The Dutchess (EXPLICIT) (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  General Rock & Pop
• Format: CD
• Release Date: September 19, 2006
• Label: Interscope Records (USA)
• UPC: 602517057968
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106442406
• Average Customer Review:    (1 customer review)
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #1359 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #557 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #351 in General Rock & Pop (See Top 100 General Rock & Pop Bestsellers)

• DISC 1 for The Dutchess (EXPLICIT) (CD) Album
• 1   Fergalicious
• 2   Clumsy
• 3   All That I Got (The Make Up Song) - (with Will.i.am)
• 4   London Bridge
• 5   Pedestal
• 6   Voodoo Doll
• 7   Glamorous - (with Ludacris)
• 8   Here I Come
• 9   Velvet
• 10   Big Girls Don't Cry
• 11   Mary Jane Shoes - (with Rita Marley & The I-Three's)
• 12   Losing My Ground
• 13   Finally

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Rolling Stone (p.69) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ull of Eighties-style electro bangers, mostly produced by the Peas' Will.i.am, though Atlanta mogul Polow Da Don steals the show on 'London Bridge'..."
Entertainment Weekly (p.92) - "[She] retains the group's proven gift for indelible melodies....Here, she proves herself equally adept at well-deep reggae riddims, giddy dance-floor jams, and fervent ballads." -- Grade: B+

Personnel include: Fergie (vocals); Rita Marley & The I-Three's (vocals); Will.i.am (rap vocals, keyboards, programming); Ludacris (rap vocals); George Pajon Jr. (guitar); Nate Hills (drums, percussion); Jay Anderson (background vocals).

Recording information: Chung King, New York, NY.

The association that versatile pop chanteuse Fergie (aka Stacy Fergeson) struck up with the hip-hop crew Black Eyed Peas (she was central to their hugely successful 2003 release, ELEPHUNK) proved she was capable of playing in the big leagues, and it was only a matter of time before the singer dropped a solo effort. THE DUTCHESS arrived in 2006 and was packed, not surprisingly, with slick, commercially viable pop-rap.

The first release on Black Eyed Pea will.i.am's record label, THE DUTCHESS seems intent on giving Beyonce, Kelis, and every female pop/R&B singer a run for her money. With production help from Polow the Don and will.i.am (who also contributes raps to a couple of songs), Fergie delivers a record that kicks out spare club tracks inspired by Missy Elliott and M.I.A. (such as the disc's lead-off single "London Bridge"), alongside sultry soul ballads ("Clumsy"). There aren't many surprises here, but THE DUTCHESS is a glossy, fun, and satisfying album, which is exactly what her fans are expecting.

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