Album Results
Syleena Johnson
Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness
Genre:
R&B/SOUL
Label:
Zomba Recording Corporation
Release date: 2001
Album Reviews
Songs about breakups are a staple of modern R&B, so it's no surprise that Syleena Johnson has dedicated an entire album to a relationship gone wrong. What is surprising is that Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness is good enough to keep the listener's attention throughout. Johnson is the daughter of singer Syl Johnson and, like her father, Syleena has a powerful voice that is suited for both blues and soul. Highlights on the album include the infectious "I Am Your Woman," written by R&B heavyweight R. Kelly, and the jazzy "Everybody Wants Something." Even when she sings MOR numbers like "I'd Rather Be Wrong," Johnson brings a complexity and maturity to the music that is rare for a debut artist. Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness is a remarkably polished effort and, as the title suggests, Johnson has only just begun. ~ Jon Azpiri, All Music Guide
Track Listing
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Up The Saturdays |
| The second single from The Saturdays is another slice of slickly produced electropop by the numbers, aimed at making an impact in the charts. The five-piece girl band has yet to fulfil the high hopes everybody has placed on them as a future replacement for Girls Aloud or Sugababes. So far, sales are modest and not even getting close to challenge the levels of the two established all-girl megastars. "Up" also lacks of the catchiness their Yazoo-sampling debut had, but is an easy and pleasant to listen track, that even when it doesn't really stand up among the avalanche of similarly plastic pop filling our airwaves, is good enough to maintain their profile until they pick a better follow-up. "Chasing Lights" should contain some better moments to choose from. | |
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