Helpless Romantic is the sixth studio album by American Jon B.

Helpless Romantic was a concept album that revolved around his recent marriage to his new wife.

While not quite on the level of his breakthrough sophomore offering (Cool Relax) or as upbeat and commercially flexible as his 2004's Stronger Everyday, it's still light years ahead of most of the recent competition."

's ability to run with a mid-tempo record, but Helpless Romantic comes slightly undone due to its final eight songs being a little too slow.

"[2] In a negative review, AllMusic editor Thomas Inskeep wrote that Helpless Romantic "only testifies to the fact that he's run stone out of ideas, or anything else remotely interesting to say [...] The production is utterly adult-R&B-cliched throughout (i.e. gently bumping grooves that go nowhere, so as to not offend) [...] This is dull R&B, mediocre at best, and truly bad at worst – and the real worst is that it comes from an artist who should know better; did his tutelage at the feet of Babyface teach him nothing?