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Yet another pleasing, succinct album from Goapele, Strong as Glass is a little more energetic than the singer and songwriter's previous release, 2011's Break of Dawn. On "Hey Boy," she taps into the re-emergent sound of sophisticated early-'80s dancefloor R&B (akin to Change) with an unintrusive contribution from Snoop Dogg. "Perfect" and "My Love," the latter of which features Eric Benét, deal out sleeker contemporary sounds without drowning out the singer's voice. Only on "Powerful" does Goapele sound out of place, Auto-Tuned and surrounded by rat-a-tat drums and jarring robotic interjections. The deeply emotive ballads, more impressive than enjoyable, simmer. The slow jams -- "Insanity" and "Last Days" -- boil over.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - David Quiñones, Engineer, Vocal Arranger - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Estelle Swaray, Composer - Keith Harris, Composer, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Lance Tolbert, Composer, String Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Arrangement Horn - Curt Chambers, Electric Guitar - Omari Hardwick, Composer - Vincent Vu, Mixer - John D. Norten, Engineer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Calvin Broadus, Composer - Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - Lauren Evans, Composer - David Quiñones, Composer, Vocal Arranger - Snoop Dogg, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Keith Harris, Composer, Producer, Drums, Piano, Synthesizer - Lance Tolbert, Composer, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer - Edwin Menjivar, Vocal Arranger - John D. Norten, MixingEngineer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Keith Harris, Synthesizer - Andre Bowman, Producer - Edwin Menjivar, Vocal Arranger - Albert Andre Bowman, Composer - Vincent Vu, Mixer - Ayana Howard, Composer - Jason Carpenter, Vocal Arranger
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Keith Harris, Synthesizer - Omari Hardwick, Composer - Edwin Menjivar, Vocal Arranger - Vincent Vu, Mixer - Deondre Collins, Composer - EunWha Lee, Composer - Andrew Merritt, Composer - Trakmatik, Producer - JinJoo, Guitar
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - DEMONTE POSEY, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Instruments - Vincent Vu, Mixer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - Lauren Evans, Composer, Background Vocals - David Quiñones, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocals - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Eric Benét, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Keith Harris, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synth Bass, Synthesizer - Lance Tolbert, Piano, Synth Bass, Synthesizer - Edwin Menjivar, Vocal Arranger - Vincent Vu, Mixer - John D. Norten, Engineer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Lauren Evans, Composer, Background Vocals - David Quiñones, Composer, Engineer, Vocal Arranger - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Keith Harris, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Piano, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer, Vocoder - Lance Tolbert, Composer, Synth Bass, Synthesizer - Curt Chambers, Electric Guitar - Desmond Peterson, Composer - Leah McFall, Composer - Edwin Menjivar, Vocal Arranger - Vincent Vu, Mixer - Desmonds Peterson, Drum Programmer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - DEMONTE POSEY, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Instruments - Eric Benét, Composer, Producer, Background Vocals - Vincent Vu, Mixer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - David Quiñones, Composer - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Cornelio Austin, Composer, Producer - Vincent Vu, Mixer
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Goapele, Vocals, MainArtist - Goapele Mohlabane, Composer - David Quiñones, Composer, Engineer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocals - Erik Madrid, MixingEngineer - Keith Harris, Composer, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer - Lance Tolbert, Composer, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer - Winston Byrd, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Arrangement Horn - Edwin Menjivar, Vocal Arranger - Vincent Vu, Mixer - John D. Norten, Engineer - Desmonds Peterson, Drums - Renard Hughes, Piano
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
Album review
Yet another pleasing, succinct album from Goapele, Strong as Glass is a little more energetic than the singer and songwriter's previous release, 2011's Break of Dawn. On "Hey Boy," she taps into the re-emergent sound of sophisticated early-'80s dancefloor R&B (akin to Change) with an unintrusive contribution from Snoop Dogg. "Perfect" and "My Love," the latter of which features Eric Benét, deal out sleeker contemporary sounds without drowning out the singer's voice. Only on "Powerful" does Goapele sound out of place, Auto-Tuned and surrounded by rat-a-tat drums and jarring robotic interjections. The deeply emotive ballads, more impressive than enjoyable, simmer. The slow jams -- "Insanity" and "Last Days" -- boil over.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:57
- Main artists: Goapele
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave ℗ 2014 Goapele under exclusive license to BMG/Primary Wave
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