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Over ten years of incremental progressions paid off for BJ the Chicago Kid when he released his first proper album, In My Mind, cracked the R&B/hip-hop Top Ten, and was nominated for three Grammys. Although it follows by three years, 1123, titled after the singer's birthdate, is of similar composition, easing sinuously from communal feel-good jams to unguarded love ballads. As with In My Mind, it showcases BJ's high gospel-soul aptitude and ability to appeal to older and younger listeners, whether they pine for an enunciating D'Angelo or an R&B artist who sounds like an adult and can sing to stunning effect without showing off. A quarter of an hour shorter than In My Mind, 1123 is nonetheless overloaded with cosmetic, stream-baiting features and disruptive diversions. Rick Ross hijacks a coasting soul groove, only to ramble half-awakened through it. Eric Bellinger's BJ-assisted "Back It Up," originally on The Rebirth 2, is oddly repeated here, dropped into the middle of the sequence. An Afrojack-produced finale, inspirational "all together now" dance-pop that doesn't quite take off, would be better suited for Ne-Yo. Most frustrating is not being able to hear what BJ can do on his own with the snapping/slinking beat Karriem Riggins provides for "Get Away." It's no coincidence that the album's hottest three-song stretch involves no guests and plays to BJ's strengths with slow-bumping retro-modern grooves that are played and programmed. The churning "Too Good," stoked by Jairus Mozee's tense guitar and organ, delivers a message to men who respond to promising relationships with self-sabotage. BJ then practices what he preaches with a sensitive and smoldering cover of Ella Mai's "Close" and one of his most stirring originals, "Rather Be with You," where reminiscing about episodes of Martin and listening to records sounds as blissful as any explicit moment that occurs elsewhere. Most of the other solo BJ tracks -- the slightly indecent, old school-styled testimonial "Time Today" especially -- are highlights, too.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Rex Rideout, A&R - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Dan Warner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danja, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Floyd Nathaniel Hills, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Battlecat, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Mills, ComposerLyricist - Anderson .Paak, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Paak Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Isik, A&R Admin - Marcella “Ms. Lago” Araica, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - M Millz, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Damien Aubrey, A&R - Lindsey Lanier, A&R - Scott "Robot Scott" Carter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Butler, ComposerLyricist - Marcella Araica, ComposerLyricist - Rex Rideout, A&R - Danja, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Floyd Nathaniel Hills, ComposerLyricist - Rico Love, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Kincy, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Syring, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Isik, A&R Admin - Marcella “Ms. Lago” Araica, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriel Kunda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Damien Aubrey, A&R - Lindsey Lanier, A&R - Scott "Robot Scott" Carter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jaurice Banks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, A&R - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Buddy, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Khalid Muhammed, ComposerLyricist - Kent Jamz, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samora Pinderhughes, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Isik, A&R Admin - Destin Route, ComposerLyricist - Simmie Sims III, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gabriel Kunda, 5-String Banjo, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - JID, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damien Aubrey, A&R - Lindsey Lanier, A&R - Jaurice Banks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Harris, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jairus Mozee, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gabrielle Nowee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, A&R - Marcello Valenzano, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Gustav Ejstes, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cool & Dre, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - SAP, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan King, ComposerLyricist - Andre Christopher Lyon, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Hodge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Kincy, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Kovacs, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Isik, A&R Admin - Gabriel Kunda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Damien Aubrey, A&R - Lindsey Lanier, A&R - Scott "Robot Scott" Carter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jaurice Banks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joasil, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tubbyyoung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Alexander "Smitty Beats", Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, A&R - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Eric Bellinger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Uforo Ebong, ComposerLyricist - Red Vision, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bongo The Drum GAHD, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Isik, A&R Admin - Damien Aubrey, A&R - Lindsey Lanier, A&R
℗ 2019 YFS (Your Favorite Song) / EMPIRE
Marcello Valenzano, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cool & Dre, Producer - BJ The Chicago Kid, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Christopher Lyon, ComposerLyricist - Gabriel Kunda, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jaurice Banks, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander "Smitty Beats", Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, A&R - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Draper, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jairus Mozee, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Regiment, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Erick, ComposerLyricist - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Isik, A&R Admin - Damien Aubrey, A&R - Lindsey Lanier, A&R - Leon Silva, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Kevin Williams, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Frazier, Producer, Guitar, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - BJ The Chicago Kid, MainArtist - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Calvin M. Frazier, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bryan Sledge, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mitchelle'l Sium, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Sledge, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BJ The Chicago Kid, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Darwin Quinn, ComposerLyricist - Ali P, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Offset, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Syring, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Desmarais, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aliandro Prawl, ComposerLyricist - Lil’C “C GuTTa”, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Over ten years of incremental progressions paid off for BJ the Chicago Kid when he released his first proper album, In My Mind, cracked the R&B/hip-hop Top Ten, and was nominated for three Grammys. Although it follows by three years, 1123, titled after the singer's birthdate, is of similar composition, easing sinuously from communal feel-good jams to unguarded love ballads. As with In My Mind, it showcases BJ's high gospel-soul aptitude and ability to appeal to older and younger listeners, whether they pine for an enunciating D'Angelo or an R&B artist who sounds like an adult and can sing to stunning effect without showing off. A quarter of an hour shorter than In My Mind, 1123 is nonetheless overloaded with cosmetic, stream-baiting features and disruptive diversions. Rick Ross hijacks a coasting soul groove, only to ramble half-awakened through it. Eric Bellinger's BJ-assisted "Back It Up," originally on The Rebirth 2, is oddly repeated here, dropped into the middle of the sequence. An Afrojack-produced finale, inspirational "all together now" dance-pop that doesn't quite take off, would be better suited for Ne-Yo. Most frustrating is not being able to hear what BJ can do on his own with the snapping/slinking beat Karriem Riggins provides for "Get Away." It's no coincidence that the album's hottest three-song stretch involves no guests and plays to BJ's strengths with slow-bumping retro-modern grooves that are played and programmed. The churning "Too Good," stoked by Jairus Mozee's tense guitar and organ, delivers a message to men who respond to promising relationships with self-sabotage. BJ then practices what he preaches with a sensitive and smoldering cover of Ella Mai's "Close" and one of his most stirring originals, "Rather Be with You," where reminiscing about episodes of Martin and listening to records sounds as blissful as any explicit moment that occurs elsewhere. Most of the other solo BJ tracks -- the slightly indecent, old school-styled testimonial "Time Today" especially -- are highlights, too.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:29
- Main artists: BJ The Chicago Kid
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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