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As "No More," Rough Endz's debut single, kept rising on the R&B/hip-hop charts during the summer of 2000, Epic Records kept delaying the release of Love Crimes, their first album, finally issuing it the same week that "No More" hit number one. The Baltimore-based duo employs a sweet-and-sour dichotomy typical of soul teams dating back to Sam & Dave and as recent as K-Ci & JoJo, with David "Davinch" Chance's smooth tenor contrasted by Dante "Chi" Jordan's gruff baritone. Of course, Rough Endz are closer to the latter predecessors than the former, much closer, in fact. Musically, this is formula contemporary R&B: the tempos are mostly slow, the beats pronounced, and the songs are either expressions of idealized love or romantic dismissals based on infidelity. (In this context, even Diane Warren's "If I Was the One," a typically hackneyed tale of a best friend's lust, seems original.) The choruses are lengthy and carried by a high-pitched vocal group as the lead singers improvise expressively. After a couple of verses and a bridge, each track contains an extended out-chorus section. What matters, of course, is the singers' emoting, and Chance and Jordan know all the necessary vocal tricks to make these lover-man jams work. It's too bad they have gone for street credibility by injecting the occasional obscenity and "N" word when such language is gratuitous on this kind of record. Oddly, those same words have been dropped out in the rap version of "No More," entitled "Cuban Linx 2000" and featuring Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, that ends the disc. Love Crimes demonstrates that the two singers who make up Ruff Endz have soulful vocal chops; next time it would be nice if their material were less contrived, but in a genre as circumscribed as contemporary R&B, that may be asking a lot.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell II, Producer - Ruff Endz, Background Vocal - Ruff Endz, Performer - Erick Ferrell, 2nd Engineer - Erick Ferrell, Mixing Engineer - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Andy Cardenas, Recording Engineer - Sheldon Goode, Mixing Engineer - Sheldon Goode, Recording Engineer - Balewa Muhammad, Composer - Balewa Muhammad, Lyricist - Eddie F., Arranger - Darren Lighty, Producer - Darren Lighty, Performer - Darren Lighty, Composer - Darren Lighty, Lyricist - Cliff Lighty, Background Vocal - Edward Ferrell II, Composer - Edward Ferrell II, Lyricist - Clifton Lighty, Composer - Clifton Lighty, Lyricist - Kevin Perry, 2nd Engineer - Kevin Perry, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Ruff Endz, Performer - Michael Clemons, Composer - Michael Clemons, Lyricist - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Manuel Seal, Producer - Nate Love, Producer - Nate Love, Performer - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist - David Chance, Vocal Arranger - Nate Clemons, Composer - Nate Clemons, Lyricist - Mike Clemons, Producer - Mike Clemons, Recording Engineer - Ben Arrindall, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ruff Endz, Performer - Michael Clemons, Composer - Michael Clemons, Lyricist - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Manuel Seal, Producer - Nate Love, Producer - Nate Love, Performer - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist - Nathan Clemons, Composer - Nathan Clemons, Lyricist - Mike Clemons, Producer - Mike Clemons, Recording Engineer - Ben Arrindall, Mixing Engineer - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ruff Endz, Performer - Nokio, Background Vocal - Nokio, Producer - Kenya Miller, Composer - Kenya Miller, Lyricist - Tamir Ruffin, Composer - Tamir Ruffin, Lyricist - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Marina Teal, Background Vocal - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist - Phil Weatherspoon, Co-Producer - Phil Weatherspoon, Composer - Phil Weatherspoon, Lyricist - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist - Ruscola, Background Vocal - Axel Neihaus, Mixing Engineer - Jan Fairchild, Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Brian Stanley, Recording Engineer - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Night & Day, Producer - Tonyatta P. Martinez, Composer - Tonyatta P. Martinez, Lyricist - Gasner A. Hughes, Composer - Gasner A. Hughes, Lyricist - Ruff Endz, Performer - Ruff Endz, Vocal Arranger
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Kip Collins, Producer - Kip Collins, Engineer - Kip Collins, Composer - Kip Collins, Lyricist - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist - Ruff Endz, Performer - Tony Prendatt, Mixing Engineer - Christopher Gaddy, Composer - Christopher Gaddy, Lyricist - G. Jackson, Composer - G. Jackson, Lyricist - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ben Arrindall, Mixing Engineer - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Nate Love, Co-Producer - Nate Love, Performer - Nathan Clemons, Composer - Nathan Clemons, Lyricist - Mike Clemons, Co-Producer - Ruff Endz, Performer - Michael Clemons, Composer - Michael Clemons, Lyricist - Manuel Seal, Producer - Manuel Seal, Background Vocal - Manuel Seal, Composer - Manuel Seal, Lyricist
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ben Arrindall, Mixing Engineer - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist - Ruff Endz, Background Vocal - Ruff Endz, Performer - Lorenzo Straight, Composer - Lorenzo Straight, Co-Producer - Lorenzo Straight, Background Vocal - Lorenzo Straight, Lyricist - Lorenzo Straight, Performer - Lorenzo Straight, Recording Engineer - Manuel Seal, Producer
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
David McPherson, Executive Producer - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist - Ruff Endz, Performer - Oji Pierce, Producer - Oji Pierce, Composer - Oji Pierce, Lyricist - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ruff Endz, Performer - Leland Robinson, Producer - Leland Robinson, Mixing Engineer - Charles "C-Rock" Harrison, Composer - Charles "C-Rock" Harrison, Lyricist - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Leland "Big Lee" Robinson, Composer - Leland "Big Lee" Robinson, Lyricist - Charles Harrison, Producer - Charles Harrison, Mixing Engineer - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist - Mike Teelucksingh, Mixing Engineer - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Dante Jordan, Composer - Dante Jordan, Lyricist - Ruff Endz, Performer - David Chance, Composer - David Chance, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
David McPherson, Executive Producer - Dan Shea, Producer - Dan Shea, Composer - Dan Shea, Lyricist - Robin Thicke, Composer - Robin Thicke, Lyricist - Ruff Endz, Performer - Cory Rooney, Producer - Cory Rooney, Composer - Cory Rooney, Lyricist
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ruff Endz, Background Vocal - Ruff Endz, Performer - Nokio, Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Tamir Ruffin, Keyboards - James Harrah, Guitar - Tom Bender, 2nd Engineer - Moana Suchard, Engineer - Marc Antione, Guitar - Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Mario Luccy, Engineer - Mario Luccy, Mixing Engineer - Guy Roche, Producer - Guy Roche, Keyboards - Guy Roche, Drum Programmer - Khris Kellow, Producer
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Angela Piva, Mixing Engineer - David McPherson, Executive Producer - Ruff Endz featuring Ghostface Killah & Raekwon, Performer - Joe Quinde, Recording Engineer - Stretch Armstrong, Producer - Raymond J. Calhoun, Composer - Raymond J. Calhoun, Lyricist
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chronique
As "No More," Rough Endz's debut single, kept rising on the R&B/hip-hop charts during the summer of 2000, Epic Records kept delaying the release of Love Crimes, their first album, finally issuing it the same week that "No More" hit number one. The Baltimore-based duo employs a sweet-and-sour dichotomy typical of soul teams dating back to Sam & Dave and as recent as K-Ci & JoJo, with David "Davinch" Chance's smooth tenor contrasted by Dante "Chi" Jordan's gruff baritone. Of course, Rough Endz are closer to the latter predecessors than the former, much closer, in fact. Musically, this is formula contemporary R&B: the tempos are mostly slow, the beats pronounced, and the songs are either expressions of idealized love or romantic dismissals based on infidelity. (In this context, even Diane Warren's "If I Was the One," a typically hackneyed tale of a best friend's lust, seems original.) The choruses are lengthy and carried by a high-pitched vocal group as the lead singers improvise expressively. After a couple of verses and a bridge, each track contains an extended out-chorus section. What matters, of course, is the singers' emoting, and Chance and Jordan know all the necessary vocal tricks to make these lover-man jams work. It's too bad they have gone for street credibility by injecting the occasional obscenity and "N" word when such language is gratuitous on this kind of record. Oddly, those same words have been dropped out in the rap version of "No More," entitled "Cuban Linx 2000" and featuring Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, that ends the disc. Love Crimes demonstrates that the two singers who make up Ruff Endz have soulful vocal chops; next time it would be nice if their material were less contrived, but in a genre as circumscribed as contemporary R&B, that may be asking a lot.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 14 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:04:52
- Artistes principaux : Ruff Endz
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : Epic
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1999, 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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