Track Listings
| 1. Intro |
| 2. Don't Take Your Love Away |
| 3. Sunshine |
| 4. You and Me |
| 5. Bigger Than We |
| 6. Try-Na Come Home |
| 7. Triflin' - Coko, |
| 8. I Ain't Feelin You |
| 9. Everytime |
| 10. All My Lovin' |
| 11. If This World Were Mine - Coko, Tyrese |
| 12. So Hard to Say Goodbye |
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ASIN: B00000JS0O Release Date: 1999-08-10 |
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The album starts off with an average Intro that features a young child (Coko's daughter?) telling Coko to hurry up because people are waiting and the Coko says a short prayer. It is quite unnecessary. Afterwards comes "Don't Take Your Love Away", the first of many songs that is produced by Rodney Jerkins. The song is not particularly bad, however it seems like any RnB artist could have sung this and there is very little to distinguish this song from songs by just about any other artist who worked with Rodney Jerkins. The songwriting as well is not as strong as it could be. After this comes "Sunshine", the only single (as far as I know) to be released from this album. The lyrics are a little better in this song however, possibly because of the beat, the chorus seems a little crowded which takes away from the quality of the song.
Afterwards comes "You And Me" which is, of the first three tracks on the album, probably the strongest. As a matter of fact, it is probably the strongest track produced by Rodney Jerkins on the album. The lyrics are better and the beat and music do not overwhelm Coko's voice nearly as much as in the previous two songs. Next comes an album highlight (vocally) and the first song that is not produced by Darkchild, "Bigger Than We". Coko pulls this song off with a lot of class even though it does not make much sense. ("These are the things that are bigger than we"). After is "Tryna Come Home", a mid-tempo song that has great background music and nice vocals. The main problem with this song it the music overpowers Coko's voice in many places on the verses. In the second verse however, Coko seems to have realized this and is singing louder than the background music, which is much better. Except for the minute or so when the music overpowers Coko, this is an excellent song.
Next comes "Triflin" which features a mediocre rap by Eve. Coko's vocals sound amazing in this song. Lyrically, this is one of the better songs as well. Had it not been for Eve's rap in this song, it probably would have been an album highlight. After comes "I Ain't Feeling You", the second last song that was written and produced by Rodney Jerkins. Unfortunately, Rodney seemed to have more misses than hits in producing this album. Coko's vocals border on screaming in many places (this coming from me, who likes singers like Christina Aguliera, Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, etc.) and the presence of the background singers is too obvious. Following this is a classy ballad entitled "Everytime". "Everytime" is definitely an album highlight with its mellow beat and elegant vocals. The only real downside to this song is Coko's voice doesn't show much range for the most part. However, her vocals are still awesome so it does not matter.
Finally, Rodney Jerkins gives Coko a great track in the form of "All My Lovin'". Rodney seemed to have learned from his mistakes on the previous tracks he contributed to the album. Instead of overwhelming Coko's vocals with driving beats, he gives her a more melodious, classier track that showcases her voice better. This song is a little bit too long however it is great for the most part. The second last track is the Tyrese duet "If This World Were Mine" which was written by Marvin Gaye. Musically this is a great track that features and enchanting background of keyboards, guitars, bass and percussion. Both Coko and Tyrese have had better duets (with Tevin Campbell and Monica respectively) however the two sound great in this romantic song. Also, towards the end where they actually sing at the same time, the two singers' vocals complement each other very well. The album ends with "So Hard To Say Goodbye", a sweet ballad with melancholy lyrics. ("Never thought the day would come when I would have to overcome the love and joy and happiness that we once shared."). Coko's vocals are for the most part good however she is quiet it some parts, making it hard to hear the beautiful lyrics.
Overall Mark: 2/5
There is no doubt that Coko has talent and a good voice however much of the problem in this album lies in the songs that were chosen. Rodney Jerkins, who usually contributes great songs, (most notably to artists like Brandy, Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston, etc.) gave Coko several lackluster songs. The production for the most part was decent but overpowered Coko's voice in many places. Pro-Tools (the equipment used to alter voices) were used on a third of the tracks, which was very unnecessary since Coko already has a good voice. Another thing I noticed was that there was very little variation in song length or vocal styles. It would have been better if Coko had put more emotion into her songs. Finally, very few tracks on the album were memorable. There were several highlights, particularly in the last few tracks, however the album lacks the couple of key songs necessary to catch the listeners attention and have them replay the album.
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