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ALLURE
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Allure Shines On Debut
by Sinitta Germany
Reviewed on April 3rd, 2004
Allure bursted into the R&B scene in early '97, highly touted as the next hot girl group on the come up. As the first act signed to Mariah Carey's short-lived Crave imprint under the Trackmasters, there was definitely much hype surrounding the group. The introduction says it best (there are four major elements to Allure/Linnie, Lalisha, Akissa and Alia/these ladies sing like canaries and look tasty like French pastry).The portion of this album that stands out starts with the very catchy first hit single, "Head Over Heels" was written by Mariah and featuring Nas...a pure pop/R&B groove, and still sounds sweet to this day. "No Question", featuring LL Cool J, samples "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume and it's a nice mid-tempo track. The platinum/top 10 hit "All Cried Out" is definitely the best song on the album, fueled with sweet harmonies and endless emotion. However, the most compelling song is "Mama Said", an emotionally gripping number, and a great way to end the album. Despite having numerous guests, songwriters and the Trackmasters beats, Allure's voices are the key to this album. And while the material is not always on point, this is stil most definitely worth bumpin' in yo' trunk.
More "Allure" reviews:
[2004-07-03] I LOVED IT! (10)
[2004-05-13] A Stellar Debut (8)
[2004-04-03] Allure Shines On Debut (6)
[2003-12-06] bad song choices (4)
[2003-12-04] Great album! Sounds a bit like Mariah... (10)
[2003-08-26] SLEPT ON DEBUT (8)
[2002-03-11] Off To A Good Start (8)
[2000-07-02] It's not that bad people (8)
[2000-02-22] all cried out (8)
[2000-02-22] I took it back.. (2)
[1999-06-25] I give it a 2 because... (4)
[1999-04-18] Ummm. . . . .I don't think so (2)
[1999-03-28] Don't judge an album by it's cover (2)
[1999-02-16] deinite allure. (8)
[1999-01-10] This album is pure trash! Worst CD of 20th Century! (2)
[1998-12-14] R&B sensations (8)
[1998-11-04] VOICES FROM HEAVEN (10)
[1998-07-29] Allure Is All Played Out (4)
[1998-03-09] The cluck of the Chickenheads (2)
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