 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, selling 41,675 copies in the opening week.Certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), "My Thoughts" sold more than one million copies in the United States and received generally mixed to positive reviews by critics.