I’ve been looking forward to listening to Jessie J’s “Who you are” album for ages….. first I had to wait for the album to be released, then had to wait nearly a week to get it delivered… but finally I got it into the CD player (bit old school I know but hey… )
Jessie’s singing talent is beyond doubt and certainly her voice sounds excellent on each track. Having seen her on various live shows and really only heard “Do it like a dude” and “Pricetag” singles she seemed to me very much hard core, out there, street type sound and image, so was quite shocked to find that a lot of the album tracks are pretty, flowery, soft R&B style (think Maria Carey)
The tracks are a mixture of different styles, which is a mistake (in my view) as I’m a bit confused what her style really is…. (a mistake Gwen Stefani also made on her solo album) I guess Jessie is trying to be “different” and show how versatile she is, but for me it seemed more like a compilation album of different R&B artists, as sung by JessieJ, rather than the exciting raw sound I expecting.
Don’t get me wrong, overall it is a good album and nicely put together… but just a little disappointing for me.
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