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Although their songs imply otherwise, the Hailey brothers had extensive careers in gospel before turning to secular music. The wails, shouts, and yells that accompany most of their hits reaffirm that tradition, and it's clearly audible often on their latest Uptown entry. Again they employ a running storyline/theme through the disc, this time incorporating audio vignettes about life on and off stage during a concert that are interspersed through the disc and help pad things out through what is a poorly edited and sequenced CD. Unlike many other urban and R&B groups, Jodeci doesn't really produce its material with singles in mind; there's not really one song here that works as a separate entity, even though several stations are playing edited cuts. Ironically, their refusal to emphasize radio hits, which in most cases would be deemed a sage creative ploy, frequently works against Jodeci. They let ballads drone on, up-tempo tunes end awkwardly, and extend sections until they lose their impact. However Jodeci's earnestness and enthusiasm often helps them overcome cliched lyrics and melodramatic vocals, and there are enough good moments sprinkled throughout this disc to make it worthwhile for most urban contemporary listeners.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
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Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist - Donald Earle De Grate Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cedric R. Hailey, ComposerLyricist - Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist - Dalvin E De Grate, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cedric R. Hailey, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist - Dalvin E De Grate, ComposerLyricist - Mr. Dalvin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Donald DeGrate, ComposerLyricist - Cedric Hailey, ComposerLyricist - Dalvin Degrate, ComposerLyricist - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist - Melissa Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Mr. Dalvin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel Hailey, ComposerLyricist - Cedric Hailey, ComposerLyricist - Dalvin Degrate, ComposerLyricist - IVAN LINS, ComposerLyricist - VITOR MARTINS, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist - Mr. Dalvin, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist - Donald Earle De Grate Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Darryl Pearson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist - Devante, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - D. De Grate, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist - Donald Earle De Grate Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Donald DeGrate, ComposerLyricist - Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Jodeci, MainArtist - Donald Earle De Grate Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Donald DeGrate, ComposerLyricist - Devante Swing, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jodeci, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Although their songs imply otherwise, the Hailey brothers had extensive careers in gospel before turning to secular music. The wails, shouts, and yells that accompany most of their hits reaffirm that tradition, and it's clearly audible often on their latest Uptown entry. Again they employ a running storyline/theme through the disc, this time incorporating audio vignettes about life on and off stage during a concert that are interspersed through the disc and help pad things out through what is a poorly edited and sequenced CD. Unlike many other urban and R&B groups, Jodeci doesn't really produce its material with singles in mind; there's not really one song here that works as a separate entity, even though several stations are playing edited cuts. Ironically, their refusal to emphasize radio hits, which in most cases would be deemed a sage creative ploy, frequently works against Jodeci. They let ballads drone on, up-tempo tunes end awkwardly, and extend sections until they lose their impact. However Jodeci's earnestness and enthusiasm often helps them overcome cliched lyrics and melodramatic vocals, and there are enough good moments sprinkled throughout this disc to make it worthwhile for most urban contemporary listeners.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:37
- Main artists: Jodeci
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Uptown
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1995 Geffen Records ℗ 1995 Geffen Records
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