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| | In a Perfect World... | | | Music Artist : | | Keri Hilson | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Interscope Records | | Release Date : | | 2009-03-24 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $12.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Intro
2. Turnin Me On ft. Lil Wayne
3. Get Your Money Up ft. Keyshia Cole & Trina
4. Return The Favor ft. Timbaland
5. Knock You Down ft. Neyo
6. Slow Dance
7. Make Love
8. Intuition
9. How Does It Feel
10. Alienated
11. Tell Him the Truth
12. Change Me ft. Akon
13. Energy
14. Where Did He Go
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Gift for my fiance'
Submitted on: 2009-11-20 |
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| This CD was a gift for my Fiance and I just listened to the whole CD for the first time. It's not bad but I only really like two songs. The rest of the songs sound the same or veery similar and it is kind of a boring CD. |
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 Promising Debut!
Submitted on: 2009-10-09 |
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"In a Perfect World. . ." has been a long time coming for Keri Hilson. After bubbling under the surface of the music industry--penning Britney Spears' "Gimme More," singing chorus for Timbaland on "The Way I Are"--she finally puts out her own CD, and for the most part, it works. Many of you have probably heard "Turnin Me On," already, and it is Keri operating at full potential--it's full of personality, blazing production, and it doesn't sound like she's trying too hard. Unfortunately, not every song lives up to the promise of "Turnin Me On," but she comes very close!
"Get Your Money Up" is an example of what doesn't work on this CD. It's pretty standard hip-hop fare, much like a bad Keyshia Cole song. The real problem is that Keri is trying too hard to be hip-hop and loses her identity--she could be any modern R&B diva on this song.
"Return the Favor" is much more fun! Timbaland and Keri have good chemistry and it's nice to hear him "return the favor" by singing the hook on one of her songs. The production is shimmery and full of bass in a way that is characteristic of this albums best tracks. Definite single potential on this one.
"Knock You Down" is hands down the best song on this album and really shows what Keri Hilson is capable of. It's a big, almost frantic song--full of beats that feel almost too fast with stuttery percussion. At first it comes off like an innovative hip-hop song about finding love. . .until the chorus hits. Miss Hilson has a way with a chorus, usually blowing away all other parts of a song in the dust even if those parts are effective, and this is her best yet. It elevates the song into something more akin to electronica sonically, and lyrically shines with unexpected depth. This is the Keri Hilson we'd like to hear more of.
After "Knock You Down," "In a Perfect World. . ." hits its low points, namely, "Slow Dance," and "Make Love." Neither of these tracks is particularly ear-catching or innovative. In truth, they sound like Ciara album filler, and that's not a good thing.
Things get interesting again on "Intuition," a solid midtempo number about being insecure about a new relationship. What's great about this track is that we get a better idea of Keri's personality, making her more distinguishable from similar performers. It's a side of her that I hope she explores further on her next album. The production is solid and appropriately restrained.
"How Does it Feel" is another midtempo, but not as interesting as "Intuition" or "Alienated." I generally skip right over it to get to the better stuff.
"Alienated" is another great example of what Keri Hilson should be as an artist. More of an electronica song than a hip-hop song, this song starts off a little conventional-sounding until she hits the sparkling, shimmering chorus. Lyrically, she shows depth in the details: "I'm here wishing you would stop by my place/But the only time we talk is on MySpace." One of the albums best.
"Tell Him the Truth" is a solid, if forgettable song. The production, lyrics, and vocals are all reasonably strong, but we've heard this kind of song before by slews of other R&B divas and the song fails to leave an impression, especially when compared to this albums high points.
"Change Me" is much more promising. It starts off with beautiful harmonizing and turns into a sometimes heartbreaking duet about a couple that has drifted apart. Despite the beauty of the songs structure, it doesn't, for me, rank as one of the best on the album due to Akon's totally inappropriate oversinging, which totally overpowers Keri and the song.
"Energy," the first single off the album is one of the albums best, mostly due to the gorgeous chorus, which lives up to the songs title. It feels like the sun emerging from the clouds, over and over again. The song is about the time and energy it takes to maintain a relationship and how draining it can be. Not what I would've chosen as a first single, but it's definitely an album highlight.
"Where Did He Go" was a little blah for me, and I would've preferred the album to have stopped at "Energy," but the song has solid production and structure. Once again, this song fails to distinguish Keri Hilson's personality.
In conclusion, Keri Hilson has the goods to make a really great album, but I'm not necessarily sure that it should be a hip-hop album. She sounds best when she's surrounded by all sorts of beautiful electronica noises rather than hip-hop beats. The other part she needs to work on is taking more risks as a songwriter and get a little eccentric. Too often this album falls into conventional R&B sludge that she's proven she's above. Key tracks: "Turnin Me On," "Return the Favor," "Knock You Down," "Alienated," and "Energy." |
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 Beyonce' Who??
Submitted on: 2009-10-04 |
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| I love this cd so much. Keri Hilson is simply amazing and she has a wonderful voice. After listening to this cd I think that she should have been came out as an artist instead of just being a writer and producer. She really does her thing on this cd and Beyonce' has nothing on her. I can't wait until she makes another album. |
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Great
Submitted on: 2009-09-14 |
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| One of my few 1st purchases i made loved this CD it has not come out of my player since I got it!!!! |
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Great!
Submitted on: 2009-09-07 |
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| My cd was in excellent condition and I am really enjoying this great music...Thanks BT |
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