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No Jam & Lewis - NO MATTER - She Will Never Top This

James Montgomery | 09/29/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Woman I Am is a gorgeous surprise. I knew I was taking a gamble when I bought this record because the creative team Jam & Lewis who were behind her first albums Affair, High Priority etc. (and who write songs for Alexander O Neal, Janet Jackson and nearly every other major R&B act) were not involved. Just try to resist the Narada Michael Walden produced ol' skool slow jam "Gee Whiz" or another Narada track the sublime upbeat "Still In Love With You" which is the highlight of her career in my eyes. "Never In My Life", "7 Days", "Nothing's Gonna Stop" you could go on as all these tracks require repeat listening. So don't be put off by the abscence of super producers Jam & Lewis because they are replaced by other well known A-List producers. She may not be as vocally talented as Whitney but she gets the job done (although vocally she sh*ts all over Janet Jackson) and with these great songs it really doesn't matter."