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You'd probably have to dump a bucket of ice on J. Holiday's head in order to see his eyelids open more than half way, at least going by the singer's photos and persistently slack delivery. He's always relaxed, even when he's decreeing the "Thug Commandments." It doesn't mean he's lacking passion. (He might even sound like Chris Brown if he wasn't high and/or intoxicated so frequently -- who knows?) Despite what it seems like on the surface, Holiday has the stoned but deep-feeling thing down pat, as indicated by "Bed," the gently rocking, unapologetically sleazy, and uniquely endearing single that became a number one R&B single just before the release of Back of My Lac'. Those who are hoping for the album to contain more of that sensitive thuggery delivered by a swaggering softie won't be let down, as most of the other songs revolve around seduction and heartache. Holiday also likes to sing about getting high and drunk, quite possibly far too much for those who don't indulge. While some of the come-ons are problematic as well -- he compliments a woman by comparing her body to that of a call girl -- there's enough sincere sweetness to lure a guarded heart. And it wouldn't hurt to have a thing for slight lisps.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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William Robinson, Jr., Composer - Marvin Tarplin, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - William De Vaughn, Composer - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Quincy Lowe, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Donnie Scantz, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Thomas, Composer - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Balewa Muhammad, Composer, Producer - Vito Colapietro, Composer - Neely Dinkins Jr., ComposerLyricist - Anthony Hester, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Oliphant, Composer - The Co-stars, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Mckinney, ComposerLyricist - J Holiday, MainArtist - L.O.S., Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
Adonis Shropshire, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warren "Oak" Felder, Composer, Producer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Garrett, Composer, Producer - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Ortiz, Composer - Kevin Crowe, Composer - Clifford L. Brown III, Composer - J Holiday, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - Jason Bryant, Composer - The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Michael Chesser, Composer - Karl Antoine, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - Travis Cherry, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - Robert Huggar, Composer - The Platinum Brothers, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Gibbs, Composer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Rodney Jerkins, Composer, Producer - Adonis Shropshire, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Villanueva, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2006 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Christopher Stewart, Composer - Kuk Harrell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - C. "tricky" Stewart, Producer - The-Dream, Composer - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Gil Smith II, Composer, Producer - Patrick "J. Que" Smith, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kowan "Q" Paul, Composer, Producer - J Holiday, MainArtist - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - Erica Nuri, Composer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
Rodney Jerkins, Composer, Producer - Adonis Shropshire, Composer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - Mitchah Williams, Composer - Mitchah "Genesis" Williams, Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Jasper Cameron, Composer, Producer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlton Lynn, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
Adonis Shropshire, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - Ernest Vixon, Composer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Ortiz, Composer - Kevin Crowe, Composer - Clifford L. Brown III, Composer - J Holiday, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
Donnie Scantz, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Doheny, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - James Hamish Stuart, Composer - Nahum Grymes, Composer
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
William Collins, Composer - Adam Gibbs, Composer - Michael Chesser, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Clinton, Composer - Garry Marshall Shider, Composer - Gary Cooper, Composer - Colin Miller, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, MainArtist - Nahum Grymes, Composer - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - The Platinum Brothers, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Kenneth Gamble, Composer - Adam Gibbs, Composer - Michael Chesser, Composer - Karl Antoine, Producer, Co-Producer - LEON HUFF, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J Holiday, Composer, MainArtist - Anthony "TA" Tate, Producer, Executive Producer - Corey Green, Producer, Executive Producer - Travis Cherry, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - The Platinum Brothers, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2007 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
Album review
You'd probably have to dump a bucket of ice on J. Holiday's head in order to see his eyelids open more than half way, at least going by the singer's photos and persistently slack delivery. He's always relaxed, even when he's decreeing the "Thug Commandments." It doesn't mean he's lacking passion. (He might even sound like Chris Brown if he wasn't high and/or intoxicated so frequently -- who knows?) Despite what it seems like on the surface, Holiday has the stoned but deep-feeling thing down pat, as indicated by "Bed," the gently rocking, unapologetically sleazy, and uniquely endearing single that became a number one R&B single just before the release of Back of My Lac'. Those who are hoping for the album to contain more of that sensitive thuggery delivered by a swaggering softie won't be let down, as most of the other songs revolve around seduction and heartache. Holiday also likes to sing about getting high and drunk, quite possibly far too much for those who don't indulge. While some of the come-ons are problematic as well -- he compliments a woman by comparing her body to that of a call girl -- there's enough sincere sweetness to lure a guarded heart. And it wouldn't hurt to have a thing for slight lisps.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:42
- Main artists: J Holiday
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc ℗ 2008 Music Line Group, LLC/Capitol Records, Inc
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