For The Past Few Months I've Been Hearing People Put Down The Talent That Is Kelis, Slamming Here New Album & Reporting It's Low Sales, Well I'm Happy To Give A Very Different Report Of...

Kelis - Kelis Was Here


Track List

International edition
  1. "Intro" – 1:27
  2. "Blindfold Me" (featuring Nas) – 4:19
  3. "Bossy" (featuring Too $hort) – 4:34
  4. "Fire" (featuring Spragga Benz) – 3:31
  5. "I Don't Think So" – 3:02
  6. "Weekend" – 4:42
  7. "Trilogy" – 3:56
  8. "Appreciate Me" – 4:02
  9. "Till the Wheels Fall Off" – 4:13
  10. "Handful" – 2:59
  11. "Aww S***!" (featuring Smoke) – 4:09
  12. "What's That Right There" (featuring will.i.am) – 4:17
  13. "Circus" – 4:40
  14. "Lil' Star" (featuring Cee-Lo) – 4:55
  15. "Like You" – 3:00
  16. "Living Proof" – 3:41
  17. "Goodbyes" – 4:42
  18. "Have a Nice Day" (with 1 minute of silence following) – 6:33
  19. "Fuck Them Bitches" (hidden track) – 3:49
Label
Flag of United States LaFace/Jive
Flag of European Union Virgin

Producer(s)
Kelis
Scott Storch
Raphael Saadiq
Cee-Lo Green
Cool & Dre
Damon Elliott
Max Martin
Linda Perry
will.i.am
Swizz Beatz
Polow Da Don
Bangladesh

From the offset, you can feel the unique styling of Kelis all over this record, from the first single "Bossy" I thought that this was something a bit special, despite the views of critics, this album is full of Hot, top notch production from the likes of Cool & Dre, Linda Perry, will.i.am, Kelis herself & loud mouthed Scott Storch took time from his dissin' of Timbo to have a go at production.

Some of the lyrics are a little questionable & "I Don't Think So" being a personal annoyance as a very childish, pop orientated track. But, this should not & will not put you off of a great album from a unique artist.

"Fire" is the definite highlight of this album, with it's infectious beats & stunning rhythm, if this is not released as a single, it will be a crime, this track is so Hot & should be shared.

All in all, this is a quality piece of material from a truly unique & understated artist, definitely one of my pics of the year, almost up there with Justin's work & surpasses Beyonces material of late, most definitely one for the club, or if your like me, one for the car.

**** 4 Stars