Title: A Good Second Effort
Product review: Erykah Badu is one of those artists whose work can take time to grow on you. Her first cd left me cold after the first listen, so I decided to give it another try, and soon found myself popping it in my cd player more and often, and even humming some of it's tunes to myself. Badu's second cd has much the same effect. Given the success of her first cd, the pressure was on for the follow-up, and Badu deilvers here, showing more diversity than she did even in her first time out. The opening track is unexpectedly jarring, and in the style of Lenny Kravitz, but the rest of the cd is a bit truer to Badu's earlier style. Standout tracks here include: Didn't Cha Know, Booty, and Bag Lady. "In Love With You" with Stephen Marley is also worthy of a mention, and the Billie Holliday-esque delivery in the opening of Green Eyes suggests that Badu could carry off a foray into Jazz as well. All in all, a fan of her earlier work will find much to enjoy in this cd.
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