Performer Notes:

• Personnel: Ginuwine (vocals); Jose Cenquentez, Snoop Dogg, The Rock, Baby, Sole, Method Man, R. Kelly, Baby, Clipse (vocals); Aaron Fishbein (guitar); Harvey Hester (background vocals).
• Producers include: Troy Oliver, Jerry "Juke" Vines, CASINO Joe, Troy Taylor, Scott Storch.
• Recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, Florida; Noontime Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Ever since he first captured the music-buying public's attention, Ginuwine has been the personification of lady-killing hip-hop cool. A kind of smooth R&B-crooning gangsta Billy Dee Williams, the singer (originally with the aid of producer Timbaland) developed a unique combination of dynamic East Coast beats, G-funk-influenced keyboards, and highly rhythmic modern soul belting. Though his uniquely urban style found him somewhat at odds artistically with the more down-home approach of retro soul artists such as Macy Gray and Maxwell, THE SENIOR finds Ginuwine continuing to push the envelope.
• Oddly, enough, however, this disc is also one of his most overtly commercial-sounding albums, at once filled with hit-you-over-the-head hooks and over-the-top lyrics worthy of Barry White himself. Highlights include "In Those Jeans," which is as blatant and direct a sexual come-on as has ever been recorded, and "Chedda Brings," a surprisingly thoughtful examination of the problems that accompany newfound financial independence.

Professional Reviews: Rolling Stone (5/1/03, p.56) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...This is the rare bedroom record that'll play just as well in the morning..."

Vibe (5/03, pp.155-6) - 3 1/2 out of 5 - "...Ginuwine sticks to satin-sheet ballads and the grooves that give him the opportunity to show off his dance moves..."

Format: CD (1 Disc)

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Snoop Dogg; R. Kelly; Method Man

Release Date: 1 April, 2003

Label: Sony Bmg Special Markets

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)