フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (ヨーロッパ盤) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年03月24日 |
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規格品番 |
7567866202 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
075678662027 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:58:13
Recording information: Carlyle Studios; Songbook TTV Studio, Atlanta, GA; Westlake Studios, West Hollywood, CA. "The hoes keep callin'" Trey Songz on the third album the R&B singer, songwriter, and swinger has titled after himself. On his seventh album, the successor to 2014's Billboard 200-topping, platinum-certified Trigga, Songz serves up another hour-length program in which a stream of slinking, hyper-libidinous slow jams is interrupted by the occasional romantic ballad and uptempo club track. Stylistically, little differentiates it from Trigga, though longtime mentor Troy Taylor is deeply involved again as a co-writer and producer. There are a couple significant instances of Songz revealing some humility. In the Rico Love-produced "#1 Fan," he cops to worrying about fulfilling the sexual expectations of a die-hard listener. Such is the hazard of being the guy who recorded "I Invented Sex." "Picture Picture" likewise shows vulnerability, with Mr. Steal Your Girl expressing seething envy rather than humorous bluster. Still, the prevailing mode is stock ladykiller tales like "Playboy," "She Lovin It," and "Animal" (the latter is the better of two pop-oriented Cirkut/Dr. Luke collaborations). There's no disproving that Songz is still in his element, frequently enthused as ever about taking full advantage of what is at his disposal, even as he relates the multitude of ways in which his conflicted ego's tripping out. It's somewhat telling that the most ridiculous picture in the album's booklet is not the one that shows him buried beneath a pile of swooning admirers, but the one that catches him alone, seated on an upscale ottoman, looking rather mystified, thinking...who knows what? Maybe "What is this feeling?," or about the shoot's end and the resumption of standard indulgences that have been on pause for a few mind-numbing moments. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[CD]
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1.The Prelude
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2.Come Over
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3.#1Fan
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4.Nobody Else But You
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5.Playboy
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6.The Sheets...Still
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7.Song Goes Off
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8.She Lovin It
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9.Animal
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10.1x1
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11.Priceless
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12.What Are We Here For
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13.Games We Play (feat. MIKExANGEL)
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14.Picture Perfect
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15.Break From Love
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3年ぶり7作目は、〈モテ男の彼が運命の女性を探す〉という自身初のリアリティー番組に連動したコンセプト・アルバム。ゲストは弟子のマイク・エンジェルのみにとどめ、後見人のトロイ・テイラーらの手掛けるアトモスフェリックで幻想的なトラック上で男女の機微を綴っていくという、ストーリー性や統一感のある作品になっている。そんな音像に乗せて切々と何を歌うかといえば、〈オレのNo.1ファンとセックスするから、あぁ、すげえ緊張してるんだ〉とのたまう"#1Fan"や、けもの(状態なセックス)フレンズとの情事をワイルドに描写するトラップR&B"Animal"など相変わらずな面はあるが、官能に身悶えるようなトレイなりの内省的ムードを伴った儚げなメロディーは、過去最高レヴェルの美しさ。なかでも終幕を飾る"Break From Love"は彼の新たな一面を垣間見られる荘厳なバラードだ。キャリア12年を経てもなおセックス・シンボルとしてブレない姿には、〈盤石〉の一言が相応しい。
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