Track Listing 1. Interlude (I'm Not Complete) 2. Keep on Lovin' 3. Take Care of Home 4. One Woman Man 5. We've Come Too Far 6. You Can't Say 7. Yo Baby's Daddy 8. Don't Take My Girl Away 9. Destiny 10. Doin' Wrong 11. On the Side 12. Woman Will, A 13. I Don't Want to Be a Hustler 14. I'm Not Complete
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | K-CI, K-Ci | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Dave Hollister (vocals); Tank, Steve Huff, Walter (Lil Walt) Milsap III, Chucky Thompson (various instruments); Bob Robinson (acoustic guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Overdose, Joey Williams (guitar); Keith Pelzer (piano); Tim Kelley (keyboards, electric bass, drums, percussion, programming); Eugene Peoples (keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals); Dalvin DeGrate (drums); Guru Keaton (programming); Prathan Williams, Candice Nelson, Daniel Johnson, Ryan Toby, K-Ci Haley (background vocals). Engineers incluede: Bill Malina, Jesse "Bizz" Stewart, Andy Haller. Dave Hollister's R&B opus CHICAGO '85 presents itself as something of a concept album. The songs are listed as sections of a movie screenplay, each one occurring on a different day over the course of the "film." Whether one chooses to follow the admittedly slim thematic thread between the songs, or simply to enjoy the album as an impressive batch of individual songs, there's no denying Hollister's vocal skills and the effectiveness of the arrangements. While the production and vocal performances nod to hip-hop, Hollister bears a soulfulness that links him to previous generations of R&B singers. One listen to his impassioned testifying at the close of "Take Care of Home," for example, will leave no doubts both to the level of his emotional commitment to the material and his ability to successfully communicate these emotions.
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 - ...A working man's balladeer, dealing with women in situations that often test his resolve to do the right thing... Vibe (12/01/2000)
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