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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelVirgin
EAN0724384791124
eBay Product ID (ePID)3979408
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1990s
Run Time3697 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year1999
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenreR&B & Soul
StyleContemporary R&B
TypeAlbum
ArtistKelis
Release TitleKaleidoscope
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionEmi Operations/Ceva Logistics
Recording ModeStereo
Number of Tracks14
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Reviews"...fleshes out her persona with petulant sass and roller-rink whimsy, pegging her romantic maturity halfway between Brandy and Mary J....what lingers are the minimalist staccato beats from production duo the Neptunes..." - Rating: B+, 9 out of 10 - "...a futuristic, visionary, multi-layered work of R&B, funk, soul and rap, furnished with an inspirational, psychedelic spirituality, rarely seen but desperately needed in these cynical times....We need more like this.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...an inspired debut....She establishes herself as a solo artist with an album that packs punches of the Mike Tyson variety and oozes confidence from every beat...", 6 out of 10 - "...Kelis is...a cool sound on an album full of them....The album's production standout is 'Mars' where the chorus impossibly melds slow keyboards, fast bully chants, stutter drums, and Kelis' angled wailings with lyrics that involve refusing to leave the planet...", "...The producers possibly see themselves as the new Jimmy Jam-Terry Lewis. She is their Mary Davis. The material veers from hard looks at rocky relationships...to, oh dear, UFOs....Best track is 'Ghetto Children', a positive, uptempo song with catchy chorus, crisp rap and a strong echo of Stevie Wonder.", Ranked #10 in Nme's "Top 50 Albums of the Year"., 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...her background in jazz, gospel, rock and r&b brings a deeply felt sonic futurism....this interplanetary power-girl mix sounds both danceably down-to-earth and shockingly new.", "...one of the hottest R&B debuts of 1999....a full spectrum of moods and tempos...bound together by Kelis' reflective lyrics and the rubber soul production of the Neptunes...", Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000"., 3 stars out of 5 - "...Pop's best mad psycho-bitch from hell. She does possess a demonic godzilla-with-toothache roar....brilliantly futuristic...", Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000" - "...Refreshing, vibrant and replete with futuristic flourishes..."
Recording TypeStudio
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo
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Manufacturer / EU responsible person
Manufacturer
Company name
Entertainment Magpie
Address
5a The Parklands, Lostock, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL6 4SD, UK