Lyfe Jennings - I Still Believe
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Artist: Lyfe JenningsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-08-31
Music Label: Asylum Records
Soundtracks:
- Statistics (Album Version)
- Love (Album Version)
- It Coulda Been Worse (Album Version)
- Spotlight (Album Version)
- Busy (Album Version)
- Whatever She Wants (Album Version)
- Mama (feat. Anthony Hamilton) [Album Version]
- Hero (Album Version)
- I Still Believe (Album Version)
- Learn From This
- Done Crying
- If I Knew Then, What I Know Now
- If Tomorrow Never Comes
Music reviews of I Still Believe
Music Review: Lyfe's Best Album
Rating: 4 Stars
Lyfe Jennings has sadly called I Still Believe, his fourth LP his final album. It is a sad day because I Still Believe may just be his valedictory effort. Even if calling it `his bet yet' is a bit lofty, it is `heads-n-tails' above Lyfe's previous effort, 2008's Lyfe Change. Don't get me wrong, I liked Lyfe Change, but it lacked the grandeur of previous efforts 2004's Lyfe 268-192 and 2006's Phoenix. Lyfe's purported final effort 'I Still Believe' restores that grandeur in a fine closing chapter to a great, if underrated recording career. All Lyfe fans hope that this is not Jennings' final album ever - I know I sincerely hope!!!
"Statistics" is a smart opening cut for this effort, much better than "Keep on Dreaming" from 'Lyfe Change'. "Statistics" creatively uses `statistics' as the basis of its lyrics creating one of the more creative R&B songs I've heard in years. Maybe its not revolutionary only because Lyfe is now an established artist, but it is one of his best songs, easily. "Love" doesn't possess the same potency as "Statistics", but it is definitely another strong cut. On "Love," Jennings favors more contemporary R&B production as opposed to the more adult R&B leaning production work of "Statistics." While the more neo-soul leaning productions throughout this album better represent Lyfe Jennings as an artists, there is not the least bit of shame in a fine cut like "Love".
"It Coulda Been Worse" gives "Statistics" a run for its money as the valedictory cut from I Still Believe. The production work is old-fashioned, but smartly so as it brings out the best in Jennings' raspy, soulful vocals. The songwriting is superb and Jennings' performance is one of the best of his career in my opinion. "Spotlight" has hard shoes to fill following "It Coulda Been Worse" and while it is eclipsed, it is still a solid contemporary R&B cut, if a shade shy of the grandeur of say "Love". "Busy" resurrects any notion of lost momentum serving as another standout cut, if less appealing than "Statistics" or "It Coulda Been Worse". If nothing else, the use of the `busy' signal from a phone makes "Busy" worthwhile.
"Whatever She Wants" is solid, though not revolutionary. Better is the well written, if too short duet "Mama", which features soul standout Anthony Hamilton. It is tracks like "Mama" where Jennings shines best. "Hero" is solid, even if it feels like a semi-rewrite of Jennings' "Ghetto Superman" from The Phoenix. "I Still Believe" is another sound, uplifting cut, fitting the uplifting sense given off by this album. "Learn From This" is solid, though not stellar. Its follow-up "Done Crying" fairs similarly, but as I have emphasized constantly, both are still worthy of a couple of spins. "If I Knew Then, What I Know Now" and "If Tomorrow Never Comes" serve as great closing tracks, returning any lost momentum to the finely crafted 'I Still Believe.'
In my opinion, 'I Still Believe' is an `A' affair with no outright bad cuts. Jennings sounds his most refined and polished here, putting together a much more cohesive set than 2008's 'Lyfe Change.' Let's hope this isn't his final album fans. 4 stars.
Description of I Still Believe
'I Still Believe' is the new release from the platinum-selling R&B/Soul singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. With his authentic, soulful voice and innovative lyrical ability, Jennings transformed the music world with his 2004 debut '268-192.' The critically acclaimed album has sold over 1.1 million copies in the U.S. to date, providing the necessary vehicle for Lyfe Jennings to stake his claim as a pivotal part of the R&B/Soul movement.Pop CDs
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