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The winding career of gospel- and soul-powered singer and songwriter Nicole Bus was established with a couple competition wins in her native Netherlands, advancement to the quarterfinals of The Voice of Holland, and her 2009 recorded debut. At one point between her first two albums, The Heart of the Matter (2011) and Magnolia (2017), she told close collaborator Needlz -- a veteran producer behind tracks from the likes of 50 Cent, Bruno Mars, Jeremih, and Cardi B -- that she would one day sign with Roc Nation. Bus' dream became a reality in 2018. Her first single for the label, "You," shot to the top of Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart in 2019. Wrapped in layers of nostalgia, the hit samples the Charmels' Isaac Hayes/David Porter-written 1967 single "As Long as I've Got You" like Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M" did in 1993, and Bus echoes the chorus of the original out of devotion, adding her own timestamp only with references to modern pop-cult heartthrobs. For listeners encountering the song for the first time, its raspy ad-libs and wails can be easily mistaken for the work of Lauryn Hill or Jazmine Sullivan. On her subsequent third LP, Bus seizes this opportune moment, or kairos, as the ancient Greeks identified it, and goes a little further to secure her place in the throwback R&B continuum. Apart from TL Cross, who produces a couple tracks and assists on another, Bus works strictly with Needlz. They frequently repurpose breaks and other sampled elements inextricably linked with golden age hip-hop, and dip occasionally into vintage reggae stylings, like they've absorbed everything Salaam Remi and Wyclef Jean did separately and together during the back half of the '90s. The strength, grain, and perceptible wisdom in Bus' voice make her a perfect match for this approach. Bus stands out most and excels on the pulsing contemporary ballad "411" (which does quote Mary J. Blige) and the uplifting soul-gospel finale "Look Up to the Sky." The latter is based on an unreleased Isaac Hayes recording, and Bus sounds free from the weight of the past, embracing the fortune of working with a missing slice of musical history, coming across more like a fully churchified Carole King.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Khari Cain, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timmie Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Nicole Bus, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aki Aleong, ComposerLyricist - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bradley "Dula" Post, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Farley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Samm Culley, ComposerLyricist - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Wheeler, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Gerald Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Khari Cain, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Michael Masser, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Bobby Byrd, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Bobbit, ComposerLyricist - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Farley, ComposerLyricist - Chase Farley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Terrebonne, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Justin Powell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Richard Sherrington, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Precious Wisely Addo, ComposerLyricist - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jaquetta Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Postlewait, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Umcolisi Terrell, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Additional Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Colin Leonard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex page, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - J. Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Patrick Postlewait, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Terrebonne, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chase Farley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Umcolisi Terrell, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Julian McGuire, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maya GG, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Munir Richard, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
David Camon, ComposerLyricist - Khari Cain, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist - Chase Farley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Suzanne Vega, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Aktive, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Terrebonne, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Alex page, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Pinchback, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Julian Michael, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist - Maya GG, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - George Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Mickens, ComposerLyricist - Roy Handy, ComposerLyricist - Cleveland Horne, ComposerLyricist - Khari Cain, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Bell, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Smith, ComposerLyricist - Steve Porcaro, ComposerLyricist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Redd III, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jameison Ledonio, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Khari Cain, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Needlz, Producer - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Additional Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex page, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Postlewait, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist - Taylor Gibbs, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Dennis Coles, ComposerLyricist - Khari Cain, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Ghostface Killah, FeaturedArtist - Needlz, Producer - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Gordon, Mixer, Additional Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Nicole Bus, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Levar Wilson, ComposerLyricist - TL Cross, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex page, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Troy, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irv Johnson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Postlewait, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Myers, ComposerLyricist - Taylor Gibbs, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
Album review
The winding career of gospel- and soul-powered singer and songwriter Nicole Bus was established with a couple competition wins in her native Netherlands, advancement to the quarterfinals of The Voice of Holland, and her 2009 recorded debut. At one point between her first two albums, The Heart of the Matter (2011) and Magnolia (2017), she told close collaborator Needlz -- a veteran producer behind tracks from the likes of 50 Cent, Bruno Mars, Jeremih, and Cardi B -- that she would one day sign with Roc Nation. Bus' dream became a reality in 2018. Her first single for the label, "You," shot to the top of Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart in 2019. Wrapped in layers of nostalgia, the hit samples the Charmels' Isaac Hayes/David Porter-written 1967 single "As Long as I've Got You" like Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M" did in 1993, and Bus echoes the chorus of the original out of devotion, adding her own timestamp only with references to modern pop-cult heartthrobs. For listeners encountering the song for the first time, its raspy ad-libs and wails can be easily mistaken for the work of Lauryn Hill or Jazmine Sullivan. On her subsequent third LP, Bus seizes this opportune moment, or kairos, as the ancient Greeks identified it, and goes a little further to secure her place in the throwback R&B continuum. Apart from TL Cross, who produces a couple tracks and assists on another, Bus works strictly with Needlz. They frequently repurpose breaks and other sampled elements inextricably linked with golden age hip-hop, and dip occasionally into vintage reggae stylings, like they've absorbed everything Salaam Remi and Wyclef Jean did separately and together during the back half of the '90s. The strength, grain, and perceptible wisdom in Bus' voice make her a perfect match for this approach. Bus stands out most and excels on the pulsing contemporary ballad "411" (which does quote Mary J. Blige) and the uplifting soul-gospel finale "Look Up to the Sky." The latter is based on an unreleased Isaac Hayes recording, and Bus sounds free from the weight of the past, embracing the fortune of working with a missing slice of musical history, coming across more like a fully churchified Carole King.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:06
- Main artists: Nicole Bus
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc Nation
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC ℗ 2019 Roc Nation Records, LLC
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