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So Blu
Blu Cantrell is tired. Tired of no-good, wrong-doin', sweet-talkin', always-cheatin', ever-schemin' men. Luckily for listeners, the Providence, Rhode Island native (discovered by Arista CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid) has decided to settle her scores in song. In the process, she delivers a gorgeously heartfelt soul album that manages to avoid no-scrubs, bills-bills-bills clichés, and get down to the business of broken-heart healing. Lacing scats into melismas and blues runs into R&B riffs, this torch-singing newcomer doesn't just take it to church with her debut: she takes it to the dimly lit juke joint, the crowded club, and the smoky underground cafe. Transitioning effortlessly from starry-eyed breathlessness to Eartha Kitt growl, to full-throttle, shiver-inducing wail, Cantrell incants catharsis with haunting ballads like "That One," in which she muses upon finding a soulmate, and "I'll Find a Way," on which she offers up a glorious, show-stopping vocal transition out of the song's bridge that would do Chaka Khan proud. Cantrell, the daughter of a jazz-singing mother, also manages to succeed with up-tempo numbers here--"Hit 'Em up Style (Oops)," the album's first single, is a jubilant revenge anthem, complete with an infectious, finger-wagging, Charleston riff that should have the ladies wiggling and their fellas checking themselves--and their wallets. --Sylvia W. Chan
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Tracks| 1 | Waste My Time - Blu Cantrell, Richard, R. | | 2 | Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) - Blu Cantrell, Austin, D. | | 3 | Till I'm Gone - Blu Cantrell, Stewart, Chris "Tri | | 4 | U Must Be Crazy - Blu Cantrell, Davis, Dre | | 5 | The One - Blu Cantrell, Rome, Jason | | 6 | I'll Find a Way - Blu Cantrell, Harris III, J. | | 7 | Swingin' - Blu Cantrell, Harris III, J. | | 8 | 10,000 Times - Blu Cantrell, Stewart, P.L. | | 9 | When I Needed You - Blu Cantrell, Davis, Dre | | 10 | All You Had to Say - Blu Cantrell, Davis, Dre | | 11 | I Can't Believe - Blu Cantrell, Stewart, C.''Ticky' | | 12 | So Blu - Blu Cantrell, Stewart, C.''Ticky' | | 13 | Blu Is a Mood - Blu Cantrell, Harris III, J. |
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