K-Ci & JoJo All My Life: Their Greatest Hits CD

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K-Ci & JoJo: JoJo , K-CI (vocals).
K-Ci & JoJo's career as a duo is what greatest-hits compilations were made for. None of their four albums, released between 1997 and 2002, are thoroughly satisfying, yet not without some major highlights -- the dozen-plus chart hits they've stacked help indicate that. All My Life: Their Greatest Hits contains most of those hits and adds a handful of album cuts that deserved more attention. Crucially, the disc also includes K-Ci's Mtume-produced cover of Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now," the biggest reason why copies of the Jason's Lyric soundtrack were flying out of record stores for a couple months during 1994. If you've loved what you've heard on the radio but never sought out any of the albums, this disc is an ideal way to remedy that. K-Ci & JoJo never made waves like their previous group, Jodeci, but their output is further evidence that soul music has not died. ~ Andy Kellman
In the early 1990s, the two sets of brothers known collectively as Jodeci scored numerous hits with a deep, mellow soul sound. In the middle of the decade, the Hailey brothers, Cedric (K-Ci) and JoJo, split from the DeGrate brothers, releasing four popular records as K-Ci & JoJo. Even though it was songwriter/producer DeVante DeGrate who was often the driving force behind Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo were able to retain a similar feel as a duo, maintaining the dark, sweet sensuality and sharply crafted songwriting that marked the larger group.
ALL MY LIFE: THEIR GREATEST HITS digs deep for 18 tracks from the provocative pair. Naturally, the collection contains hits like the title track, which topped both the R&B & pop charts with its tender lyrics and gentle melody, as well as the similar "Tell Me It's Real," another huge hit. ALL MY LIFE also uncovers lesser-known tracks that convey the group's versatility, including the layered, neo-soul-flavored "Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)," which expertly showcases K-Ci's growl. Also featured are K-Ci's solo homage to '70s Delfonics-style soul, "If You Think You're Lonely Now," and the brothers' collaboration with like-minded Babyface, "I Care About You."