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Shake It Off

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Jarvis Church's "Shake it Off" is just one of those CD's that really stand out. I first heard of him, when I was living in NY, and I'm desperately trying to get his name out down south. Church's CD has so much variety on it, and I thoroughly enjoy his debut with another awesome Canadian Nelly Furtado. All of his songs have an amazing beat, whether they are fast, or have a slower soulful sound. He is the only one I know of that can infuse pop, r&b and soul together and do it well. He is original, and really catchy. His Jamaican roots are obvious in the CD as well. I strongly recommend "Shake it off" and I know there is more great stuff to come from Jarvis Church.

Congrats to Jarvis on his debut CD.
An excellent melange of several genres of music.
I would classify most of his music as slow to fast pop.
Nothing too R&B or hip-hop, although the publicity
for his CD might allude to it. A touch of Reggae
in one of his tracks but that's about it.
I especially liked tracks 4-6, 11, and 13.
Jarvis (who was lead singer for the Philosopher Kings
back in the '90s) was highly undersold, especially in Canada
where he is from. Part of this, I believe, is from marketing himself as a rookie (with a new name) as opposed to a veteran with plenty of past successes and the producer behind Nelly Furtado. (his real name is Gerald Eaton, by the way)
Despite the lagging sales, I think it was an excellent CD
and worth a listen.

Wow! Some of the songs on this album are really hot, especially "Fine Line" and "Run for Your Life, which are danceable, fun, original and passionate (voices, "storylines", beats). This album also contains several ballads. I find some of them rather plain in comparaison to the aforementioned tracks (which is probably a matter of personal taste), but they are growing on me and Jarvis' voice is very nice, smooth and sexy on all the tracks. The beats are harmonious as well (pleasing blend of musical influences and styles). I can say that I am impressed with the guy's talent. He put out a very enjoyable album.

This is a fantastic cd....one of my all time favourites. His lyrics are great; they take you through every emotion. He is ahead of his time, a very thoughtful artist.... I hope he continues to make music....

Recieved the product and have been using it. I like the CD and am enjoying it, thanks

Jarvis Church (aka. Gerald Eaton, formerly of The Philosopher Kings and the Co-Producer whiz behind both of Nelly Furtado's albums) simply made the Summer of 2002 for my ears when I first heard promos of "Shake it Off" bubbling out of the radio as I drove through the streets of Toronto (his Monkier comes from an intersection near where he lived in the City at that time - Javis and Church Streets). I picked up the release on it's first day and it did not dissapoint. From the deep groove of the title track; the classic Track & Field intricacy of "Who Will Be Your Man"; the simple, beautiful and romantic, 'That Old Love Song"; and on throughout the entire release - there isn't a track that dissapoints. Highlights include the tunes mentioned above, "Run for Your Life" (featuring Esthero's breakout rap), "Last Night Ever" and "She Kills Like a Soldier".

RCA really messed up the promotion of this release in the US, but you still have a chance to learn what a lot of Canadians and a select few in the US know - Jarvis Church has created R&B for the ages with "Shake it Off."