My favorite songs are rarely the singles that artists release and this album is no different. Kelly was definitely not afraid to be a little bold with her content in her first single appropriately named "Kisses Down Low". It is a catchy song but a surprising single choice to me. She has a few other risqué songs on the album like "Freak" and "Stand In Front Of Me" and while I don't push the "seek" button when these songs come on, they aren't the highlights of the album.
The standout songs on the album were "Gone", "Talk A Good Game", "Red Wine", "This Is Love", "Love Me Til I Die" and "I Remember".
Some of these songs are upbeat, some are slow, some are about heartbreak and some are about love. Regardless, these songs stick to the R&B sound that I love so much from her.
Kelly's other single choice, "Dirty Laundry" was a smart one because although it isn't a catchy club song, the lyrics drew in the listeners and the hype that surrounded any possible Beyonce/Kelly feud from the Destiny's Child days made this a must-listen song this summer. Plus, it was produced by The-Dream which never hurts.
Although there were several standout songs on this album, two stood out to me immediately as my favorites. "You Changed" was the first one. Anytime I can hear all three members of Destiny's Child on a track, I'm down. Even the sleeper song "Nuclear" that they released at the top of this year was played heavily on my iPod. Something about their voices in harmony just gets me. "You Changed" is a much better song than "Nuclear" just because it has a clear direction and is better produced.
My absolute favorite song on this album is "SkyWalker" ft The-Dream. I love The-Dream as a solo artist (Love King is in my top ten favorite albums of all time) and he can do no wrong as a producer. This song is so catchy and when the hook starts 40 seconds in, I can't help but get a little hype.
This album is one of my favorites to be released this year so far and I feel like Kelly deserves a lot is credit for putting out two solid albums in the last two years. She is definitely heading in the right direction as far as her sound and I hope she stays in this lane.
The last thing I have to say about Kelly is that she is really underrated. I can't think of many artists more underrated except for JoJo (and that is an entire blog post in itself, wait for it). As an R&B artist, there are no other females, besides Beyonce, with the equivalent vocal ability and record sales that Kelly boasts. Some artists may be able to sing as well as her, but they sure as hell can't dance like her or sell albums like her. She was always my favorite member of Destiny's Child and I still wonder why she isn't the most popular.
If you haven't purchased this album yet, I recommend it. She talks a good game and backs it up too!
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