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Four of Kelis' five singles that hit Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart are included on The Hits, as well as three guest spots (one of which, Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Got Your Money," charted), leaving plenty of room for tracks that weren't exactly hits. Title semantics aside, the disc amounts to a satisfactory, but not optimal, selection of highlights from Kelis' three U.S.-released albums: 1999's Kaleidoscope, 2003's Tasty, and 2006's Kelis Was Here. (2001's Wanderland, not released in the States, is technically represented through "Young, Fresh N' New," but the song also appeared on Tasty.) Plenty of great material is left off the hourlong sequence, from Tasty's "Rolling Through the Hood" and "Glow" to Kelis Was Here's "Blindfold Me" and "Trilogy," and incorporating "Popular Thug" and/or "Little Suzie" from the Wanderland era would have been a good touch. Even so, casual listeners who have wondered whether or not Kelis has had depth beyond a hot single off each album -- "Caught Out There," "Milkshake," "Bossy" -- will get the answer here, and that answer is yes.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 Virgin Records American, Inc.
Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Arista Records Inc, under exclusive license to Virgin Records Limited
Dallas Austin, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Tony Reyes, Guitar, Background Vocal - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixing Engineer - Rick Sheppard, Recording Engineer - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlton Lynn, Recording Engineer - Doug Harms, Assistant Engineer - Cesar Guevara, Assistant Engineer - Greg "Ruckus" Andrews, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
T. Callaway, Composer, Lyricist - Cee-Lo Green, Producer - John Hanes, Engineer - Ben H. Allen, Recording Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K. Rogers Jones, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2006 LaFace Records LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 Virgin Records America Inc.
The Odds, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - SUSAN ROGERS, Mixing Engineer - Al Rodger, Engineer - Paul Casano, Assistant Engineer - Mani Nassefar, Assistant Engineer - Steve Royea, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1991 Volcano Entertainment II, LLC
T. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Too $hort, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - S. CRAWFORD, Composer, Lyricist - John Frye, Mixing Engineer - Doug Wilson, Engineer - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Garrett, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Charles McCrorey, Engineer - Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford, Producer - Kelis Featuring Too $hort, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2005 Zomba Recording, LLC
Dana Stinson, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Rockwilder, Producer - Dave Pensado, Mixing Engineer - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nas, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Koch, Recording Engineer - Kelis feat. Nas, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
André Benjamin, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Kevin Kendricks, Keyboards, Piano - Warren Bletcher, Assistant Engineer - John Frye, Recording Engineer - DEXTER SIMMONS, Mixing Engineer - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andre 3000, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Dawson, Assistant Engineer - Carlton Lynn, Recording Engineer - Vincent Alexander, Recording Engineer - Matthew Still, Recording Engineer - Doug Harms, Assistant Engineer - James Majors, Recording Engineer - Regina Davenport, Coordinator - Kelis feat. André 3000, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1999 Virgin Records America Ltd.
Chad Hugo, Composer, Lyricist - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Kelis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Terra, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelis feat. Terrar, AssociatedPerformer
(P)1999 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Album review
Four of Kelis' five singles that hit Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart are included on The Hits, as well as three guest spots (one of which, Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Got Your Money," charted), leaving plenty of room for tracks that weren't exactly hits. Title semantics aside, the disc amounts to a satisfactory, but not optimal, selection of highlights from Kelis' three U.S.-released albums: 1999's Kaleidoscope, 2003's Tasty, and 2006's Kelis Was Here. (2001's Wanderland, not released in the States, is technically represented through "Young, Fresh N' New," but the song also appeared on Tasty.) Plenty of great material is left off the hourlong sequence, from Tasty's "Rolling Through the Hood" and "Glow" to Kelis Was Here's "Blindfold Me" and "Trilogy," and incorporating "Popular Thug" and/or "Little Suzie" from the Wanderland era would have been a good touch. Even so, casual listeners who have wondered whether or not Kelis has had depth beyond a hot single off each album -- "Caught Out There," "Milkshake," "Bossy" -- will get the answer here, and that answer is yes.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:49
- Main artists: Kelis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group; 1999, 2001, 2008 Virgin Records America Inc.; 2003 Virgin Records, Ltd.; 2003 Arista Records LLC.; 2006, Compilation, 2008 LaFace Records LLC.
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