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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A sexy mixture of urban pop, June 28, 2001
By A Customer
When I first heard Mikaila's debut single SO IN LOVE WITH TWO, I was blown away. Such a hard hitting, funky pop/R&B mixture, it was a such a shame it wasn't as well publicisized or as successful as say the likes of Britney Spears, whom Mikaila shares similar sounds to, or Christina Aguilera, whom Mikaila could challenge with impressive vocals for a 14 year old. Mikaila's debut album, simply titled MIKAILA, is a funky and sexy mixture of urban spliced pop, upbeat dance and a little emotion charged ballads, to ease this impressive CD along.1)SO IN LOVE WITH TWO - Debut single, featuring hard hitting drum beats and an addictive chorus, it is helped along by Mikaila's seemingly sweet voice. Also co-written by her. 2)STRAIGHT TO MY FACE - Another upbeat urban pop mix, letting us listeners know Mikaila wants answers and wants them now. Fast paced verses and chorus move this funky track along nicely, after a slow start. 3)FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR YOU - From the title you can guess it's a ballad, and a rather sweet one at that. If anyone has heard Emma Bunton's tune A WORLD WITHOUT YOU (From her A GIRL LIKE ME album), this track is similar. 4)PLAYGROUND - Picking up the pace, this sensual pop beat has rather mature lyrics and the suggestions she's making, whilst not inappropriate, it would seem to fit an older pop queen (ie Britney), but she pulls it off, gracefully and sexually. A hot track. 5)TALKIN' ABOUT ME - This dance number, where Mikaila hopes the boy she fancies is talkin' bout her (hence the title), is laced with a spanish feel. Another top track. 6)IT'S ALL UP TO YOU - Said to be the next released single, this is a softer sound, and a little more poppish than previous album ballad - TRACK 3 - and more enjoyable. 7)PERFECT WORLD - After starting off with a little rain and thunder intro, this fnky urban pop mixture hits full gear, complete with spicy flamenco guitars ripping up the flavour of this cool tune. 8)MY DREAM IS GONE - This tune would come close to my fave on this album. After starting with a misleading piano intro, it doesn't take long before it picks up for a hot, funky and addictive dance tune. The chorus is instantly addictive and reminds me a little of Tonya Mitchell's BROKEN PROMISES track. Absolute must listen to this track. 9)MY HEAVEN - Another sweet ballad, probably the best so far. More like Mandy's I WANNA BE WITH YOU, than Jessica Simpson extreme. 10)EMOTIONAL - Something like this would fit perfectly on Mandy's IWANNA BE WITH YOU album or Britney's BABY ONE MORE TIME. Mikails goes all out pop with this upbeat fast, and feel good tune. The chorus is another addictive riff. 11)BECAUSE OF YOU - Mid-tempo kinda upbeat ballad, in the smae line of Britney's SOMETIMES. As ballads go this is very enjoyable, as a pop dance tune, it's very mellow. A good track to chill out to. 12)MY HEART CAN'T LET YOU GO - It's an absolute giveaway this title. Mikaila's gets all grown up and purs her heart out in this emotional ballad co-written by her. The Australian version which I am reviewing also feature two bonus tracks. 13)YOU TELL ME - An absolute fave, more R&B than any of the others and produced by Stargate, it's gotta little spanish feel that resembles Backstreet Boys' THE CALL, or the Darkchild remix of Jennifer Lopez's IF YOU HAD MY LOVE. A must listen to track, as well the ballad 14)THE ART OF LETTING GO - Another ballad, that probably wasn't the best way to finish the album, although it does prove how mature she is as an artist. Overall a funky album that is laced with pop and R&B and should appeal to all listeners who like such material as NSync (NO STRINGS ATTACHED), Christina Aguilera (CHRISTINA AGUILERA), Britney Spears (BABY ONE MORE TIME + OOPS I DID IT AGAIN), Mandy Moore (I WANNA BE WITH YOU), Backstreet Boys (BLACK AND BLUE) and Tonya Mitchell (I REPRESENT).
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