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| Chocolate Factory | 
 enlarge | Artist: R Kelly
Label: Jive
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  153 reviews
Sales Rank: 5392
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 41812
UPC: 012414181220
EAN: 0012414181220
ASIN: B00007E8J1
Release Date: February 18, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Chocolate Factory | | • | Step In The Name Of Love | | • | Heart Of A Woman | | • | I'll Never Leave | | • | Been Around The World | | • | You Made Me Love You | | • | Forever | | • | Dream Girl | | • | Ignition | | • | Ignition (Remix) | | • | Forever More | | • | You Knock Me Out | | • | Step In The Name Of Love (Remix) | | • | Imagine That | | • | Showdown | | • | Snake | | • | Who's That |
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Perhaps R. Kelly's brushes with the law have caused him to turn down his love light, since his seventh album Chocolate Factory takes scrupulous pains to show an idealized high-minded face of love, eschewing his usual steamy cocktail of raunchy lust and replacing it with a sweet, winsome romanticism. "I'll Never Leave," is a wistful valentine, while "The Heart of a Woman," is embarrassingly empathetic to the plight of the feminine kind and is hardly the kind of fare that one expects from Marvin Gaye's heir apparent. Despite his real life racy escapades, Kelly is at his best musically when he's an unrepentant bad boy but he doesn't even show any grit until "Been Around the World," his confessional duet with a rasping Ja Rule, the fretful bluesy "You Made Me Love You," and "Ignition," a paean to parking. Despite "Ignition"'s first line, "Girl, please let me stick my key in your ignition, babe" it's rather tame by the standards Kelly has set on his earlier discs. "Chocolate Factory" also includes 6 bonus tracks from Loveland the album that was slated for a 2002 release, but was ostensibly shelved after it was rampantly bootlegged on the Internet. Despite the disc's soft focus, Kelly is at the height of his vocal powers, and once he weans himself from the gooey sentimentality and returns to his persona of a smooth seductive operator he'll once again be an artist to be reckoned with. --Jaan Uhelszki
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 R Kelly fan 4 life March 11, 2003
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
...R Kelly is a genius. Have you ever been hooked on an artist and their whole style, only for them to come out w/a cd that has none of their previous flare on it? This is one thing that Kelly has mastered. All of his albums have a certain vibe to it, but at the same time he gets better, better, and better. He gives you something to dance to, ("Remix of Ignition"). He always gives a little something extra for the ladies. On previous albums it's been "When a Woman's Fed Up", and "Womans Threat". On this one its "The Heart of a Woman". He is truly this generations Marvin Gaye. When I heard "You Knock Me Out", I had to do a double take and make sure I had Kelly's cd in and not Marvins. R Kelly gives you a little of everything, always has and I believe always will. Despite the situation he may be going through right now, you can't take away from his talent as a musician. Any man that can write all of his songs, (with the wide range from "Bump-N-Grind", to "I Can't Sleep Baby" to "Half on a Baby" to "I Believe I Can Fly" to "Greatest Sex")and turn around and write "You Are Not Alone" by M.J. and "Fortunate" by Maxwell, has me as a fan for life.
1 or 2 stars ? You're kidding. October 8, 2003
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
First of all if you're going to review the album and say nonsense like " I think Afro American's are supporting him as a corner stone of hope! I am Afro american and I listen so many different types of music that R Kelly can be easily forgotten"or ....
"if it wasnt for the song Ignition remix .i would have rated this album a zero" . How about if you say something weak like....
"if this album was considered a comedy record, i would give it 5 stars" Not forgetting this [stuff] ... And if you think Igniton is the only hit on that CD then you probably haven't listened to real R'n'B. I suggest you stick to Britney Spears. Back to the TOPIC at hand.
This is an amazing piece of work. The definition of a true R'n'B artist is one who can take it back in the day to when our parents were doing their thang and bring it to the new age of hip hop and R'n'B all in one album. R Kelly fits that description. No other artist does it the way he does and Chocolate Factory is the evidence.I love all the songs because they have their different qualities. None of them are the same (with the exception of Step In The Name...). Right now my song is the remix to Step In The Name of Love. My advice is to all the haters is that if you have the ear to hear good music then use it. If your ear is somehow designed to censor off stuff like The Pied Piper then you might as well go deaf.
Pied Piper Struck Again February 5, 2004
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
This teflon superstar has been giving us some of his best music lately and hasn't slowed down a bit. He has just gave Twista a hit single intitled So Sexy and it is hotttttt. This album is no different From start to finish this album is a masterpiece.1. chocolate factory-4 stars(beginning of a new era)
2. Step In the Name Of Love-5 stars(Loved it on Loveland)
3. Heart of a woman-5(A classic R. kelly song)
4.I'll Never Leave-5(What more can I say)
5.Been Around The World-4.5(Catchy Song)
6.You Made Me Love You-3.5(Kinda Annoying)
7.Forever-5(Marry meeeee)
8.Dream Girl-5(Fellas u know we Have 1)
9.Ignition-5(should have made a video)
10.Ignition(remix)-5 (Too-to,Beep Beep)
11.Forever More-5 (Great wedding Song)
12.You Knock Me Out-4 (not his style but good song)
13.Step In The Name Of Love(Remix)-5 (Great Remix)
14.Imagine That-5(Strawberries and whipped cream)
15.Showdown-5(R&B Thug at it again)
16.Snake-5(Big Tigger First Song)Crazy!!!
17.Who's That(Ft. Fat Joe)-5(R&B cats can't phase him) I leave u with this
-I know i need a hug but yall need a hug 2 cuz god gon judge me tha same day he judge u-Kellz
Chocolate Factory February 19, 2003
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is one of his best CD's I think.Some people may not like it but I sure do. For anybody thats likes good R&b. Then be sure to purchase this cd as soon as possible
Bloody Beltin' March 27, 2003
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
this album is ace. all i know is that R Kelly really is the GOD of R&B. the top 5 tracks are:
1) Heart Of A Woman
2) Dream Girl
3) Ignition
4) I'll Never Leave
5) You Made Me Love You
This album is well worth gettin'. id give it 10 outta 10. beltin'
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