Kelis Was Here - Kelis
  • Band Name: Kelis
  • Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Aug 22, 2006
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

  • Summary: The singer's fourth album features production from will.i.am, Cee-Lo, Linda Perry, Max Martin and Raphael Saadiq (but, for the first time, not the Neptunes). Husband Nas also guests.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Few artists could line up an ode to bondage right next to a love song so sweet that it could be played at a wedding or invoke Joan Jett right after sharing a cosmic trip with Cee-Lo. That's what Kelis does here. [20 Aug 2006]
  2. Kelis is blessed with a unique voice. [Nov 2006, p.143]
  3. 80
    Kelis' versatility... may mean she'll never hit like Beyonce, but she's still many producers' most stylish leading lady. [Nov 2006, p.117]
  4. Sliced in half, Kelis' fourth album would be twice as good. As an EP it would be perfect. But in it's current incarnation, it's one to cherry pick from your favourite download store.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Lisa
    10
    This is one of the best albums that I have bought in a long time. This album may not be pure genius, but her hooks are captivating and so are her beats. But what I really like is Kelis' smooth voice. It's just so smooth and easy over whatever she sings. I can't get her songs out of my head. I find myself listening to the album over and over again. My Favorites: Like You, Awww $hit, Living Proof, Till the Wheels Fall Off, Handful, Lil Star, Handful, I Don't Think So, Circus, Trilogy, Goodbyes, Blindfold Me, & What's That Right There. & no you guys I did not just name the whole album. Expand
  2. TanyaH
    8
    This is an execellent CD for Kelis. She's not putting herself in the cookie cutter mold mold of a "Beyonce" and other like her. She';s team with some talented producer and came out with a sound of her own, for the grown & sexy people that like to party and not to bubble gum. Great beats!! Expand
  3. MattC
    7
    The album is certainly varied, but it seems like she's trying to pander to too large a crowd. While she has club hits (Bossy, Blindfold Me, Aww S***) and a couple great ballads (Living Proof, Goodbyes) there's far too much stuff here. Plus, she's relying a little too much on "in-the-moment" producers. If she really wants this "to be her mark" (it ain't, by the way) she might want to try sticking to one producer for a cohesive album, or take a hand at producing herself. Nas must know how to, he could teach her, right? In essense, it seems like Circus, a song I quite like, sums up this album quite well. Kelis apologizes to her fans for pandering to the label execs so she can try to be number one. All too noticeable Kelis. Expand
  4. despor
    2
    Not that good, like 1 or 2 good songs, not worth getting.

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