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- Summary: The American Idol songstress returns with her highly anticipated third album featuring--for the first time as a bonus track--Fantasia's signature song from her acting role in The Color Purple.
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- Record Label: J Records
- Genre(s): R&B
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Every now and then I still get a flashback Of the time I spent Thinking you could be that one Should I have just kept your love? As I understand, We... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Throughout "Back to Me,'' Fantasia appears to be an artist reborn - or maybe just in love.
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Fantasia's rough-hewn vocals shine best on "The Thrill Is Gone," which features a similarly raspy Cee-Lo Green.
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At 26, she sounds like she's learning what to let go of and what to keep, a long journey to be sure; on "Back to Me," she sounds up for the task.
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Fantasia doesn't invest the songs with subtle emotion so much as she indulges in balls-out emotional overdrive, overloading these simple songs with histrionics that are compelling in the short term and even if they're exhausting over the long haul these full-throttle pyrotechnics make Back to Me her most interesting album.
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While Fantasia delivers a soulful, laid-back album with tinges of gospel, her distinct voice is most enjoyable when singing heartfelt ballads.
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Rolling StoneRevelations are few on Back to Me; instead, Fantasia and her collaborators – including guest Cee Lo Green and Ne-Yo - bask in mostly stripped-down live arrangements.
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She makes a genuine effort here, but not even the legendary R&B singers to whom she has been compared could elevate this material.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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