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Six years after cutting his musical teeth as a teen, tickling the ivories on the classic Lauryn Hill single "Everything Is Everything," John Stephens popped up everywhere in 2004, going by the bold name of John Legend. His ubiquity was unsurprising, since he was taken under the wing of Kanye West, the year's breakout success, who tabbed Legend "the future of hip-hop." It's an interesting label for a man whose elegant voice and schooled songwriting conjures up Bill Withers and Al Green, but sometimes the future intersects with the past in a manner transcending revival.
Legend drops his debut, GET LIFTED, into the center of the neo-soul universe, and it's a charming, earnest record. Sometimes he dives into a contemporary slow jam, as on "Let's Get Lifted;" other times he finds a groove the Delfonics would be proud of, as on the West-driven "Number One." On the gently gorgeous "Ordinary People, " however, it's just the man and his piano. Whether he's truly the future direction of any genre or not, Legend is an artist to watch, and GET LIFTED offers the first major taste of his talent.
Recording information: Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; Sound Images, Cincinnate, OH; Studio Crash, Philadelphia, PA; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; The Stechia, Los Feliz, CA; The Stewchia, Los Feliz, CA; WEstlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographers: Patricia Tyree; Danny Clinch.
Unknown Contributor Role: Matt Hueneman.
Arranger: Miri Ben-Ari.
Personnel: John Legend (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards); John Legend; Kanye West (vocals, rap vocals, programming, drum programming); Tarrey Torae, Vaughn Stephens, MBalia Singley, A. Wayne Stephens, Ronald Stephens, Kashaan Stephens (vocals, background vocals); Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson, Lenesha Randolph, Tarey Torae, James Roston, Na2, Candace Anderson, Tara Michel, Candice Anderson (vocals); Dave Tozer (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, programming, drum programming); Glen Jeffery, George Pajon, Curtis Jay, Jayme Kelly Curtis, Sharief Hobley (guitar); Corey Hogan (saxophone); Steve Tirpak, Jenee Dixon (trumpet); Elizabeth Lea (trombone); Horn Dogs (horns); will.i.am (Clavinet, Moog synthesizer, programming, drum programming); Jeremy Dyen (synthesizer); Swiss Chris, Jimmy Coleman (drums); Ted Chung, Shvona, Ronald "Bumper" Stephnes (hand claps); Brett Stephens, Marjorie Stephens, Brandy Stephens, Vada Stephens, Phyllis E. Stephens, Doris Stephens, Dionne Stephens, Phyllis Y. Stephens (background vocals); Snoop Dogg (vocals, rap vocals, spoken vocals); Miri Ben-Ari (strings); Tim Izo (flute, saxophone); Printz Board (trumpet).
Audio Mixer: Manny Marroquin.
Rolling Stone (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 - "His brand of soul is mannered, even elegant. And he's got range..." Spin (p.88) - "[M]ashing up Sunday-service passion and request-line soul. His voice leans on subtlety more than melisma, and his sound has a crisp live-band jump, rather than canned neo-soul static." - Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly (p.85) - "Like Ray Charles, Legend joins the spiritual and the secular in satisfying, sexy ways....Almost every tune seduces with catchy hooks and soulful singing..." - Grade: A- Q (p.121) - "[He has] a gift for writing crowd-pleasing songs, whether upbeat and funky or spare and introspective..." Uncut (p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[H]e introduces some intriguing new variations on the retro R&B template....Jeff Buckely is surprisingly brought to mind in Legend's passionately fragile delivery." Vibe (p.144) - 5 discs out of 5 - "It's refreshing to hear a male vocalist who has enough talent to be more than a legend in his own mind." Mojo (Publisher) (p.63) - Ranked #43 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[L]ayering choral gospel on hip hop's brag in a style bowing to Stevie and Curtis." Get Lifted Music | List Price | $11.96 (You save $2.37) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Soul/R&B, Urban Soundtrack, Live Performances, Contemporary R&B | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank | 863  | | CD Universe Part number | 6790814 | | Catalog number | 92776 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 28, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Live | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | John Legend; Miri Ben-Ari; Kanye West; Will.I.Am; Dave Tozer; Devon Harris; Paul Cho; John Legend; Kanye West; Will.I.Am; Dave Tozer | | Engineer | Dave Tozer; Jun Ishizeki; Jason Villaroman; Anthony Kilhoffer; Aaron Fessel; Andrew Dawson; McGowan Southworth; Andy Manganello; Pete Donelly; Michael Harmon; Michael Peters | | Personnel | Printz Board - trumpet John Legend - vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards Brandy Lenesha Randolph Miri Ben-Ari - strings Dave Tozer - guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, programming, drum programming Sharief Hobley - guitar Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson Steve Tirpak Corey Hogan - saxophone
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John Legend Get Lifted Songs Get Lifted Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)    List All Reviews John Legend The CD is just great. Submitted by c7pic (Los Angeles, CA,USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Legend, John; Get Lifted This is good music. Submitted by godkptme (Suitland, MD)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
LEGEND IN THE MAKING QUALITY CD ,SOLID DEBUT AND PLEASE CATCH HIM LIVE TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE MANS SKILLS.IF U DONT KNOW HIM BY NOW WHERE YOU BEEN?BELIEVE THE HYPE.LIVE IT UP ,REFUGE,ORDINARY PEOLE AND USED TO LOVE HER ARE MY FAVES.I BUY THIS CD FOR FOR XMAS,BIRTHDAY,MOTHERS/FATHERS DAY GIFTS -ENJOY. Submitted by dave67.bryan (RADFORD,COVENTRY UK)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Good stuff I listened to this album like 100 times over and over. John Legend really showed up on this one. I can't wait for his next album. Definitely need to cop this if you don't have it. Submitted by ngfinest (Baghdad, Iraq)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
John Legend is a Legend Kanye West has out done himself with John Legend, John Legend is a terrific artist and very talented this CD is on fire!! Submitted by LILRED_99 (Savannah, GA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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Purchase Get Lifted CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Anthony Hamilton Comin' From Where I'm From CD (2003)
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$9.59 COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. "Comin' From Where I'm From" was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and for Best R&B Song.
Anthony Hamilton grew up in North Carolina, caught the eye of record companies, and released a major-label record in 1997, XTC, which was critically lauded, but mostly forgotten and quickly out-of-print. Following this setback, Hamilton hung around the music biz, working on his songwriting and background vocals, until his big break came in 2002, singing the hook for the Nappy Roots hit "Po' Folks."
The music on his second album, COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM, transcends his rise-to-fame backstory. Hamilton is a soul singer in the truest sense of the phrase, a crooner with heart from the school of Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, and Teddy Pendergrass, as well as an intense songwriter on par with all of the above. The album features the vocalist standing as tall on more conventional modern R&B numbers ...
| | Stevie Wonder Time To Love CD (2005)
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| | Game Documentary CD (2005)
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$10.49 After many twists and turns, the Game finally dropped the highly anticipated THE DOCUMENTARY as the first major hip-hop release of 2005, and it's quite an opening salvo. On the Kanye West-produced "Dreams," he displays a dizzying intellect, subtly working an apt quote from Nas into an imagined bi-coastal conference between Jam Master Jay and Eazy-E. (The track also invokes political figures ranging from Ronald Reagan to Huey Newton.) The Game's clearly been immersed in the rap ...
| | John Legend Once Again CD (2006)
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Most impressively (especially for someone who swapped his birth name for "Legend"), the music is remarkably understated, subtle, and textured. The cool-toned groove of the album's lead-off single, "Save Room," is a case in point, as is the beautiful, mid-tempo "Show Me," which floats on intricate electric guitar patterns and swelling strings. The vibe is deep on ONCE AGAIN, and beautifully restrained; the productions are contemporary and tinged with hip-hop aesthetic, ...
| | Brian Mcknight Gemini CD (2005)
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$10.65 On that latter track, the silken-voiced balladeer intones "it's hard to breathe without you, girl, and baby, that's a fact" with an earthen, vulnerable sincerity that typifies every McKnight composition. It's that mature connection to his songs that places McKnight in the category of the finest contemporary R&B crooners. He drives that point home on "Grown Man Business," as he touts the virtues of the reliable, ...
| | Kem Album II CD (2005)
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$11.15 Kem opens ALBUM II by questioning the nature of love on "Find Your Way (Back in My Life)," and the entire record is an exploration of that familiar theme. Kem's take on love is multi-faceted and, at times, deeply tied to his connection with God, ...
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| | Hot Hot Heat Make Up The Breakdown CD (2002)
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$8.85 MAKE UP THE BREAKDOWN, despite being Hot Hot Heat's first full-length album, is a bright, assured blast of fresh air that's at its dayglo best on tracks such as the tricky pop of "Naked in the City Again" and the punky ...
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| | Moloko Catalogue CD (2006) (Import) Bonus DVD; Bonus Track; Japan; Germany
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$44.15 Released three years after their final album, Statues, a Moloko best-of was long overdue. Fortunately, the straightforwardly named Catalogue delivers an impeccably edited collection of the duo's eclectic, ahead-of-the-curve music, gathering their biggest hits and key album tracks. Gorgeous romanticism, drop-dead style, and a funky sense of humor -- not to mention Roisin Murphy's charismatic vocals and Mark Brydon's forward-thinking production skills -- were the key ingredients in Moloko's freewheeling mix of dance, pop, and rock, all of which are on display throughout Catalogue and especially on its first five tracks, which are, not coincidentally, the duo's most popular singles. "Fun for Me" and "Pure Pleasure Seeker" are quintessential examples of Moloko's sexy, mischievous take on dance anthems; "The Time Is Now" and "Familiar Feeling" are searching-but-glamorous ballads; and of course, the pair's breakthrough single "Sing It Back" is as alluring as it is inventive. Unlike some best-ofs, which have to stretch to fill out an album's worth of tracks, Catalogue is a welcome reminder ...
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