All Eyez on Me [IMPORT] [EXTRA TRACKS]

Monica

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2002)
• Original Release Date: September 11, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Extra tracks
• Label: Bmg Japan
• ASIN: B000065B78
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,240 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Japanese edition of her 2002 studio which she has re-recorded as After the Storm for the US market, which features different tracks and production. This Japanese version features 13 tracks, 8 of which are unavailable on the US version, 'I'm Back', 'All Eyez On Me', 'Too Hood', 'If U Were The Girl', 'What Hurts The Most', 'Searchin', 'Just Another Girl' and 'What My Heart Says'. BMG

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Monica: All Eyez On The Album, July 10, 2003

By	D. Kelly "khamard2" (Baltimore, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This version of her third album was not released in the USA (other than bootleg and over the Internet). "After The Storm" is the revised version of this released in the USA with some new tracks put on it, including "Go To Bed Mad" w/ Tyrese and "Knock Knock".

The album highlights are "All Eyez On Me", which samples "Pretty Young Thing" by Michael Jackson. It's a great get-your-groove-on song and Rodney Jerkins does a great job with the production side of the song. Other tracks to look into on the album include "Too Hood", which allows Monica to tell you how she feels about pretty boys and what she likes. Jermaine Dupri does a great job with the production side of the song. "What My Heart Says" is a great slow song. Monica really shines vocally with songs like this along with "For You I Will". It allows her to put emotion into her singing about the love you can have for someone despite disapproval of people trying to govern it. And also "Ain't Gonna Cry no More", which I think is a great song and she also had the chance to write, because it's just a Monica-styled song all the way. Rodney Jerkins works his production wonder again with this song. More eccentric tracks include "If U Were The Girl", which has a sample of a C-Murder song talking about a man being in a woman's shoes when she finds her man cheating and lying, "U Deserve", which samples 2Pac's "Hail Mary", "I'm Back", which samples B.I.G's "Hypnotize" introing her return to doing an album since her second album "The Boy Is Mine", and a heartfelt song calling about of her past boyfriend Jarvis Darnell Weems, who committed suicide in front of her with "I Wrote This Song". It was a tragic, yet emotionally awakening experience in her life. I'm glad she overcame the experience, not ever forgetting it, and continuing to live and be the best person she needs to be as a woman (1) and musician (2).

Truly appreciate Monica's real-girl attitude and emotion when she sings. She truly can hold her own as a female vocalist and woman and I fully wish nothing but success and happiness in her life.

Buy the album and appreciate it for what it's worth. Support true talent like this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL EYEZ ON MONICA, May 9, 2003

By	chris (norfolk, virginia USA) - See all my reviews

All Eyez (and ears) are on monica on this album. its just too bad it will not be released in the states. but she does have another one called after the storm being released on june 17.
this album was just a breath of fresh air. it let us know that our girl was not just sittin around and not wanting to put anything back out for her fans.
but to me, some of the songs werelike a more grown up version of some of the songs off of the boy is mine. for those who has the cd youu may agree.
for instance street symphony has what could be a after affect song or two on the new album. the songs you shouldve know and i wrote this song can be what happened after all of the things fromm street symphony. aint gonna cry no more can be another version of ring the bell. but my favorite song on this album what hurts the most is like the song inside. its like she finally has realized she has to let go to her ex. dont get me wrong, this is not a bad thing that these songs are similar, becase although they are similar, they still stand out as different songs.
all eyez on me is just a hot album.
she put her heart into her writing and it really shows especially on i wrote this song. she allows the listener to see how much she misses her boyfriend after is suicide.
so as i said before, this album is just hot

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a shame..., July 17, 2003

By	"raecg" (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews

It's a shame that this album wasn't released in the states! Even though I had to purchase it as an import - it was well worth my $... The 7 previous reviewers were right on regarding in their reviews of this album. If you're a Monica fan this is a must have for your collection.