Beginnings

Cleavant Derricks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 4, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00003NBN8
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,239 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Crusin' L.A.

2. Better Get Off of Me

3. Incident In A Pleasant Grove

4. A Matter Of Time

5. Standing In The Need Of Love

6. Missing You

7. Pain In The Walls

8. Remmy's Slide

9. She Was The One

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The root of R&B..., February 24, 2000

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charles s villarreal (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginnings (Audio CD)

I consider myself an R&B afficiando, have for as many years as I can remember--of late however, I feel that R&B has become too heavy laden in it's slow sex groove to pay attention to anything else. R&B has always been the original american dance music, something that Cleavant has brought back to the fold. His marvelous mix of 80's soul with a pinch of the 90's, is a welcome mix to the lathargic state of R&B today. His ballands aren't heavy with the synchopated beats of a lot of current music --they're actually real ballads. I was incredibly impressed with the quality of his voice, only having heard samples of his chords from the tv show Sliders. His writing along with his composing is top notch also coupled with incredibly professional production elements. Cleavant wrote and composed most of the songs on the cd as well as being executive producer along with his wife Portia, which by musical standards is considered quite an accomplishment. I thoruoghly enjoyed this cd and plan on spreading the word of Cleavant.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An actor's musician's actor......a great human being, June 15, 2001

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"slidude" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginnings (Audio CD)

As an actor, Mr. Derricks is a dedicated man who is definately dedicated to his fans on Sliders. As a musician, he is gifted beyond words. You are missing out on the beginnings, (pun intended) of a great musical career by the one and only Cleavant Derricks! A review of his Beginnings CD from CD:

1. Cruisin L.A. - Definitive road music for long car rides. A great "cruising" tune

2. Better Get off me - soul/rap/rock all in one. Fit for pretty much all tastes

3. Incident in a Pleasant Grove - Soul music.....you'd be surprised if you listen to this. A really catchy tune.

4. A Matter of Time - Soft music for slow dancing. A great love song.

5. Standing in the need of love - Great dance/love music ala soul train.

6. Missing You - Second love song with a slow beat. Great for couples.

7. Pain in the Walls - Hmm...hard to describe, but for pure emotion, he puts his all into this song. A nice tune.

8. Remmy's Slide - Purely for Sliders television fans. If you hear this one and you're not a fan of Sliders, you'll be caught in it anyway. An all around really great song.

9. She was the One - A love song like no other. Cleavant ends the cd with the best. As they say, saving the best for last.

Cleavant is a very emotional and dedicated professional that puts his all into his work. This is the beginning of a great musical career for the most dedicated actor/musician I believe exists today. Get in on the start of something special. Buy this cd from cd!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was really surprised at how good this was., December 27, 2000

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Chad Stratton (Corinna, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginnings (Audio CD)

Really, I read the reviews and like some people I am a fan of Sliders. So I bought this thinking the the fans were just playing it up. But I have to admit that this CD is really incredible. He can really sing. He's a hundred times better on this CD than the sappy performances he gave on the Sliders show which while not bad, weren't great.

The one thing I don't understand is how come he isn't a mega super star singer after putting this work out. Seriously, I'm really amazed he didn't hit it big with this work and I look forward to his future works.