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R&B
Release Date: 09/23/2008
Up to the moment when
Fearless was released, it was not easy to gauge which path
Jazmine Sullivan would take.
Jive spent three years trying to figure it out and dropped her before any material officially surfaced. She co-wrote a number four club hit (
"Say I") for
Christina Milian, recorded with
Kindred the Family Soul and
Fantasia, contributed adult-oriented R&B tracks to a handful of low-key compilations, signed to
J, and notched a number one R&B/hip-hop single with the yearning/swaggering
"Need U Bad." Was she a pop songwriter, a young member of the "grown folks R&B" division, or a young
Lauryn Hill? Charting all her moves, it seemed like she was trying out a number of styles to find some footing, but with
Fearless, it is clear she is comfortable in each mode. Within the span of 45 minutes,
Sullivan switches between a number of tacks, both stylistically and emotionally, each one flush with conviction, and not just for the sake of variety. Amidst the orchestral backdrop of
"Bust Your Windows" and the rushing breakbeat of
"Call Me Guilty," she's clear about not being one to cross without expecting payback, whether it results in property damage or self-defense bloodshed.
"Dream Big," a swallow-you-whole four-four thumper, is an ambitious motivational anthem --
Missy Elliott nicks nearly all of its drive and dramatics from
Daft Punk's
"Veridis Quo" -- while
"Fear" looks inward with a disarming level of sincerity (
Salaam Remi connects the hook from
Stevie Wonder's
"I Was Made to Love Her" to
Anne Dudley's piano outro from
the Art of Noise's
"Beatbox," the album's most clever production trick). Some tracks are throwbacks through and through, like the peppy
"One Night Stand" (where she fronts a girl group) and the aching
"In Love with Another Man" (a tear-the-house-down ballad). There's a lot of range on display here, and there is just as much depth.
~Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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A reviewer
from Da A, Il
EXCELLANT
SHES A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH HER VOICE IS SICK (THATS IN A GOOD WAY) HER ALBUM IS OFF THE CHAIN SHE WILL BE WINNING SOME GRAMMIES NEXT YEAR I CANT WAIT TO HEAR MORE FROM THIS GIRL, IF U DONT HAVE THIS ALBUM PLEASE GO AND BUY IT AND SUPPORT HER SHE FINNA BLOW UP BIG TIME!!!! CHECK OUT HER DEMOS AND XTRA TRACKS IF U CAN ALSO SHE TIGHT!!!!!!
Crusher
from Hialeah,FL
Young jammer
I love her music, she is definately a big star.
A reviewer
from Washington, DC
Jazmine hits a homerun with debut album!
Jazmine comes out of the game swinging with her debut album "Fearless"! Her rasby voice is controlled and strong on all the tracks that are filled with heavy beats, great melodies and great lyrical content! Album highlights include "Fear", Bust Your Windows" "My Foolish Heart", Lions, Tigers and Bears", "Call Me Guilty" and powerhouse ballad "In Love With Another Man"! Essential to anyones collection!
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