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Showing posts with label Deborah Cox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deborah Cox. Show all posts

Sunday, 18 July 2021

VA [2021] - First Wives Club (Music from the BET+ Original Series) [Paramount Music]


A compilation of music, presumably, played during the "First Wives Club" BET TV series which is adaptation of the 1996 movie which starred Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton. The BET series stars Jill Scott, Michelle Buteau and Ryan Michelle Bathe.

The soundtrack mainly features two artists, Deborah Cox and Ayana George with three tracks each, the other two tracks include a cover on LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade" sung  by Deborah Cox, Shanice Knox, Chante Moore and Kelly Price and "David & Gary Rap Battle" by Mark Tallman and RonReaco Lee which says it all!

Three of the six tracks by Cox & George are short interludes and the rap battle is only 1:30 so they are 'pushing it" asking full price £7.99 for this album which only includes four full length tracks!

I would have selected Ayana George's "Go There" as the standout track but it is only 55 seconds which is a shame. Similarly Deborah Cox's "I Do" sounds good but again is only 37 seconds. That just leaves the cover of Lady Marmalade (but do we really need this?) and Deborah Cox's "What You Owe" which is quite a peasant neo soul/R&B ballad.

Ayana George is a new name to me, she is Christian recording artist from the Bronx, NY who is also an actress.

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Details
Rating: 7.5
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Paramount Music
Cat No: None
Year: 15/07/2021
Value: £7.99


Monday, 15 March 2021

Chaka Khan & Idina Menzel [2021] - I'm Every Woman (IWD 2021)


It was International Women's Day last Monday which I celebrated with posts from some of the biggest female black music artists of the 20th century.  What I missed though was that Chaka Khan recorded a new version of her debut solo single 'I'm Every Woman' with Idina Menzel to commemorate the day.

I also found a 2021 rework by French DJ Kmell and a new release of a cover of it by Tinashe, so thought I'd bundle them all into a single post along with a few other noteworthy versions.

Chaka Khan & Idina Menzel [2021] - I'm Every Woman

I don't think it's commercially available.




Chaka Khan [2021] - I'm Every Woman (Kmell Rework 2021)


Tinashe Feat. TOKiMONSTA [2021] - I'm Every Woman (From 'Black History Always / Music For the Movement Vol. 2') [Hollywood]

Released 26 Feb 2021. More style over substance methinks!


Deborah Cox [2017] - I'm Every Woman [Broadway]


Aretha Franklin [2014] - I'm Every Woman / Respect [RCA #88875 03488 1]

'Probably' the ultimate 'womans's anthem' must be this medley of 'I'm Every Woman & Respect' by Aretha Franklin from her 2014 album 'Sings Great Diva Classics'.

Whitney Houston [1993] - I'm Every Woman [Arista #07822-12519-7]