1 |
I'm
Looking For Something |
2 |
Goin'
Downtown |
3 |
Takin'
The Long Way Home |
4 |
Move |
5 |
Fake
Your Way To The Top |
6 |
Big (Jazz Instrumental) |
| 7 |
Cadillac
Car |
8 |
Steppin'
To The Bad Side |
9 |
Love
You I Do |
10 |
I
Want You Baby |
11 |
Family |
12 |
Dreamgirls |
13 |
Heavy |
14 |
It's
All Over |
15 |
And
I Am Telling You I'm Not Going |
DISC
TWO |
1 |
I'm
Somebody |
2 |
When
I First Saw You |
3 |
Patience |
4 |
I
Am Changing |
5 |
Perfect
World |
6 |
I
Meant You No Harm/Jimmy's Rap |
7 |
Lorrell
Loves Jimmy/Family (Reprise) |
8 |
Step
On Over |
9 |
I
Miss You Old Friend |
10 |
Effie,
Sing My Song |
11 |
One
Night Only |
12 |
One
Night Only (Disco) |
13 |
Listen |
14 |
Hard
To Say Goodbye |
15 |
Dreamgirls
(Finale) |
16 |
Curtain
Call |
17 |
Family
(End Title) |
18 |
When
I First Saw You (Duet) |
19 |
One
Night Only (Dance Mix) |
20 |
And
I'm Telling You I'm Not Going (Dance Mix) |
21 |
Patience
(Composer Demo) |
REVIEW
Beyonce
fans take heart: It takes the 6 foot 7 Jennifer “Jamazon”
Hudson to belt out something as mind-blowing as And I’m
Telling You I’m Not Going. If a girl hollers at me this
way, I would have kissed her toes even before the force-of-nature
90-second finale of the song (Audiences with a history of
heart ailments should consult a doctor before jacking up the
ipod volume). Yes the whole world is gonna love you, banshee.
More
on the much-heralded gut-buster: The first time I heard the
song in the train, I experience what can only be described
as a sonic boom – weak knees, cold sweat, diluted irises,
irregular heartbeat and a slack jaw. Both Jennifer and Beyonce
Knowles were given power-ballads to hit those stratospheric
notes and scream their souls out, but Jennifer basically out-emoted
all competition.
The
gut-buster is only part of the story in this 36-track extravaganza.
The first thing you notice about this album is its incredible
‘60s ambience and some top-tier audio production. Beyonce
Knowles delivered the goods and Eddie Murphy absolutely rocked
in I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy’s Rap. Jennifer Hudson
delivered other booms in I’m Changing and One Night
Only, but I had gotten used to the symptoms. What’s
more, even the dance remixes included in this soundtrack are
worthy of a few spins in Zoukout and Ba-Li-Ba. Now that’s
a killer combo.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
Review
by Lim Mun Pong
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