GoldDustOrphan
07-27-2008, 12:15 PM
Well, Clive Davis obviously didn't keep his word. In regard to Whitney's "comeback" album: "We're not going to compromise who she is to fit into today's hip-hop radio market," Davis said. "The public wants Whitney material."
But yet, the disc features production work from Timbaland, Danja (probably recycling the same skittering beats familiar to almost every track they've produced in the last year.) Sean Garrett, will.i.am (whose recent solo album was an incredibly expensive bomb on every level.) Diane Warren has contributed a handful of songs, which may or may not end up on the final cut. Warren admits that she's writes all of her songs in about 15 minutes following a specific formula. It shows.
The first single is...
Whitney Houston ft. Akon - Like I Never Left
( I will email to anyone who wants to hear it. It's embargoed from radio play or public performance until an official release date is set for the single.)
It's terrible. I can't understand who thought it was a good idea to let Akon occupy so much space on a Whitney Houston record. No, No, No - let's not have one of the greatest voices in pop canvas the whole track, we've got a guy who talks! That's classic Whitney! Lyrically, the track addresses mistakes made and moving forward, but the mid-tempo, barely-there track doesn't declare: Whitney's Back!
The album will be released on Nov. 10, 2008.
But yet, the disc features production work from Timbaland, Danja (probably recycling the same skittering beats familiar to almost every track they've produced in the last year.) Sean Garrett, will.i.am (whose recent solo album was an incredibly expensive bomb on every level.) Diane Warren has contributed a handful of songs, which may or may not end up on the final cut. Warren admits that she's writes all of her songs in about 15 minutes following a specific formula. It shows.
The first single is...
Whitney Houston ft. Akon - Like I Never Left
( I will email to anyone who wants to hear it. It's embargoed from radio play or public performance until an official release date is set for the single.)
It's terrible. I can't understand who thought it was a good idea to let Akon occupy so much space on a Whitney Houston record. No, No, No - let's not have one of the greatest voices in pop canvas the whole track, we've got a guy who talks! That's classic Whitney! Lyrically, the track addresses mistakes made and moving forward, but the mid-tempo, barely-there track doesn't declare: Whitney's Back!
The album will be released on Nov. 10, 2008.