Artful Dodger's album "It's All About The Stragglers" is, in my opinion a very fine set of tunes indeed. Whilst esentially a garage album, a lot of the tracks boarder on R&B, while others are more two-step.
So far, there have been 5 (yep-5) singles released from this album so far, each of them with a different set of vocals -
1: THINK ABOUT ME (Feat Michelle Escoffery). Subdued opener, A mellow song to relac too!
2: RE-REWIND (Feat Craig David). BIG tune!!! Launched both Artful Dodgers and Craig Davids careers.... the rest they say is history!
3: OUTRAGEOUS (Feat Lynn Eden). Not one of the best tracks, standard R&B/garage crossover tune.
4: PLEASE DON'T TURN ME ON (Feat Lifford). Released single, and another fine track. Lifford got a solo contract signed because of this single!
5: TWENTYFOURSEVEN (feat.Nicole). subdued track that goes against the tide of what most would describe as 'garage'. Very sparse; One for chilling out to rather than getting on the floor for.
6: SOMETHING (feat Lifford). Lifford returns for this track, and whilst not as instantly impressive or memorable as Please Don't Turn Me On, it's still quality.
7: MOVING TOO FAST (feat Romina Johnson). BIG song... good tune, quite dancy - was the worthy follow up to re-rewind!
8: R U READY (feat MC Alistair). Not great.
9: I CAN'T GIVE IT UP (feat Nadia). Quite a good track, not one of the best but still well worth a listen.
10: WOMAN TROUBLE (feat Robbie Craig/Craig David). Not really garage bit 2 steppy... 3rd single released!
11: WHAT YOU GONNA DO? (feat Craig David). 3rd time round for craig, probibly the worst C.D. track on the album.... but still a V. V. good song!
12: WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER (feat Nadia). A little like 9.... the closing track
...Basically then, don't buy It's All About The Stragglers expecting to find a garage album through-and-through, as its not all that - buy it because it's a great album with a lot of top quality dance tunes which you can kick back and chill too.... or even strut your stuff too!
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Strange title but perhaps one that will become increasingly familiar ifIt's All About The ... more
Stragglersearns what might be its deserved status as enduring pop masterpiece. Essentially UK garage with the vocal sheen of US R&B, there is also a wealth of det...
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Strange title but perhaps one that will become increasingly familiar ifIt's All About The ... more
Stragglersearns what might be its deserved status as enduring pop masterpiece. Essentially UK garage with the vocal sheen of US R&B, there is also a wealth of det...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Several very well-known hits. Tunes rather than beats. David's pleasing vocals are easy on the ear, as are the songs. Generally hard to dislike. Disadvantages: Too samey at times. Cliched lyrics. Some more uptempo tracks would have been welcome.
Aug 12th, 2001
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