Jubilee Offer: Patriotic Classics for £2.50 |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
|
Product Description
Review
Some people wait a long time to get their name in lights. Keri Hilson's waited twelve years (literally: her signature's scrawled in neon on the cover of her debut solo album), but on In A Perfect World! this eternal hook girl struggles to fill the shoes of a solo songstress.
There's no denying Hilson has a great voice, but it lacks the feisty edge of Scherzinger, Blige or Knowles. And though the collaborator list reads like a Who's Who of R&B, (Timbaland, Kanye, Ne-Yo, Akon, Trina) it all feels a little bit repetitive.
Timbaland, also on Executive Producer duties, joins her on pan-pipe laden Return The Favor - which lacks the catchy hook of their previous collaborations. Both Scream and The Way I Are appear here as bonus tracks - but where is her finest collaborative hour! Nas' Hero? Inexplicably missing.
Kanye and Ne-Yo collaboration Knock You Down is the next single and the biggest potential hit. Slow Dance - co-written with Justin Timberlake - is laden with potential in its first Prince-channelling two minutes, but loses its way completely when it breaks down into beatboxing.
The bland feeling is all the more surprising given that Hilson co-wrote 12 of the 17 tracks. It's not like she doesn't have the magic formula - she wrote Gimme More for Britney, Wait A Minute for the Pussycat Dolls and has also penned hits for Ciara, Usher and Ludacris. Maybe by the time she came round to compiling her own stuff she'd run out of inspiration.
Other good points on the album are Make Love (one of the few she didn't help write) and How Does It Feel, an interesting upbeat take on If I Were A Boy, mixed by Nelly Furtado's other half. But Alienated is like a lacklustre Jai Ho! - and there's that repetitive vibe again.
''Why would you change me?'' she sings on the inevitable Akon collaboration Change Me. Well! because frankly, love, your current incarnation's a bit dull. If she continues in this groove, Keri Hilson is destined always to be the bridesmaid. --Sophie Bruce
Find more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
CD Description
If you think Keri Hilson looks and sounds familiar, you’d be right. She was the guest vocalist on two of the biggest hits of the noughties--Timbaland’s "The Way I Are" and "Scream". She also penned smash-hit tracks for the biggest pop, R&B and urban stars int he business: Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Pussycat Dolls ("Wait A Minute") and Usher ("Love In This Club pt 2" feat. Beyonce & Lil Wayne). Plus she’s featured in the videos for Ne-Yo’s "Miss independent" and Nas’ "Hero". The Atlanta-born singer/songwriter is now ready for the limelight to be focused on her, as she releases her US Top Five album "In A Perfect World". Produced by Timbaland and Polow Da Don, the record features her debut UK single "Return The Favor" featuring Timbaland and guest appearances by some huge names: Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Akon, Trina and Keyshia Cole, while Kanye West and Ne-Yo lend their vocals to single "Knock You Down".
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This woman is a genius and the creativity that went into this album is second to none, every song is a great hit in its own right and she is a brilliant artist.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is amazing! i was skeptical at first of Kerry because I thought she was just another Rihanna wannabe. but this album shows she is better than Rihanna! The beat running through this album is fantastic! Great for getting ready for a night out! She wrote most of the songs as well as such songs as Britney's Gimme More!!! Real talent inthis one and i recommend this album to anyone!!!!!!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i actually bought this as a gift for my sister who has a penchant for real r'n'b and nu-soul artists such as jill scott, maxwell, erykah badu etc so this was a bit of a change for her, to dabble in this sub-genre of r'n'b...r'n'b pop. she in fact asked for it. i think a purist who is willing to listen to a new, more popular/commercial artist is a surely a good sign that keri hilson should be given a chance
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Perfect quality perfect present
product is more than satisfactory, pleased the recipient and is in perfect working order :)
Published on 28 Oct 2009 by Mr. T. Buckingham
Great album!
I love this album and have listened to it loads. It has a good range of songs for different moods and Keri has a really great voice. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2009 by Kirsty Exford
In a Perfect World.......
Got hold of this only a few days ago and have to say that I am exceedingly satisfied and happy with this CD. Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by Cosmic
Keri Hilson
The album is off the chain....I love it. You can listen to it from start to finish and forget the forward button!
Published on 12 July 2009 by A. Sara
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Since I got this album its been hard to stop playing it! I love every track, no album fillers here! Top 3 tracks: Turnin Me On, Slow Dance, Hurts Me. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by Swaggalicious
Wow...Keri was worth the wait!!!
I could not have been happier with this album...although I waited since 2007!!! it was well worth the wait, as every track had me wantin to dance and was stuck in my head all day. Read more
Published on 6 May 2009 by J. Grzebien
Finally
Finally, after months of waiting this album is finally released and believe me it is well worth the wait. Read more
Published on 5 May 2009 by Ryan Johnson
Perfect debut
After hearing her work on the Timbaland album i was looking forward to hearing this album and the wait is well worth it . Read more
Published on 4 May 2009 by Glenn Syder
Timbalands prodigy will "knock you down" it's amazing.
I have been waiting months for the album to drop in the uk, and now the wait is almost over.
This album has pretty much every emotion on it, The beats in fact the whole tracks... Read more
This album has pretty much every emotion on it, The beats in fact the whole tracks... Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by Ms. H. Thain
Finally!
I have been waiting a long time for Keri to go it alone, she has done some excellent work with Timberland and it is clear that he has heavy influence in her debut album. Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by Mr. J. P. Faulkner
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Music > Pop
- Music > R&B & Soul
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
