Love's Crazy

Slim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asylum Records
• ASIN: B001HCQVQW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Soul/R&B
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 18-NOV-2008

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to the haters. They're just not ready yet., December 30, 2008

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Andrew G. Vatterott (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love's Crazy (Audio CD)

After more than a decade of being the most distinctive and unique voice in R&B group 112, for the first time we are seeing Slim step out on his own as a solo artist. Though some say Slim's bass-less falsetto voice is something they get tired of without the lower voice ranges of the other members of 112 accompanying it, I strongly disagree. Though I miss hearing all four guys together, I couldn't have been more pleased with this album. Nor could I have been more pleased with former 112 member Michael Keith's immaculate new solo album. This is another great album to add to your 112 collection, along with Michael Keith's album.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I first heard this album. I knew I couldn't expect an album full of 112 material, because I knew I would be getting familiarized with Slim as an individual artist on this album. The up-tempo futuristic tracks on the album stood out to me because it's something you'd never hear from 112. However, the romantic crooner we know from 112 is still on this album as well. Ballads like "Sweet Baby", "Bedtime Stories", and "Apologize" give us exactly the side of Slim we've always known and loved. The upbeat futuristic tracks like "She Got That", "Leave You Alone", and "Love Crazy" introduce the side of Slim we never got to see. After hearing his radio friendly single, "So Fly", I was nervous that the whole album would be like that song and nothing like what I was used to from 112. I was pleasantly surprised when I found how rich in quality the album actually is. The single "So Fly" is definitely as radio friendly as he gets on the CD. The rest of the album is full of a mixture of tender soulful ballads and experimental upbeat tracks.

He invites old time friend Faith Evans to perform a duet with him on the album entitled "So Gone". This song is reminiscent of the 1990's when Faith Evans and 112 were both signed to Bad Boy Records and frequently collaborated. We learned that Faith's soft, gentle high-pitched voice matched nicely with the voices of the fellas of 112 when they teamed up on songs like 112's "I Can't Believe" and "For A While" as well as Faith Evans' "Caramel Kisses" and Puff Daddy & The Family's tribute song to The Notorious B.I.G., "I'll Be Missing You". It's nice to finally hear Slim and Faith's voices together again after all these years.

My favorite track on the album is "Bedtime Stories", because through this song you time travel back to the early days of 112. It makes you feel like you're hearing 112's 1996 debut album for the first time all over again. It was such a treat to be able to feel that again. He is extremely successful in bringing back 112's soulful poignant sound of 1990's.

Other stand out tracks on the album include "U Got Me (Addicted)", in which he sings about a girl he tries to leave behind until he finds she's made him completely powerless over her. I also love the dark side of him that comes out on the album. "Don't Say It", is a dark ballad about fearing that his woman is about to leave him. "Leave U Alone" is a dark, haunting, up-tempo futuristic track and the only song on the album in which he uses Auto Tune to distort his vocals to produce a haunting sound as he sings about coming to the realization that he needs to leave his unfaithful woman.

Love's Crazy is a well balanced album and does a great job of introducing Slim as a solo artist. This album introduces Slim's sound, which is fresh, futuristic, and retrospective all at the same time. This album is a must have for any and every fan of 112, and highly recommenced for any R&B fan who's willing to take a risk on something that, like I said, is both fresh and retrospective at the same time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars So So, July 16, 2010

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Milton Green (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love's Crazy (Audio CD)

I was expecting a little more from my man Slim. There are a few good ones on this CD, but for the most part this album was generic/predictable R&B.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you miss 112 this album is a must have, April 20, 2009

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Zeeindy85 (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love's Crazy (Audio CD)

If you are a fan of 112 you will like this album as well...Good job SLIM! COME BACK TOGETHER 112