| 1. Night and Day |
| 2. With You |
| 3. Invisible |
| 4. You Are There |
| 5. Naked |
| 6. When You See Me |
| 7. When the Rain Comes Down |
| 8. Messenger |
| 9. Why Not Try Jesus |
| 10. Softly and Tenderly |
Editorial Reviews
A Midwesterner, Holly acted and sang her way through high school and college, earning a BFA from the University of Kansas. She set out to see the western US and, ultimately, the world; performing at Lake Tahoe, the MGM Grand in Reno, doing her own act on the QE2 and aboard what Fodor's called, "The world's most luxurious cruise ship, the Royal Viking Sun," where she sailed to every corner of the globe. Not bad for a kid from Kansas.
With little religious exposure, but for the Jewish parochial school where her mother taught, or Sunday school during summer visits with her grandmother, Holly drifted into nonbelief...
Happily God had another plan.
Time, introspection and a car accident proved to Holly she was NOT the master of her fate and needed Jesus Christ. She studied under the founder of DEWW, a life-changing, womens ministry, met Bob Vagley, a baptized Catholic and his two wonderful daughters, Erin and Beth, who said, "Wanna meet my Dad? Hes a bachelor!"
Converting to Catholicism, marrying Bob and settling near Washington, DC lead to a guest-starring role on NBCs "Homicide"; a pilot for NBC; another for the Discovery Channel; parts in movies like "The Sixth Sense", "For Richer or Poorer", "Contact"; starring roles at the Kennedy Center; and appearing at the White House. On September 10, 2001, Holly was headed for Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webbers "Phantom of the Opera".
Again there was another plan.
That Saturday she sang at the Memorial Mass for her friend, Barbara Olson, who was killed in the American Airlines plane that slammed into the Pentagon on 9/11. The response was overwhelming; suddenly music was a force for good, not just a good time. Friends, people at church, even strangers started asking for a CD of the music she was writing and singing for services and youth Masses. With Bob, their friend and pianist, Rod McCloy, two-time Grammy-winning engineer/producer, Jim Robeson, and seven of Washington DC's best musicians they created Holly's debut CD, NAKED (Job 1:21).
Product Description
"Naked I came from my mother's womb and Naked shall I return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord." (Job 1:21).
Singing at the Memorial Mass for her friend, Barbara Olson, who was killed in the American Airlines plane that smashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, singer/songwriter, Holly Cross Vagley, learned that music could be a force for good and not just a good time. In the aftermath, questions of, "Why, God?" soon changed to "What? What do you want me to do?" Holly's debut CD is the answer to that prayer. Changing her name and turning her back on 20 years in the secular entertainment world, Holly, her husband, Bob, and two-time Grammy-winning engineer/producer, Jim Robeson, created her debut CD: NAKED (Job 1:21).
Admiring an eclectic mix of singers from Maria Callas to Macy Gray and writers from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Maroon Five, NAKED features Holly singing nine of her own tunes and a favorite hymn.
A conversation between a modern day Mary Magdalene and Jesus is "Night and Day". The 23rd psalm is reimagined as a love song in "With You". Stranded at the altar Holly feels "Invisible". Mel Gibson's film, "When We Were Soldiers." inspired "When the Rain Comes Down," which was written on a cocktail napkin in a Vietnamese restaurant. "Why Not Try Jesus?" pokes fun at the ad campaign, "Got Milk?". The nine originals are rounded out by the American spiritual, "Softly and Tenderly."
Naked (Job 1:21),Holly Cross Vagley,One Starfish Music,Adult Contemporary Christian; Norah Jones and Macy Gray meet Amy Grant.,Pop
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Aquarian Angel
Blue Six Manufacturer: Naked Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MM1FNM Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Tropicallia
- You Just Can't Stop
- Half Life
- I've Given Enough
- A Woman Of The World
- Harbour
- Aquarian Angel
- Here I Come
- Fast Free Delivery
- A Woman Of The Sea
- Real As Anything
- Tropicalia
Amazon.com
Fans of the genre called deep house owe much to pioneers like Jay Denes, whose Beautiful Tomorrow (2002), recorded under the moniker Blue Six, introduced many to a silky and impeccably produced cocktail of jazz-house soundscapes. For fanciers of Tomorrow, Aquarian Angel--which is chock full of the vocal stylings of house sirens Lisa Shaw and LT (Aya)--does not disappoint. On the captivating "Here I Come," Shaw's smoky voice chants "this day's done, build another in its place" over a chilled organ line, and LT's singing makes the title track a spot-on lullaby for the urban set. Like Tomorrow, Angel is house made more for the lounge or beach than the floor, as the lush harmonies of "Half Life" and the Brazilian-inflected "I've Given Enough," whose throaty sax line that would make Chet Baker smile, attest. And while some may find Angel's atmospherics a bit saccharine, Denes's crystalline mixing is truly astounding. There is also a sincerity and dimension to the music that sets Angel apart from the genre's more formulaic productions and lures the listener back to tracks that don't immediately make sense. After all, they call it "deep" house for a reason. --Brent KallmerAlbum Description
Blue Six, the production alias of Jay Denes, New York-based musician and co-founder of the highly-regarded Naked Music label, will release his eagerly-anticipated second full-length album, Aquarian Angel on March 13, 2007. By blending underground sensibilities with soulful grooves and lyrical seductiveness, Aquarian Angel continues to do what Blue Six and Naked Music are known for - taking dance music to the next level with mature albums that are synonymous with soulful, stylish sophistication.Originally a production company, Naked Music was formed in 1998 by Jay Denes and his partner, fellow musician Dave Boonshoft. As the signature artist who captured the essence of the label, Blue Six quickly proceeded to capture the attention of the music scene with their underground dance classics "Sweeter Love" and "Music & Wine" rapidly becoming the ubiquitous soundtrack for scores of clubs, restaurants and bars, from New York to London to Paris.
Aquarian Angel is the follow up to Blue Six's full-length Naked Music debut, Beautiful Tomorrow (2004), which was a dazzling collection of tracks that combined dance grooves and R&B vocals with darkly intelligent lyrics. Aquarian Angel takes all the elements that made Beautiful Tomorrow so well loved and evolves into adult dance grooves and R&B-styled vocals that are cross-fertilized with Brazilian beats, ambient backdrops, and elements of jazz. Additionally, the upcoming CD reunites Jay with the three unique voices that helped make Beautiful Tomorrow such a classic: The triumvirate of label mates, Aya, Lisa Shaw and Catherine Russell return to lend their very different vocals styles, three distinct voices that, over the course of the album, combine to create that instantly recognizable Blue Six sound.
Denes spent the time between Beautiful Tomorrow and Aquarian Angel producing solo albums for both Aya and Lisa Shaw. Aya's "Strange Flower" and Lisa's "Cherry" garnered rave reviews and continue to get consistent radio-play worldwide. After these two intense collaborations, he was ready to compose the Aquarian song-cycle, writing each piece with a specific vocalist in mind. Musically, he has concocted a hybrid that combines his own expert manipulation of state-of-the-art computer technology with the warmth and unpredictability of live musicianship. As a result, Aquarian Angel breathes with a life of its own as it caresses your body and plays with your mind. "Tropicalia", a lush Afro-Brazilian track that features Lisa Shaw, is the first single off the album. Its infectious percussion-driven rhythms will entice DJ's of all stripes.
"On Aquarian Angel I threw all my musical preconceptions out the window," says Denes. "My only intention was to communicate my thoughts and feelings as they presented themselves to me. I think the end result is more varied and broader in scope than my previous work and will ultimately be as meaningful to my listeners as it has been to me."
Customer Reviews:
A NAKED DELIGHT.......2007-07-31
Aquarian Angel.......2007-07-10
this music is sublime.......2007-06-23
WOW!!! Another great work from Blue Six...KUDOS NAKED MUSIC!!!.......2007-06-09
More mature, but still great........2007-05-24
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Let It Be... Naked
The Beatles Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000DJZA5 Release Date: 2003-11-18 |
Tracks:
- Get Back
- Dig A Pony
- For You Blue
- The Long And Winding Road
- Two Of Us
- I've Got A Feeling
- One After 909
- Don't Let Me Down
- I Me Mine
- Across The Universe
- Let It Be
Amazon.com
Re-recorded, remixed, overdubbed and repackaged--all before its 1970 American release, mind you--Let It Be has long been the most second-guessed album in the Beatles otherwise sterling catalog. This curious, three-decade-late, stripped-down rethink offers up yet another spin on what started as a back-to-the-roots album/documentary project called Get Back in January, 1969, but ended up as the band's de facto swan song 18 months later. Paul McCartney in particular has long been irked by producer Phil Spector's grandiose orchestra and choir overdubs to the title track and "The Long and Winding Road," and indeed the "bare" versions here have a distinct, plaintive charm lacking in Spector's typical pomp. All the various snippets of studio and live chatter that seasoned the original have been removed, leaving the recordings to be judged on their essentially live-in-the-studio merits. If the intent was to "de-Spectorize" the album, the inclusion of John Lennon's 1968 benefit track "Across the Universe" and George Harrison's "I Me Mine" (which marked the last-ever Beatles session in January, 1970) in their original versions seems equally odd, the legendary producer having appended them to the album's original track listing in the first place. The rambling "bonus disc" of conversation and song snippets culled from hundreds of hours of session and film tapes may fascinate diehard fans, but it also underscores the murky, often unfocused state of affairs the Fabs found themselves in during the last year of their remarkable career. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Paul,it's too late...........2007-07-29
What I'm trying to say is despite the fact that "LIBN" is the better sounding album,people are used to the original...and I don't think most people are willing to part with it.
Let It Be...Naked is a Great Studio Album.......2007-07-27
I love The Beatles' music and I'm sure I always will but I never bought or wanted to buy the original Let It Be because I thought I'd wait until I had their better albums first. I already had a lot of the songs on other Beatles CD's like the 1967-70 Blue Album and Past Masters Vol. 2. The versions of these songs from Let It Be were either overproduced with the distracting girl singers and unnecessary layers of strings or they were the cold winter rooftop concert versions which is not the ideal environment to record an album in.
What is great about Let It Be...Naked is that the producers and engineers were given permission to do their jobs. They cleaned up, edited, and EQ'd the original recordings with the tools available in professional recording studios today. The result is what everyone expects today when a high budget major label studio album comes out. The engineers did a great job taking windy, noisy live tracks from the rooftop concert and cleaning them up to make them sound like they were recorded in the studio. The mix is great. You can really hear all 4 Beatles and Billy Preston clearly. The sound is crisp and punchy, the arrangements are flawless, the mistakes are fixed and the in between banter is edited out, just like every other Beatles album. I believe if The Beatles continued their routine of going into the studio with George Martin to record Let It Be it would have come out more similar to this CD than the original release.
Some people prefer bootlegs and demo tapes to professionally produced music and other people get attached to the original versions of songs. If you are one of those people you'd probably prefer the original release. Although I love to watch the rooftop concert footage which is available on The Beatles Anthology DVD's and hopefully will be available one day in it's complete form, when I listen to a Beatles CD, I want to hear the best possible produced studio recordings. Let It Be...Naked does that for these batch of songs.
Stellar Sound.......2007-07-26
However, for those who appreciate clear, crisp sound, this remixed CD wins hands-down. I'm a former audio engineer, and am very impressed. The stereo aspect is also superior. The energy seems better, too.
I just wish I could get the "Spectorised" cuts with this much clarity.
Forget the Original and Buy this one........2007-07-02
A minor complaint would be that it would have been nice to have a few bonus songs such as "The Ballad of John and Yoko", "Old Brown Shoe", "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number" and the single version of "Get Back." The first two, though not part of the "Let it Be" project, were comtemporaneous with the other songs and have the same sound. The Latter two were from singles related to the album. It would have also been more in keeping with the traditionally generous song selection on other Beatle albums, and these songs have never properly been put on an album(and this would be the one). Only eleven songs seems a bit stingy. The inclusion of these songs would have made this a killer album at the time, on par with their other albums, instead of the sad affair it was. I also dislike the flippant title and art work. In hindsight (always 20/20) it would have been much better to do a deluxe release of the original "Let it Be" that included these recordings. A double CD that probably would have made everyone ecstatic, since they would have what they want and could make the comparison. The Fly on the Wall bonus seems pointless and could have probably been much more substantial. Oh well.
In summary, greatly improved over the original in terms of songs and sound quality, but could use a few more songs for the money. Get this one and forget the original. If you have a need for the Spectorized versions for completeness or sentimentality, you can find them on "One" or other repackagings.
Good but Maybe Not Essential - For Completists .......2007-06-15
This is the band returning in many ways to its roots, still experimenting with a more American sound, while McCartney is secure in his role as a ballads composer. The jam quality of the sessions (One After 909), hearken back to where the Fab Four were, earlier in their career - and yet, seem out of place. Only McCartney sounds polished. John's standout track is Don't Let Me Down, and Get Back remains a rock classic in the vein of Back in the USSR.
It isn't an uneven album at all, but my guess is that a lack of dynamism in some respects, and the legacy of being the Beatles' final release and a somewhat throwaway effort - has created an uneven legacy for this album. Not to forget that Let It Be followed an entire slew of concept albums from the Fab 4. The sweetness of Abbey Road and the intentional disparateness of the White Album and the vividness of Sgt Peppers left Let It Be as a conceptual void of sorts.
Let It Be Naked is probably best for completists. Across the Universe is one of my favourite tracks but the version here is average. Plus I'm not sure if Paul McCartney's signature pieces - Let It Be and The Long & Winding Road - are really better off without Phil Spector's strings. Simply because most of us have been listening to those versions for years! You don't miss the stripped instrumentation on these versions either. They will likely play in your head as you hear the naked versions.
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Strange Flower
Aya Manufacturer: Naked Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001XAOJI Release Date: 2004-05-11 |
Tracks:
- Looking For The Sun
- Slippin'
- Nobody Knows Me
- You're Not The Only One
- Uptown
- 45 Parade Place
- I'll Never Give In
- Do What You Want
- Afterhours
- Uptown (Dub)
- Put Your Faith In Us
- Sean
- Curtain Call
- Lullaby For Stephen
Product Description
1. Looking For The Sun
2. Slippin'
3. Nobody Knows Me
4. You're Not The Only One
5. Uptown
6. 45 Parade Place
7. I'll Never Give In
8. Do What You Want
9. Afterhours
10. Uptown (dub)
11. Put Your Faith In Us
12. Sean
13. Curtain Call
14. Lullaby For Stephen
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Strange Flower.......2007-08-01
music lover.......2007-07-12
Music Lover
Beautiful Music, beautiful voice!.......2007-06-12
Smooth Flowing Flower .......2007-05-25
Good Stuff, . .......2007-05-19
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Nude Dimensions: Naked Music, Vol. 1 - The Petalpusher Session Mixed By Miguel 'Migs'
Petalpusher feat. Ledisi , Janet Rushmore , Li'sha , Night Sources , Lovetronic , Weekender , Blue Six , Charles Schillings , Atjazz , and Gigi Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005Q6MR Release Date: 2001-11-05 |
Tracks:
- Breakin It Down (Jay's Naked Vocal) - Petalpusher
- Take Me To Paradise (Summer Lover's Dub) - Miguel 'Migs'
- On My Own (Acapella Mix) - Janet Rushmore
- That's Why I'm Here (Migs Transporters Vocal) - Li'sha
- Surrender (Original Vocal) - Petalpusher
- Rise Above (Original Verson) - Night Source
- We Are Love (Si Brad's Payback Dub) - Lovetronic
- Spirit In Your Soul (Original Version) - Weekender
- Music & Wine (The'Attaboy Vocal) - Blue Six
- No Communication, No Love (Salt City Orch. Remix) - Charles Schilings
- Wind & Sea (Nail Remix) - Atjazz
- Mood Is Right (Migs & Jelly Mix) - Gigi
- You Are Love (Jay's Afrotronic Ext. Vocal) - Lovetronic
- The Ghetto (Atjazz Remix) - Bob Sinclar
Album Description
Nude Dimensions was pieced together by Naked's own Bruno Ybarra and Petalpusher (Miguel 'Migs') to showcase the journey so far - deep, delicious, sexy unreleased cuts alongside industry standards by the likes of Charles Schillings, Bob Sinclar, Atjazz and more.Customer Reviews:
Nude Dimensions: Naked Music, Vol. 1 - The Petalpusher Session Mixed By Miguel 'Migs'.......2007-05-06
Just Awesome!.......2006-09-11
I am a newly re-born house-head. The house beast has been asleep for over 15 years and then I came across Mr. Migs by way of some of the reviews I read here on Amazon. And I learned how much the music has grown and matured and become so sofisticated! My children even tell me they like "my music" LOL!
If you like Deep House, you must own this disc. This CD has great fidelity, it thump, thump, thumps while I am at work or while I am commuting in traffic or when I am cleaning.....just whenever!
Do yourself a favor and pick it up. You will not be sorry!
Sexy naked music.......2006-07-04
This is certainly not the case with Nude Dimensions.
Miguel Migs (petalpusher who I liked anyways) has done wonders in this seemless transition that takes you high then brings it back down to cool and just leades you through a musical experience only a fan of such music could truely appreciate.
Great CD.......2005-12-31
return .......2005-10-16
and still ........
this cd (& nd2,nd3) IS the house, a home of desire for better music a better dream a better love, and this desire will never fade.
Its good for your soul ...
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Cherry
Lisa Shaw Manufacturer: Naked Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B5KRB6 Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Cherry
- Don't Know What To Do
- When I
- Grown Apart
- Push-Button
- Hot Skin
- Matter Of Time
- Dim Light
- Always
- Born To Fly
- Stylin'
- It's Been Awhile
- The Last Time
- Let It Ride (Jimpster Remix)
Product Description
1. Cherry
2. Don't Know What to Do
3. When I
4. Grown Apart
5. Push-button
6. Hot Skin
7. Matter of Time
8. Dim Light
9. Always
10. Born to Fly
11. Stylin’
12. It's Been Awhile
13. The Last Time
Bonus Track:
14. Let it Ride (Jimpster Remix)
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
music lover.......2007-07-17
After sampling this cd you should be hooked!!
Naked Music makes the most addictive music.
Please give this cd a chance!!! :)
music lover
Good to listen to..........2007-06-12
A good house music cd , with good lyircs and..............2007-05-19
Lisa Shaw makes me happy!!.......2007-04-19
Naked Cherry.......2007-03-02
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Transient
Gaelle Manufacturer: Naked Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006B97MU Release Date: 2004-11-16 |
Tracks:
- Falling
- Parkway
- Give It Back
- Fade Away
- Haiti (Interlude)
- Love You More
- Repetition
- Shape Shifting
- Transient
- Rain
- Separete Rooms
- Moonsglow
Product Description
1. Falling
2. Parkway
3. Give It Back
4. Fade Away
5. Haiti (interlude)
6. Love You Move
7. Repetition
8. Shape Shifting
9. Transient
10. Rain
11. Seperate Rooms
12. Moonsglow
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Somethig different.......2007-05-19
Soulful Voice, great music.......2007-05-14
Way Back.......2007-04-26
mystifying and earthy.......2007-03-13
love her music and lyrics... real earthy
I've only heard FALLING.......2007-01-09
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Naked Guitar
Earl Klugh Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009YA462 Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Tracks:
- The Night Has Thousand Eyes
- Baubles, Bangles And Beads
- Serenata
- Alice In Wonderland
- In The Moonlight
- The Summer Knows
- Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead
- Who Can I Turn To
- On A Clear Day
- Be My Love
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- All The Things You Are
- Moon River
- Angelina
Customer Reviews:
I love this album..........2007-01-04
Disappointment........2006-11-30
The only song I like on the album is Angelina which is pretty nice. But because the album lacks enthusiasm due to a lack of instruments, I don't recommend buying this one.
I should have gotten one of his greatest hits albums like I had initially planned but b/c of this album, I may not, instead, I'm thinking of getting an album by Rachelle Ferrell, her voice is just amazing.
Amazing Guitarist.......2006-08-04
4 star rating not up to his 77-99 cds missing a few beats.......2006-05-19
A winner - no bad cuts, well recorded, a master at the top of his game.......2006-04-27
I know some folks find these smooth jazz albums less than worthy of consideration but when you really listen, the talent wins you over. I know it did for me.
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I Bificus
Bif Naked Manufacturer: Lava ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JG38 Release Date: 1999-08-03 |
Tracks:
- I Died
- Any Day Now
- Spaceman
- Moment Of Weakness
- Lucky
- Sophia
- Chotee
- Violence
- The Peacock Song
- Anything
- Only The Girl
- Twitch
Customer Reviews:
Bif Naked alter-rocks!.......2005-11-28
Bif rocks.......2005-10-25
Thankyou buffy.......2005-08-04
A Complete Impression.......2003-04-30
everything's here.......2003-04-22
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The Best of Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DRC4 Release Date: 1991-04-23 |
Tracks:
- Always Something There To Remind Me
- Emotion In Motion
- Voices In My Head
- Low Life
- Flag Of Convenience
- Eyes Of A Child
- In The Name Of Love
- Promises, Promises
- Sacrifice
- No Flowers Please
- Flying Solo
- I Could Show You How
- Could Be
- Burning Bridges
- Fortune And Fame
Customer Reviews:
The title said it all........2007-05-14
Excellent CD to add to Your Collection.......2007-01-28
4 1/2 Stars - Some of the Best of the 80's!.......2006-06-26
That being said, even without When the Lights Go Out, this is a fantastic collection of songs by Naked Eyes, covering 9 of the 10 songs from their first album, the self-titled Naked Eyes, never yet released on CD. The Promises Promises collection leaves off only Could Be from their first album. By the way, looking at a Naked Eyes discography, I just found that the debut album was titled Burning Bridges in other countries, including two additional songs A Very Hard Act to Follow and The Time is Now, both included on Promises Promises, but not on this compilation.
Four of the ten songs from their other studio album, Fuel for the Fire (also never yet released on CD), are left off this compilation - Once is Enough and Answering Service do not appear on either compilation, while New Hearts and Me I See in You appear on Promises Promises. Of these four, all but New Hearts appear on Everything and More, a later compilation of rarities, b-sides, and remixes.
For the completist, almost everything from the two studio albums appears on either this Best Of package or the Everything and More rarities CD (and you can pick up When the Lights Go Out on the Back-to-Back Naked Eyes / Spandau Ballet CD quite cheaply - it has all 4 of their Top 40 hits). But hopefully Pete Byrne will be successful in the negotiations he mentioned in his review, to eventually bring out ALL of the Naked Eyes recorded output on CD. And hopefully this will include the song from the Dr. Pepper commercial done by Naked Eyes that someone in another review referred to - how cool.
Though they released only two studio albums, Naked Eyes had some of the catchiest pop songs of the 80's, and this CD is an excellent collection of all (except one) of their best!
the best underated duo of the 80's.......2006-06-06
Come on people, take it for what it is!...........2005-12-23
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The Naked Truth
Lil' Kim Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000A3DFX6 Release Date: 2005-09-27 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Spell Check
- Lighters Up
- Shut Up B***h Intro - Lil' Kim, , Katt "Money Mike" Williams
- Shut Up B***h
- Whoa
- Slippin
- Answering Machine Skit 1
- All Good
- I Know You See Me
- W.P.I.M.P.
- Quiet - The Game, Lil' Kim,
- Durty
- Answering Machine Skit 2
- We Don't Give a F**k - Bun B, , Lil' Kim, , Twista
- Gimme That - Lil' Kim, , Maino
- Kitty Box
- Kronik - Lil' Kim, , Snoop Dogg
- Winners and Losers
- Get Yours - Lil' Kim, , Sha-Dash, T.I.
- Last Day
Album Description
Multi-platinum recording artist Lil' Kim possesses a presence and persona that looms well beyond her tiny frame. From her days as the feisty front woman of the Brooklyn rap collective, Junior M.A.F.I.A.- playing the Bonnie to the Notorious B.I.G.'s Clyde to her current status as hip-hop's Grammy-winning, fashion-forward Queen Bee, Kim continues to effortlessly captivate, seduce, provoke, and entertain. Whether she is ripping it live onstage, working it on the runway, or turning heads on the red carpet, Kim makes you look and listen! Kim is back with a vengeance with her fourth studio album taking her back to the days of Hard Core. Her highly anticipated and controversial release promises to be an event.Customer Reviews:
Fake, horrible talent.......2006-12-28
Kim Been The First Lady Since She Dropped Hardcore.......2006-12-21
Things open up with a personal favorite, "Spell Check." Kim spells her way through the song talking about how she's the baddest game and she shouldn't have to spell it out. While on the track, she takes shots at 50 Cent [implying he's gay] and Junior Mafia [saying that they were against her on the trial]. This is such a strong track because her lyrics are good and her flow is amazing. "Lighters Up" is the first single off the album and has a Jamaican flow to it. I like the song but I don't think it should have been the first single or in fact a single at all. It's still a great song where Kim tells everybody from everywhere to put their lighters up for her. "Shut Up B****" has Kimmie telling all the haters to cram it. She defnitely gets the message across as she shouts "get your facts straight or shut up b****!" I love this track and it was smart to put the song out during all the trial things she went through. "Whoa" is the second and final single from the album and this one is pretty good as well. It's more club oriented where Lil' Kim just gets things off her chest including some nasty words for her enemies. "Slippin" is the only track that I don't like on the album becuase the beats aren't that great and Kim doesn't bring the energy. "All Good" has Kim teaming up with mentor Biggie where he repeats the title of the song. This is a really good track since Kim talks about everything that's going on but in this one, she sounds like she doesn't care what they have to think about her instead of sounding extremely angry. This is demonstrated "you know you can't keep a good b**** down, it's all good." One of my favorite lines is "all these things haters do just to degrade ya, only made me stronger so thanks for the favor." "I Know You See Me" had to grow on me before I liked it but I do like this one now. It has Kimmie saying that even though everyone hates to admit it, there's only one Lil' Kim and she's a star. It has a good confidence vibe to it that is really catchy. "Quiet" is the rumored single from the re-release of The Naked Truth. This one also had to grow on me before I liked it but it's a pretty strong track. The Game drops in for the chorus while Kim calls people out on the verses such as Foxy Brown, 50 Cent and others. Things come to my favorite song: "Durty." Kimmie has the Jamaican vibe again but it sounds so much better here. It features Kim singing and rapping and she doesn't do that quite often. When she does, it's pure fire [like Can't F*** With Queen Bee from La Bella Mafia]. It has one of my favorites lines by her: "two piece bikini Fendi mink draggin on the floor/Kim been the first lady since I dropped Hardcore." She takes another stab at 50 Cent calling him "the hip-hop c**k" but if you think about it, he deserves it. I really wish this was a single but I guess it's not going to happen. We Don't Give A F*** is another one of my favorites since it sounds so different from the rest of the album. Kim takes a break from talking about all the haters and prison on this one to lay back and have some fun. Bun B. and Twista drop in for guest appearances and they don't take away from the action. I only wish Kim had a bit more time on the track. Kimmie then brings a triple helping of sexy on "Gimme That," "Kitty Box" and "Kronik." "Gimme That" is reminiscent of "Magic Stick" from La Bella Mafia but rapper 50 Cent is replaced with close friend Maino. It even has the same structure where the guy does the first verse, Kim does the second and both do the third. While it's no "Magic Stick," it still is a great track. "Kitty Box" is one of my favorites as it is more lay-back where Kim talks about her "kitty box" and how boys wanna play in it. The moaning at the end actually sounds like singing and is a nice way to end it. "Kronik" has Snoop Dogg dropping in for a little appearance. The first time I heard it, I loved it but I didn't hear Snoop doing anything. I then realized he was doing the chorus and he really doesn't provide anything here so he should have been left off the album. The first four lines are my favorite: "Tell you why I'm so d*** fly/ One hit of me and you'll be so d*** high/ Plus I got that hydroflow/ Come and get your head right n****." "Get Yours" has T.I. dropping in for a guest appearance and both rappers do pretty good on this one. I'm very impressed with this one. "Last Day" is Kim's most personal on the album where she talks about how nobody can take away how people scream her name or how she's critically acclaimed. I have to give Kim kudos for making the track but I don't really like it that much. It's very long with a huge skit at the end [which is 5:30] and I don't think it's the greatest. However, it was a good way to end the album.
Now that Kim is out of jail, she can focus on making an album that reflects Kim a little better instead of Kim on her way to jail. Hopefully she'll bring another La Bella Mafia because that album was a classic.
The Naked Truth Best Songs
1. Durty
2. Kitty Box
3. Spell Check
4. Gimme That featuring Maino
5. We Don't Give A F*** featuring Bun B. and Twista
Lil' Kim's Album [From Best To Worst]
1. La Bella Mafia
2. The Naked Truth
3. The Notorious K.I.M.
4. Hardcore
Lil Kim, still the Queen Bee.......2006-08-24
comeback.......2006-07-28
top 2
1 Lighters Up
2 Whoa
Lil Kim ill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-07-21
Meditation Music:
- No Scrubs [CD-single] [Import]
- Now 1995 [Import]
- Now: 1997 [Import]
- Now That's What I Call Music 1994 [Import]
- *NSYNC [Import]
- On The Horizon [UK CD] [CD-single] [Import]
- Ooh It's Kinda Crazy [CD-single] [Import]
- OptiFit Hits of the 60's and 70's
- OptiFit Volume 1 Adult Contemporary Hits 80's, 90's and Today
- Overcome By Happiness [Import]
Meditation Music
Wiener Opern-Raritäten von 1944
We Will Never Die [CD-single] [Import]
Want Me [Original recording remastered] [Import]
White Surf Style 5 [CD-single] [Import]
Vol. 2-Hairbrush Divas [Import]
Tutuli/Cathedral in the Rain [Hybrid SACD] [SACD]