My Thoughts

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My Thoughts
My Thoughts (Avant album) cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
Genre R&B
Length50:54
Label
  • MCA
  • Magic Johnson
Producer
  • Avant (exec.)
  • Steve Huff (exec.)
  • Damon Jones (exec.)
  • Eric Payton (exec.)
  • Phil Robinson (exec.)
Avant chronology
My Thoughts
(2000)
Ecstasy
(2002)
Singles from My Thoughts
  1. "Separated"
    Released: 2000
  2. "My First Love"
    Released: 2000
  3. "This Time"
    Released: 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", [1] "My First Love" featuring KeKe Wyatt, a cover to its classic René & Angela hit, [2] and "This Time". Both songs, "My First Love" and "This Time", were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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." [3]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Steve "Stone" Huff. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Separated"
  • Myron Avant
  • Steve Huff
4:15
2."Reaction"
  • Avant
  • Chris Kelly
  • Huff
3:52
3."Get Away"
  • Kelly
  • Huff
5:28
4."Let's Make a Deal"
  • Avant
  • Huff
3:58
5."Happy"
  • Avant
  • Huff
5:21
6."My First Love" (featuring Keke Wyatt)4:28
7."I Wanna Know"
  • Avant
  • Bruce Alan
  • Huff
5:26
8."Serious"
  • Avant
  • Marinna Teal
  • Huff
4:02
9."Destiny"
  • Avant
  • Huff
3:50
10."Ooh Aah"
  • Avant
  • Huff
4:13
11."This Time"
  • Avant
  • Huff
4:00
12."Why"
  • Avant
  • Huff
5:37

Samples

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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