British soulstress Des'ree caused little more than a ripple with her 1992 debut, Mind Adventures, but caught fire with her sophomore effort, I Ain't Movin', and the smash single "You Gotta Be." The uplifting song was a U.S.
Top Five hit and best exemplified Des'ree's smooth blend of pop/R&B music and power-of-positive thinking lyrical style.
Nothing else on I Ain't Movin' manages to endear itself quite as much, but it's hardly a washout.
Des'ree possesses a pleasing vocal delivery and it serves her well on songs like the slinky, mid-tempo "Feel So High," the breezy "Little Child," the hypnotic groove of "Trip on Love," and the confessional title cut.
Some of the lyrics are a bit half-baked and fail to achieve much depth and the production is a bit slick at times, but not enough to mar an otherwise satisfying release.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little ChildDes'ree, Ashley Ingram | Des'ree | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Herald The Day (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | Crazy Maze (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Strong Enough (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Trip On Love (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | I Ain't Movin' (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Living In The City (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | In My Dreams (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Love Is Here (Album Version) | Des'ree | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | I Ain't Movin' (Percussion Reprise) | Des'ree | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 270 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Bryant | Drums |
| 2 | Des'ree | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Michael Graves | Arranger |
| 4 | Michale Graves | Composer |
| 5 | Norman Hedman | Percussion |
| 6 | Ashley Ingram | Bass, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Bashiri Johnson | Percussion |
| 8 | Phil Legg | Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Richard Lengyel | Mixing |
| 10 | Vladimir Meller | Mastering |
| 11 | Peter Lord Moreland | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 12 | Harry Morgan | Percussion |
| 13 | Peter Moshay | Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | Prince Sampson | Guitar |
| 15 | Michael Sinclair | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Charlie Smith | Engineer, Mixing |
| 17 | Jeff Smith | Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion |
| 18 | V. Jeffrey Smith | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer |
| 19 | Mark "Spike" Stent | Mixing, Producer |
| 20 | Marcus Tomlinson | Photography |
| 21 | T-Bone Wolk | Guitar |
| 22 | Tracy Wormworth | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |