Вторник 23 Сен 2008, 18:52
Artist: Jazmine Sullivan
Track: Need U Bad (full track)
Album: Fearless
Tags: reggae, lovers rock, r&b, rnb, neo-soul, soul, my gang rotw
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It's absolutely years since I heard some good lovers rock. This track, from upcoming US artist Jazmine Sullivan, is singular in its mix of return to roots and contemporary soul. 'Killer' is the word other people have used. Yes, that's Missy Elliott in the video. No, I didn't recognise her straight away either.
The hype machine is only just beginning behind this girl in the UK. In the States, the single went to number one in the Billboard R&B charts in the summer.
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A quick album review whilst I'm here: Fearless has a few highlights - Need U Bad, the sublime Lions, Tigers & Bears, One Night Stand and In Love With Another Man. Dream Big is rather decent electro. The hype will have you believe you're listening to the new Aretha Franklin. Listen to that and you'll be disappointed. Approach the album as I did, with an open mind, and let it play a few times. Behind the big tracks are songs which promise greater things to come. The strength in Fearless lies in its exquisite music and lightness of touch from the people behind the scenes - Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Cool & Dre as well as a number of less well known producers. With a good balance of strong and quiet tracks, the album makes for an exceedingly good listen. Vocally, comparisons have been made with Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Jill Scott amongst others. Fair comments but Jazmine Sullivan has something else in her voice far, far more powerful than any of these great ladies, in my opinion. Or maybe it's just me. She sang with Stevie Wonder when she was only 13, so I can't be far wrong.
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Further reading:
MySpace - with a great remix of Need U Bad featuring TI
Official Site
Wikipedia
Interview - Giant Mag, September 09 2008
Music Blog - Who is Jazmine Sullivan?
Billboard Artist Biography
Babs My Gang
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Admin - Stats as of today:
Video:
Date Added to YouTube: July 08, 2008
Views: 328,108, Ratings: 910, Responses: 0, Comments: 883, Favorited: 3,516 times
Last.fm listeners of this track - 3,085 (full track)
No. of plays scrobbled in Last.fm - 11,744
Position in Last 7 Days: 1 / 870
Position in Last 6 Months: 1 / 478
Stats after 14 days:
Video:
Views: 503,465, Ratings: 1,198, Responses: 0, Comments: 1,157, Favorited: 4,761 times
Last.fm listeners of this track - 4,218 (full track)
No. of plays scrobbled in Last.fm - 16,005
Position in Last 7 Days: 1 / 1,004
Position in Last 6 Months: 1 / 977
814 Unique Visitors
966 Page Views
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