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► RBAllureAllure,'' Sony/Craverararp he good news about Allure j the first album from X Manah Carey’s Crave la bel is that these four women really can sing The bad news is we really don’t get to hear them The album loses itself in the production and cameos Everybody is featured on this album Nas, 1.1.Cool J, and the RB group 112to name a fewThe CI i* produced by the Track Masters production team, whose credits include hits for LI. Cool J, Foxy Brown and Mary J Blige Unfortunately, like most Track Masters songs, the music is nothing more than RB hip-hop samples with singing over them. While most of the songs are catchy, such as the current single “Head over Heels ’ lt;MC Shan’s hip hop classic “Tha Bridge is sampled here), manyof the tracks have an unmistak able feel of deja vu.It’s not until the seventh track. “The Story (which sounds suspiciously like KOs KB group !eBarge s I l-ik* »*. ,hal ,he group’s true potential comes through Although, to cut to the chase and get to the good stuff when they really start singing, not that whispery stuff Mariah taught them to do, head straight to the last track, “Mama Said ” By ED RICE The Register
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Santa Ana Orange County Register
Santa Ana, California, US
Fri, Jun 20, 1997
Page 129
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