Ramiyah

Ramiyah | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 2011)
• Original Release Date: January 20, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music World Music/Columbia
• ASIN: B00009MGRJ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,018 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Here We Go (Holla)

3. Just Stop

4. The Reason

5. Turn It Out

6. I Told You

7. Power From God

8. Don't Nobody Know

9. Interlude (Girls Solo)

10. Waiting

11. Don't Look Any Further

12. Things We Want

13. Covered

14. Interlude

15. You Never Left Me

16. Interlude

17. Turn It Out

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent production from a top notch producer, September 16, 2004

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Andrae Williams "DreSoul" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramiyah (Audio CD)

J. Moss has quickly become one of my favorite producers in the gospel industry. I would say he's right up there with T.Bizzy (Tonex's alter ego), Tommy Sims (CeCe Winans, Israel & New Breed) and Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary albums), because though Ramiyah lacks an outstanding vocalist per se, the average music listener would never notice because of the outstanding production and arrangement credited to Moss.

This album could definitely go up against any R&B/R&P album put out by any girl group and hold its own. The SWV's, the Destiny's Child's, the En Vogue's, the Brownstone's, the TLC's, it doesn't matter. The beats alone make this album a great listen. On songs such as "Reason", "Things We Want", "Turn It Out/Turn It Out Remix", and my favorite "Don't Nobody Know" (which features the two of the Clark Sisters plus Kierra Sheard), J. Moss and the PAJAM crew really bring it with those beats. Catchy hooks and funky beats for sure. Buy the album for those tracks alone!

However, this album is far from a classic. Maybe the reason behind that is the fact that this group has no stand out vocalist. Destiny's Child has Beyonce, and SWV had Coko. All the girls can hold a note but no one in this group can really SANG, so to speak. This is very evident on the song "Don't Look Any Further", one of the skippable tracks on this album. The songwriting in this song is kind of too normal for my tastes, and the leads are very weak if you ask me. The best slow song on this album would have to be "Waiting", due to excellent vocal arrangement, especially when it gets into the bridge. Awesome! I wish PAJAM had put this kind of effort in the other slow tracks.

Another notable slow track is "I Told You", for pretty much the same reasons as "Waiting". The songs I didn't mention are decent but skippable. A very strong effort though.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 27, 2004

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O. Thomas "living for GOD" (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramiyah (Audio CD)

This cd is great! I only have to skip about 3 songs, then from track six on up is totally continous play. Great gospel lyrics ad very spiritual

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars (3.5 Stars) - Ummm....., July 7, 2004

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Jamaal A. Bivens "JayCroix" (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramiyah (Audio CD)

Am I the only one that is going to be fair and unbiased in this review? I think so. I have read some of the reviews for Ramiyah's debut and I must say some people may have hit their heads before reveiwing it.

It's funny that this album was released twice with two different covers but with the same songs about six months apart. I bought this album back in June 2003, after seeing them on Bobby Jones' Gospel and Showtime At the Apollo. After seeing them perform, I just knew that their album was going to be the bomb! Unfortunately, it's not as good as I would have liked it to be.

I'm not saying that this album is bad, but it's not quite the classic that everyone is saying that it is or actually could be. I think that this album was a bit rushed, for some of the lyrics falter where the girls' voices shine.

There are some pretty good uptempo songs that I keep spinning in my CD player. "Just Stop" is a good uptempo number that has a catchy hook with some marvelous leads and harmonies. "Don't Nobody Know", featuring Karen Clark-Sheard, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Kierra Sheard, feature strong leads. You knew that with a couple of Clark Sisters, Ramiyah was going to bring the funk, and do they ever! This song is a classic uptempo number by itself. The first single "Turn It Out" is actually really good, quite catchy, and has a nice message. Ramiyah is letting you know that it's okay to praise how you want to praise, and you can't tell them how to do it!

The slower songs fare well, and let's the girls do some real singing. "Waiting" has to be the best song lyrically, and the girls have no fear showing that they are not just some studio act. "I Told You", the second single, is by far my favortie song on the album. Tracy's raspy yet strong lead vocals shine well on here, as do the background harmonies. "Don't Look Any Further" is a classic within itself with some serious leads again from DeLaurian and Tracy, and the background harmonies never fall off. "The Girls Solo" (odd name for an interlude) sounded good, but would have been better with some good harmony. I initially thought that "Covered" was just average, but after a couple more listens I actually like it and find myself singing it often. The lyrics are pretty good and the girls sound really good on it.

Speaking of interludes, we get a funny one from my girl Michelle of Destiny's Child. She calls the girls "Ramiyahs" without them knowing it. She then says "yall know I put an S at the end of yall name"....classic.

I agree with one of the reviewers that said that some of the songs run together and sound the same. Don't get me started with "Here We Go (Holla)", which is similar to the "Holla" that Trin-i-tee 5:7 recorded on their album "The Kiss" (another album that was a bit below my expectations). Also, some of the songs just sound too much alike....take out the words and you practically hear similar instrumentals on "Just Stop", "Power From God", and "Things We Want". "The Reason" sounds extremely rushed, for I don't really hear the girls' harmonies. It sounds as if the harmonies on that song are made from a synthesizer. Yuck....

Ramiyah actually has some talent, that is nowhere near disputed. I think with more songs that show off their amazing range and vocal versatility, Ramiyah would have been propelled higher in popularity. Hopefully in the future, we can get some real material for Ramiyah!!