''Ghetto Classics'' is the third studio album by American R&B singer Jaheim. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on February 13, 2006 in the United States. As with his previous albums, production and songwriting duties were handled by former Naughty by Nature DJ KayGee as well as Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Darren Lighty, Eddie F, Bink, Scott Storch, Balewa Muhammad, Wesley Hogges, Eric Williams, and The Co-Stars. It debuted at number one on both the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 153,000 copies in its first week of release. ''Ghetto Classics'' spawned the moderate hit " Everytime I Think about Her", featuring Jadakiss. Although the album stayed on the album charts for only thirteen weeks, it was certified Gold by the

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(RIAA) on March 21, 2006.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a rated mean out of 100 from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 67, which indicates "generally favorable reviews," based on 13 reviews. Allmusic editor John Bush found that "''Ghetto Classics'' may boast nothing as ambitious as 2002's ingle"Fabulous", and it may amp up the rapper collaborations in search of hits ( Jadakiss and Styles P have appearances), but overall very little distracts from the qualities that have made him the most durable talent in commercial yet traditional R&B music ..The final three songs ditch the samples for straight R&B, and while the absence is missed, it represents an intriguing direction for Jaheim in the future. Classic R&B may seem like just a memory to some, but with artists like

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and Jaheim in action, it doesn't have to be about the past."

Track listing

Sample credits * "The Chosen One" contains a sample of the recording "I Choose You" as performed by Willie Hutch. * "Daddy Thing" contains interpolations from "To Be True" as written by K. Gamble and I. Huff. * "Like a DJ" contains interpolations from "Time Warp" as written by Eddie Grant. * "Fiend" contains samples from "I'm Sorry" as performed by The Delfonics. * "I Ain't Never" contains excerpts "Stay with Me" as performed by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. * "125th" contains interpolations from "Not On the Outside" as written by Larry Roberts and Sylvia Robinson.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Jaheim albums Albums produced by Bink (record producer) Albums produced by Scott Storch