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With the success of her previous hit single, "Wish I Didn't Miss You," Angie Stone went from being trapped in a pack of neo-soul divas going straight to the bargain bin to being one of the first singers off the tip of the tongue when the word "neo-soul" was uttered. After nearly a two-year absence, Stone Love pleasantly picks up where Mahogany Soul left off, presenting a wiser, more even-keel Stone putting her best foot forward right from the album's onset. The useless guest appearance of the tired Snoop Dogg and his "izzle" façade does very little to improve the quality of the lead single, "I Wanna Thank Ya" -- if anything, it detracts from the song's overall atmosphere with constant interruptions that do nothing but serve as reminders that the Dogg is not having one of his better days (check out the version at the end without Snoop's rap for a contrast). That said, guest appearances by Floetry and Betty Wright help Stone Love pick up steam, and an exceptional performance by Anthony Hamilton on "Stay for a While" invokes muses present during the recording of D'Angelo's Voodoo and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions. The production crew is the most solid it's ever been on any of her records and the choice of sampling is premium (check the knockout sample of Dynasty's "Adventures in the Land of Music" used in "Lovers' Ghetto") but kept at a minimum, a tribute to the inventiveness of Stone and company behind the mixing console. And while there's no barnburning anthem of the type that fueled Mahogany Soul's longevity and despite some totally unnecessary interludes, this is her most focused and accomplished full-length to date. A delightful album for a summer day, and (save for the Snoop cameo) an enjoyable listen from start to finish.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
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Jonathan Richmond, Producer - KEN THOMAS, Composer, Lyricist - Angie Stone, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frank E. Wilson, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Phalon Alexander, Composer, Lyricist - Calvin Broadus, Composer, Lyricist - Eldra DeBarge, Composer, Lyricist - Jazze Phá, Producer, Vocal - John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Dave Aron, Recording Engineer - Snoop Dogg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joyce Sims, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Donovan, Recording Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arnold Wolfe, Recording Engineer - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - Angie Stone feat. Snoop Dogg, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Lilly, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer, Background Vocal - Marsha Ambrosius, Composer, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Composer, Lyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Ann Mincieli , Recording Engineer - Natalie Stewart, Composer, Lyricist - Floetry, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - Angie Stone feat. Floetry, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Marcella Araica, Assistant Engineer - John Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Nisan Stewart, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Brockman, Composer, Lyricist - Missy Elliott, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Tweet, Background Vocal - John "Jubu" Smith, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Betty Wright, Background Vocal - Tim Donovan, Recording Engineer - Angie Stone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Craig X. Brockman, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Bedoya, Recording Engineer - Paul Falcone, Mixing Engineer - Diamond Stone, Background Vocal
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Eric Walls, Guitar - Jonathan Richmond, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Juanita Wynn, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Anthony Hamilton, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - Angie Stone feat. Anthony Hamilton, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Rych, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel "Boom" Wierup, Recording Engineer - Rob Barahona, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Rufus Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Kevin Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Prince Charles Alexander, Producer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stephanie Bolton, Background Vocal - Khadejia Bass, Background Vocal - Ricky Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Paul, Drum Programmer - Richard Randolph, Composer, Lyricist - Rod Temperton, Composer, Lyricist - Angie Stone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Louis Alfred III, Recording Engineer - Diamond Stone, Background Vocal - Rufus Blaq, Producer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer - Elai Tubo, Recording Engineer - Jamel "Melekeyz" Oliver, Producer, Keyboards
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jonathan Richmond, Producer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Tamara Savage, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Joi Campbell, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - David López, Recording Engineer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Angie Stone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Bell, Composer, Lyricist - Walter Millsap III, Composer, Lyricist, Recording Engineer - Rebeka Tuinei, Assistant Engineer - WILLIAM HART, Composer, Lyricist - Erick Walls, Guitar - Walter (DJ Walt) Millsap III, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Diamond Stone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keli Price, Composer, Lyricist - Angie Stone featuring Diamond Stone, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jamal Peoples, Piano - Andre Previn, Composer, Lyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Courtney Terry, Composer, Lyricist - Yutaka Kawana, Recording Engineer - Supa Ugly K Love, Producer, Programmer - Keith Horne, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Netto, Assistant Engineer - Dory Shannon, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Roger Nichols, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Walls, Guitar - Stephanie Bolton, Background Vocal - Jonathan Richmond, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Diamond Stone, Background Vocal - Jon Rych, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jonathan Richmond, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal, Vocal - Juanita Wynn, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Steve Bethany, Guitar - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - Jon Rych, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel "Boom" Wierup, Recording Engineer - Rob Barahona, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Lilly, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer, Background Vocal - Warryn Campbell, Composer, Lyricist - Anthony Hester, Composer, Lyricist - Betty Wright, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Diamond Stone, Background Vocal - Angie Stone feat. Betty Wright, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jonathan Richmond, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Bill Importico, Recording Engineer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Tim Donovan, Recording Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - Jon Rych, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jonathan Richmond, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Crystal Johnson, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Tim Donovan, Recording Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - Jon Rych, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jerry Barnes, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Donovan, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sherrod Barnes, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - ANDREO HEARD, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Krakaur, Recording Engineer - Andreo "Fanatic" Heard, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer - T.H.C., FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Stone feat. T.H.C., AssociatedPerformer - Berkeley Ronald Outen, Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Jonathan Richmond, Producer - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Phalon Alexander, Composer, Lyricist - Calvin Broadus, Composer, Lyricist - Eldra DeBarge, Composer, Lyricist - Jazze Phá, Producer, Vocal - John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Joyce Sims, Composer, Lyricist - Angie Stone, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arnold Wolfe, Recording Engineer - Yutaka Kawana, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
With the success of her previous hit single, "Wish I Didn't Miss You," Angie Stone went from being trapped in a pack of neo-soul divas going straight to the bargain bin to being one of the first singers off the tip of the tongue when the word "neo-soul" was uttered. After nearly a two-year absence, Stone Love pleasantly picks up where Mahogany Soul left off, presenting a wiser, more even-keel Stone putting her best foot forward right from the album's onset. The useless guest appearance of the tired Snoop Dogg and his "izzle" façade does very little to improve the quality of the lead single, "I Wanna Thank Ya" -- if anything, it detracts from the song's overall atmosphere with constant interruptions that do nothing but serve as reminders that the Dogg is not having one of his better days (check out the version at the end without Snoop's rap for a contrast). That said, guest appearances by Floetry and Betty Wright help Stone Love pick up steam, and an exceptional performance by Anthony Hamilton on "Stay for a While" invokes muses present during the recording of D'Angelo's Voodoo and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions. The production crew is the most solid it's ever been on any of her records and the choice of sampling is premium (check the knockout sample of Dynasty's "Adventures in the Land of Music" used in "Lovers' Ghetto") but kept at a minimum, a tribute to the inventiveness of Stone and company behind the mixing console. And while there's no barnburning anthem of the type that fueled Mahogany Soul's longevity and despite some totally unnecessary interludes, this is her most focused and accomplished full-length to date. A delightful album for a summer day, and (save for the Snoop cameo) an enjoyable listen from start to finish.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:43
- Main artists: Angie Stone
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: J Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2004 J Records, a unit of BMG
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