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 enlarge | Artist: K-ci & Jojo
Label: Mca
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 20312
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 112398
UPC: 008811239824
EAN: 0008811239824
ASIN: B000053GU4
Release Date: December 5, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Honest Lover - K-Ci & JoJo, Hailery, Jo Jo | | • | Wanna Do You Right - K-Ci & JoJo, Riley, T. | | • | Get Back - K-Ci & JoJo, Swing, DeVante | | • | Crazy - K-Ci & JoJo, Delite, Darrell | | • | Game Face - K-Ci & JoJo, | | • | Thug n U Thug n Me - K-Ci & JoJo, Two Pac | | • | If It's Going to Work - K-Ci & JoJo, Deacon | | • | All the Things I Should Have Known - K-Ci & JoJo, Babyface [1] | | • | I Can't Find the Words - K-Ci & JoJo, Officer, Emanuel | | • | Something Inside of Me - K-Ci & JoJo, Griffin, Roosevelt | | • | One Last Time - K-Ci & JoJo, | | • | Suicide - K-Ci & JoJo, Hailey, Joel "Jo Jo | | • | Ooh Yeah - K-Ci & JoJo, K Ci & JoJo |
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Amazon.com
Whereas Jodeci (the four-man ensemble that spawned this spin-off project) were known for their grinding-the-stage gyrations and afterparty aspirations, K-Ci & JoJo, often besuited in tuxes and tails, are a duo known more for their semidignified balladry. Each of their two previous albums (Love Always and It's Real) spawned an anodyne megahit: "All My Life" and "Tell Me It's Real," respectively. X promises nothing less. "Crazy" has that formula feel to it; "Baby, I apologize for all the things that I've done," JoJo croons at the outset, before giving way to a vocoded chorus so tinny it almost collapses. Nevertheless, its moody blue tenor is just what urban radio ordered. The pair keep up the serenades throughout X, hitting high points on "One Last Time" and the Marvin Gaye-ish "I Can't Find the Words." K-Ci and JoJo only go uptempo on the banal "Game Face" and the bubbly, aggressively sexy "Thug in Me, Thug in You." The latter features yet another lost 2Pac verse, and it's the only track where the two don't appear to stand on ceremony--hinting that freaks still lurk under those tuxedos. --Jon Caramanica
Album Description
Includes exclusive bonus track 'Tell Me It's Real (Club Steppers Mix)'. Track sequencing is slightly different than USA version.
Album Details
Includes Exclusive Bonus Track 'tell Me It's Real (Club Steppers Mix)'. Track Sequencing is Slightly Different Than USA Version.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
X Marks the spot December 29, 2000
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
After droppin three Cds as members of one of the hottest r&b acts ever K-CI & JoJo went on the release two solid efforts as a duo has return with their 3rd Cd X.. This one pretty much follows the same vein as their previous two concentrating on the old school romantic soul which is the best part of this CD.. Many of the tracks here has a late 60 , early 70 old school feel to them that will remind people of such r&b greats Bobby Womack, Sam Cooke .. You will notice that feel right off the back on the song Wanna Do You Right as K-CI takes over the track doing his best Bobby Womack impersonation.. The song uses a interpolation of the classic Luther Ingram tune If Loving You Is Wrong I Dont Want To Be Right.. This song has the same type of vibe as this classic song.. Devante lends a hand on two highlight tracks Get Back and the hiding Jodeci song.. If this song is a taste to what looking forward to for the reunion Jodeci CD.. It 's going to be one terrific CD.. Timbaland reunities with K-Ci and Jo Jo for the uptempo jam Game Face, Tim again shows why he is one of the best producers out there right now in music.. Other highlights Jo JO solo track Honest Love , All Things I Should Have Known, I Cant Find The Words, Something Inside Of Me, One Last Time.. So if you like romantic r&b this is certainly the CD for you Pick it Up
 An older more mature, yet unfortunately . . . December 6, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
far less entertaining K-Ci and JoJo is displayed on their latest effort X. While artists such as Macy Gray, Jill Scott, David Hollister, Santana & Musiq Soulchild, among others has all released classic or near classic album within the past 2 years Hailey brothers has failed to produce an album of equal quality. With the X album, it appears that K-Ci and JoJo attempts to resurrect the soulful sound the 60's with songs like Wanna Do You Right and I Can't Find the Words. While those two songs stand out as 2 of the albums few bright spots, the album is filled with apologetic themes and run-of-the-mill 60's influenced production. With 10 years in the business and a production team that consists of Teddy Riley, Babyface and Devante among others terrible songs like the Tupac collaboration Thug N U Thug N Me, Game Face, and Ooh Yeah should have never made it past the studio's garbage bin. Just as soulful R&B began to take a turn for the better with a new crop of talent, the genre last significant release of 2000 can best be described as dull and bland.
Not bad at all... April 16, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Actually, this album is really good. It starts off strong with a very beautiful ballad entitled "Honest Lover", and quite honestly (pun intended), this might be one of my favorite K-Ci and Jojo songs of all time. It is so smooth...(trust me).The next two songs are okay, and then we come to "Crazy"...and I will always think of Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas whenever this song comes on. It was a pretty decent movie (Save The Last Dance), but this is a great song - right? Next up is "Game Face", and this track is pretty cool. Timbaland and Static produced it, but I think it needs a rap break. Oh well...but my thirst for hip-hop gets answered on the next track, "Thug N U, Thug N Me" featuring the late great Tupac Shakur. This track is devilishly funky, and I love it. I absolutely dig "If It's Going To Work"...this is a Jojo song all the way (the one with the smoother voice), and it just flows; I think it would sound absolutely fantastic on the radio. Next is their second single, "All The Things I Should Have Known", and this is a Babyface track (and it shows). It's excellent, and I predict it will be a moderate hit with pop radio. The next few songs build up to track #11, "One Last Time", which is a very, very pretty song. Eventually we work our way up to "Ooh Yeah", the last song. I like this one a lot too, because it addresses the fact that a lot of singers have copied signature vocal 'runs' (also known as 'riffs') that Jodeci (K-Ci in particular) originated. Everyone from Dru Hill to the Backstreet Boys have done some of K-Ci's runs. (Example: In the middle of BSB's "Get Another Boyfriend", A.J. Maclean lets off a signature K-Ci riff: "Yay-ah-ee-ah-hay"...I couldn't believe my ears) Anyhow, "Ooh Yeah" is a great song, and it reminds me of Jodeci. Speaking of Jodeci, I couldn't find the "hidden" track on my version of this CD, and I'm a bit irritated because of this. Can anyone help me? Thanks for reading... Knyte.
I expected much more... February 19, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
K-ci & Jojo had 2 great all time hits...all my life and tell me it's real...after hearing crazy on the radio..i asked for it for my christmas present I was pretty disappointed when i heard the whole cd because i only liked 2 songs on it! (thug n u thug n me and crazy) i should've just bought the save the last dance soundtrack :( at that time this cd only worthed 1 star in my scale but after listening to it a coupla more times it kinda grew on me...so yea i give it a 3! i ewas expecting waaaaaaay more of it tho!!!
In with the new, in with the old May 7, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
First off, it must be noted K-Ci & JoJo are a group known over the years first for their efforts as two members of the four-man group Jodeci, then spawning fame in their own right as a brothery duet team. From their first smash single, "All My Life", K-Ci & JoJo have become known as revered (at least to me) as a group capable of both funk and soul, but it is in their ballads that their talents truely shine.However, while I am a fan mostly of their slow jams (like "Tell Me It's Real", "How Long Must I Cry" and "If It's Going To Work"), some prefer their heavy old-school R&B (reminiscent of Jodeci) in songs like "Wanna Do You Right" and "Get Back", while others prefer their more up-beat songs like "Thug N U Thug N Me". And that's fine by me. This album caters for both the slow-jammer, the old-school and the funky at heart. Personally, on K-Ci & JoJo's CDs I enjoyed their slower songs better, and this album is no except. While tracks like "Thug N U Thug N Me", "Game Face" and "Oooh Yeah" are both bouncy and solid, for me, at least, it is songs like "Crazy", "All The Things I Should Have Known", and "If It's Going To Work" that really make this CD worthwhile. There are other tracks that, while not as noteworthy as the above-mentioned, still are good tracks in my mind, including "One Last Time", "Honest Lover", and "Suicide". It is arguable which of their albums ("X" or "It's Real") is better ("Love Always" never rates that well amongst fans). Personally, I preferred their 2nd album, as it contained more ballads (which I enjoy the most from K-Ci & JoJo). Having said that, there are many of you that would appreciate this CD more, as it contains a nice blend of old-school R&B, bouncy tunes and ballads. Although it might take a couple of days (even a week or two) to grow on you, after that this CD is sheer joy. I gave this CD four stars as I mentioned before, I thought their previous album was better. But this is still a "must-have" and is well-worth your time. Oh, and to Knyte, the reviewer before me - the BONUS TRACK from Jodeci is featured on Track 12 after "Suicide" - and is called "Slip N Fall" (was never really a Jodeci fan, but there you go = ) Thanks for reading - hope you enjoy the CD - whatever tickles your R&B fancy.
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