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JAM POD NOV 21


Album Review: Brandy

FULL MOON
By DARRYL STERDAN
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FULL MOON
Brandy
(Atlantic / Warner)

At the ripe old age of 23, Brandy is already a show-biz vet. Platinum albums, hit singles, awards, TV, movies, the whole nine yards. She's up there with Michael and Janet, Will and J. Lo. And once you hit those heights, there's no going back -- everything you do has to be bigger, slicker, glitzier, glossier, flashier and costlier than before. That seems to be the idea behind Full Moon, Brandy's long-awaited, more adult followup to 1998's career-making Never Say Never. Once again teaming with superstar producer Rodney Jerkins (who co-wrote The Boy is Mine), Brandy delivers a big-budget, high-tech, diva-sonic extravaganza of the first order. The tunes come in two basic flavours: Bouncy hip-hoppers that skitter and lurch like a malfunctioning robot, and shimmering, creamy ballads for rainy nights beneath the covers. Ultimately, they only serve as backdrops for Brandy's silky-smooth, honey-sweet voice, which Jerkins multi-tracks, layers, cuts and pastes until there's an angelic chorus of Brandys cooing in your ears. With all that going for it, we expect the pop world will be over the moon about it.

Track Listing

  • 1. B Rocka Intro
  • 2. Full Moon
  • 3. I Thought
  • 4. When You Touch Me
  • 5. Like This
  • 6. All In Me
  • 7. Apart
  • 8. Can We
  • 9. What About Us?
  • 10. Anybody
  • 11. Nothing
  • 12. It's Not Worth It
  • 13. He Is
  • 14. Come A Little Closer
  • 15. Love Wouldn't Count Me Out
  • 16. WOW
  • 17. Die Without You
     

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