Jaheim switches from Warner Bros. to Atlantic after 2006's number one Ghetto Classics, and it's business as usual for the singer. He continues to surround himself with a complementary roster of fellow songwriters and producers, including associates old (KayGee, Wesley Hogges, Darren Lighty, Eric Williams, Balewa Muhammad) and new (R. Kelly, Babyface, Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins). Like an overwhelming percentage of Jaheim's first three albums, there's nothing flashy about The Makings of a Man. It's built-to-last R&B with a foot in the past and another in the present, his tough-yet-smooth Teddy Pendergrass-meets-Luther Vandross voice in full effect. Particularly bright spots include "Hush" (the R. Kelly collaboration, where Jaheim feels conflicted over sleeping with his best friend's woman), the Force M.D.'s-sampling "Have You Ever" (a frank check-yourself number, despite its wistfulness), and pretty much every other track that incorporates a soul classic, whether it's Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" ("Lonely") or Atlantic Starr's "Let's Get Closer" ("I've Changed," featuring Keyshia Cole). ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
The Makings of a Man
12/18/2007 | Atlantic / Wea
Videos from The Makings of a Man
All Music Guide Review
The Makings of a Man Track Listing
Credits of The Makings of a Man
- Eric Williams
- Vocal Producer
- Darrale Jones
- A&R
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
- Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Phil Hamilton
- Programming
- Stanley Wallace
- Engineer, Mixing
- Paul Boutin
- Engineer, Mixing
- Christian Lantry
- Photography
- Michael Roberts
- Assistant
- Abel Garibaldi
- Engineer
- Balewa Muhammad
- Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer
- Gregg Landfair
- Guitar
- Jaheim Hoagland
- Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing Assistant, Vocal Producer, Mixing, Executive Producer, Vocals
- Ian Mereness
- Programming, Engineer
- Wesley Hogges
- Producer, Mixing
- Rob Herrera
- Engineer
- Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
- Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Tracking
- Rodney East
- Keyboards
- Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
- Producer, Vocal Producer, Engineer, Tracking
- Lanre Gaba
- A&R
- Nathan Wheeler
- Assistant
- Greg Gigendad Burke
- Art Direction, Design
- Keir Gist
- Vocal Arrangement
- Keyshia Cole
- Guest Appearance
- Jesse Gladstone
- Mixing Assistant
- Shanieke Peru
- Stylist
- Anthony Palazzole
- Mixing Assistant
- Joi L. Pitts
- Marketing
- R. Kelly
- Arranger, Mixing
- Terry Lewis
- Vocal Arrangement
- Cliff Lighty
- Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer
- Darren Lighty
- Arranger, Producer



















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