And Then...

Joe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 16, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B0000E6XIK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,932 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #22 in Music > R&B > Neo-Soul

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing! blew me away, June 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: And Then... (Audio CD)

this is real R & B! Joe is exceptional and this is a fabulous album! i enjoyed every track on here especially Street Dreams because that joint is hot! brilliant and definately worth buying money well spent!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to basics for JOE, February 24, 2004

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J. Highsmith (Mitchellville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Then... (Audio CD)

I was introduced to Joe once I heard the slow jam, "All The Things (Your Man Won't Do). The song was nice but you never know what is to come of a r&b artist. The song was featured on the "Don't Be A Menace....." soundtrack. Later, he had a midtempo song, "Don't Wanna Be A Player" on the "Booty Call" soundtrack. I liked that song as well and I knew that I would pick his CD up once it dropped. "All That I Am" was the first CD that I purchased from Joe. I later found out from my man "Tony" that he had a CD before that entitled "Everything". "All That I Am" was a nice CD. I enjoyed songs such as "Good Girls", "How Soon", "Love Don't Make No Sense" and "No One Else Comes Close To You". "Love Scene" was another song that was on this CD and that song seemed to be the theme for his next CD, "My Name Is Joe". The CD had a sexual theme attached to it as well as the singles, "I Wanna Know", "Treat Her Like A Lady" and "Stutter". These songs went against the sexual theme of the CD but the songs provided a good balance to "My Name Is Joe". The CD would sell over 4 million copies and is definitely his most successful to date. "Better Days" had Joe going against what his 2 previous CDs and he was talking about various issuses in the world with songs like the title track and "Isn't This The World". It looks like Joe's fans weren't ready for that as "Better Days" barely went gold. I liked the CD but not as much as I had enjoyed other Joe CDs. However, "Alone" definitely ranks as one of his best songs ever.

With "...And Then" Joe is back to basics. His has the romantic songs that we are used to hearing from him and the sexual themes are back as well. "Sweeter Than Sugar" gets the CD off to a good start as Joe appreciates all the blessings and the material things that he has been able to get since he is a successful r&b artist. Songs like "...And Then", "Jeep" and "Bedroom" will remind you of songs that were on the "My Name Is Joe" CD. The songs have the sexual undertones that you were used to hearing. As always, Joe finds a way to mix the romantic songs with words that we can relate to. "Priceless" is my favorite song on this CD as Joe still does the romantic song but there is a Jaheim twist to the song as Joe proclaims that there's nothing wrong with finding love in the ghetto. Other classics on this Cd include "Another Used To Be", "It Ain't Like That", and the R Kelly produced "Make You My Baby". "Another Used To Be" has Joe at his best in my opinion and that is when he sticks to the romantic themes of his "All That I Am" CD. "It Ain't Like That" has Joe telling his girl that she can't believe what her friends are saying because they just want to break them up anyway. Although once again Joe is going back to his ghetto roots as he says and I quote, "I'm not the only one with a Cranapple Benz, Droptop sitting on 24 inch rims". Joe must have been listening to Chico Debarge or just going back to his upbringing as "Tony" informed me. "Make You My Baby" sounds like something that could have been on R Kelly's "Chocolate Factory". Joe puts his touch to the song and this song should be a single in the future. "Ride Wit U" features Lloyd Banks and Young Buck of G Unit and I am sure the song was done since Joe did vocals on their current single, "I Wanna Get To Know You". The song is pretty good but "Ride Wit U" would have been better if they would have had 50 Cent actually rapping and not talking during the song.

Overall, "..And Then" is a nice r&b CD. If you enjoyed "All That I Am" and "My Name Is Joe" then you will enjoy "...And Then", even if you are mad that you purchased "Better Days". Hopefully, Joe will continue to make CDs like this in the future.

James' Top 5

1) Priceless
2) It Ain't Like That
3) Another Used To Be
4) Make You My Baby
5) Testify

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just what i expected, February 9, 2004

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lauraB (ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Then... (Audio CD)

I was so happy to hear this cd because i really was not feeling his last one( better days) at all, maybe one or two songs which isnt enough to keep it in the stereo. this cd took me back to the joe i love to listen to. my absolute favorite track is testify for anyone who had a hard time finding true love and finally found it this is the song:) i absolutely love it. i think this cd is a must have for all r&b fans