Angie Stone - Mahogany Soul
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Artist: Angie StoneEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-11-06
Music Label: J-Records
Soundtracks:
- Soul Assurance
- Brotha
- Pissed off
- 20 Dollars
- Snowflakes
- Easier Said Than Done
- Time of the Month
- What You Dyin' for?
- If It Wasn't
- Gotta Get to Know You Better
- Mad Issues
- Life Goes on
- Heat
- Bottles & Cans
- More Than a Woman
- Make Love
Free Music Notes for Mahogany Soul
Free Music Review: Black Diamond Continues To Shine..5 Stars
Hit: 5 Stars
In a firmament that seems to be so overcrowded with R&B and Soul diva stars,along comes the excellence of *the shooting star on the rise* of Angie Stone.This second outing as a solo performer somehow and quite amazingly missed the Grammy gong that it so richly deserved.Alicia Keys may have got the recognition,but this CD is more adult and superior in most facets,and so may prove Ms Stone the most enduring.Ms Stone has developed from the collaborator and writer on the Sugar Hill label and rap and hip hop exponent evident in Vertical Hold,to the honey voiced funk and soul queen,reminescent of Gladys Knight,Roberta Flack and just a hint of Aretha Franklin.From writing for the likes of Mary J Blige to writing for herself,this is a pleasing metamorphisis of a great natural talent.
There is not a weak track on this outing. The ability to be able to draw from a history of black soul and funk, mixing it with a unique vocal style,and to be able to deliver a song without the affliction of feeling that a rap monologue must appear in the bridging chorus,makes this a winner for me.
The heritage on display here is truely great.Forget *Fallin* as song of the year,an imposter.Listen to *Wish I Didnt Miss You*,with its riff and beat reminescent of the O'Jays*Backstabbers*and a tribute to the Philly sound,and tell me that this infectious beat doesnt deserve to be the song of the year.From the brilliant soul heights of Al Green and the Isley Brothers of *Bottles and Cans* to the *Ingredients of Love* which reminded me of the sessions of Stevie Wonders *Talking Book* this is a truely great product.
It is the strength and confidence of a performer to be able to deliver Curtis Mayfield with such warmth and feeling,and to maintain that edge,listening to *Makings Of You* and *Brotha* is a real delight.
The opening track,*Soul Insurance* had me thinking *Lady Marmalade*,the whole project had me thinking class,class class!!!The much admired Ms Keys and Eve make a cameo appearence on here,really not necessary,Ms Stone stands alone.It had me thinking that Alicia Keys appeals to the *rapped out* under 25s,whilst Ms Stone delivers a timeless and ageless vehicle that is in a class of its own.The beats are sensual and alluring at times,whilst the feeling is genuine and true and the effect is infectious.I was particularly pleased to see that Ms Stone is a co writer on several songs and sensibly interspersed duets which varied the pace and heightened the funky soulful feel of the complete project.That voice!it is superb and even the inclusion of *Pissed Off* and *Time of the Month* do not detract from this fresh and vibrant offering.
Just as India Arie delivers in *Acoustic Soul* so does Ms Stone invoke memories of Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway,so smooth so rich so velvet.
In purchasing this CD you will undeniably be buying one of the best soul and R&B of this year or any year,and it will ensure that Ms Stone will endure when many have become just a memory..Wasnt Macey Gray the future of something last year???
Other stand outs here are *More Than A Woman* and the lilting *Snowflakes*A truely memorable purchase..5 stars plus that can only get better with every listen.
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Japanese release featuirng a bonus track: 'Makin Me Feel'.Mahogany Soul perfectly describes the rich, deep, and lived-in music Angie Stone makes. This veteran singer/songwriter, who was one-third of rap trio Sequence, led acid-jazz combo Vertical Hold, and had a major hand in creating D'Angelo's Brown Sugar, follows up 1999's critically acclaimed Black Diamond with another collection of grown-up R&B that's sexy, satisfying, and smart. Along with (wo)manning the helm herself, Stone links up with like-minded visionaries. Chief among them are Raphael Saadiq, who produced the single "Brotha," which moves with a purposeful, rugged, old-soul swagger, and Andrea Martin, coproducer with Swizz Beatz on the vibrant and aching "Wish I Didn't Miss You," which features a dope "Backstabbers" loop and Stone's husky vocals. At 17 cuts, there's a bit of drag, but not enough to deter you from Stone's wise and determined ease, and on the gritty "Twenty Dollars," Stone gives all those R&B princesses something to really chew on. --Amy Linden
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