''My Thoughts'' is the debut
studio album
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by American singer
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. It was released on May 9, 2000 by
MCA Records
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Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
and
Magic Johnson
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's Magic Johnson Music. Avant worked with Steve "Stone" Huff on the majority of the album. It debuted at number 45 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and number 8 on the
Top R&B Albums
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, selling 41,675 copies in the opening week. Certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), ''My Thoughts'' sold more than one million copies in the United States and received generally mixed to positive reviews by critics.
The album spawned three
single
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* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
s that became top ten hits; including "
Separated", "
My First Love" featuring
Keke Wyatt
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, a cover to its classic
René & Angela
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Career
They recorded ...
hit,
and "This Time". Both songs, "My First Love" and "This Time", were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Critical reception
Alex Henderson from
Allmusic
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rated the album three out of five stars and called ''My Thoughts'' "a competent, if uneven, effort," with much of the material being "routine urban contemporary fare." He found that "''My Thoughts'' isn't mind-blowing, but it's decent more often than not and lets us know that Avant has potential."
Track listing
All tracks are produced by Steve "Stone" Huff.
Samples
*"Reaction" contains elements from "Wonderful", performed by
Isaac Hayes
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2000 debut albums
Avant albums
MCA Records albums
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