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Ciara: The Evolution
The jury's still out on discs with spoken-word interludes. Should the music always speak for itself? Or is the occasional verbal breakdown useful? Ciara, R&B's most tantalizing goodie (without the two shoes), makes clear on The Evolution that she prizes the chance to tell listeners how it is--four between-song snippets dot the disc. But her momentary digressions will probably make up more than a few minds that Janet Jackson, and only Janet Jackson, ought to be allowed to ramble before the mic: when the music is this hot, it doesn't matter how sincere or saucy the dialogue--it's a distraction. The Evolution is a door-buster of a CD--Lil Jon gets the speakers jumping in milliseconds on opener "That's Right," Ciara dabbles in Curtis Mayfield-style creative phrasing on "Promise" (and it works), and Chamillionaire pumps "Get Up," a play-it-loud club number, full of hip-hop heat. Helpers and inspirers aside, though, this is Ciara's party, and she knows how to please a guest. "Get In, Fit In" finds her putting the sizzle in a space-age soundscape. And the buzz and fuzz of "I Proceed" plump her breathy vocals enough to put a point across, that being that few modern songstresses work a beat better. The striking part, and the part she should take into account the next time she's considering a disc with interludes, is that she didn't even need to tell us so. --Tammy La Gorce
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Tracks| 1 | That's Right | | 2 | Like A Boy | | 3 | The Evolution Of Music (Interlude) | | 4 | Promise | | 5 | I Proceed | | 6 | Can't Leave 'Em Alone | | 7 | C.R.U.S.H. | | 8 | My Love | | 9 | The Evolution Of Dance (Interlude) | | 10 | Make It Last Forever | | 11 | Bang It Up | | 12 | Get Up | | 13 | The Evolution Of Fashion (Interlude) | | 14 | Get In, Fit In | | 15 | The Evolution Of C (Interlude) | | 16 | So Hard | | 17 | I'm Just Me | | 18 | I Found Myself |
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