After My Time is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Noel Gourdin.[1] It was released by Epic Records on July 22, 2008.[2] The album includes the single "The River".[1]

After My Time
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008
Length47:57
LabelEpic
Producer
Noel Gourdin chronology
After My Time
(2008)
Fresh: The Definition
(2011)
Singles from After My Time

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that while "even the productions that are synth-spiked or more hip-hop-oriented [...] don't register as flagrant attempts to top the pop chart; yet, at the same time, they add a necessary dimension and another level of appeal to Gourdin's debut."[3] Boston Globe critic Siddhartha Mitter called After My Time an "album of assured R&B for grown folks." She remarked that "at 13 songs, the program is concise and there's little filler - this is an album worth hearing in full [...] He's a real singer, with texture and control."[4]

Track listing edit

After My Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Love"
  • Natasha Bouknight
  • Antwann Frost
  • Ronald Frost
  • Noel Gourdin
  • Brande Kelly
3:37
2."Better Man"3:47
3."The River"
  • Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney
  • Gist
  • Arama Brown
  • Raeford Gerald
  • Gourdin
  • Luther Lynch
  • Balewa Muhammad
  • Frank Oliphant
  • Kosha Dawson
  • Marcellus "Handz Down" Dawson
3:32
4."Open"3:43
5."Hurts Like Hell"
  • Damien Desandes
  • Gourdin
  • Wesley McClinton
  • Muhammad
  • Oliphant
  • Thomas Oliveira
  • Minnie Riperton
3:55
6."Led You On"
3:19
7."Reach"3:28
8."I Fell"
3:57
9."P.Y.T."3:19
10."Sorry"3:32
11."Summertime"
4:01
12."Too Late"
3:45
13."Make the Most"
  • Brown
  • Desandes
  • Gourdin
  • Hende
  • McClinton
  • Muhammad
  • Oliphant
  • Oliveira
4:02
Total length:47:57

Sample credits

  • "The River" contains sampled elements from "How Do You Feel the Morning After?" as performed by Millie Jackson.

Charts edit

Chart performance for After My Time
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 36
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 4

References edit

  1. ^ a b Music Buzz: Chante Moore, Lil Zane, Noel Gourdin & Cuba Gooding, Sr.
  2. ^ After My Time: Noel Gourdin. Accessed June 13, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic review
  4. ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (July 22, 2008). "'Time' feels right with uplifting messages, smooth delivery". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Noel Gourdin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Noel Gourdin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.