Love Letter is one of R. Kelly’s best CDs. Many of the songs sound like they were recorded in the Sixties (except the sound on this CD is fabulous). Clearly, R. Kelly is channeling his inner Marvin Gaye. If you’ve been put off by R. Kelly’s mostly disastrous forays into rap and his sometimes tasteless sexual lyrics, Love Letter eschews all that nonsense by sticking to silky smooth R&B. Take a listen below. GRADE: A
TRACK LIST
1 Love Letter Prelude 0:49
2 Love Letter 4:48
3 Number One Hit 4:24
4 Not Feelin’ the Love 3:34
5 Lost In Your Love 4:34
6 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:10
7 Taxi Cab 4:00
8 Radio Message 3:50
9 When a Woman Loves 5:10
10 Love is 3:24
11 Just Like That 3:19
12 Music Must Be a Lady 4:35
13 A Love Letter Christmas 5:44
14 How Do I Tell Her? 4:23
15 [Untitled Hidden Track] Bonus Track 4:28
It’s his tasteless private life more than his tasteless lyrics that are the turn-off.
My chances of listening to this or buying it are zero.
LOVE LETTER is straight-ahead soul music, Jeff. I love it!
Private life aside, this stuff does sound great.
I figured you might enjoy this style of music, Bill. R. Kelly possesses immense talent, but too often he fritters it away. And then there’s his bizarre private life. But I believe he’s a genius. I own all R. Kelly’s CDs.
YOu guys are too hip for me. Don’t have any idea who he is.
If you GOOGLE “R. Kelly” you’ll find out all about his troubled life, Patti. But R. Kelly’s music, especially on LOVE LETTER, captures that soulfulness lacking in most contemporary music.
I liked his somewhat peculiar “Trapped in the closet” video, but I wouldn’t let him baby sit my kid sister.
Yes, that closet video was a bit surreal, Drongo. But R. Kelly knows how to sing a soulful song.
“Troubled private life.” Like banging 14-year-olds? I’m with Jeff.
R. Kelly’s defense was “Age is just a number,” Bob.
It’s the urinating on the kids after sex that was the cherry atop the cherry-plucking. And “Closet” is indeed excruciating. I’ll believe it that these sound good, and might try the samples…but there are lots of albums to collect ahead of this or any others of his for me…
R. Kelly needs a shrink or two, Todd. And a good lawyer.
After a day of cat-to-vet, then MAJOR computer problems, finally resolved with an hour-long (mercifully toll free, thank you, Apple!) call to Apple Care and a complete – as in erase and reload the entire hard drive – refresh, this where I came and I doubt I’ll even try the samples. Somehow just not in the mood.
Computer problems are always annoying, Rick. Glad yours were resolved satisfactorily. I recently tried to upgrade to WINDOWS 7 and found I would need to do a “clean” install which meant I’d I have to reinstall all of my programs. Since VISTA is working fine, I didn’t want the hassle.
Thought I was the last Vista user.
George, I admire you for going out on a limb. It’ll keep you young.
I’ll probably buy a new computer next Christmas, Drongo. I’m sure WINDOWS 7 will already be on it. I am using MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 which works well in VISTA.