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It's hard to believe that Full Moon is the young Brandy's fourth album. Despite her youth, the former Moesha TV star has had an admirable career. Her debut single, the hyperkinetic "I Wanna Be Down" boasted rap support from female MCs, Lyte, Yo Yo and Queen Latifah-not bad for a teenager! Since then all her subsequent singles, from "Baby" to her irreverent cover of Phil Collins' "Another Day in Paradise" have been radio-friendly A-list hits. And let's not forget her duet with Monica, the classic "The Boy is Mine".
Like her previous albums, Brandy has an on-form, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins in the producer's chair and her deeper vocal power and technique are never in question. Not only does this emphasise her growing maturity, but the songs are as good as ever. The single, "What About Us" with its jerky syncopated R&B-hip-hop rhythms has smash written all over it but luckily this isn't a one-hit wonder album. The title track and "I Thought" are cut from the same elegant and funky cloth and should get even the more jaded fan jumping. Brandy updates her style very well showing off her versatility throughout. Just cock an ear to the bouncing "All of Me" and "It's Not Worth It" with their atypical two-step rhythms, the Aaliyah-like "Anybody" and the lovely ballad, "Nothing" and you will understand why Brandy has the potential to cross over into even bigger mainstream success.--Reuben Dessay
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And so we are blessed with the fourth album from Mrs Smith nee Norwood. Like her male contemporary Usher, Brandy is one of pop's foremost polymaths; actor, writer, singer and, in part, producer she has a handle on pretty much every element of the entertainment business.
With her television show 'Moesha' now out of production, Brandy has shifted the focus back to her music and after a long absence from the studio she has married, re-assessed her game and grown up a bit. With a crew of gifted producers, Keith Crouch, LaShawn Daniels, the mighty Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and her now husband Robert Smith, Full Moon serves up a large slice of R&B pie that is topped with honey, nuts and brown sugar.
Most of the tracks on this album fall largely into one of two camps. The first of these is the formulaic down tempo ballad characterised by soft pads, chimes, finger snaps and smooth, creamy harmonies. In style terms, tracks such as "When You Touch Me", "Like This", "Come A Little Closer" and "Love Wouldn't Count Me Out" do very little to differentiate themselves from one another.
However, we are left to work out which emotional tack Brandy has chosen to take... most of the time she seems to be showing her man 'the hand' either that or trying win his attention and affections. Of these "Wow" is the best ballad, a great chorus and vocal arrangement combined with Robert Smith's sun kissed groove make this a hymn to their relationship and a genuinely uplifting cut.
Slush and mush aside, it is the up tempo pieces that provide the records killer moments and not surprisingly Rodney Jerkins is at the helm every time. Stuttering electro bass lines and crunchy drums propel tracks like "I Thought" and "Can We" away from the traditional R&B sound in to a new arena. Darkchild's futuristic jam on "What About Us?" has to be the high point here, a great vocal hook and a grinding b-line put the track on a level with The Neptunes feat. Britney Spears "I'm A Slave 4 U". No doubt Full Moon will put Brandy firmly back on the map, quite how she will eclipse this next time round remains to be seen... we wait with baited breath. --Christian Hopwood
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even better than Never Say Never!!,
This review is from: Full Moon (International Album) (Audio CD)
I personally thought "Never Say Never" was THE R&B album of 1998, and certainly one of my all time favourites. Since then, Brandy's gone through a lot - and it shows on "Full Moon". A more mature and far more confident Brandy reappears with more vigour and "in yo' face" attitude whilst still retaining that innocent sweetness. "Full Moon" is an amazing CD. (Quite how we managed to get it before the Americans i'll never know or complain about) I never thought it possible for a CD to fall into so many categories but this does - R&B / Hip Hop / Soul / Pop - all of it! All the styles simply compliment each other brilliantly from the fat and funky "Full Moon" "I Thought" "All In Me" & "Anybody" to the chill out and quite incredibly emotional "When U Touch Me" "Nothing" "Come A Little Closer" and especially "WOW" (which pretty much sums this cd up)I gave "Another Day..." & "What About Us?" five stars as well, but if u think they're the best on the album, then you have far more to listen to...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What An Album!!!,
By Greg (Liverpool) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Full Moon (International Album) (Audio CD)
Having heard 'What About Us' i thought I would buy 'Full Moon' and give it a try. I didn't buy it on the strength of 'What About Us', I bought it on the strength of her previous albums. Needless to say, 'Full Moon' more than exceeded all of my previous expectations and is probably one of the best albums in my collection. Every song on the album falls into the genre of R'n'B/Soul, but there are many other influences from other genres too, such as the excellent Eastern-influenced 'Apart' and the absolutely beautiful 'Love Wouldn't Count Me Out', which is full of big orchestral arrangements and a strikingly dramatic and honest chorus. 'Wow' is an uplifting and thought-provoking song, with pop-style strings and a gospel-influenced vocal arrangements. The are many catchy numbers that you can dance to, such as 'I Thought', 'Can We' and of course, the amazing single 'What About Us'. It is rare to find an album where every song stands out and even the 'Intro' could be released as a single, but Brandy has achieved this and more with 'Full Moon'. It is also rare for one so young (Brandy is just 23) to achieve so much and make such a great album. I wholly recommend this album to anyone - ANYONE! WORST SONG: I love every song, but if you made me pick i suppose it would be 'When You Touch Me'. BEST SONG: So many too choose from, but probably 'Full Moon'
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, what a come back for Brandy!,
By chicken_bacon@yahoo.fr (Montréal, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Full Moon (International Album) (Audio CD)
As always, after a very long time of anticipating for this album, Brandy's fans will not be disappointed. This album was definitely worth the wait!It is not a 40 minutes album, like most albums on the pop-RnB scene seem to be nowadays. This album features 17 songs, and all these pieces of art have their place on the album. A lot of work has been done on every aspect of this album, which is more complete than "Never Say Never", and reflects a more mature artist. Brandy will bring tears to your eyes in "When You Touch Me" and will command an intimate space with "Come A Little Closer". Everybody will like very stylish, RnB songs like "What About Us", which you all already know, and very, very good songs like "Full Moon" and "I Thought". Brandy, it seems like even if you tried to, you could never disappoint anybody! Congratulations to you and your team on that awesome album!
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