A new release on 5 Mar 2021 from Jenifer Hudson. On the face of it this 'should' be 'sensational', but I'm left feeling a bit
underwhelmed.
Undoubtedly JHud has a powerhouse set of pipes but
will.i.am was involved in the production and I guess he has attempted to
'modernise' it and, to these ears at least, it sounds synthesised, flat and empty compared to Marvin & Tammi's 1967 original (compare for yourself below). I doubt any real musicians came anywhere near this recording.
It's also been slowed down from 130BPM to the 'obligatory' 124BPM, I guess, so that
it can be programmed by house DJ's!
Don't get me wrong, her vocal performance is good, although a bit subdued, I thought she could have 'let rip' a bit more, it's the 'contrived', synthesised backing track that spoils it for me.
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