Marry me, marry me, marry me, marry me......................, 2 Aug 2005

By	B. Carr (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

In spite of everything that is going on in his private life the guy is an absolute genius. There is no disputing that this guy is going to be around for a very long time. I have fallen in love with him again after hearing this album. R Kelly, I salute you. Keep up the excellent work

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He'll never loose it, 24 Sep 2004

1.Chocolate Factory/The title track of the album somewhat poppy but its very good its classic Kelly heart warming lyrics to women great start 10/10

2.Step In The Name of Love/I prefer the lyrics and vocals to this than the remix this is more soulful which makes it obviously better and is actually kinda sexy too! 10/10

3.Heart Of A Woman/Its sorta like "When A Womans Fed Up Part II" i really enjoyed this song its again a classic kelly track what hes famous for making women feel like women than objects 10/10

4.I'll Never Leave/I heard that in Chicago they edited out the spoken word part at the start for sum reason how stupid is that but this song is very nice the piano loop is nice and calmin' Kel's jus sayin to hes gurl he'll never leave her awww! 10/10

5.Been Around The World (Featuring Ja Rule)/Haha! this would p*ss tha haterz off Ja Rule n R.kelly on the same track well let dem hate this song is one of my favourites on the album its good a good message Ja does a good job with hes rap i still gots love 4 him 2 definate anthem 10/10

6.You Made Me Love You/"The Power Of Love" i dunno why but it reminds me of "Half On A Baby" this is so heavy nice n soulful hes vocals are great 9/10

7.Forever/Hes long time collaborator Donnie Lyle on the bass is very great the chorus is a bit boring but the verses are great they save this song its not as good as the previous 8/10

8.Dream Girl/This is one of my favourites also the lyrics are so sweet its so cute this should be the one of many baby maker songs love this 10/10

9.Ignition/The better version of the 2 the remix is ok but it was so overplayed and i liked it before everyone else did as i had it on a mixtape but the lyrics and vocals are better and MUCH more soulful as the remix is a bit more clubby 10/10

10.Ignition - Remix/Goes str8 into this i think thats a good touch this again is a great song but a bit overplayed 7/10

11.Forever More/Another slow jam its very nice is kinda like "Forever Part II" the lyrics are really good reminds me of a bit like "More & More" by Joe (which originally was an R.Kelly song from Loveland but Joe got it lol) 10/10

12.You Knock Me Out/Its upbeat sorta Isleys/Marvin Gaye track u just cant help but get up an shake yo ass in the mirror great song surprised is wasnt released 10/10

13.Step In The Name Of Love - Remix/Total running time is 7:12 is long but it dont seem it this is like a lovers song like havin a romantic nite out away frm they kids great song Kelly knows hes stuff 10/10

14.Image That/Now this is probably my least favourite song on the album i dont really listen to it though when i let the CD jus play thru i do sing along its an average song 8/10

15.Showdown (Featuring Ronald Isley)/Nearly 8mins long with the phone call rite in the middle of the song i could have been a classic song if released but its still a great track 10/10

16.Snake (Featuring Big Tigger)/This was my favourite song for a long while the beat is so heavy the video was great Big Tig was great everything bout this is perfect 10/10

17.Who's That (Featuring Fat Joe)/Hmm maybe my least favourite songs on the album yea the beat is bangin but the lyrics r boring 6/10

**Bonus Loveland Disc**

1.Loveland/Sorta like Chocolate Factory intro song its kinda sexy i like it 10/10

2.What Do I Do/Yeah its not terrible but its not great kinda boring actually my least favourite out of the 7 tracks 5/10

3.Heaven I Need A Hug [Radio Edit]/This was like a retaliation song its a great song good message i love it 10/10

4.The World's Greatest/This is probably one of the most inspirational songs ever made its all about self respect,self-love and you can do anything u wanna do just this to the lyrics you'll feel so enlightened 10000/10

5.Far More/I dont listen to this much its hardly worth it 4/10

6.Raindrops/Probably my 2nd favourite on the Loveland CD its very sexy love it 10/10

7.Apologies Of A Thug/This song is a great song as well a confession to hes gurl sayin hes sorry puttin her thru all hes rubbish great message 10/10

Top 5 Chocolate Factory Tunes

1.Step In The Name Of Love
2.Snake
3.Been Around The World
4.Step In The Name Of Love (Remix)
5.Dream Girl

Top 5 Loveland Tunes

1.The World's Greatest
2.Raindrops
3.Heaven I Need A Hug
4.Apologies Of A Thug
5.Loveland

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Its all about the music, 17 Jun 2004

By	V. Ryan (London Uk) - See all my reviews

If you think you like RnB/Soul but only listen to the likes of Justin and Beyonce then maybe this isn't for you as its more of a grown up album.
I love R Kelly's music. For over 10 years he has been making music which is nothing short of amazing.

This set along the same lines. Its mellow yes, but the tracks are of such high quality.
Obviously everyone knows "Ignition (remix)" which was the first single which went straight to number one both in the UK and US charts. But the killer track is "Step in the name of love" both the orginal and the remix. Voted 2003 best song in Blues & Soul magazine, its not hard to see why. Its a beautifully written feel good track with amazing vocals from the man who put the R in RnB.

My personal Favourite track is "Forever More" which is one of the best love songs i've heard in many a year. With his voice that sounds like its been through a lot, it makes me stop what i'm doing every time.
Other notable tracks are, "Dream Girl" & "Forever" which again gives us some of the best lyrical stuff R Kelly has done for quite a while.
There are a few collabarations as usual with R Kelly.
Ja Rule appears on "Been Around the world", a personal track but nothing really special, and due to the fact that I cannot see any appeal in Ja Rule it doesn't make great listening for me.
Big Tigger is on the second single "Snake" which I would identify as the weakest track on the album. There are also inclusions for Fat Joe and long time collabarator the fantastic Ronald Isley, with "Showdown".

If you can't get enough of the "Chocolate Factory" don't worry as the cd comes with a bonus one. The "Loveland" album is a 7 part extra cd, which has some more absolute quality R Kelly tracks.
The one which most people will look at is "Heaven I need a Hug" which really is his answer to everything that is going on in his much maligned personal life.
The title track on there "Loveland" is another stormer, and real smooth R Kelly stuff.

Overall, you are getting your money's worth here as you do with every R Kelly purchase. Its RnB at the top end of the scale.
Its just music of pure excellence.

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Amazing, 30 Sep 2003

Get it now

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James' R.Kellys The chocolate Factory Review, 13 May 2003

all the best

james

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