ARTIST: Mashonda
TITLE: January Joy
LABEL: Sony BMG
GENRE: R&B
BITRATE: 189kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 58min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-11-09
RIP DATE: 2005-11-08
Track List
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01. Step Into My World (Intro) 1:17
02. The World Is Ours 3:38
03. Blackout (Feat. Snoop Dogg) 3:19
04. Used To 3:52
05. Back Of Da Club 3:33
06. It's Ok 3:32
07. Hold Me (Feat. Kanye West) 4:03
08. Leave The Block Alone (Feat. 4:16
Jadakiss)
09. Lonely 3:44
10. Girlfriend 4:20
11. Touch Me 4:31
12. Why I Love You 4:17
13. Ask Of You (Feat. Raphael 4:22
Saadiq)
14. No One Else 4:48
15. Thank You (Outro) 1:37
16. Blackout (Feat. Nas) (Bonus 3:19
Track)
Release Notes:
Mashonda marries her sexuality to Swizz's beats.
When an aspiring R&B diva can't perform octave-hopping trills, she
must project confidence and sexiness. With Mashonda, the confidence
is well earned: She's written and sung with Eve, Jay-Z, and
Cassidy, and here, she collaborates with hubby Swizz Beatz.
Sexiness also pervades her debut, from standout production to her
near-orgasmic delivery.
Naturally, there's a series of hammering, Swizz-made beats,
starting with "Back Of Da Club," where deafening whistles provide
the backdrop to her bump-and-grind narrative. "Blackout," built
over a stuttering tom-tom loop, would be hot enough with Snoop
Dogg's smoldering cameo, but Mashonda makes the track blaze as she
sings - with a certain breathiness - about wanting sex several
times a day, preferably the kind that makes her pass out.
The album has its delicate moments, too. "Hold Me" features
swirling disco strings you'd expect to hear in a Barry White jam.
Featuring a verse from Kanye West, the vibe is old school but not
overly retro. And while Mashonda may not shatter any glasses, she
sings like a woman who's comfortable in her skin.