*** Joe, “My Name Is Joe,” Jive.

This R&B; singer has a style that’s as simple and straightforward as his name--and listeners have gone for it in a big way, putting this album in the Top 10. Joe is all about old-fashioned romance, be it on the tender “I Wanna Know” or the heart-tugging “I Believe in You,” on which he shares the microphone with labelmates ‘N Sync. If it’s mood-enhancing background music you seek, Joe’s your man.

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