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Happy People/U Saved Me by R. Kelly (CD, Aug-2004, 2 Discs, Jive Records USA) 
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Happy People/U Saved Me by R. Kelly (CD, Aug-2004, 2 Discs, Jive Records USA)

Artist: R. Kelly
Release Date: Aug 2004
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2 Discs
Record Label: Jive Records (USA)
Genre: Contemporary R&B, R&B
UPC: 828766035629
Product ID: EPID30739374
Description: Personnel include: R. Kelly (vocals); Kelly Price (vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, bass instrument, background vocals); Rodney East, Kendall Nesbitt (keyboards); Abel Garibaldi, Nathan Wheeler (programming, background vocals); Steve Bearsl...
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Track Listing
DISC 1: HAPPY PEOPLE:
1. Weatherman
2. Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)
3. Love Signals
4. Love Street
5. Ladies Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)
6. If
7. Greatest Show on Earth, The
8. It's Your Birthday
9. Steppin' Into Heaven
10. If I Could Make the World Dance
11. Happy People

DISC 2: U SAVED ME:
1. 3 Way Phone Call - (featuring Kelly Price/Kim Burrell/Maurice Mahon)
2. U Saved Me
3. Prayer Changes
4. How Did You Manage
5. I Surrender
6. When I Think About You
7. Diary of Me
8. Spirit
9. Leap of Faith
10. Peace

Details
Contributing Artists:Kelly Price, Kim Burrell, Maurice Mahon
Producer:R. Kelly
Distributor:BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel include: R. Kelly (vocals); Kelly Price (vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, bass instrument, background vocals); Rodney East, Kendall Nesbitt (keyboards); Abel Garibaldi, Nathan Wheeler (programming, background vocals); Steve Bearsley, Andy Gallas, Ian Mereness, Jason Mlodzinski (programming); Uncle Life (background vocals).
Recording information: The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, Il; The Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
R. Kelly's music is sometimes hard to separate from his borderline-absurd real-life misadventures, since his alleged misdeeds inevitably inform his recordings. While most artists are influenced by life unfolding around them, few people's private worlds bleed into their creative work in such a public and chaotic way. Heart-on-sleeve emotion has been a hallmark of Kelly's music, and as scandal has surrounded him, so have heartfelt pleas of forgiveness and repentance.
His ambitious 2004 double record, HAPPY PEOPLE/U SAVED ME, can be seen as a reaction to/against all this drama. The titles reflect the music within to perfection, the former containing infectious celebrations of life and love, the latter every inch a traditional gospel/soul record. When freeing himself to party on HAPPY PEOPLE, Kelly lets loose a torrent of catchy, groove-laden love songs, most notably the clever "Love Signals." On U SAVED ME, he gains gravity with a solemn grace that transcends his troubles, making a credible artistic conversion.

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - HAPPY PEOPLE is an extraordinarily buoyant record giving off irresistible party vibes...
Uncut

Kelly knows record making. The songs, all of which he wrote and produced, have a clean and fluid directness. - Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly

3 stars out of 5 - HAPPY PEOPLE aims for dancing and romancing, while U SAVED ME calls for fervent prayer....Kelly is the master of the ultra-slow groove, and the songs on U SAVED ME take their time, then use gospel's strategic buildups to sweep Kelly towards faith.
Rolling Stone

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