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RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

2001

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Judging from the bland pastels of the cover art and the superstar producers in the credits, Blu Cantrell's debut seems like just another platform for the latest-model diva. But So Blu is one scary breakup blowout, tailor-made for locking yourself in the bedroom, building candlelit shrines to lost love and bawling your miserable eyes out. That smash Dallas Austin-penned revenge fantasy, "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," is just the tip of an iceberg that goes fathoms deeper than calculated chart R&B. What sets Blu apart is a startling hurt that tears at the notes and lets them cry. From the grinding opener, "Waste My Time," to the breezy closer, "Blu Is a Mood," this jazz singer's daughter makes the virtuoso vocal runs sound easy and the pain behind the torch songs very, very hard.

BARRY WALTERS
(RS 878 - September 27, 2001)



(Posted: Sep 4, 2001)

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