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| Artist : Rhonda Smith |
| Title : RS2 Promo |
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| Source : CD (LP) |
| Label : 215 Records |
| Genre : R&B/Jazz |
| Rip date : 2006-12-20 |
| Store date : 2006-00-00 |
| Bitrate : VBR kbps |
| Size : 79.65 megs |
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| 1. What Do They Think Music Is 0:29 |
| 2. To Get With You 4:01 |
| 3. Lost Child 3:09 |
| 4. Time 3:24 |
| 5. Always 3:57 |
| 6. Country Music 3:21 |
| 7. Gotta Believe 4:19 |
| 8. Sunshine 4:12 |
| 9. 127 3:36 |
| 10. It's You 3:24 |
| 11. The Hypnotic 2:28 |
| 12. Grind 3:41 |
| 13. Why Criticize 2:03 |
| 14. I Miss You 3:07 |
| 15. Ray Of Light 5:30 |
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| 50:41 |
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| Producer(s): Rhonda Smith, Joey Sommerville, Andre Bowman, Bob Baldwin |
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| Sophomore solo set from the beautiful and talented NPG bass player |
| Rhonda Smith and I'm pleased to report that this album is a very big |
| improvement over the last. |
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| This album displays a lot more confidence, conviction, ideas and musical |
| textures... elements lacking in her debut. Along with other fellow |
| guest collaborators on board (including Prince, Kat Dyson, Mike Scott, |
| Renato Neto and Sheila E.), Rhonda has produced an excellent mix of soft |
| soulful songs and jazz instrumentals with a touch of funk. Her |
| Sade-like sultry, silky smooth vocals sounding ever more seductive, in |
| tune with her Stanley Clarke influenced style of jazz bass playing. |
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| From the attention grabbing opening track of "What Do They Think Music |
| Is?" to the musically rich closing of "Ray Of Light" Rhonda music |
| manages to keep you captivated throughout its 50 minutes. Surprisingly, |
| the funky "Time" which features Prince on guitar is one of the weaker |
| songs on this set. |
| The album's many highlights include the semi-funky "To Get With You", |
| the Alabama blues of "Country Music", the syncopated handclap rhythms of |
| "Sunshine", the exotic "The Hypnotic", the Common-like rap vocals of |
| Abyss on the break-up song "I Miss You". |
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| Standout Tracks: "To Get With You", "Country Music", "Sunshine", "The |
| Hypnotic", "I Miss You", "Ray Of Light" |
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| Paisley Involvement: Low |
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| Experience Rating: Rhonda has come along in leaps and bounds...a serious |
| "chill-out" album. (8/10) |
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