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Genre:
R&B
Release Date: 11/23/2009
Run Time: 51:44
Borrowing the best bits of his 2008 U.K. release
My Own Way while adding a handful of new tracks,
All or Nothing is R&B singer
Jay Sean’s big play for American success. Released by
Birdman and
Lil Wayne’s
Cash Money label, the album ushers
Sean into a new realm of slickness with the widescreen love song
“Down” plus the ridiculously infectious
“Do You Remember,” which bounces along with dancehall superstar
Sean Paul and the King of Crunk,
Lil Jon. Another new cut,
“War,” ends up the ballad of choice with
Sean playing the role of a soldier hoping to come home to a still faithful wife. The rest of the pillow-talk gems come courtesy of
My Own Way with both the exotic
“Ride It” and the elegant
“Stay” landing here, although the jazzy
“Maybe” didn’t make the cut for some odd reason. Even with the omission,
All or Nothing is a strong U.S. debut for this
Akon-meets-
Chris Brown-styled singer, one that takes advantage of his suave back catalog and the hip new possibilities now possible via
Cash Money. [This version features a bonus remix of
"Down."]
~David Jeffries, All Music Guide
;)
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