What It Is

What It Is Artist: Ray Robinson
Label: Umvd Import
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 881725000045
EAN: 0881725000045
ASIN: B0002IVSR4


Release Date: 2004-09-02

What It Is


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Tracks:

  1. What It Is (Intro)
  2. My Heart
  3. Missed Your Chance - Ray Robinson, Saukrates
  4. I'm Down
  5. Good Times
  6. Because of You
  7. Move It
  8. Gotta
  9. Girlfriend
  10. Heaven
  11. Be the One
  12. Summer Star
  13. Pleasure Is Pain
  14. Patiently Waiting

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A sort of aphrodisiac is "Pleasure Is Pain" .......2006-08-10

"What It Is" is the title of the new Ray Robinson album, which definitely is a must to hear. In fifteen tracks including the "Be The One remix" Ray Robinson is spreading fresh and creative hiphopsoul sounds from Toronto all over the globe. Some of the tracks even got a distinctive reggae soul flavour, a musical ingredient that made Toots and The Maytals celebrities.
When listening to the album "What It Is" you'll notice that Ray Robinson is here to stay. He and his producers know their classics as you will notice in songs like "Pleasure Is Pain" and "Patiently Waiting". If you know your classics you have a good foundation to keep building on. The producers are: Rayon Henry, Colin More, Kevin 'Kid Kut' Keith and Saukrates. You can hear Kit Kut and Saukrates participating on the track "Missed Your Chance".

All these musicians together have contributed to an excellent album. There are some nice features on this album as there is on the intro but especially the outro of "Good Times" which turns on into a Sam Cooke like acapella song honoring the children. A sort of aphrodisiac is "Pleasure Is Pain" which ends with fireworks which usually explodes high in the sky but not this time. Other sweet features you will not miss are the hornsection on "I'm Down" and the bridge in "Girlfriend". Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo and Al Green must have been part of Robinson's historic music collection. The knowledge of music history mixed with Ray Robinson's own talents and skills will reveal to you what is meant by "What It Is".

Music Album:

  1. Volume ~ The Sermon
  2. Untitled
  3. No.1 Black Music ~ Various Artists
  4. Free Soul of Motown 60's ~ Various Artists
  5. Free Soul of Motown 70's ~ Various Artists
  6. Vol. 2-Beautifully Human-Words & Sounds
  7. Last Days and Time ~ Wind & Fire Earth
  8. Head to the Sky ~ Wind & Fire Earth
  9. Open Our Eyes
  10. That's the Way of the World

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Solo Exitos ~ Emmanuel

Super Estrellas de CJ Latin ~ Various Artists

Conference of the Birds ~ Dave Holland Quartet

1946 ~ Bud Freeman

Point of Arrival ~ Ryan Kisor Quartet

Miles Davis Selection ~ Miles Davis

Los Esenciales ~ Antonio Tarrago Ros

Con Banda Alcoyosin ~ Roman Rodriguez

Me Nortie ~ Conjunto Primavera

Exitos Latinos, Vol. 3 ~ Karaoke