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Kelly has an uncanny ability to mix retro sounds with tasty dollops of contemporary seasoning.
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A definitive work of sorts since he's at the top of his game as both a craftsman and conman.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe problem separating sinner and salvation seeker into two albums becomes apparent as U Saved Me gets bogged down in one indistinct, syrup-doused ballad after another. [20/27 Aug 2004] [avg. of B+ for Happy People, B- for U Saved Me]
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The mood for both is, in a word, joyous.
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Charming, unpretentious and effortless, the singer presides over a party whose pace never flags and whose soul is fun-loving and wholesome. [22 Aug 2004]
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Uncut[Happy People] is a cunning, crackling, can't-keep-still classic. [Nov 2004, p.120]
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U Saved Me's songs of praise like "Leap of Faith" and "Prayer Change" can be taken in two ways: attempts at redemption for what you've just heard or hollow attempts at album sales.
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Happy People is, if this is possible, the smoothest and frothiest album of the year. U Saved Me is chicken soup for the soul man. Its born-again ballads are fundamentally frothy, in their heavy-handed, gospel-tinged way.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 15
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Mixed: 0 out of 15
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Negative: 4 out of 15
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AbelMOct 11, 2004
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ssSep 1, 2004out of this world.its wrong 4 one man to have so much talent
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CrystalinGAug 30, 2004