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| Pitchfork |
 Here we go again. On 2004 debut Goodies, Ciara Harris really did deserve her title as the "princess of crunk&B," a Lil Jon-bestowed honorific that turned out to be premature only insofar as you still call anything "crunk&B." Since then, the Atlanta starlet has been the artistic equivalent of the tease from that album's chart-busting title track: She'll tantalize with stunning electro-R&B singles, but her albums never quite bring home the goods. So the sensual seduction of 2006's "Promise" gave way to half-baked sophomore effort Ciara: The Evolution; CiCi's third album, last year's roundly disappointing Fantasy Ride, didn't even spawn a better than so-so single of its own, but it did follow a poised, mature guest spot on Enrique Iglesias' Greatest Hits hit "Takin' Back My Love". You get the idea.Fourth album Basic Instinct is beginning to look like a case of déjà vu. Ciara's label keeps pushing back the release date. BET banned the desperately floor-humping video for uninspired first single "Ride". And this summer The-Dream, supposedly set to executive produce the record alongside Tricky Stewart, actually quit Twitter after he was quoted suggesting that if Ciara's next album flops, she's finished (he says he was taken out of context). In the meantime, the Internet's powers-that-be have leaked a few pretty great tracks, plus several others that explain all the delays. A couple of online mixtapes collecting various potential Basic Instinct material are floating around out there. While another bootleg, Ride It, has more songs, The Princess Is Here is a better, more cohesive listen. Either way, the results so far are discouraging. When Ciara gets a summery, sultry ballad she can still own it like nobody else. A case in point is The-Dream duet "Speechless", which basically takes the giddy smolder of her "Promise" and the meta-absurdity of his "Falsetto" and turns them into something horn-bedazzled and radiant, crazy in love as much as in lust. Another is "I Run It", a rare moment on The Princess Is Here where Ciara really sounds like the boss-- and exuberantly, melodically so, all twirling synths and pillowy beats, with a little something otherworldly, too: "So let this ATLien give you what you deserve." Self-proclaimed "banger" "Gimmie Dat" is no ballad-- just the opposite-- but its hyperactive dancefloor wiggle combines with an icier, more robotic vocal, serving as sort of a circa-2010 equivalent to 2004's "1, 2 Step". These are the highlights....full text |
| Hiphoplead |
| 01. We Can Get It On (Feat. Yo Gotti) 02. Speechless 03. Lose My Mind 04. Gimmie Dat 05. Pretty Girl Swag 06. Hard In Da Paint (Remix) (Feat. Waka Flocka) 07. Ride (Remix) (Feat. Andre 3000 And Bei Maejor) 08. Get It Girl 09. This Is What I Love 10. I Run It 11. One More Dance 12. Blauw 13. Ride (Original) (Feat. Ludacris) 14. Upside Down 15. I’m Up In The Bank (Feat. The-Dream) 16. Feelin’ On My Ass (Feat. Gucci Mane)...full text |
| Goldlyrics |
| CIARA; THE PRINCESS IS HERE by Virna-Lisi "Couturier/Editor; Extraordinaire" Minneapolis,MN USA Reviewed on January 3rd, 2005 I purchased the "Goodies" cd for my teenage daughter,I was hipped to just the first track "Goodies"(Ft Petey Pablo).As Mon-Mon played the cd I liked song 2:"1,2 Step"(Ft Missy Elliot), 3:"Thug Style", 4:"Hot Line", 5: "Oh" (Ft Ludacris), 7:"Lookin' At U", and 13:"Goodies(FT Jazze Phae & T I). The production on those songs make a "GROWN-ASS" woman twerk as if she were Ciara's age again. I love "Oh", great car-bumpin-while chillin' feel and Luda breaks it off! The other songs are too "Young" sounding for my taste. Mon-Mon loves the entire cd."BRAVO to CIARA"! I fell in love with T I's rap on "Goodies" Re-mix, and with Jazze Phae on the intro, so much, that I started listening to T I and purchased the "Urban Legend" cd. I hadn't bought a rap cd for myself since NWA's "Str8t Outta Compton". Ciara is great for her age and with the abilities she has showcased,she SHALL continue to have a reserved, royal spot in the kingdom. Her voice and song styling reminded me of Beyonce. Ciara is making the game her own. I love her couture stylings(how I dressed when I was her age). To the designers of "CRUNK", "THANK YOU" for bringing out Ciara! I'm buying another copy of the cd, so that I can have my own."Yes", buying another copy, that's what "Real" connoiseurs do!...full text |
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