The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams

{{Infobox album

| name = The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams

| type = Studio

| artist = Me'shell Ndegeocello

| cover = The World Has Made Me.jpg

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| released = August 20, 2007

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| genre = Jazz

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| label = Bismillah

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| prev_title = The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Devil's Halo

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC = 84/100[http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-world-has-made-me-the-man-of-my-dreams/meshell-ndegeocello/critic-reviews Critic reviews at Metacritic]

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1205389/review|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

| rev2 = Christgau’s Consumer Guide

| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Me%27Shell+Ndeg%E9ocello|title=Me'shell Ndegéocello|website=Robert Christgau|last=Christgau|first=Robert|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = A{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018132838/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20057897,00.html|title=The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007)|website=Entertainment Weekly|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|date=October 18, 2007|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev4 = Paste

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207180809/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/5984/review/music/the_world_has_made_me_the_man_of_my_dreams|title=Meshell Ndegeocello - The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams|website=Paste|last=Deusner|first=Stephen|date=3 December 2007|access-date=2 May 2025}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/meshell-ndegeocello-the-world-has-made-me-the-man-of-my-dreams-2496203974.html|title=Meshell Ndegeocello: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams|website=PopMatters|last=Layman|first=Will|date=31 October 2007|access-date=2 May 2025}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/meshellndegeocello/albums/album/16551316/review/16589903/the_world_has_made_me_the_man_of_my_dreams |title=Rolling Stone review |accessdate=April 18, 2013 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405181811/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/meshellndegeocello/albums/album/16551316/review/16589903/the_world_has_made_me_the_man_of_my_dreams |archivedate=April 5, 2008 }}

| rev7 = Spin

| rev7score = 6/10{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011112713/http://www.spin.com/reviews/meshell-ndegeocello-world-has-made-me-man-my-dreams-emarcy/|title=Meshell Ndegeocello, ‘The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams’|website=Spin|last=|first=|date=January 18, 2008|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev8 = Vibe

| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}Even while wearing her sexuality like an honor roll sticker, Ndegeocello is dazzlingly delicate. [Nov 2007, p.98]

}}

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.[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UNMUJ6 Amazon.com: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (Limited Edition Soft Pack): Music: Meshell Ndegeocello]

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.