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| | No Half Steppin' | | | Music Artist : | | Sharissa | | Music Style : | | Contemporary Blues | | Record Label : | | Motown | | Release Date : | | 2002-02-26 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $18.98 | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. No Half Steppin
2. All These Years
3. Intro (skit)
4. Any Other Night
5. Put Down That Phone
6. I'm Waiting
7. I Can't Wait
8. Argument (skit)
9. Thug Love
10. Dun Put Up Too Long
11. Over A Man
12. Do We Really
13. Issues
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 a great album but 3.75 Stars
Submitted on: 2008-01-05 |
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Sharissa Dawes is a great singer, no doubt and as much as I enjoyed this debut album, No Half Steppin', I felt the profane skits and constant use of profanity in certain songs were unnecessary. As much I as I like cussing, something about it and her music just doesn't mix well. It's sad to see her music treated so poorly. I can understand that this album didn't do well. That is probably why she isn't on Motown anymore. But Virgin Records, who released her second album, Every Beat of My Heart Strictly in Japan only are treating her music worse by not giving it an official American release. She's so underrated and will never have the chance to be as big as Beyonce, Mary J Blige, Keyshia Cole and other hit female singers if Her music isn't given a chance. Anyways, this is a great debut album and I hope Sharissa's music gets the proper attention is so perseveres. If you like Beyonce, Keyshia Cole, Mary J Blige and other hit female R&B singers, Sharissa is not too far off from them and I'm sure if you like those, you'll like Sharissa if you ever get a chance to hear her.
MY Top 3 songs off of the album
1. Any Other Night
2. No Half Steppin'
3. All these years |
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3.5 stars
Submitted on: 2006-12-09 |
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| It seems as though every album that I think is at least decent, there are numerous people who think the album is just trash. (I still don't understand why people didn't like Truth Hurts' album.) Sharissa's debut is not that bad at all. The skits do not need to be on here, and there are two or three filler/mediocre songs on here... but the rest is quality. I wish she would put the ghetto queen persona away, though. Record companies should learn by now that when it comes to a female R&B singer, the parental advisory label drives the potential fan base away rather than attracting them. I would recommend buying this, probably used, though. |
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 Stop Hatin
Submitted on: 2005-04-18 |
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| I think that Sharissa's CD was great for her first time. Of course, the Cd has a few cuts that I am not totally feeling. However, I have not listened to anyones CD and loved every song. I think with the right marketing she could have been the next Mary J. Blige.As a matter of fact,when I first heard the CD someone had it on "bootlegg" I immediately went out and purchased the CD for my own collection.I bragged on this CD so much that I let someone borrow it and they have not returned it therefore, I am going to purchase this CD again. |
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Nice Album
Submitted on: 2005-02-24 |
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| Her album was nice and original as well i enjoyed her album to the fulliest so if you love whiteny houston, u love Sharissa album its the real deal and real issues alot of people are facing 2day |
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Not as bad as everyone says....
Submitted on: 2004-10-18 |
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If anyone can write a review, I know I can...I'm the type to give anyone a chance and will actually write something unbiased and not too objective. After reading some of the reviews made me reluctant to listen to this album, I did anyway.
Some of you may remember Sharissa from the group 4Kast, who had a minor hit back in '98 with the song "Miss My Lovin'" (grab that album, it's not bad at all). She had a few leads, and after hearing that album I figured that it's about time she did something on her own!
Some of the songs on this album are actually pretty good. The first single, "Any Other Night", has that bassy beat that makes you bob your head, and Sharissa actually gives you emotion on this song. "No Half Steppin'", the second single, is a tight catchy song. "If you're gonna love me, love me all the way, completely." That's what I am talking about!! She brings it with this song. "All These Years" has that Mary J. Blige feeling, and definitely could have been released as a single. The chorus' harmonies in this song are so tight and sound so precise that I was just like wow. "I'm Waiting" is a nice bluesy song that really just flows along nicely with some good vocals from Sharissa. "Over A Man" is a good song with a tight beat that will make you say damn!
I think the problem with this album is that there is no new material. After hearing the first three songs, you want to hear some songs with a different subject matter other than drama with her man. Come on girl! Also, some of the songs just make you say ugh. "I Can't Wait" sounds really forced and something from the 70s. I was like, what? I couldn't get into "Put Down That Phone" even after a few listens. and "Do We Really" would have been a lot better if the vocals didn't sound so lazy and uninspiring. Plus, what's up with all the cursing in the "Argument" skit? In the couple of interviews that Sharissa did, she seemed sort of innocent but sort of ghetto as well. Here, it just sound unrealistic as if she is reading from a script or something.
With better material and a couple of guest stars, Sharissa could actually be a force. Here, she is just given what seems like someone else's material. Hopefully, we will get the real Sharissa....not the half steppin' this album did. |
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