R&B crooner Ginuwine returns with his first album in nearly four years, A Man’s Thoughts, which hits stores today.

It’s been 13 years since Ginuwine stepped on the scene with “Pony”, the Static Major/Timbaland collaboration that catapulted him to stardom. The then 20-something bachelor was blatant with his sexual come-on, but now the 30-something husband and father is “a different kind of man”, as he mentions in the lead single for his sixth studio album, “Last Chance“.

Written by Adonis Shropshire and produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, the song speaks about a man’s plea for one last chance to prove his love and “reflects the maturity of my personal growth over the last few years,” explains the singer. “I’m not the same young man I was when I first got into music.”

On the album opening “Interlude”, Ginuwine thanks his fans for their support over the last 13 years. Fans will appreciate that much of the album is filled with seductive songs they’ve come to expect from Ginuwine. On the mid-tempo “Show Off”, he advises his lady to show off her swag and “let the haters get mad”. With the help of rapper Bun B on “Trouble”, he warns a girl at a party that she better not come any closer or he’s “gonna have something for her to grind on”.

He reunites with Timbaland and Missy Elliott on “Get Involved” (slated to be the next single), reminiscent of the drum and bass style of previous Ginuwine/Timbaland tracks. The baby-making slow jam “Orchestra” follows. Written and produced by Ginuwine, Oak and R.L., Ginuwine does what he does best here and even manages to throw in an impressive trombone metaphor.

There’s a hint of Blackstreet on the hook to the smooth “Touch Me”, another fitting track for love-making. “Lying to Each Other” is sure to be a favorite for anyone who’s been in a relationship that’s gone stale (“I’d rather watch cable/than see you with a negligee on”); it would have made a great duet. “Used to Be the One” follows suit with Ginuwine pleading, “Tell me what I gotta to do to earn your all again, I wish that I could turn the hands of time back to when we were friends.”

A Man’s Thoughts is a solid effort and shows that Ginuwine is not only getting his grown man on, he’s also still making good R&B music.

Make sure you pick up your copy of Ginuwine’s album, A Man’s Thoughts, in stores and online today, June 23rd!