My Thoughts
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{{Infobox album
| name = My Thoughts
| type = Studio
| artist = Avant
| cover = My Thoughts (Avant album) cover art.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = May 9, 2000
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length = 50:54
| label =
- MCA
- Magic Johnson
| producer =
- Avant (exec.)
- Steve Huff (exec.)
- Damon Jones (exec.)
- Eric Payton (exec.)
- Phil Robinson (exec.)
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Ecstasy
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = My Thoughts
| type = Studio
| single1 = Separated
| single1date = 2000
| single2 = My First Love
| single2date = 2000
| single3 = This Time
| single3date = 2001
}}
}}
My Thoughts is the debut studio album by American singer Avant. It was released on May 9, 2000, by MCA Records and Magic Johnson's Magic Johnson Music. Avant worked with Steve "Stone" Huff on the majority of the album. It debuted at number 45 on the US Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B Albums, selling 41,675 copies in the opening week. Certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), My Thoughts sold more than one million copies in the United States and received generally mixed to positive reviews by critics.
The album spawned three singles that became top ten hits; including "Separated",{{cite book|last1=Hogan|first1=Ed|last2=Henderson|first2=Alex|title=All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul|date=2003|publisher=Backbeat Books|location=San Francisco, CA|isbn=978-0-87930-744-8|page=22|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o552g5xRRiwC&q=my%20thoughts%20avant&pg=PA22|chapter=Avant}} "My First Love" featuring KeKe Wyatt, a cover to its classic René & Angela hit,{{cite magazine|last1=Hall|first1=Rashaun|title=Avant Voices His 'Thoughts' On Debut|magazine=Billboard|date=April 15, 2000|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4w4EAAAAMBAJ&q=my%20thoughts%20avant&pg=PA26}} and "This Time". Both songs, "My First Love" and "This Time", were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|first=Alex |last=Henderson|title=My Thoughts |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-thoughts-mw0000607482 |website=Allmusic |access-date=February 2, 2020}}
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Alex Henderson from Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars and called My Thoughts "a competent, if uneven, effort," with much of the material being "routine urban contemporary fare." He found that "My Thoughts isn't mind-blowing, but it's decent more often than not and lets us know that Avant has potential."
Track listing
All tracks are produced by Steve "Stone" Huff.{{cite AV media notes |title=My Thoughts |type=liner notes |others=Avant |publisher=MCA Records |year=2000}}
{{track_listing
| title1 = Separated
| writer1 = {{hlist|Myron Avant|Steve Huff}}
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = Reaction
| writer2 = {{hlist|Avant|Chris Kelly|Huff}}
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Get Away
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kelly|Huff}}
| length3 = 5:28
| title4 = Let's Make a Deal
| writer4 = {{hlist|Avant|Huff}}
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Happy
| writer5 = {{hlist|Avant|Huff}}
| length5 = 5:21
| title6 = My First Love
| note6 = featuring Keke Wyatt
| writer6 = {{hlist|Angela Winbush|René Moore}}
| length6 = 4:28
| title7 = I Wanna Know
| writer7 = {{hlist|Avant|Bruce Alan|Huff}}
| length7 = 5:26
| title8 = Serious
| writer8 = {{hlist|Avant|Marinna Teal|Huff}}
| length8 = 4:02
| title9 = Destiny
| writer9 = {{hlist|Avant|Huff}}
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Ooh Aah
| writer10 = {{hlist|Avant|Huff}}
| length10 = 4:13
| title11 = This Time
| writer11 = {{hlist|Avant|Huff}}
| length11 = 4:00
| title12 = Why
| writer12 = {{hlist|Avant|Huff}}
| length12 = 5:37
}}
Samples
- "Reaction" contains elements from "Wonderful", performed by Isaac Hayes.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col" | Chart (2000)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|45|artist=Avant|rowheader=true|access-date=February 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|6|artist=Avantt|rowheader=true|access-date=February 2, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
!scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 18, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|149 |
| scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2000|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|accessdate=February 2, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|38 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2001)
!scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 26, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|89 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Avant|title=My Thoughts |award=Platinum | certyear=2001|relyear=2000|access-date=February 2, 2020|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}
References
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{{Avant}}
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