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| LeToya | 
 enlarge | Artist: Letoya
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  140 reviews
Sales Rank: 107125
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 97136
UPC: 724359713601
EAN: 0724359713601
ASIN: B000G1ALRU
Release Date: July 25, 2006
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Condition: Complete with original disc(s), case, and artwork. In stock and ships
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | U Got What I Need | | • | So Special | | • | Torn | | • | What Love Can Do | | • | She Dont | | • | Tear Da Club Up (H-Town Version) featuring Bun B and Jazze Pha | | • | All Eyes On Me featuring Paul Wall | | • | Hey Fella featuring Slim Thug | | • | Gangsta Grillz featuring Mike Jones and Killa Kyleon | | • | Obvious | | • | Im Good | | • | This Song | | • | Outro | | • | Torn (Remix) featuring Mike Jones and Rick Ross - Bonus Track |
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Beyoncé, look out: Le Toya's in the house. This debut disc by the former Destiny's Child member could make any firmly established diva crazy with envy. Slicing the set up between traditional R&B and hip-hop-lite, the once stuck-in-the-shadows belle of Houston trades on her silky vocals and a knack for musical playfulness; hear it not only on "Torn," the radio hit that propelled this project, but also on the tracks you'd expect least. "Hey Fella," with fellow Houstonian Slim Thugg, is a dirty-flirty come on that'll nudge listeners into winking at strangers, and "Tear Da Club Up" and "Gangsta Grillz" rip into the atmosphere, determined to get Texas booties--booties from anywhere at all, really--shaking. On those two tracks and elsewhere, Le Toya enlists her street smart homeboys--Bun B, Jazze Pha, and Mike Jones--to set the appropriate vibe. But overall, this disc feels like a free-spirited invitation to check out her many musical layers. Detractors may fault Le Toya for latching on to better-known bangers and satisfaction-guaranteed production (hello, Jermaine Dupri!), but a close listen and a look at the credits crushes doubts about her credibility. Destiny may have left Le Toya behind, but the fellas from back home scooped her up; her voice and their presence will vault her to the top. --Tammy La Gorce
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 She Got What It Takes... July 28, 2006
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
Letoya Luckett, as many already know, was an original member of the now legendary group Destiny's Child. After leaving the band for various reasons, she manages to find her way back into the industry as a solo artist. Hailing from Texas, this young lady is ready to make an impact with her first official debut album.
I know everybody and their momma is sick and tired of her already overplayed, beat into the ground single TORN, but that song displays Letoya's talents of singing and songwriting. Beautifully written and well sung, the song deserved to do what it did. And I know that it will undoubtedly lead to many album sales. The question is could this young singer deliver material up to par with her first single and maintain a consistent effort on her album.
For the majority of the album LeToya Luckett delivers beautifully. The songwriting on the album is very good and LeToya has a hand in nearly every song (I didn't check every single song). The beats are ridin and don't bore the listener. She balances the album out with enough uptempo club songs to compliment the slower songs. Some may not like the club songs because the feature star Texas rappers like Bun B, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, and Slim Thug but for me they fit just fine and don't mess up the cd. Jermaine Dupri delivers again on THIS SONG with production genius and is arguably the best song on the album along with OBVIOUS, WHAT LOVE CAN DO, TORN, SHE DON'T, HEY FELLA, AND I'M GOOD. There is also a remix of Torn featuring Mike Jones and Rick Ross that comes as a bonus.
Overall, LeToya delivers one of the best R&B albums of the year and people shouldn't miss out on it. And as a bonus she put the lyrics in the book...a great thing to do. 5 stars.
Solid Solo Debut From Letoya July 27, 2006
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Prior to releasing her single "Torn" Letoya Lucket was best known as "Letoya Formerly of Destiny's Child," but with the success of her first single "Torn," Letoya stepped out of her past and into the present. "Torn" held down the number #1 spot on BET's 106 and Park for most of the summer. The second single "She Don't" is already gaining a fan base. It's a slightly laid back track and the video is currently in rotation. Her self-titled debut solo album is a solid effort, solid to the point that many of the album tracks could be singles. Stand out cuts on the album include "U Got What I Need," "So Special," and "Gangsta Grillz."
Letoya "The H Town Chick" mixes hip-hop & R&B on her debut which features cameos from some of the hottest Southern rappers in the game. Letoya's puts a spin on the 3-6 Mafia classic "Tear Da Club Up," on an all new version. Guest artists Bun B, Jazze Pha, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Mike Jones, and Killa Kyleon. The "Torn" remix which features Mike Jones and Rick Ross is included on the album as a bonus track.
The album includes production from Just Blaze, J.R. Rotem, Brian Michael Cox, Scott Storch. A nice touch is that the album includes the lyrics to the songs. You don't see that too often anymore. Letoya did very good with her debut album. If you like the first two singles released to radio you should be pleased with the album as a whole.
Grammy worthy, R&B Classic. July 27, 2006
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
LeToya, LeToya, LeToya. What more can I say? This R&B Diva has "talent" written all over her. Through these past couple of years in R&B, the music scene has been getting boring. It seems all these so called "singers" have been making teeny-bopper albums that are forgotten. Not this time. Meet LeToya Luckett, the R&B Sensation of the year. For the first in a while, I heard "Grown Folk" R&B. When I first put on LeToya's album, I was just in amazment of just the "Intro" of the album. Her vocals are so amazing its not even funny. This is serious. When "Torn", her lovelorn ballad was released back in late Febuary, I was amazed of how powerful her soprano was. I was saying to myself, "This woman is about to blow up. No wonder they kicked her out of Destiny's Child. She was the most talented child." The album is a beautiful blend of sensual Ballads, and Classic up-tempos. Take "Obvious" for example. LeToya evokes the emotion of the song effortlessly, as you can here the pain in her voice. The smooth, bedroom teaser "This Song" is a straight up classic on its own. How she blend '70s flavor with a mellow production is timeless. But, LeToya just doesn't sing all ballads, she knows how to get the club crazy too. The Houston anthem "Gangsta Grills" and the Scott Storch produced "I'm Good" have the streets on fire. Another contendor for Hip-Hop Soul while making "real" R&B music, LeToya has proved, she is an artist here to stay. There is a glycerin Ballad (U Got What I Need), a hot mid-tempo (She Don't), and a hot duet (Hey Fella w/ Slim Thug) that also Highlights the album. Anyone from 6-60 can enjoy this essential album.
There is 2 mistakes IMO tho, and that is the leftover tracks, "No More" and "Somethin' 4 Ya" not being on the album.
No More is an amazing Ballad that has stirring vocals.
With God by her side, her Destiny, has been fulfilled.
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Obvious/ Torn/ This Song
2. She Don't
3. You Got WHat I Need
Soft, Sensual, Richly Textured, Control, MEANINGFUL!!! July 29, 2006
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is the first cd since Ms. Houston's debut, that I can listen to without skipping tracks. Ballads, R&B, Hip-Hop girlie style, even the Intro and Outro are relatable! Toya's voice is pure, calm, and inviting. She doesn't over-sing, she delivers track after track after track. LeToya is a well-written, well thought out project. Her lyrics leave nothing to be desired. Her singing style is NOT contrived, in other words forced. Toya is a born Soprano, charming, intelligent, articulate, and humble...qualities evidenced by her music and presentation.
Standout Tracks are:
!!!Intro !!!everything in between!!! Outro!!!
Excellent debut effort. LeToya was well worth the wait.
**** rating because Toya has potential to grow into a solid five star artist if she paces herself and stays focused and grounded in her faith.
 Le Sigh....I just don't get the hype August 17, 2006
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
OK, "Torn" is a somewhat acceptable lead single, but what were the producers thinking when they crafted this middling, forgettable album? I think everyone is so caught up in the DC hype, and the additional hype of this having debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100, that they forgot the basis of a good album - the MUSIC.
Of which there is none to be found here. Granted, LeToya definitely sounds better than most R&B vocalists out there today (her desperate need to emulate Mary J.Blige is a little obvious though), but the material lets her down. The song "Obvious" is a wonderful showcase for her vocal abilities but then the rest of the album drowns itself in the common references to pimps, ice and clubs. I am so tired of that whole thing, seriously.
LeToya is a novelty item in the market right now, thats about it. Does anyone seem themselves playing this five years down the line? I think not.
Mildly recommended.
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