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In the time it takes to listen to Raheem DeVaughn's The Love Experience, from start to finish, you can also cycle twice through Prince's Dirty Mind and end up somewhere in the middle of a third play of "Do It All Night." DeVaughn does it until the tape runs out. His debut is a very long album -- 70 minutes, in fact, and it would still be too lengthy without the concluding eight-minute thank-you track. So, if there's one thing DeVaughn didn't learn from his mother's record collection, it's brevity. He did, however, pick up a lot of other things from the past, most of which are far more important to have. Vocally, he's not too far from Dwele, with smooth, sweet tones that often drift into an even sweeter falsetto, though he could use a little of his peer's lyrical subtleties. His voice immediately pulls you in, so the shortcoming isn't as much of a factor as it would be with a singer of lesser skill. Most of his inspirations dwell in the '70s, favoring spare arrangements and elegant string flourishes over dramatic bombast and piercing keyboard stabs. Through numerous highlights scattered across the disc, it becomes apparent that DeVaughn is remarkably creative and talented and should be watched. One does wonder, however, if he was allowed too much creative freedom for a newcomer. His boldness also creeps into "Until," where he removes Ron Isley's voice from the Isley Brothers' "Footsteps in the Dark" (!) and sings a rather heavy-handed and self-absorbed set of verses about his hardships. Perhaps he could have learned something from a song by another (unrelated) DeVaughn -- William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got." And furthermore, why on earth would anyone want to toy with a perfect classic? [The Love Experience was initially released as a copy-protected CD, which may not register on some computers.]
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Kyle Murdock, Producer - Kyle Murdock, Mixing Engineer - Kyle Murdock, Recording Engineer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve White, Composer - Steve White, Lyricist - Steve White, Producer - Greg Smith, Recording Engineer - Etterlene Jordan, Composer - Etterlene Jordan, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Kenneth Allen, Guitar - Robert DeBarge, Composer - Robert DeBarge, Lyricist
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Gene Perez, Acoustic Bass - Yas Inoue, Recording Engineer - Skip Scarborough, Composer - Skip Scarborough, Lyricist - Kenny Gonzalez, Composer - Kenny Gonzalez, Lyricist - Kenny Gonzalez, Producer - Kenny Gonzalez, Mixing Engineer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Mike Ciro, Guitar - Steve Barkan, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Dave Manely, Guitar - Carlos Martinez, Recording Engineer - Ronald Frost, Acoustic Bass - Ronald Frost, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Larry "Rock" Campbell, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Anthony Bell, Composer - Anthony Bell, Lyricist - Anthony Bell, Producer - Anthony Bell, Recording Engineer - Anthony Bell, Performer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Pete Kuzma, Composer - Pete Kuzma, Lyricist - Pete Kuzma, Recording Engineer - Pete Kuzma, Producer - Larry Gold, Strings - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Pete Kuzma, Composer - Pete Kuzma, Lyricist - Pete Kuzma, Recording Engineer - Pete Kuzma, Producer - Larry Gold, Strings - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Co-Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Terry Hunter, Composer - Terry Hunter, Lyricist - Terry Hunter, Producer - Leonard Pt. Sixx, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Emmai Alaquiva, Producer - Emmai Alaquiva, Recording Engineer - Kenny Dope, Mixing Engineer - Steve Barkan, Mixing Engineer - Usef Dinero, Arranger - O. Robinson, Composer - O. Robinson, Lyricist
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Barnes, Sherrod, Composer - Barnes, Sherrod, Lyricist - Jerry Barnes, Composer - Jerry Barnes, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Andreao Heard, Composer - Andreao Heard, Lyricist - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Jackson, Recording Engineer - Wayna Morris, Composer - Wayna Morris, Lyricist - Fanatic, Producer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Yas Inoue, 2nd Engineer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Isaac Lewis, Composer - Isaac Lewis, Lyricist - Isaac Lewis, Producer - Warren Jones, Composer - Warren Jones, Lyricist - Warren Jones, Producer - Kevin Jackson, Recording Engineer - Steve Barkan, Mixing Engineer - Levi Stevens, Composer - Levi Stevens, Lyricist - Levi Stevens, Producer - Kenneth Allen, Guitar - Kenny Dope, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Dwele, Producer - Pete Kuzma, Composer - Pete Kuzma, Lyricist - Pete Kuzma, Recording Engineer - Pete Kuzma, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Tanzania Lateef, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Miles Brothers, Horns - Pete Kuzma, Composer - Pete Kuzma, Lyricist - Pete Kuzma, Producer - Larry Gold, Strings - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - K. Brown, Composer - K. Brown, Lyricist - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Jackson, Recording Engineer - Ki Ki Hawkins, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Curtis Williams, Composer - Curtis Williams, Lyricist - Curtis Williams, Co-Producer - Christopher Jasper, Composer - Christopher Jasper, Lyricist - Jerry Vines, Composer - Jerry Vines, Lyricist - Jerry Vines, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Cliff Jones, Composer - Cliff Jones, Lyricist - Cliff Jones, Producer - Bob Terry, Co-Producer - O'Kelly Isley, Composer - O'Kelly Isley, Lyricist - Rudolph Isley, Composer - Rudolph Isley, Lyricist - Marvin Isley, Composer - Marvin Isley, Lyricist - Ernest Isley, Composer - Ernest Isley, Lyricist - Ronald Isley, Composer - Ronald Isley, Lyricist - Teddy Davis, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Vines, Composer - Jerry Vines, Lyricist - Jerry Vines, Producer - Curtis Williams, Composer - Curtis Williams, Lyricist - Curtis Williams, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Cliff Jones, Composer - Cliff Jones, Lyricist - Cliff Jones, Producer - Teddy Davis, Recording Engineer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Bob Terry, Composer - Bob Terry, Lyricist - Bob Terry, Producer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Vines, Composer - Jerry Vines, Lyricist - Jerry Vines, Producer - Curtis Williams, Composer - Curtis Williams, Lyricist - Curtis Williams, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Cliff Jones, Composer - Cliff Jones, Lyricist - Cliff Jones, Producer - Teddy Davis, Recording Engineer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer - Bob Terry, Composer - Bob Terry, Lyricist - Bob Terry, Producer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
W. Ellington Felton, Producer - W. Ellington Felton, Performer - Kyle Murdock, Producer - Kyle Murdock, Mixing Engineer - Kyle Murdock, Recording Engineer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Producer - Raheem DeVaughn, Co-Producer
(P) 2005 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve White, Composer - Steve White, Lyricist - Steve White, Producer - Greg Smith, Engineer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Kevin Jackson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
cos/mes, Performer - Yas Inoue, Recording Engineer - Raheem DeVaughn, Performer - Raheem DeVaughn, Composer - Raheem DeVaughn, Lyricist - Skip Scarborough, Composer - Skip Scarborough, Lyricist - Kenny Gonzalez, Composer - Kenny Gonzalez, Lyricist - Kenny Gonzalez, Producer - Kenny Gonzalez, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ciro, Guitar - Gene Perez, Acoustic Bass - Steve Barkan, Mixing Engineer - Akito Katayose, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC
Albumbeschreibung
In the time it takes to listen to Raheem DeVaughn's The Love Experience, from start to finish, you can also cycle twice through Prince's Dirty Mind and end up somewhere in the middle of a third play of "Do It All Night." DeVaughn does it until the tape runs out. His debut is a very long album -- 70 minutes, in fact, and it would still be too lengthy without the concluding eight-minute thank-you track. So, if there's one thing DeVaughn didn't learn from his mother's record collection, it's brevity. He did, however, pick up a lot of other things from the past, most of which are far more important to have. Vocally, he's not too far from Dwele, with smooth, sweet tones that often drift into an even sweeter falsetto, though he could use a little of his peer's lyrical subtleties. His voice immediately pulls you in, so the shortcoming isn't as much of a factor as it would be with a singer of lesser skill. Most of his inspirations dwell in the '70s, favoring spare arrangements and elegant string flourishes over dramatic bombast and piercing keyboard stabs. Through numerous highlights scattered across the disc, it becomes apparent that DeVaughn is remarkably creative and talented and should be watched. One does wonder, however, if he was allowed too much creative freedom for a newcomer. His boldness also creeps into "Until," where he removes Ron Isley's voice from the Isley Brothers' "Footsteps in the Dark" (!) and sings a rather heavy-handed and self-absorbed set of verses about his hardships. Perhaps he could have learned something from a song by another (unrelated) DeVaughn -- William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got." And furthermore, why on earth would anyone want to toy with a perfect classic? [The Love Experience was initially released as a copy-protected CD, which may not register on some computers.]
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:45
- Main artists: Raheem Devaughn
- Composer: Raheem Devaughn
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2005 BMG Entertainment
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