Track Listing KELIS WAS: 1. Intro 2. Bossy - (with Too $hort) 3. What's That Right There 4. Till the Wheels Fall Off 5. Living Proof 6. Bundfold Me 7. Goodbyes 8. Trilogy 9. Circus 10. Weekend - (with Will.I.Am) 11. Like You 12. Aww S***! - (with Smoke) 13. Lil Star 14. I Don't Think So 15. Handful 16. Appreciate Me 17. Have a Nice Day
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Cee-Lo, Ceelo, Nas, Too Short | | Producer: | Cool & Dre, Damon Elliot, Knobody, Max Martin, Raphael Saadiq, Shondrea Crawford | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Recording information: Hollywood, California (2006). On the basis of her association with production superstars the Neptunes and her 2003 smash single "Milkshake," Kelis became one of contemporary R&B's hotter commodities, so the artist's third album, 2006's KELIS WAS HERE, was met with great anticipation. Fans certainly weren't left wanting for length or variety: there are 17 tracks (plus a Neptunes-produced bonus track) and a host of producers (including Scott Storch, Will.i.am, and Raphael Saadiq) lending their craft. Kelis's distinctively sassy singing is the glue that holds it all together. The album's lead-off single, "Bossy," featuring veteran rapper Too $hort, provides plenty of chant-along, head-bouncing groove, as does "What's That Right There," which employs a classic P-funk sample. "Trilogy" shows off Kelis's skill with ballads, which is sadly underrepresented on KELIS WAS HERE, one of the album's few drawbacks. Nonetheless, the album holds up, delivering a potent dose of attitude-heavy, hip-hop-flavored, female-fronted urban soul and funk.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of -- There's plenty of quality material here, such as the vulnerable 'Appreciate Me', the cute 'Bossy' and unrepentant 'I'm A Handful'... Mojo
4 stars out of 5 -- Kelis is blessed with a unique voice.....KELIS WAS HERE is chock-full of surreal soul diamonds. Q
On the will.i.am-produced 'Till The Wheels Fall Off,' a slinky homage to early-'70s funk, Kelis sounds huskily terrific... -- Grade: B Entertainment Weekly
3 stars out of 5 -- [H]er most streamlined effort yet....[With] sleek slow jams... Spin
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