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フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
2 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年10月06日 |
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規格品番 |
EOMCD8844 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
099923884422 |
構成数 | 2枚
合計収録時間 | 01:37:18
Recording information: Castle Hill Studios, Atlanta, GA; Inkkwell Studios, Atlanta, GA. Just a year and a half after Taalib Johnson released the Warryn Campbell collaboration Life on Earth, he delivered 24 songs -- nearly 100 minutes' worth of material -- this time recorded with almost a dozen mostly new production associates. Increased song quantity and credits length aren't the only details that differentiate Feel the Real from the preceding album. This combines fresh material created following the 2016 release with a touched-up backlog of tracks written during the previous few years. Though that might seem like more stitch-work than what's displayed on the cover, Feel the Real is uncommonly steady for a double album, consisting mostly of midtempo hip-hop soul productions with Johnson's dependably easygoing yet heartfelt vocal technique. A couple booming trap-styled diversions and a flashy band-oriented section in "Sooner or Later" aside, Feel the Real isn't particularly indulgent, tending to stay in the Musiq Soulchild comfort zone. Johnson's lyrical approach is likewise focused. He directly addresses a lover -- potential, long-term, departing -- convincing her to take it to the next level on the gliding "Benefits" (like a more aggressive "Just Friends"), pressing reset on the early-'70s throwback "Start Over," and praising her generosity on "Fact of Love." Marsha Ambrosius contributes the opening title song, a coasting/bobbing highlight. In the intro to "The Moon," which really should be the finale, Neil deGrasse Tyson is so into dropping science that he sounds like he's about to break from script and launch into "You Are My Starship." These songs and a few others add up to 40 minutes of standouts amid a greater amount of uniformly adequate -- never poor -- material. For anyone who can't get enough of Johnson's light grooves and graceful hooks, teasing out the gems should be worth the effort. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[CD]DISC 1:
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1.Feel the Real - (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
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2.Benefits
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3.Serendipity
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4.Sooner or Later
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5.My Bad - (featuring Willie Hyn)
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6.Start Over
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7.Hard Liquor
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8.Shudawudacuda
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9.Broken Hearts
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10.Love Me Back
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11.I'm Good
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12.Jussa Lil Bih
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2.[CD]DISC 2:
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1.Humble Pie
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2.Party Life
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3.One More Time - (featuring Willie Hyn)
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4.Let Go
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5.Test Drive
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6.Like the Weather
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7.Fact of Love
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8.Heaven Only Knows
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9.Moon, The - (featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson)
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10.We Go Together Now
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11.Sunrise Serenade - (featuring BLAQGxLD)
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12.Simple Things
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すっかりアトランタの住人となり、J・トロイやJレルら地元仲間を制作陣に起用して自主レーベルから放つ約1年半ぶりの新作は、全24曲を収めた初の2枚組に。マーシャ・アンブロウジアスを迎えてフィリー時代の旧懐に浸る間もなく、ウィリー・ヒンらと絡みながらアップからスロウまでを滋味深く、かつ軽やかに快唱する意欲作だ。70年代風のバラード"Start Over"やメロウな"Simple Things"といった先行曲が特に美味。
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