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| Happy People/U Saved Me | 
 enlarge | Artist: R. Kelly
Label: Jive
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  144 reviews
Sales Rank: 22538
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 60356
UPC: 828766035629
EAN: 0828766035629
ASIN: B0001VOHH0
Release Date: August 24, 2004
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Weatherman | | • | Red Carpet (Pause, Flash) | | • | Love Signals | | • | Love Street | | • | Ladies' Night (Treat Her Like Heaven) | | • | If | | • | The Greatest Show On Earth | | • | It's Your Birthday | | • | Steppin' Into Heaven | | • | If I could Make The World Dance | | • | Happy People |
Disc 2
| • | 3-Way Phone Call featuring Kelly Price, Kim Burrell and Maurice Mahon | | • | U Saved Me | | • | Prayer Changes | | • | How Did You Manage | | • | I Surrender | | • | When I Think About You | | • | The Diary Of Me | | • | Spirit | | • | Leap Of Faith | | • | Peace |
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R. Kelly is arguably one of R&B's most productive minds in years and the Chicago native creates music at a pace that few artists in any genre could keep up with. "Happy People/U Saved Me" serves as Kelly's own personal "Best of Both Worlds"--highlighting both the singer's love for stepping (a Midwest-based dance craze) and need for salvation. "Happy People" is the more upbeat of the two discs with Kelly taking on the persona of the Weatherman, a DJ on the fictional LOVE radio station. The album's title track and lead single is a perfect introduction to its infectious sound. Similarly, the midtempo groove of "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)" will have stepping experts and novices headed straight to the dance floor. While the recurring stepping theme quickly becomes repetitive, you can't help but groove all the way through. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for "U Saved Me." The message-heavy disc sacrifices Kelly's raw talent for melodrama. Songs like "I Surrender" and "Prayer Changes," while expressing a sincere sentiment about believing in something greater than yourself, are a little overwhelming. That said, this disc's title track is a rousing musical tale of overcoming obstacles with the help of God--complete with a rising choir. In the end, "Happy People/U Saved Me," like most double albums, has both its highs and lows. --Rashaun Hall
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 The "R" in "Redundant" (2.5 Stars) September 3, 2004
15 out of 23 found this review helpful
I once dubbed R. Kelly to be an artist that, no matter what he did, it would always be at the very least something that is appealing in terms of sound. With this new release, I sort of regret saying it. First off, it's good to know what you're diving into when buying this album: its half "dance" half "gospel". Some would call the "dance" half to be "feel-good" music. I would call it "running out of ideas". The very fact that each song (except "The Greatest Show on Earth") sounds like sub par remixes of "Step In The Name of Love" is bad enough. But then add the fact that lyrically, the songs sound like they were made without an ounce of effort. Songs like "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash"), "If I Could Make The World Dance", and "Love Street" are irritably aggravating, consisting mainly of repeating the hook. There are those slightly passable songs like "Love Signal" and "Ladies Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)", but they are nothing compared to his previously released tracks. All this applies to the "gospel" side as well. There isn't any real highlight, mainly because most of the songs sound forced, long-winded, and are so sappy, it would make "Aunt Jemima" marvel. When the only real highlight of a 21-track album is "Happy People", it should ring a bell to scrap and re-think. This album is a huge unfortunate step back from 2003's "Chocolate Factory". To think that this is the same guy that sang, "When A Woman's Fed Up", "You Remind Me of Something", and "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)", it makes you wonder what most of the music world has degenerated into. You can be a fan, but until R. Kelly releases something better, it'd best to listen to his previous albums "R.", "12 Play", or "R. Kelly".
There Are Two Sides to Every Human - Including R. Kelly. September 8, 2004
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
R. Kelly's "Happy People/U Saved Me" is pretty straightforward in concept: one disc is filled with upbeat positive messages, and the other is inspirational, with themes of salvation, redemption, and faith. We'll start with the first disc, since that's the better of the two. On "Happy People," Kelly takes on the role of a DJ in the fictitious LOVE radio station. Here, we get songs like "Ladies Night," "If," and "Love Street," which all have hooks strong enough to sink Jaws. Easily, every other jam could be released as a single and has "hit" written all over it. On "U Saved Me," Kelly gets his praise on, serving up a platter of gospel-themed tunes that hold up, even when the disc occasionally has lyrics that resort to inspirational cliches we've all heard on Sunday mornings. Kelly Price, Kim Burrell, and Maurice Mahon join the big R on "3-Way Phone Call," one of the better songs on "You Saved Me," while Kelly also holds up on "I Surrender" and another favorite of mine, "Prayer Changes." Unfortunately, he does resort to melodrama on "Leap of faith," the disc's one true misfire. Still, the virtues outweigh the flaws, and "Happy People/U Saved Me" comes out a winner. His current troubles may make it difficult for some (myself included) to justify buying his records, but his latest double disc reminds us how talented R. Kelly really is.
What! October 8, 2004
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought this cd because it was on sale. I did not even realize he had a new cd out. I like R Kelly and all his previous music, but I did not like this double cd set. The first cd "Happy People" was ok lots of stepping beats and so on. All the tracks sound the same to me, the best track is the last one "Happy People" The second cd was gospel, I did not like it at all It was a big disappointment. Maybe he should have sung some upbeat tunes instead of all slow ones. No one should judge this man by whats going on in his personal life, he is still very talented but this is not his best work to date.
 Thank You R. Kelly August 24, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've been looking forward to this album ever since I heard the Happy People single. The R promised a two disc album with one disc dedicated to stepping music, and the other dedicated to a spiritual vibe. All I can say is that he most certainly delivered the goods. I find this to be an amazing album. With each new project, Kelly rises to new levels. This is a mature feel-good album that can be played around people of all ages. I praise R. Kelly for providing music that doesn't offend, degrade, or serve to defeat those who are faced with socioloical limitations. Disc one is smooth, care free, and fun. Disc two is inspiring, insightful, and uplifting. This is an album that will mark a place in time for everyone who is drawn to the creative touch of one of the greatest R & B artists of this generation.
 I expected a better follow up to Chocolate Factory August 24, 2004
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
This 2 CD set appears rushed and has a lot of useless tracks. Maybe his mind is on the pending trial but, it seems to me he put out a double CD to help offset his growing legal costs. This album could have easily been a single album and been much better and worth the 20 bucks I paid for the double CD.
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