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Track Listings
| 1. She Don't Have To Know - Sample Just Like A Baby |
| 2. Number One - Sample Let's Do It Again |
| 3. So High - Sample I Don't Need No Reason |
| 4. Live It Up - Sample Love Is Missing From Our Lives |
| 5. Prelude |
| 6. Let's Get Lifted |
| 7. Used To Love U |
| 8. Alright |
| 9. She Don't Have To Know |
| 10. Number One |
| 11. I Can Change |
| 12. Ordinary People |
| 13. Stay With You |
| 14. Let's Get Lifted Again |
| 15. So High |
| 16. Refuge (When It's Cold Outside) |
| 17. It Don't Have To Change |
| 18. Live It Up |
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Review
West, well aware of the scale of Legend’s contribution to his work, made him the flagship artist of his new label, Getting Out Our Dreams, and the rather more mundane John Stephens soon became John Legend. Produced by will.i.am and Dave Tozer alongside West and Legend, Get Lifted is a remarkably assured debut. It isn’t smothered in tricks as it doesn’t need to be: the quality of the writing is, in the main, outstanding.
Legend was never going to hide his natural talent, and the album opens with a piano flourish and an invitation to the listener to “Come on and go with me, there’s something new for you to see”. The title track runs through a variety of drug metaphors for his musical ability, which may sound hackneyed on paper but in practice it works perfectly, and does so again on the minimalist, Ennio Morricone-inspired reprise 10 tracks later. It is Legend’s confidence with his clichés that carries Get Lifted.
I Can Change – a simple plea from an errant lover to his partner – is rendered widescreen by a gospel choir, and then the rap is delivered by the bad man’s bad man, Snoop Dogg. When Snoop says “this is legendary shit” at its close you have little choice other than to believe it. The low-key shuffle of Stay With You, the touching Ordinary People and the Caribbean-influenced Refuge all maintain the high standard. Even a mawkish concoction like the overwrought So High is grounded by Legend’s sincerity.
Get Lifted is an album that not only lived up to the hype, but rose squarely above it. Yes, at times it is a patchwork of the past filtered through Legend’s ever-present influences, but the quality of his writing and performance, and his collaborators’ contributions, make it worthy of the awards and plaudits it rightly received. --Daryl Easlea
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Watch out for John legend. He is set to be one of the hottest new acts of 2004.
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Customer Reviews
I've known about him for quite some time, about 3 or so years, and I have two earlier albums which he produced himself.
He's a refreshing artist, with a very old but new sound. It's his vocals that will drag you into his music, followed by the lyrics, then the sounds. His voice makes you think your listening to an older artist in the era of Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway etc, but it's his lyrics and music that bring you to today's lifestyle! I can relate to most of the tracks, and thoroughly enjoyed listening to it!
My favourites are Ordinary People, She Don't Have to Know, and It Don't Have to Change.
If you're still not sure about him, then listen to his older album Soul Sessions Vol1 Live at the Knitting Factory (live stuff).
If you're like me, and you enjoy classic soul/rnb/philly soul/gospel, then you will enjoy this album.
I bought this album on impulse, after seeing an advert on television, and hearing a 2-second clip of "Used to Love U". It was enough to make me hunger for more, indeed! As soon as I bought it, listened to the opening "Let's Get Lifted" I was hooked on Legend's soothing, souly vocals and hip-hop edge.
I am a fan of soul, hip-hop, RnB, alot of classic soul especially. He seems to blend generations and appeals to all of these likes. Despite a slight lyrical reptetiveness (Relationship problems are all the album.
Alright - Wants a girl to cheat on her man for him
She Don't Have To Know - Telling his mistress that his girlfriend won't find out about them
Number One - Telling his wife he's changed his bachelor ways forever
I Can Change - Again, telling a partner his bachelor ways are over
Ordinary People - about an arguing couple
Stay With You - Obvious from title
It Don't Have to Change - Relationship on the rocks, reminicising to better times)
the album soars melodically; the gripping vocals, sweet, soft sound and the production skills of Kanye West have ensured a splendid "debut" from Mr. Legend.
Favourite tracks:
After repeated listening, alot of them.
Used to Love U, Alright, She Don't Need To Know & Ordinary People are all fantastic, but the wonderful gospel-lathered It Don't Have to Change is definately the best the album has to offer.
You'll be lifted by this, indeed.
It has an overiding theme (that being the up's and down's of relationships, generally) which is complimented by smooth harmonies with an urban flavour. Yet it manages to sound 'old skool'! This is where the real quality lies for me. Admittedly some of the songs are slightly corny, driven by sexual urges of a young man who seemingly can't get enough, but the album is pieced together well.
The best songs for me are "ordinary people", "Live it up" and despite my comments above "She don't have to know". Legend is at his best playing simple melodies at the piano, letting his incredibly soulful (slightly gravelly!) voice shine through.
For lovers of urban music or modern soul or jazz or as previously stated more classic soul, then this album is sure to please.
It's beautiful, moving, sad, funny...it's real music. Read more
Every song is absolutely great.
I was pushed into listening to this guy buy a friend who said he had a great voice, so i decided to... Read more
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