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Kelly I'm so Embaressed 4 U...U know better

K. Goode | Rocky Mount, NC | 07/30/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I went out and purchased Kelly's album because I bought LeToya album and wanted to compare them. Toya's debut album was very should I say HOT and Kelly's debut album was very should I say not. I was not dissappointed in LeToya nor was I surprised. I was though dissapointed in Kelly and quite surprised. LeToya's album is fasinating, fun and funky from the beginning to the end. Kelly's album is just funk or should I say junk. Kelly doesn't have many party songs just alot of balleds. LeToya has plenty of both. I see know why I didn't buy the album when it came out. I also see why no one I know knows any of her songs but dilemma. Her album was just that a dilemma. Hopefully her next album is fire because forget coming after Beyonce she is coming after LeToya. And right now LeToya is on top of her game. The people who gave her 5 stars must really be diehard Kelly fans because I dont see 5 stars not even close. Kelly really didn't live up to her expectations. Beyonce and LeToya did. I'm just being honest, I'm not a hater I love Kelly but she is better off in the group Beyonce and them aka Destiny Child."

Good Debut from Destiny's Child alumnus

Hype Currie | Detroit, Michigan United States | 05/12/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland had an uphill battle to look forward to prior to the release of her debut solo album, "Simply Deep" in 2002. Commonly considered to be the second banana of her superstar girl group (after cousin, lead singer & multi-media darling Beyonce' Knowles), this was probably considered a vanity project at best, and at worst, a throwaway courtesy by her record label. DC's third lady, Michelle Williams, had already released a gospel CD, which was not expected to cross over. On the other hand, Kelly's was a pop effort--could she really anchor an album by herself? And with Beyonce's debut album on the way--did it even matter?

The answer is yes. Here, Ms. Rowland displays considerable skill, and the material suits her stylistically. There are few diva-wailing indulgences (ala Mariah Carey, and, well, Beyonce')--that's clearly not her thing, and her producers were wise to keep it to a minimum. "Dilemma" was a grammy-winning crossover hit with the popular rapper Nelly, sampling an older Patti LaBelle tune. The title cut is a duet with Kelly's other singing cousin, Solange' Knowles. Most of the rest of the album owes as much to alternative-pop/rock as contemporary R&B, which may be why Urban radio seemed to not embrace it beyond "Dilemma". Despite that, perhaps Ms. Rowland has found her niche'- more of a rock-&-soul-diva in the Tina Turner mold than Beyonce's channeling of Diana Ross. "Simply Deep" is a recommended album.



1. Stole

2. Dilemma (w/ Nelly)

3. Haven't Told You

4. Can't Nobody

5. Love/Hate

6. Simply Deep (feat. Solange Knowles)

7. (Love Lives In) Strange Places

8. Obsession

9. Heaven

10. Past 12

11. Everytime You Walk Out That Door

12. Train On A Track

13. Beyond Imagination

14. Make U Wanna Stay (feat. Joe Budden)

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