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1st Born Second (EXPLICIT) (CD)

By: Bilal (Artist)

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DISC 1 for 1st Born Second (EXPLICIT) (CD) Album By Bilal (Artist)
1   Intro
2   For You
3   Fast Lanes
4   Reminisce - (featuring Mos Def/Common)
5   All That I Am (Somethin For The People)
6   Sally
7   Sometimes
8   Love It
9   C'Mere - (skit)
10   Soul Sista
11   When Will You Call
12   Queen Of Sanity
13   Love Poems
14   You Are
15   Home
16   Slyde
17   Second Child
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (8/2/01, p.64) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Remarkable...the excitement sparks from Bilal's restless willingness - as a singer, songwriter and producer - to make his own rules, to try anything..."
Spin (9/01, p.158) - 7 out of 10 - "...This sounds like it should have come with a complimentary bottle of Kama Sutra oil..."
Entertainment Weekly (6/29-7/6/01, p.144) - "...One of the best 'nuevo' soul albums of the year..." - Rating: A-
Q (Summer/01, p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[Potently] impressive..."
Mixmag (8/01, p.187) - 4 out of 5 - "...Brilliant...this is drunken soul....sitting alongside some of the finest soul of the past 3 decades..."
Vibe (9/01, p.242) - 4.5 discs out of 5 - "...Undoubtedly one of the best R&B albums of the year..."
NME (Magazine) (7/21/01, p.32) - 7 out of 10 - "...There are intriguing arrangements, innovative beats, and amazing flashes of inspiration. Bilal has soul..."

Title Note

Personnel includes: Bilal Oliver (vocals, Clavinet, organ, keyboards, vibraphone, drums); Mike "Starr" Steverson, Serban Ghenea, Eran Tabib, Mike Moreno (guitar); KC Benjamin, Laron Thomas, Markus Strikland (horns); James Poyser (organ); Robert Glasper, Mike Elizondo (keyboards); Rene Hart (upright bass); Aaron Comess (bass, drums); Pat Mc'Clam (bass); Gintas Jansonis, Amhir "?uestlove" Thompson (drums).

Producers include: Bilal Oliver, Dr. Dre, Raphael Saadiq, James Mtume, Aaron Comess.

Engineers include: Vidal Davis, Ken Stubbs, Tony Prendent.

Easily at home bouncing between a soothing croon and a goose-bump inducing falsetto, Philly-born and classically trained, 22-year-old Bilal's (Beloved, Intelligent, Lustful, and Livin' It) impressive talent quickly caught the ears of quite a few famous fans. This reputation soon led to appearances on Common's LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE and touring as part of D'Angelo's Soulquarians musical outfit. For his stellar debut, the young singer-songwriter with roots in the church and a deep appreciation of Miles and The Duke cast his net wide and came up with material that draws from a wide area of the black musical experience.

Highlights abound and include Dr. Dre showing up in production mode to pump plenty of jeep-beats into a cautionary tale of the street ("Fast Lane"), a Philly International soul-meets-Kingston-reggae hybrid ("Home") and a smooth-flowing throw-down with Mos Def and Common ("Reminisce"). On slow jam cuts like the Raphael Saadiq-produced "Soul Sista," (which first appeared on the LOVE & BASKETBALL soundtrack) and "You Are" Bilal sparingly wields his falsetto in a manner reminiscent of legends like Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Curtis Mayfield. Like Prince before him, Bilal is a multi-faceted talent whose got enough game to quash any inklings of unwarranted hype.

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