The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams
| The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Bismillah | |||
| Me'shell Ndegeocello chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| Paste |  [5] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Spin | 6/10[8] |
| Vibe | [9] |
The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams is the seventh studio album by the American musician Meshell Ndegeocello. The album was released in August 2007. Five of the tracks were previously released on Meshell's 2006 EP, The Article 3.[10]
In the U.S, The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams peaked at #186 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and #60 on Billboard's Top R&B Album chart.
Track listing
- "Haditha"
- "The Sloganeer: Paradise"
- "Evolution"
- "Virgo"
- "Lovely Lovely"
- "Elliptical"
- "Shirk"
- "Article 3"
- "Michelle Johnson"
- "Headline"
- "Solomon"
- "Relief: A Stripper Classic
Personnel
- Meshell Ndegeocello – bass, vocals
- Brandon Ross – guitar
- Mike Severson – guitar
- David Gilmore – guitar
- Doyle Bramhall II – guitar
- Hervé Sambe – guitar
- Rhamis Kent – guitar
- Pat Metheny – guitar
- Scott Mann – guitar, keyboards
- Daniel Jones – keyboards
- Jason Lindner – keyboards
- Daniel Jones – vocals, synthesizer
- Robert Glasper – piano
- Mark Kelley – bass
- Hamza Yusuf – voice
- Jack Bean – voice
- Sy Smith – vocals
- Oumou Sangare – vocals
- Thandiswa Mazwai – vocals
- Deantoni Parks – drums
- James Newton – flute
- Oliver Lake – saxophone
- George McMullen – trombone
- Graham Haynes – cornet
- Gilmar Gomes – percussion
- Davi Vieira – percussion
- Chad Royce – percussion
- Rhamis Kent – drums
References
- ^ Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Me'shell Ndegéocello". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Watson, Margeaux (October 18, 2007). "The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen (December 3, 2007). "Meshell Ndegeocello - The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams". Paste. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Layman, Will (October 31, 2007). "Meshell Ndegeocello: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams". PopMatters. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Meshell Ndegeocello, 'The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams'". Spin. January 18, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Even while wearing her sexuality like an honor roll sticker, Ndegeocello is dazzlingly delicate. [Nov 2007, p.98]
- ^ Amazon.com: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (Limited Edition Soft Pack): Music: Meshell Ndegeocello