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  • Summary: The fourth album for Stone was recorded at Marvin Gaye's original LA studio.

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Baby
Before you got your ins And your brand new Benz And your exclusive friends I was your baby I was your ride and die And yes your one supply Oh yes... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
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  1. The Art of Love and War, on the re-launched Stax label, is as full-bodied an affair as this old-school-leaning, incessantly self-exploring diva has delivered.
  2. The strength of the album rests not on one aspect. From the dense lyrics spanning a wealth of topics to the perfect production, The Art of Love & War proves that Stone isn't going anywhere.
  3. Even though she doesn't get the same kind of attention as some of her peers do, Angie Stone is a supreme talent, and this album really shows it.
  4. Stone remains impressive as a vocalist, an old-school soul with an understated delivery that's more hushed than histrionic.
  5. That mood of indulgence also leads to a surfeit of mellifluous vocals, syrupy beats and billowing, sugary melodies that makes the album cloy.
  6. The Art of Love & War marks yet another solid entry into the musical canon of an under appreciated vocalist.
  7. Uncut
    40
    This conservative collection feels more like musical air freshener than any kind of statement. [Dec 2007, p.104]

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  1. DonC.
    Jan 20, 2008
    10
    The CD is so much more then the seen critics are making it out to be. With her slightly different sound and the real meaning of the lyrics, The CD is so much more then the seen critics are making it out to be. With her slightly different sound and the real meaning of the lyrics, it is a powerful cd. Collapse