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Track Listings
| 1. Spotlight |
| 2. If This Isn't Love |
| 3. Pocketbook |
| 4. Giving Myself |
| 5. What's Wrong (Go Away) |
| 6. My Heart |
| 7. You Pulled Me Through |
| 8. I'm His Only Woman |
| 9. Can't Stop The Rain |
| 10. We Gon' Fight |
| 11. Invisible |
| 12. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going |
| 13. Jesus Promised Me A Home Over There |
| 14. All Dressed In Love |
| 15. Stand Up |
Product Description
Best known for her role as Effie White in the 2006 film version of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, vocalist/actress Jennifer Hudson was first brought to the public's attention while a contestant on the third season of the reality show vocal competition American Idol. Born in 1981 in Chicago, IL, Hudson sang from a young age, first performing in her church. Various talent shows and school musical productions followed until she eventually secured a role in a local Chicago production of the musical Big River. Prior to auditioning for American Idol, Hudson also sang professionally while working on the Disney Wonder cruise ship.
In 2004, she auditioned for and won a spot on the third season of American Idol along with eventual winner Fantasia Barrino. Though a strong contender and fan favorite from the start, Hudson would eventually become the sixth of the 12 finalists to get voted off the show. Ironically, after the show ended, there was speculation that Barrino would get the coveted role of Effie in the film version of Dreamgirls. However, Hudson won the role and went on to receive not only critical acclaim for her performance, but also both a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her debut album, Jennifer Hudson, finally materialized on Arista in September 2008, led by the Top Ten R&B/Hip-Hop single "Spotlight."
Track Listing:
1. Spotlight
2. If This Isn't Love
3. Pocketbook
4. Giving Myself
5. What's Wrong (Go Away)
6. My Heart
7. You Pulled Me Through
8. I'm His Only Woman
9. Can't Stop The Rain
10. We Gon' Fight
11. Invisible
12. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
13. Jesus Promised Me A Home Over There
14. All Dressed In Love
15. Stand Up
In 2004, she auditioned for and won a spot on the third season of American Idol along with eventual winner Fantasia Barrino. Though a strong contender and fan favorite from the start, Hudson would eventually become the sixth of the 12 finalists to get voted off the show. Ironically, after the show ended, there was speculation that Barrino would get the coveted role of Effie in the film version of Dreamgirls. However, Hudson won the role and went on to receive not only critical acclaim for her performance, but also both a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her debut album, Jennifer Hudson, finally materialized on Arista in September 2008, led by the Top Ten R&B/Hip-Hop single "Spotlight."
Track Listing:
1. Spotlight
2. If This Isn't Love
3. Pocketbook
4. Giving Myself
5. What's Wrong (Go Away)
6. My Heart
7. You Pulled Me Through
8. I'm His Only Woman
9. Can't Stop The Rain
10. We Gon' Fight
11. Invisible
12. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
13. Jesus Promised Me A Home Over There
14. All Dressed In Love
15. Stand Up
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By Music fan
Format:Audio CD
There is no denying, Jennifer Hudson has an amazing voice, however it is not a voice best suited to club tracks. Thankfully someone at her label understood this and we have an album perfectly suited to Jennifer's voice and not a clone of something best left to the Pussycat Dolls. The album consists of production from the best of the moment, these being Timbaland, Stargate, T-Pain, Warryn Campbell, The Underdogs, Polow Da Don & Missy Elliott. Due to this, the album is a collection of well sung, well written R&B with just enough modern day spin to make them accessible to the masses.
The album deals with mostly slowed down tracks, none of which however are boring. They are all very engaging due to Jennifer's voice and the lyrics. Some of the stand outs of the slow songs would be Polow Da Don produced 'My Heart' 'Invisible' from the Underdogs and surprisingly the T-Pain duet 'What's Wrong (Go Away)' The best thing about these songs is that although they talk about love, they sound more sincere than most of the other songs out there at the moment and the songs deal with the topic of love from angles that are not usually taken by the average pop song (hence it avoids sounding cliched).
Slow tracks aside, there are some songs which up the tempo a bit, such as lead single 'Spotlight' which is already top 15 on the charts here in the UK, and Timbaland produced 'Pocketbook' which features Ludacris. The interesting thing about this song is that it doesn't quite seem to fit with the rest of the album, leaning very heavily towards the current urban-pop standard. The song isn't bad, it sounds a bit out of place.
One of the most interesting songs on the album is 'Can't Stop The Rain' produced by Stargate and written by Ne-Yo, this song deals with a topic rarely talked about in music today.... Read more ›
The album deals with mostly slowed down tracks, none of which however are boring. They are all very engaging due to Jennifer's voice and the lyrics. Some of the stand outs of the slow songs would be Polow Da Don produced 'My Heart' 'Invisible' from the Underdogs and surprisingly the T-Pain duet 'What's Wrong (Go Away)' The best thing about these songs is that although they talk about love, they sound more sincere than most of the other songs out there at the moment and the songs deal with the topic of love from angles that are not usually taken by the average pop song (hence it avoids sounding cliched).
Slow tracks aside, there are some songs which up the tempo a bit, such as lead single 'Spotlight' which is already top 15 on the charts here in the UK, and Timbaland produced 'Pocketbook' which features Ludacris. The interesting thing about this song is that it doesn't quite seem to fit with the rest of the album, leaning very heavily towards the current urban-pop standard. The song isn't bad, it sounds a bit out of place.
One of the most interesting songs on the album is 'Can't Stop The Rain' produced by Stargate and written by Ne-Yo, this song deals with a topic rarely talked about in music today.... Read more ›
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Dot
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I bought this albulm off the back of really liking the single 'Spotlight'and I was not disappointed. It is a really good albulm with a great mix of songs on it, I don't think there was one that I flicked through. I think that Jennifer Hudson has a brilliant voice and this really shows it off.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album after hearing "Spotlight" on the radio. If the rest of the album had been like that, I would have been very happy. However, despite Jennifer's amazing voice, I found myself a little disappointed. Apart from "Spotlight", none of the songs seemed that memorable to me. I really wanted to like it more, but it's just that it wasn't that remarkable. Most of the songs are soulful ballads, but they seem to be slightly lacking in the kind of soul that made, for instance, Aretha Franklin's music so brilliant.
Jennifer Hudson is definitely a talent to watch, and I will certainly check out her work in the future. However, this wasn't quite up to the standard I was expecting. I really wanted to give it 4 stars, because she sure can sing and it should be good, but I just don't feel I can stretch to it. It's good, so it get's 3 stars, but it isn't great.
Jennifer Hudson is definitely a talent to watch, and I will certainly check out her work in the future. However, this wasn't quite up to the standard I was expecting. I really wanted to give it 4 stars, because she sure can sing and it should be good, but I just don't feel I can stretch to it. It's good, so it get's 3 stars, but it isn't great.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Sam
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Having watched Dreamgirls time and time again and it having become my favourite all-time film I was destined to buy this new offering from its star-Jennifer Hudson. I already knew that Jennifer was a fantastically talented vocalist, but I did wonder how that would translate into a music album. As it turns out I was wrong to have doubts as this is a brilliant album and in no way sounds like a debut, but instead like the work of a mature and accomplished artist.
1.Spotlight-This was clearly demarkated as the first single with its catchy hook and mid-tempo beat. Great! 9/10
2.If This Isn't Love-A super track, which tends to blend a bit in comparison with some of the other more powerful numbers. 8/10
3.Pocketbook-A fantastic r&b track, which displays a great deal of originality and proves that Jennifer cannot only sing ballads. 9/10
4.Giving Myself-A song purely designed to showcase her amazing vocals. 10/10
5.What's Wrong (Go Away)-Oddly the electro T-Pain and soulful Jennifer work brilliantly together on this track, in which they end up screaming at each other. 9/10
6.My Heart-A more understated and funky song. 8/10
7.You Pulled Me Through-Probably my favourite track here, a powerful and emotive ballad. 10/10
8.I'm His Only Woman-A duet with Fantasia and is over the top, dramatic and hence amazing! 10/10
9.Can't Stop The Rain-A strange track lyrically-good, but not my favourite. 7/10
10.We Gon' Fight-Initially I liked this track, but I've gone off it a bit. 7/10
11.Invisible-OK, but a bit forgettable. 7/10
12.And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going-Wow, what can I say simply stunning. 10/10
13.Jesus Promised Me A Home Over There-Another brilliant showcase of vocal flexibility. 8/10
14.All Dressed In Love-Upbeat, funky and catchy! 9/10
1.Spotlight-This was clearly demarkated as the first single with its catchy hook and mid-tempo beat. Great! 9/10
2.If This Isn't Love-A super track, which tends to blend a bit in comparison with some of the other more powerful numbers. 8/10
3.Pocketbook-A fantastic r&b track, which displays a great deal of originality and proves that Jennifer cannot only sing ballads. 9/10
4.Giving Myself-A song purely designed to showcase her amazing vocals. 10/10
5.What's Wrong (Go Away)-Oddly the electro T-Pain and soulful Jennifer work brilliantly together on this track, in which they end up screaming at each other. 9/10
6.My Heart-A more understated and funky song. 8/10
7.You Pulled Me Through-Probably my favourite track here, a powerful and emotive ballad. 10/10
8.I'm His Only Woman-A duet with Fantasia and is over the top, dramatic and hence amazing! 10/10
9.Can't Stop The Rain-A strange track lyrically-good, but not my favourite. 7/10
10.We Gon' Fight-Initially I liked this track, but I've gone off it a bit. 7/10
11.Invisible-OK, but a bit forgettable. 7/10
12.And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going-Wow, what can I say simply stunning. 10/10
13.Jesus Promised Me A Home Over There-Another brilliant showcase of vocal flexibility. 8/10
14.All Dressed In Love-Upbeat, funky and catchy! 9/10
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson is absent here...
A girl with such a voice should be putting it to good use
and not lower herself to sing such rubbish...
r'n'b, not old school r'n'b, is really the poorest form of music
and anyone with a minimum of music taste would have thought
it hadn't lasted past the one shot... sadly we have been plagued with it for over a decade !
I can only hope she'll come round to her senses and make use of her real talent.
A girl with such a voice should be putting it to good use
and not lower herself to sing such rubbish...
r'n'b, not old school r'n'b, is really the poorest form of music
and anyone with a minimum of music taste would have thought
it hadn't lasted past the one shot... sadly we have been plagued with it for over a decade !
I can only hope she'll come round to her senses and make use of her real talent.
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I must say thanks for the cd, I must say that I'm very pleased and would call again, kind regards regards Anthony.
Published 1 month ago by L. Campbell
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Jennifer Hudson
A cracking album with the classic Spotlight track on it. A voice that will become a modern great, and a long way from being a wanna be on an American talent show.
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Love the CD! First one I've bought of hers, but very pleased with the range of songs and styles. She has one amazing voice! Definitely recommend!
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by M. Byrne
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Jennifer Hudson Album
This lady has a gift! What a fantastic album! She sings from the soul - fab, fab, FAB!
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by S. John
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Jennifer Hudson
I tend to buy CD's to listen to whilst I drive on trips that will be over an hour. I kept this playing all the way there and back! Great Album, she is a powerful singer.
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Marija Vrane
3.0 out of 5 stars
disappointed
was so looking forward to receiving this cd. slightly disappointed as on some of the tracks find her voice to be screechy as if she is trying to hard. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by jeffde
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous!
I like this album! It's like a throwback to tradition r'n'b. It would have 5 stars if not for the song "If This Isn't Love" which I do not like. Read more
Published on 4 July 2009 by Clara
2.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm, not sure!
Not too sure about this one! I really liked the last 2 singles and thought the album would follow the same lines. The first 3 songs are OK, and then it just goes down the pan! Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Nell
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's ok
Yeah there are some standout tunes, but beyond those the rest just don't particularly stack up to all that much I am afraid, three stars for Spotlight and I'm not leaving
Published on 18 May 2009 by L. M. Kenyon
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