Having lost its way a little in a neutered limbo populated with a volley of faux-chanteuses who appeared post-Britney, it's refreshing to find contemporary R&B beginning to distance itself from the whiter-than-white, squeaky-clean soul lite in favor of getting back to the business of boot-knocking.
Twenty-two-year-old Sarah Connor has been touted as something of an Aguilera-beater by Sony, with her debut, Green Eyed Soul, laying down plenty of comparatively explicit lyrical slap and tickle.
Quick to realize a good thing when they have it, the label have unleashed this sophomore outing less than a year after the release of its predecessor.
Despite something of a menacing Teutonic flavor which her German inflection lends to the pillow talk unwisely scattered amongst the track listing, this slightly disturbing quality thankfully disappears once she starts singing -- with her unarguably powerful voice soaring above the rock-solid production of sometime-Backstreet Boys desk man Bulent Aris.
As is par for the course with the genre, ill-advised ballads handicap an album which didn't realistically require 17 tracks, but these slight indiscretions are unlikely to put off fans baying for a second album of Connor's slick pop.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Nite Stand (Of Wolves and Sheep)Sarah Connor, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Wyclef Jean | Sarah Connor, Wyclef Jean | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | He's UnbelievableRob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | I Wanna Touch U ThereDiane Warren | Sarah Connor | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | The Loving PermissionRob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Bounce | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Skin on SkinRob Tyger | Sarah Connor, Amsterdam Session Orchestra | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | 1 + 1 = 2Rob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Put Your Eyez on MeRob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | That's the Way I Am | Sarah Connor | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Beautiful | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Sweet ThangRob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Teach U ToniteRob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | En Mi PielRob Tyger | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 14 | Where Did You Sleep Last Nite | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 15 | Wait 'Til You Hear From Me | Sarah Connor | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 63 mins | 144 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 459 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam Session Orchestra | Horn, Primary Artist, Strings, Woodwind |
| 2 | Bülent Aris | Arranger, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 3 | Sarah Connor | Choir/Chorus, Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Colin Dick | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis | Composer, Producer |
| 6 | George Glueck | Executive Producer |
| 7 | Andy Grassi | Engineer, Mixing |
| 8 | Wyclef Jean | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 9 | Anna Reynolds | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Ronny Rich | Artwork |
| 11 | Evan Rossiter | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Serge Tsai | Engineer |
| 13 | Rob Tyger | Arranger, Composer |
| 14 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |