R Kelly & Public Announcement - 12-Play
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Artist: R Kelly & Public AnnouncementBrand: KELLY,R.
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-11-09
Music Label: Jive
Soundtracks:
- Your Body's Callin'
- Bump N' Grind
- Homie Lover Friend
- It Seems Like You're Ready
- Freak Dat Body
- I Like The Crotch On You
- Summer Bunnies
- For You
- Back To The Hood Of Things
- Sadie
- Sex Me (Part 1)/Sex Me (Part 2)
- 12 Inch Play
Music reviews of 12-Play
Music Review: The Album that Made Him a Star
Rating: 5 Stars
12 play was R. Kelly's first real solo album unless we count "Born into the '90s" with Public Announcement that pretty much was R. Kelly's affair all the way, but on 12 play it get's more evident that R. Kelly is the man behind the music and he sings what he wants to, the new jack swing is mostly gone and the main theme is smooth midtempo's with a theme about sex. infact it's one of the most sexual albums since Prince. Quite a few songs still feauture a guest rapper but it doesn't take away anything from him on the musical side, here he proves that he's a musical genius and that he's here to stay. Say what you want about him, but The production here is a class of it's own.
12 play starts with "Your Body's Calling" a slick pleading mid tempo about you know what, This was one of the biggest hits of the album. "Bump and Grind" goes ones step further and it's even better. It got effective beats and R. Kelly singing "I Don't See Nothing Wrong/ with a Little Bump N Grund". "Homie Lover Friend" is a midtempo that features a rapper, the song sound taken from the early 90's and resembles alot of songs from "Born into the 90's". "It Seems Like You're Ready" is another excellent number. It's one of those seductive on the limit songs that could have been penned by Mr Marvin Gaye back in the day, R. Kelly deliver his most sensitive lyrics here, great making love song for sure. "Freak Dat Booty" also feautures a rapper and the song is more of a uptempo party track, not that good actually consudering that during the last few years we've heard a million of simular songs, but I suppose that back in 1993 it was diffrent?. "I Like that Crotch On You" is simular, a mid-tempo with a rapper. Could have been on the previous album also.
"Summer Bunnies" also feauture a rapper but this song is more of a uptempo and the rap is more prpriate here. It's one of the highlights here, reminds me a little of the latter "Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy" but this one is entirely dedicated to girls. "For You" is a very slow romantic song, not to be mistaken for "Strip for You". "Back to the Hood of Things" with Snoop and Dr. Dre doesn't sound like anything from this album, and in this case it feels out of space here, better for a latter album perhaps. "Sadie" is a slow urban number that adds weight to the album. "Sex Me" is right on the spot and doesn't hide anything. It's delivered in 2 versions, together they are 10 minutes and resembles good old Prince music. "12 Inch Play" continues where Sex Me left off, odd that the title track is the last song? either way it's a slow seductive song that closes a great album well.
Overall, R. Kelly finally released a real solo album and he did it with great results. The album was a major hit and launched several hit singles as well. The theme is simple, S-E-X, but sex sells and it's produced with first class. This album is much better then TP2 and TP3 and it was the album that made R. Kelly a superstar. Say what you want about him and his scandals, but when it comes to music, he's a genius and he proves it here.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: KELLY,R.
Title: 12 PLAY
Street Release Date: 11/09/1993
Genre: SOUL/R & B
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