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Artist: Ryan LeslieEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-02-10
Music Label: Universal Motown
Soundtracks:
- Diamond Girl
- Addiction feat. Cassie & Fabolous
- You're Fly
- Quicksand
- Valentine
- Just Right
- How It Was Supposed To Be
- Irina
- Out Of The Blue
- Shouldn't Have To Wait
- Wanna Be Good
- Gibberish
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Free Music Review: Worth the Purchase As Expected
Hit: 5 Stars
I really enjoy this album and feel it's a solid debut for someone like Ryan Leslie who has spent most of the time behind the scenes until recently. I've always had an issue with writers and producers who come out with solo efforts because they tend to always be garbage or not worth the money you spent. Ryan Leslie, however, does not disappoint. It's really a breath of fresh air and one of many decent male contemporary R&B releases this first quarter of 2009.
I don't know the impact 'Diamond Girl' had as I myself discovered this single and video many months after its release last year (did radio and video even support this song?), which led me to discover that he had one before that, 'Used 2 Be' which I never heard but downloaded. I wasn't really feeling 'Addiction' (I don't know if it was Cassie's vocals or the arrangement), but he nails it with the third single 'How It Was Supposed To Be.' I'm quite sure any of the four would drive someone curious about him to cop the album (or the 7.99 price tag).
Most of the songs are very chill and laid back, just real smooth and mellow which makes the album really flow; not really danceable and club-friendly with the exception of the singles and 'Quicksand', so he shows his versatility. Vocally he's average--I mean he can sing don't get me wrong, but there wasn't anything that really wowed me. Lyrically he's decent--the entire tone of the album centers around love and relationships, possibly one relationship I concluded. My favorite tracks beside the current single are 'You're Fly' 'Valentine' 'Irina' and 'Out Of The Blue.' Nothing negative to say except hearing him repeat "Next Selection" on some of the tracks becomes annoying when you're really trying to enjoy the song, and 'Gibberish' is last on the album for a reason: it's probably the weakest of the set in my opinion.
If you haven't picked this up, I recommend it. It's been over a month and I'm still listening to the album like I just bought it yesterday. I know this will be yet another artist and album that will fall by the waist-side because he's not selling out and conforming to industry standards. But this guy is smart, and a true talent.
Ryan Leslie Poster
"They try to put me in a box--it's impossible!" Ryan Leslie proclaims as he opens his Top 40 R&B hit "Diamond Girl," the hit debut single from his highly anticipated self-titled U.S. debut. It's impossible to imagine a box expansive enough to contain the singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, Internet visionary and chief executive of NextSelection Lifestyle Group. The Harvard graduate is a performer at heart, a prolific musician with his own infectious brand of R&B pop. While an international following awaits the release, he keeps fans satisfied by documenting his wizardry and the restless road towards his release date on his YouTube channel RyanLeslieTV, which boasts more than 21 million video views! At age nine, Ryan taught himself to play the piano... At 15, Ryan scored 1600 on the SATs and was accepted to Harvard University. After graduation and attempting to follow his own dreams by selling beats in Boston, the hard work paid off when Leslie landed an internship with New York producer Young Lord during which he produced Beyoncé's "Keep Giving Your Love To Me" for the Bad Boys II Soundtrack, which led to a meeting with Sean "Diddy" Combs and a very busy 2003. "Britney Spears, Beyoncé, New Edition, Loon, Cheri Dennis, B5, Danity Kane-- any and everything he threw at me, we did," Leslie says of producing alongside Diddy. "And we sold records." Combs went on to sign Leslie's flagship artist Cassie, the Princess of NextSelection, to Bad Boy in 2006, releasing her No. 1 mega-hit "Me & U," written and produced by Leslie. Leslie's strong core following is a direct result of his talent and communication with fans directly. RyanLeslieTV is a controversial site that takes fans behind the scenes with over 40 videos of Ryan's remarkable creative process. Ryan shares his life with his fans...whether it's on Myspace, Video blogs, or a short film he has shot based on the song "Diamond Girl." Ryan Leslie has two singles, leading up to his current hit "How It Was Supposed To Be."Pop Music CDs
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