The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams

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The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 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
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [1]
Review scores
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Christgau’s Consumer Guide Scissors icon black.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A [4]
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PopMatters 9/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin 6/10 [8]
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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]

Contents

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

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