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Laurnea | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BGE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,263 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Happy

2. Infatuation

3. Sun Don't Rain

4. Can't Let Go

5. Over and Over

6. Superstar

7. Today

8. Have You Ever

9. Days of Youth

10. Been a Long Time

11. Betta Listen

12. Gone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great CD For You Urban/Jazz Lovers. The Girl Is Bad!, April 2, 2000

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dOc "undergroundmuzic" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betta Listen (Audio CD)

This is her debut CD from her break away solo career of Loose Ends. I pick up her CD back in 97 when I saw the video "Can't Let Go". I knew then that this was a CD that I had to have. Took me awhile to find it in a back alley record store. The entire CD is great, from her slow bass thumpin tracks, to her up tempo dance tracks. Omar (international urban/soul artist) layed a excellent track with: "Today" and Laurnea spit her sexy soulful voice all over it. Her new CD: "Laurnea II" is a great CD as well. I do suggest that everyone add this one to your collection.

oNe

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SWEET!, November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Betta Listen (Audio CD)

Correct me if I'm wrong...but in this album the influence of jazz is stronger than R&B....

for example "Happy"...it's an acid jazz song for me....and it's a great simple song...also she posses a great smooth vocals.....she deserves more credit from people who lovs music.....

Go Laurnea!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly Underappreciated!, November 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Betta Listen (Audio CD)

Unfortunately Laurnea and her production crew were slightly ahead of their time. She was a couple of years ahead of the Alternative R&B wave. I don't want to try my hand at revising a small part of music history but, her music along with Dionne Farris, Me'Shelle Ndegeocello & early D'Angelo softened up the Black Music community for the projects now getting all the praise & attention, such as Macy Gray, Angie Stone, Erykah Badu, Jazzy Fatnastees etc. The cut "Infatuation" is an infectious aural potion of Prince, Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson and other great jazz, funk & R&B influences. It's a shame that she was overlooked by so many with her debut. She's a much stronger singer than Macy Gray, more original than Angie Stone, more down to Earth than Badu. I certainly hope she gets the chance to bless our ears one more time.