The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams

The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams
Studio album by Me'shell Ndegeocello
Released	August 20, 2007
Genre	Jazz
Label	Bismillah
Me'shell Ndegeocello chronology
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005) The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007) Devil's Halo (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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

1. "Haditha"
2. "The Sloganeer: Paradise"
3. "Evolution"
4. "Virgo"
5. "Lovely Lovely"
6. "Elliptical"
7. "Shirk"
8. "Article 3"
9. "Michelle Johnson"
10. "Headline"
11. "Solomon"
12. "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

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. AllMusic review
3. Christgau, Robert. "Me'shell Ndegéocello". Robert Christgau . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
4. Watson, Margeaux (October 18, 2007). "The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007)". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
5. Deusner, Stephen (December 3, 2007). "Meshell Ndegeocello - The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams". Paste . Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
6. Layman, Will (October 31, 2007). "Meshell Ndegeocello: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams". PopMatters . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
7. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
8. "Meshell Ndegeocello, 'The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams'". Spin . January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
9. Even while wearing her sexuality like an honor roll sticker, Ndegeocello is dazzlingly delicate. [Nov 2007, p.98]
10. Amazon.com: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (Limited Edition Soft Pack): Music: Meshell Ndegeocello

External links

• The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams at Metacritic