Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 724349828322
EAN: 0724349828322
ASIN: B00000J21N
Release Date: 1999-05-20
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Artist: Beverly Knight
Label: EMI Int'l Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 724349828322 EAN: 0724349828322 ASIN: B00000J21N Release Date: 1999-05-20 |
Prodigal Sista
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Re-release of her Hit 1998 CD. Includes the Chic 'Good Times' Sample Version of 'Made it Back', Includes New Packaging and Three Bonus Tracks.Customer Reviews:
Beautifully slick........2005-06-20
Great...........2004-06-30
Prodigious Sista.......2004-05-11
'Prodigal Sista' stands as one of Beverley's best albums. Obviously, many people doubted her abilities, but she eagerly and fiercely brushes off the haters with her melodic and soaring voice. It is fair to say that Knight hasn't made an awful album, nor does she follow the recommended 'guest appearances' that bog down several of her counterparts studio efforts. Instead, Miss Knight opts to use her best asset: that incredible voice.
On 'Prodigal Sista', Beverley evokes the likes of Etta James, Chaka Khan, and Whitney Houston. The up-tempo jam 'Made it Back', has Knight proving that a dance-floor ready jam can still be soulful, and she flawlessly shows her range and passionately transforms the lyrics into breathing, living experiences. If the orchestral, and truly haunting ballad 'Sista, Sista' doesn't leave your eyes watering, the song will leave you with jaw on the floor syndrome. Beverley passionately cries out to women, boldly creating a ballad that is honest and soul stirring. Elsewhere, Miss Knight slows things down on the blues inflected 'The Need of You.' Her voice is passionate, gritty, and the lyrics are a potent example of an artist transcending hooks and a good beat, and transforming their songs into poetry.
Haters need not approach Miss Knight, as she clearly boasts on 'A.W.O.L.' While not the strongest track on her album, it is easily relatable and sung beautifully. With 'Prodigal Sista' an excellent 16 tracks long, a breakdown of all the songs seems unnecessary. The lyrics are ripe, fresh, and exude a humanity and warmth devoid on many urban records. I have said it once, and will say it again. When Beverley invades the United States, which she will in very due time, Beyonce, Ashanti, and Whitney (who will hopefully come back to us because she is missed) better run for cover, if not for better material!
As I close my review on this classic, sophisticated, and SOULFUL debut, let me add that Miss Knight posseses one of the most powerful, beautiful, and versatile voices I have ever heard. Beverley has the rare ability to affect you with her song craft, and she refuses to be glossed up and over-produced, instead working towards stardom in the way that many r&b divas should take heed of. 'Prodigal Sista' is no doubt one of the best r&b albums I have, and for that matter ever made. Definitely a must have!
Soul Knight.......2001-11-06
There is a lyric on the track 'Send Me, Move Me, Love Me' which sums up Knight's voice perfectly: "Cocoa Butter Chocolate Smooth". Listen to the ballads namely 'Damn', 'A.W.O.L.', and 'Strong Hand' and you will feel this wonderful voice run over you like the sweetest nectar. The first track - a short intro based on the hook for her song 'Good Morning World' - is particularly delicious as Beverley Knight's acapella voice is multi-layered singing all the intricate melody lines. This then leads into the first uptempo track 'Made It Back' which proves she can punch an uptempo song out with the best. This whole cd is a real aural treat as Knight did all the vocal arrangements.
The great bonus of this version of the album is that it includes 3 remix tracks: 'A.W.O.L.' and the single release versions of 'Made It Back' and 'Greatest Day'. The last two never fail to give me palpitations!! 'Made It Back' is sung over a sample of Chic's 'Good Times' which provides a perfect backdrop for Beverley's burning vocal. This anthemic track is totally life-affirming. And then there's 'Greatest Day'... this has to be one of the greatest UK soul recordings ever. I can't imagine how many times I have played this track but it still sounds fresh and exciting. Beverley sang this for Nelson Mandella at a free concert in London's Trafalgar Square earlier this year and she turned in a performance even more impassioned and liberating than here... and this one is pretty fierce! I never want these two particular tracks to end... if only to hear more of Beverley's thrilling playout ad-libs!
I cannot recommend this cd high enough - listen to this and have your faith restored in soul/R'n'B.
Oh and a personal note... I was lucky enough to (literally) bump into Beverley on a London street and, with many apologies for sounding too over-the-top, attempted to tell her how much this album meant to me. She was as delightful as I had hoped and very friendly. A real star.
Simply the best!.......2001-10-18
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