After My Time

After My Time
After My Time
Studio album by Noel Gourdin
Released	July 22, 2008
Length	47:57
Label	Epic
Producer	Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney; D'Mile; Dre & Vidal; Eddie F; KayGee; Darren Lighty; Balewa Muhammad; Thomas Oliveira; Salaam Remi; Raphael Saadiq; Soundz; StayBent Krunk-a-Delic; Trendsettas; Weswind;
Noel Gourdin chronology
Singles from After My Time
	"The River";

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

*After My Time* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Love"	Natasha Bouknight Antwann Frost Ronald Frost Noel Gourdin Brande Kelly	3:37
2.	"Better Man"	Peter Zora Nickolas Ashford Antea Birchett Anesha Birchett Brian Coleman Keir Gist Otis Shelton Valerie Simpson	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"	Rico Love Salaam Remi	3:43
5.	"Hurts Like Hell"	Damien Desandes Gourdin Wesley McClinton Muhammad Oliphant Thomas Oliveira Minnie Riperton	3:55
6.	"Led You On"	Kenneth Coby Pierre Medor	3:19
7.	"Reach"	Kadis & Sean Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis Muhammad Candice Nelson Patrick "J. Que" Smith Oliveira	3:28
8.	"I Fell"	Christopher Breaux Antwoine "T-Wizz" Collins Brian Seals	3:57
9.	"P.Y.T."	Gourdin Robert Ozuna Raphael Saadiq	3:19
10.	"Sorry"	Dernst Emile Ronnie Foster	3:32
11.	"Summertime"	Andrian Adams Vidal Davis Andre Harris Ezekiel Lewis Muhammad Thabiso Nkhereanye	4:01
12.	"Too Late"	Adams Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell Gourdin Darren Lighty Clifton Lighty Muhammad Addarlly Wilson	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.

Personnel

A&R – Brandon Creed, Chad Elliott, Juli Knapp
A&R [Administration] – Ryan Santomauro
A&R [Operations] – Jennifer Gray, Julie Ann Marsibilio
Art Direction, Design – Denise Trotman
Executive-Producer – Balewa Muhammad, Thomas "T.O." Oliveira
Executive-Producer [Co] – Larry "Lucky" Fernandes
Legal [Counsel] – Amilcar Priestley, COI Consulting
Legal [Trakaddix Legal Representation] – Amilcar Priestley
Management – Larry "Lucky" Fernandes, Stalin Entertainment
Management [Marketing] – Courtney Adams
Mastered By – Dave Kutch
Mixed By – "You Can Ask" Giz (tracks: 1), Danny Romero (tracks: 9), Manny Marroquin (tracks: 2 to 6, 8), Rich Keller (tracks: 5, 7, 13), Sheldon Goode (tracks: 12), Vincent DiLorenzo (tracks: 11)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Aljulah Cutts (tracks: 1), Christian Plata (tracks: 2, 4, 6), Jared Robbins (tracks: 3), Loren Howard (tracks: 12), Mike Tsarfati (tracks: 11)
Photography By – Mike Schreiber
Public Relations [Publicity] – Courtney Lowery, Simone Smalls
Recorded By – Adam Miele (tracks: 2), Charles Brungardt (tracks: 9), David Hyman (tracks: 7), D. Emile (tracks: 10), Eddie "ShyBoogs" Timmons (tracks: 1), Frank "Sekay" Oliphant (tracks: 3, 5, 13), Franklin Emmanuel Socorro (tracks: 4), Karl Heibron (tracks: 6), Loren Howard (tracks: 12), T.O. (tracks: 5, 13), Vincent DiLorenzo (tracks: 11)
Recorded By [Assistant] – Erick Ferrell (tracks: 12), Kevin Perry (tracks: 12), Mike Tsarfati (tracks: 11), Trent Privat (tracks: 6)

Charts

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

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

[blackvoices-1] Music Buzz: Chante Moore, Lil Zane, Noel Gourdin & Cuba Gooding, Sr.

[Billboard-2] After My Time: Noel Gourdin. Accessed June 13, 2008.

[AllMusic-3] Allmusic review

[4] Mitter, Siddhartha (July 22, 2008). "'Time' feels right with uplifting messages, smooth delivery". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Noel_Gourdin-5] "Noel Gourdin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Noel_Gourdin-6] "Noel Gourdin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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