ARTiST....: Omar
ALBUM.....: Sing (If You Want It)
BiTRATE...: 221 kbps avg
SOURCE....: CD
LABEL.....: Tru Thoughts
GENRE.....: House
RiP DATE..: 2012-03-22
ENCODER...: LAME 3.98.4 -V0
TRACKLiST
1. Lift Off 1:46
2. Sing 4:38
3. Be A Man (feat. J.C. Bentley) 4:41
4. Kiss It Right 5:07
5. Get It Together 4:43
6. Your Mess 4:27
7. All For Me (feat. Angie Stone) 3:44
8. It's So.... 4:31
9. Gimme Sum (Rap Version) 4:49
10. Feeling You (feat. Stevie Wonder) 4:48
11. Lay It Down (feat. Estelle) 4:56
12. I Want It 3:53
13. Stylin' (feat. Angie Stone) 4:48
14. Ghana Emotion 4:52
15. Dancing (bonus track) 5:22
16. Its So (Bob Sinclar Remix) (bonus track) 6:43
total: 73:48 min
123.70 megs
NOTES:
OmarÆs æSing (If You Want It)Æ album û featuring collaborators including Stevie
Wonder, Estelle, Common and Angie Stone û will be re-released by Tru Thoughts on
18th July 2011 with the addition of two new bonus tracks
OmarÆs sixth album, æSing (If You Want It)Æ is a bona fide soul classic and was
all set to tip the UK soul sensation into the pop-star realm, once and for all,
on its release in 2005. However, a series of setbacks û not least the sudden
collapse of the record label involved, a week after release û severely dented
its chances of breakthrough success. Hardly a flop, it impressively still sold
over 50,000 copies, but as Tru Thoughts A&R and long-time Omar fan Robert Luis
says, ôit was so heavily anticipated, and with collabs from the likes of Stevie
Wonderàwell, everyone knew it could have sold ten times thatö.
Having recently made contact with Omar through his work on MaddslinkyÆs 2010
album æMake A ChangeÆ, Robert Luis found himself chatting to his soul hero about
how they could work together to re-promote æSing (If You Want It)Æ, as well as
some exclusive new material that he had bubbling away, and this new, augmented
version of the album is the result. The ôDancingö single highlights OmarÆs
continuing appeal in todayÆs music scene. Tearing up radio and clubs across the
UK and beyond, it is currently on the BBC 1Xtra playlist; also picking up plays
from BBC Radio 1 DJs including Rob Da Bank, MistaJam, Annie Mac, Benji B and
Trevor Nelson (who recently had Omar in for a Live Lounge session), and across
Kiss FM, Choice FM and other stations. The fresh, fun video has had 100,000
YouTube hits as well as playlisting on MTV and other youth and music networks.
OmarÆs enviable career û which has seen him sell over half a million records û
first started taking shape more than 20 years ago, when his debut single for
indie label Kongo Dance made him a hot name on LondonÆs underground. Then came
the hit ôThereÆs Nothing Like Thisö, in 1992, which captured the imagination of
soul fans the world over; Stevie Wonder declared himself a fan on first hearing
it, and vowed to work with him. Further releases on Gilles PetersonÆs label,
TalkinÆ Loud, were followed by a move to RCA, for whom he cut two albums
(including 1994Æs æFor PleasureÆ, on which he worked with legendary Motown
producers Leon Ware and Lamont Dozier), notching up critical acclaim and
introducing him to several more of his musical heroes and heroines. In 2000, now
the leading icon of the UKÆs resurgent soul movement, Omar released his fifth
LP, on French imprint Na∩ve Records; æBest By FarÆ was a self-produced set on
which his interest in cinematic soundtracks and jazz rose to the surface. This
time, Erykah Badu and MOBO winner Kele Le Roc came good on their promises to
work with him. Robert Luis summarises: ôOmar is just a hugely influential and
talented artist, and importantly he has always been respected by fellow
musicians, which is proved by all the people queuing up to collaborate with
him.ö
With ôSing (If You Want It)ö Omar embarked on a new phase of his career, one
designed to bring him directly to a wider public than ever before. With the
sheer quality of the music, underpinned by the worldÆs finest on collaborations,
the albumÆs hit potential was clear; now this reissue is set to bring it back
into the limelight, and into the record collections of many old and new Omar
fans around the world.