Search - Rox :: Memoirs

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. No Going Back
2. Do As I Say
3. Page Unfolds
4. I Dont Believe
5. My Baby Left Me
6. Forever Always Wishing
7. Heart Ran Dry
8. Breakfast In Bed
9. Precious Moments
10. Rocksteady
11. Oh My
12. Sad Eyes

CD Details

All Artists: Rox
Title: Memoirs
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Release Date: 6/15/2010
Album Type: Import
Genre: R&B
Style: Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 883870049528

Synopsis

Album Description

2010 debut solo album from British Soul singer Roxanne Tataei AKA Rox. The album was partially recorded in New Jersey with Commissioner Gordon (of Lauryn Hill fame) but mainly in London with Jay-Z and Lupe Fiasco producer Al Shux. After forming her first band in 2007, Rox attracted interest from a variety of labels, before signing with Rough Trade in November 2008. Since then, Rox has appeared on tours with the likes of Mark Ronson and Daniel Merriweather as well as television shows such as Later.. With Jools Holland. 12 tracks.

CD Reviews

British Soul

Nse Ette | Lagos, Nigeria | 06/15/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rox is the latest Soul sensation from the UK drawing comparisons to Amy Winehouse or Adele, especially as she's also an alumnus of Croydon's Brit school. Songs like opener "No going back", an organ-drenched Motown-style affair could have dropped off Winehouse's "Back to black" album.

However, Rox is no mere parody. She's all her own person with a commanding voice, as songs like "Page unfolds" (with skittery beats and a fiery chorus) or the snappy "My baby left me" (which you'd swear was some lost Motown classic) show.

"Heart ran dry" is a lovely acoustic piece with jazzy phrasing and a soothing wall of harmonies, while the groovy Jazzy "Breakfast in bed" is pure Neo Soul.

Highlight has got to be the gentle lilting "Precious moments" which recalls Lauryn Hill, as does the enchanting Reggae "Rocksteady". "Oh my" is a lovely delicate ballad with strings perfectly accentuating her heartfelt delivery.

Rox's "Memoirs" makes for pleasant listening."