J. Smith
Coleman3:07
9."How Does Your Heart Forget"D. Warren
  • MaddScientist
  • T. Warren
3:37
10."First Time"LumpkinGinuwine3:53
11."Frozen"
  • Sir Darryl Farris
  • Davion Farris
  • Daniel Farris
  • Myles Sims
  • Cox
  • WyldCard
4:48
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Busy"Lumpkin
  • Cox
  • WyldCard
3:33
13."Batteries" (remix; feat. Ms. Bee, Trina, & Jose)LumpkinYonny3:30
14."First Time" (piano mix)
  • Dean
  • Lumpkin
Dean4:14

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 7

References
  1. Kellman, Andy (2011-02-15). "Elgin - Ginuwine". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. Date: 05/05/10 (5 May 2010). "Ginuwine Taps Diane Warren, Cox For 'Elgin' Album". Singersroom.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "iTunes - Music - What Could Have Been - Single by Ginuwine". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. Nero, Mark Edward. "Album Review: Ginuwine - 'Elgin'". About.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. Langhorne, Cyrus (2011-02-23). "Justin Bieber Fever Returns, Eminem Passes Nicki Minaj, Saigon & Ginuwine Invade The Chart". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. Elgin (booklet). Ginuwine. Notifi, E1. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Ginuwine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  8. "Ginuwine Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.



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