Monday, July 24, 2006

Angie Stone--Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005 and Recommended)



Artist-Angie Stone
Album-Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Release Date-Jun 21, 2005
Label-J-Records
Genre/Style-Neo-Soul/Urban/Contemporary R&B
Format-mp3
Size-100M
Quality-220kbps

Personal Rating-Recommended

Tracks-1. Wish I Didn't Miss You 2. Brotha 3. No More Rain 4. Stay For A While- featuring Anthony Hamilton 5. I Wasn't Kidding 6. I Wanna Thank Ya 7. Everyday 8. Pissed Off 9. More Than A Woman- featuring Joe 10. U-Haul 11. Bottles & Cans 12. Little Boy 13. Makings Of You 14. Bone 2 Pic (Wit U) 15. Brotha Part II- featuring Alicia Keys & Eve

Review-by Rob Theakston Angie Stone came to prominence at a time when neo-soul divas were exploding faster than pop rocks. With the chart onslaught of Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, and Macy Gray, it was easy for Stone to get lost in the undertow of media hype surrounding the movement. But quietly and evenhandedly she amassed a three-record set of smooth neo-soul and contemporary R&B numbers that rival and sometimes best the output of her contemporaries. So it seems premature in a five-year career to have a best-of compilation out, but these 15 selections (featuring a couple newly minted tunes mixed in for good measure and buyer incentive) add up to a most satisfying listening experience. With her vocal delivery, Stone belts tunes out better than most (save for Scott, but comparing vocal stylings between the two is comparing apples and oranges), and covers some of soul music's more obscure classics, making them her own with reverence and ease. And it seems that with each new release she becomes more focused and distinct from her contemporaries, and as a result turns out one of the better greatest-hits compilations from this era. It'll be interesting to see the direction Angie Stone travels next.

Chart Information-
Year Album Chart Peak
2005 Stone Hits: The Very Best Of Angie Stone Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 50

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