For all of you who slept on Melanie Fiona’s first CD The Bridge, shame on you. Sadly, I’m one of you. I came around this summer, but it was too late, and the project is done from a promotion standpoint. One missed opportunity of epic proportions is that “Priceless” was not a worldwide #1 hit. You would think that I wouldn’t want to go that far out on a limb, but it’s the truth. “Priceless” checks all the boxes for a classic soulful pop tune that should be catapulted up pop charts all over the world, but it only saw a limited release and promotion in North America. Enough of my praise, though. Time to put my money where the music is.
With all of the music that’s out there right now, you would think I could let go of an album cut, but this song keeps rising to the surface, begging for attention. Melanie has been keeping busy in advance of her sophomore CD The MF Life dropping in 2011, including an appearance on John Legend and the Roots’ “Wake Up Everybody,” which seems very appropriate. Wake up, everybody. Melanie Fiona is not going anywhere, so you might as well just give in now.
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I love this. It’s very Alicia Keys. Such a good album too. Great post!
Who says Mike only likes trashy pop? Glad you liked it. It poured out of me really quickly.
YAY! A post on some soul music! I really expected Melanie’s CD to have been a bigger hit!! It really is shame, as you say, that more people did not catch on to her music!!!
Joe, you bring up a good point. There hasn’t been a lot of new soul music lately that’s moved me like this album. The only other one that jumps out right now is the John Legend CD, and that’s a cover album. Hopefully things will turn around in 2011.
Oh, and Janelle Monae and Cee-Lo. My bad.
John, I hope things do to turn around in 2011 for soul music because I’m a sucker for soul music and you’re right in that there hasn’t been anything noteworthy.
Speaking of Cee-Lo have you checked out Fantasia’s latest effort “Back To Me”? Cee-Lo is on it and although there is nothing on her album that hasn’t been heard or seen before, I thought it was a solid effort from her.
I am also anxious to see how Conya Doss does with her latest effort. I keep pulling for her to make a splash sometime.
The ‘would you remember’ bit reminded me of Prince’s If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend. Brings back memories of mid 90s radio.