Mr Mista

Trey Lorenz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000GY7350
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Mariah Carey (aka Mimi) presents the latest album of her longtime back up singer, Trey Lorenz!

Features an oldschool, Motown soul style with a guest appearance by Mariah on the hot single Pisces!

Lorenz s previous album, released in 1992, sold 175,000 copies and contained the Top 20 hit single Someone To Hold!

Lorenz has also performed on blockbuster albums by Usher, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, Jermaine Dupri and many, many others!

Trey Lorenz began his career as a background vocalist to a young Long Island pop artist named Mariah Carey, accompanying her on her very first promotional tour in support of her soon to be released self-titled album. Lorenz remained the voice behind The Voice for a number of national tours and, most memorably, on Carey s appearance on MTV s Unplugged where she and Lorenz sang the Jackson 5 s I ll Be There. Not only was that performance released as a single, scoring the top spot on the Billboard charts, but it also landed Lorenz his first record deal. Trey Lorenz was released in 1992 and spawned Lorenz s second blockbuster single, the chart-topping Someone To Hold. Since then, Lorenz has sang vocals on blockbuster albums by Usher, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, Jermaine Dupri and many, many others. But now, Lorenz returns to the spotlight with this special, soulful effort that shows just how far this incredibly talented, and much sought after, vocalist has come. Any fan of Mariah Carey and soulful pop music would be remiss in passing this album up. --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

1. My Everything
2. Pisces feat. Mariah Carey
3. See You Sometime
4. Love Me To Sleep
5. Sweet Angels
6. Mr. Mista
7. Broke And Lonely
8. Propa Thang
9. Over And Over Again
10. It All Comes Back Around (Acoustic)

BONUS TRACK
11. Pisces feat. Mariah Carey (Alternate Mix)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cd, July 12, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mr Mista (Audio CD)

I bought this cd with no expectations and was not disapointed. Trey Lorenz has a very unique voice and there are some beautiful songs on here. Very creative release with only a couple of skippable tracks. It looks I'm in the minority here though. Everybody else seems to have been disapointed by it.
I'd suggest just listening to the samples before buying it because you could either be in the majority who thinks this is a boring cd or in the minority like me who loves it. =d don't always go by reviews.

In my opinion, this is an excellent Cd and I have now ordered Trey Lorenz's debut album.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Promising, but falls a bit short., October 2, 2006

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Loren Martinez "Hobie" (Clovis, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr Mista (Audio CD)

Ok, any Mariah Carey fan knows Trey Lorenz.. He is the amazing vocalist that accompanied Mariah on her number 1 cover of the jackson 5's hit "I'll Be There". Trey was signed by epic records after the popularity of that song and released his own debut album "Trey Lorenz" which spawned the top 20 single "Someone to hold" back in 92'.
Some 14 years later, Trey has released his sophmore album "Mimi presents: Mr. Mista" and although this album is by no means a bad album if fails to live up to the splendor of his original release. To be fair, this is a independent album (no major record label behind it) and their are no major producers or writers to it's credit. For the most part the album was written by Trey himself with help from musicians with a very low budget. You can tell by the album art as well as the audio quailty which is missing that slick sound that only a major studio release can offer.
Mariah Carey is featured on a couple of the songs here but mainly in the background (another duet would of been great addition to this album and may of boosted sales) The main track that she sings on is "Pieces" and is a decent track but is still missing some of the magic that they make together... If you want to hear their chemistry firsthand check out the song "Make You Happy" from the Men In Black movie soundtrack, awesome!
Of course Trey's voice is still incredible, and his songs are not all that bad either. Many of the songs are a throwback to artists like Al Greene, The Jackson 5 and Bill Withers. There's a classic feel to the album that is not found on many of the current R&B hitmakers. Still it would of been great to hear some of the top producers get their hands on this material to give it a more current feel.
Over all it is a good effort. If you are in to great R&B music & have a fondness to motown & classic soul you will love this album. However, Trey's longtime fans will no doubt feel a little disappionted by this and may find themselves dusting off their old Trey CD's.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Previewing CD now...but first impressions, September 25, 2006

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Music Critic 9000 "30Somthing Mariah Fan from... (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr Mista (Audio CD)

Trey, I am disappointed. Your voice does not need Mariah to promote you anymore. Some of us remember you from MTV's Unplugged. Sorry, as a marketing guy, you probably need her to get to the new crowd who was in the whomb when I was AT the Mariah Carey NBC TV Special in NY (8th row Fan Club seat).

As for the CD (and I'll come back and post another review if my first impression is wrong) it sounds too much like the Jackson Five from the 60s. I was looking for more Run Back To Me and the song I have on my wedding video, Someone to Hold. Not enough accompanying music? Can't put my finger on it?? Too 60s soulish? I'll give it a further spin...but my gut tells me you need Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to produce the next one. LA Face, something. This seems weak.

And what's with the gun in the inner cover photo with Mariah? All I can say is, Whatcha gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna find Mariah and make me an album. ;-) Just kidding, sort of.