All That I Am (Joe album)

All That I Am
Studio album by
Joe
ReleasedJuly 29, 1997 (1997-07-29)
Recorded1995–1997
StudiosNJ & NY Studios Area
GenreR&B
Length55:58
LabelJive
Producers
Joe chronology
Everything
(1993)		 All That I Am
(1997)		 My Name Is Joe
(2000)
Singles from All That I Am
  1. "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)"
    Released: January 30, 1996[1]
  2. "Don't Wanna Be a Player"
    Released: April 15, 1997
  3. "The Love Scene"
    Released: June 3, 1997
  4. "Good Girls"
    Released: November 11, 1997
  5. "All That I Am"
    Released: March 31, 1998

All That I Am is the second album by American R&B singer Joe. It was released by Jive Records on July 29, 1997, in the United States, marking his debut with the label. Widely considered his breakthrough album, All That I Am reached number thirteen on the US Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]

Promotion

The album features "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", originally featured on the soundtrack of Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, which reached number two on the US R&B chart and number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100; it sold 700,000 copies domestically and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[3][4] The album also features "Don't Wanna Be a Player", which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Booty Call and reached number five on the US R&B chart and number twenty-five on the Hot 100. It, too, earned a Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies.[5][6] Aside from these two songs, All That I Am features three singles: the lead single "The Love Scene", "Good Girls" and the title track. Although they received airplay on R&B radio stations, none registered on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Pop group Backstreet Boys covered the song "No One Else Comes Close" on their 1999 album Millennium.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
USA TodayStarStarStar[9]

AllMusic editor Leo Stanley called All That I Am "an entertaining collection of contemporary soul that alternates between smooth ballads and hip-hop-inflected dance-pop. At his best, Joe can make this music irresistible; at his worst, he merely makes it entertaining. There are a few slow spots on the record, but at its best, All That I Am is first-class urban soul."[1] David Grad from Entertainment Weekly found that with All That I Am Joe "labors under the twin burdens of hackneyed lyrics and saccharine overproduction. Fortunately, his voice is seductive enough to cut through all the formulaic dross, ensuring that this guy named Joe will be a leading R&B love doctor for years to come."[8] USA Today critic Steve Jones wrote that with All That I Am Joe "looks at the many facets of relationships, shifting easily from love-you-down recipes for ecstasy" to "gentle professions of affection," while exploring "the pain of discovering that his lover has another man and ending what has become a one-way relationship."[9]

Track listing

All That I Am track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)"
  • Joe Thomas
  • Joshua Thompson
  • Michele Williams
  • Joe
  • Thompson
6:22
2."The Love Scene"
  • Thomas
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Michele Williams
  • Joe
  • Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
5:02
3."Don't Wanna Be a Player"
  • Joe
  • Jerkins
5:07
4."Good Girls"
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Williams
  • Joe
  • Thompson
4:57
5."How Soon"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:53
6."Sanctified Girl (Can't Fight This Feeling)"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Larry Campbell
Campbell5:00
7."All That I Am"
  • Larry Lofton
  • Mattias Gustafsson
  • Thomas
  • Nicholas
4:12
8."No One Else Comes Close"
  • Thomas
  • Gary Baker
  • Wayne Perry
  • Thomas
  • Nicholas
3:52
9."Come Around"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Campbell
Campbell4:34
10."U Shoulda Told Me (U Had a Man)"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Campbell
Campbell3:45
11."Love Don't Make No Sense"
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Williams
  • Thomas
  • Nicholas
4:21
12."No One Else Comes Close" (Unplugged Version)
  • Thomas
  • Baker
  • Perry
  • Thomas
  • Nicholas
3:53
Australian bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."No One Else Comes Close" (Steve Antony's R'n'B Mix)
  • Thomas
  • Gary Baker
  • Wayne Perry
  • Thomas
  • Nicholas
  • Steve Antony[a]
4:44
14."Don't Wanna Be a Player" (Joe/Big Baby Remix)
  • Thomas
  • Tejeda
  • Skinner
  • Williams
  • Jerkins
  • Joe
  • Jerkins
  • Darryl "Big Baby" McClary[a]
5:10
15."Good Girls" (TLAC Remix)
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
  • Williams
  • Joe
  • Thompson
  • Tosh[a]
5:02
16."The Love Scene" (Henry St. Remix)
  • Thomas
  • Skinner
  • Williams
  • Joe
  • Nicholas
  • Henry Street[a]
7:40

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies additional producer(s)

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for All That I Am
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[2] Platinum 1,200,000[21]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Joe – All That I Am". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "American certifications – Joe – All Things Your Man Won%27t Do". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ↑ "American certifications – Joe – Don%27t Wanna Be a Player". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 31, 1998. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "No One Else Comes Close - Backstreet Boys". whosampled.com. WhoSampled. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Grad, David (August 1, 1997). "All That I Am". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Jones, Steve (July 28, 1997). "R&B Review". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 8, 1999. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Joe ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe – All That I Am" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe – All That I Am". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 3/8/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 16/11/1997 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart on 9/8/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  19. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  20. ↑ "British album certifications – Joe – All That I Am". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 10, 2018. Select albums in the Formats field. Type All That I Am Joe in the "Search:" field.
  21. ↑ "Joe Rides Again". Billboard. March 24, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2023.


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