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Through all the twists and turns taken by Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson during her 20-year career as an entertainer -- including a stint on Kids Incorporated, background vocals for Martika, two albums with adult contemporary/dance-pop group Wild Orchid, and superstardom with Black Eyed Peas -- she has always sounded as if she is trying really, really hard. That has been the lone consistent characteristic of her output, and it remains in effect throughout The Dutchess. An endurance test like few other pop albums issued during the early 2000s, The Dutchess has all the characteristics of a release fronted by someone who has been itching to go solo and prove herself, once and for all, as a versatile force all her own. Fergie does cartwheels and handstands, juggles three objects at once, balances books on her head, hangs upside down, rides a unicycle with her hands in the air -- all these things while wearing different outfits. The whole process, produced mostly by fellow Pea will.i.am, is mildly entertaining but tremendously taxing. There's throwback hip-hop ("Fergalicious," done to the tune of J.J. Fad's "Supersonic"), throwback soul ("Here I Come," done to the tune of the Temptations' "Get Ready"), reggae ("Mary Jane Shoes"), ska-punk ("Mary Jane Shoes"), scat ("Mary Jane Shoes"), vaguely torchy midtempo fluff ("Velvet"), and a classy string-drenched ballad (the appropriately titled "Finally"), among several other passable switch-ups, but none of them has any lasting (or even immediate) value, with the possible exception of the inexplicably asinine "London Bridge" -- which is terrific, provided you can block out the lyrics or prevent yourself from trying to decipher its meaning. Somewhat ironically, one of the more convincing songs on the album, "Big Girls Don't Cry," sounds exactly like a 2006 version of Wild Orchid, with Fergie's Taylor Dayne kid-sister act in full effect.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Editor - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Roberts, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fergie, MainArtist - will.i.am, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Padraic Kerin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dania Maria Birks, ComposerLyricist - Juana Michelle Burns, ComposerLyricist - Juanita A. Lee, ComposerLyricist - Kim Nazel, ComposerLyricist - Fatima Shaheed, ComposerLyricist - Derrick Rahming, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Fergie, MainArtist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Troup, ComposerLyricist - will.i.am, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Kennedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Padraic Kerin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Tal Herzberg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fergie, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ALLEN SIDES, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - Neil Tucker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Harris, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - will.i.am, Producer, Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Kennedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - RON FAIR, Conductor, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Trey Henry, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Valerio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Theresa Jones Bailey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
S. GARRETT, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hills, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hartnett, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Polow Da Don, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Jones, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fergie, MainArtist - Jason Schweitzer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - will.i.am, Producer, Executive Producer - Jay Anderson, Additional Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Demacio Castellon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Venus Brown, Producer, Executive Producer - M. Hartnett, ComposerLyricist - Dj Mormile, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Printz Board, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Fergie, MainArtist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Willoughby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Kennedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - George Pajon Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Printz Board, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fergie, MainArtist - will.i.am, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Willoughby, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Kilhoffer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Padraic Kerin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Durst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Jamal Jones, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mack Woodward, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hartnett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Polow Da Don, Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Ludacris, FeaturedArtist - Tal Herzberg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fergie, MainArtist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - will.i.am, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Kennedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - RON FAIR, Producer - Travis Daniels, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Fergie, MainArtist - will.i.am, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Willoughby, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Padraic Kerin, Editor - William Durst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Pelusso, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - George Pajon Jr., Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Fratantuno, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fergie, MainArtist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - will.i.am, Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Kennedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Villaroman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Prada, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - George Pajon Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tobias Gad, ComposerLyricist - Tal Herzberg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fergie, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ALLEN SIDES, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Nelson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Tucker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Harris, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - will.i.am, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - RON FAIR, Conductor, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - George Pajon Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fergie, MainArtist - Vincent Ford, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Harris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - will.i.am, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Kennedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rita Marley, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Venus Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Villaroman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I-Three, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stacy Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Stefanie Ridel, ComposerLyricist - Tal Herzberg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fergie, MainArtist - ALLEN SIDES, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Nelson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Novak, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Renee Sandstrom, ComposerLyricist - Simeon Spiegel, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - RON FAIR, Conductor, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Boldt, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Eleopoulos, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Brault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stefanie Ridel, Producer - Fergie, MainArtist - John Legend, Producer, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2006 A&M Records
Album review
Through all the twists and turns taken by Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson during her 20-year career as an entertainer -- including a stint on Kids Incorporated, background vocals for Martika, two albums with adult contemporary/dance-pop group Wild Orchid, and superstardom with Black Eyed Peas -- she has always sounded as if she is trying really, really hard. That has been the lone consistent characteristic of her output, and it remains in effect throughout The Dutchess. An endurance test like few other pop albums issued during the early 2000s, The Dutchess has all the characteristics of a release fronted by someone who has been itching to go solo and prove herself, once and for all, as a versatile force all her own. Fergie does cartwheels and handstands, juggles three objects at once, balances books on her head, hangs upside down, rides a unicycle with her hands in the air -- all these things while wearing different outfits. The whole process, produced mostly by fellow Pea will.i.am, is mildly entertaining but tremendously taxing. There's throwback hip-hop ("Fergalicious," done to the tune of J.J. Fad's "Supersonic"), throwback soul ("Here I Come," done to the tune of the Temptations' "Get Ready"), reggae ("Mary Jane Shoes"), ska-punk ("Mary Jane Shoes"), scat ("Mary Jane Shoes"), vaguely torchy midtempo fluff ("Velvet"), and a classy string-drenched ballad (the appropriately titled "Finally"), among several other passable switch-ups, but none of them has any lasting (or even immediate) value, with the possible exception of the inexplicably asinine "London Bridge" -- which is terrific, provided you can block out the lyrics or prevent yourself from trying to decipher its meaning. Somewhat ironically, one of the more convincing songs on the album, "Big Girls Don't Cry," sounds exactly like a 2006 version of Wild Orchid, with Fergie's Taylor Dayne kid-sister act in full effect.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:00
- Main artists: Fergie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Will I Am - Fergie LP1
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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