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Bell Biv DeVoe's first album of new material in eight years, BBD attempts to reclaim the popular success of the trio's first album. It's sexier than anything BBD had done before, every song being not about love but instead sex -- straight-up freaky sex with no apologies and little passion. In addition to the frank sleaziness, the former New Edition singers also do a lot of flossing here, rapping about champagne, cars, and money. This is a very brash and unapologetic album, an album that turns seduction into sport. Rick, Mike, and Ron are either bragging to you about how freaky they get with women or else bragging to the women about how they're going to freak them. There's really not much else discussed. And that's what ultimately makes this a relatively offensive album. In fact, it's quite misogynistic, particularly on songs like "Dance Bitch" and "Shorty Gone Get It"; you're supposed to cheer these guys on, but instead you can't help but sympathize with the voiceless women. Back when BBD wrote songs like "Do Me," they were sexy -- very sexy, in fact. However, the subtle and soft message of songs like "Do Me" has been eclipsed by blatant and aggressive messages like "Dance Bitch." This album is simply too harsh and too direct to be sexy, instead it's rather sadistic. And it's also too one-dimensional to appeal to anyone who is disinterested in hearing three guys channel their frustrations toward submissive, generic women with no voice. There are some nice beats here and there, but nothing novel enough to compensate for this album's disturbing portrait of contemporary gender roles. It's perhaps ironic that BBD's comeback album showcases precisely why the general public stopped caring about these guys in the first place. These guys went from "Candy Girl" to "Dance Bitch" and wonder why the masses grew weary.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Donell Jones, ComposerLyricist - Raymond Grant, ComposerLyricist - Richard Grant, ComposerLyricist - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Bell, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Mike Koch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Sherad Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - DJ Twinz, Producer, Programmer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - James Glasco, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Bell, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Michael Bivins, ComposerLyricist - Mike Koch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sherad Dixon, Author - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - Shaheed, FeaturedArtist - Shamari n/a, FeaturedArtist - Jak Frawst, FeaturedArtist - Sean Barry Kelly Williams, ComposerLyricist - DJ Twinz, Programmer
℗ 2001 Universal/Motown Record Group
Tony Dofat, Producer, Programmer - Dwight Myers, ComposerLyricist - Heavy D, Producer, Programmer - Richard Smith, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - Austin Donawa, ComposerLyricist - John Luks, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Short, ComposerLyricist - Richard "Chino" Smith, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael David Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Epitome, Producer, Programmer - Dorian Daniels, Author - Ricky Bell, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Mike Koch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - William Davison, ComposerLyricist - Sean White, ComposerLyricist - William "Smoke" Davison, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
Junod Etienne, Author - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sherad Dixon, Author - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - William Davison, Author - Sean White, Author - Junod "J-Nod" Etienne, Producer, Programmer - Tameka Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
Junod Etienne, ComposerLyricist - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sherad Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - William Davison, ComposerLyricist - Junod "J-Nod" Etienne, Producer, Programmer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sherad Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - William Davison, ComposerLyricist - Janette Sewell, ComposerLyricist - Steve Estervern, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - William "Smoke" Davison, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
Chris Jenkins, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Stevie J, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Red Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - Ken Francis, ComposerLyricist - Richard "Chino" Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Univerdal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
Dwayne Nesmith, Author - Brandon Casey, ComposerLyricist - Brian Casey, ComposerLyricist - Warren Bletcher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - Richard "Chino" Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Big Tezz, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Them Damn Twins, Producer, Programmer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Diistribution, Inc.
Dave Hummel, Programmer - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - Dwayne Morgan, ComposerLyricist - David Hummel, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Douglas, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard "Chino" Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Big Tezz, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Trina Powell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Jenkins, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Devoe, ComposerLyricist - Michael Bivins, ComposerLyricist - Larry Ferguson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bell Biv DeVoe, MainArtist - Ken Francis, Author - Dereck "DOC" Clarke, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC, Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, inc.
Album review
Bell Biv DeVoe's first album of new material in eight years, BBD attempts to reclaim the popular success of the trio's first album. It's sexier than anything BBD had done before, every song being not about love but instead sex -- straight-up freaky sex with no apologies and little passion. In addition to the frank sleaziness, the former New Edition singers also do a lot of flossing here, rapping about champagne, cars, and money. This is a very brash and unapologetic album, an album that turns seduction into sport. Rick, Mike, and Ron are either bragging to you about how freaky they get with women or else bragging to the women about how they're going to freak them. There's really not much else discussed. And that's what ultimately makes this a relatively offensive album. In fact, it's quite misogynistic, particularly on songs like "Dance Bitch" and "Shorty Gone Get It"; you're supposed to cheer these guys on, but instead you can't help but sympathize with the voiceless women. Back when BBD wrote songs like "Do Me," they were sexy -- very sexy, in fact. However, the subtle and soft message of songs like "Do Me" has been eclipsed by blatant and aggressive messages like "Dance Bitch." This album is simply too harsh and too direct to be sexy, instead it's rather sadistic. And it's also too one-dimensional to appeal to anyone who is disinterested in hearing three guys channel their frustrations toward submissive, generic women with no voice. There are some nice beats here and there, but nothing novel enough to compensate for this album's disturbing portrait of contemporary gender roles. It's perhaps ironic that BBD's comeback album showcases precisely why the general public stopped caring about these guys in the first place. These guys went from "Candy Girl" to "Dance Bitch" and wonder why the masses grew weary.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:49
- Main artists: Bell Biv DeVoe
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BIV 10
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC ℗ 2001 Biv Ten Records LLC
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