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Face Up (Audio CD),03 June, 2003
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The Greatest Album To Date from Lady Lisa Stansfield / 4
I will never forget my teen days plugging up my walkman earphone and turned on the radio loud when ALL AROUND THE WORLD came into the air of the local stations...Even I was 15 I knew and I could tell Stansfield was going to be the new Best Brit Pop Diva, she will only get better and classier than her peers Dina Carroll, Cathy Dennis and Kylie Minogue. (Check out the scene in her latest video LET'S JUST CALL IT LOVE as she steps out of the dark limo in a scarlet evening lace dress and sashays down the street to meet her "Lover in Crime"!) FACE UP is the 5th full-length studio record and effort in 4 years from Stansfield and her long musical companion/love in life/husband/buddy Ian Devaney, with a few tracks co-written and produced by their musical partner Richard Darbyshire. The Love Duo proves once again at best with their typical upbeat tempo, outrospectively soulful live jazz dance music in the great opener I'VE GOT SOMETHING BETTER. "Open up show me love turn up the music..." Stansfield pronounces in her deep Rochdale accent with a veteran diva vocal that exudes that kind of energy which makes you jump up straight and tap your feet along every beat as she sings... YOU CAN DO THAT is a pretty funky number in contrast right after the contemporary upbeat exciting sound of the first 2 tracks. And yes, the most probably biggest smash hit from this album, EIGHT-THREE-ONE, is the indeniably best classic Stansfield trademark disco rhythm (check out the David Morales mix in the new single) after her self-titled 4th album's single NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP. Sound as if we haven't got enough of great stuff from Stansfield, the follow-up title track FACE UP continues to encho her much Barry-White-defined disco sound. The European Union edition of this album I owe is a deleted copy which only features up to track 13, WHEN THE LAST SUN GOES DOWN. Ironically, this track is the ultimately sentimental ballad that is rather appropriate to round up the album at last and best for a romantic evening you have shared with your love partner. You know we lovers or fans love this album and only expect you to do even better, thank you Lady Lisa Stansfield.
Song "Nothin"
[Pharell]
Oh (Militainment) oh (Militainment) oh (Militainment) come on
(Militainment) Oh (Militainment) this one is the hot one
(Militainment) Ay yo (Militainment)
[Pharell]
Homeboy, I came to party, yo girl was looking at me
She's a haggler naw I'm not tagging her
But you don't want them boys to come over and start asking ya
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do (Nothin')
[N.O.R.E.]
Yo N-O-R papi say what, that nigga's the man
With his manager Chris and the label that Jams
Still flossing showing your rocks
Ain't you dudes heard grimey man we stole your watch
It goes Indian style, he's been in dashiki
Strapped in the baby tek baby tek B.T.
True she at the bar looking good in the brown dress
Four to six shots and them things ain't around yet
Persona all thugged out loud and clear
Saying fuck the straight henny, just grab me a beer
You see I'm repping now, and my mami's I got a weapon now
Shoot at them clowns at they feet, they high stepping now
Left that whack label cause I don't like pricks
I'm like a hammer that you hold on your hand, I make hits
At the white boy club wiling buying the bar
They like hey now, your an all star, it go
[Pharell]
Homeboy, I came to party, yo girl was looking at me
She's a haggler naw I'm not tagging her
But you don't want them boys to come over and start asking ya
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do
[N.O.R.E.]
I spit mack millimeter rhymes, kill a liter in line
My nigga Peter got a heater in mines
Niggas still lying, in they whack ass bars
Only time they see jail, when they watching Oz
I'm in the club pissy drunk like ah da
And mami took her papa like da da da
Adios kill your soul then we body your ghost
They call me tordo, sip champagne and sip Porto
Playing cappy coo (man you ain't nappy too)
I like when chocha be nappy too
I treat life like a fast car lower my speed
I try to chill, and sell more records than Creed
Been a hustler (what? what?) way before Melvin Flynt
A criminal, don't need no prints
These dudes gave me a brick and they ain't seen me since
Coulda woulda, had them dudes straight hopping the fence, it go
[Pharell]
Homeboy, I came to party, yo' girl was looking at me
She's a haggler naw I'm not tagging her
But you don't want them boys to come over and start asking ya
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do (Nothin')
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
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[N.O.R.E.]
Well oops I done done again, I got another one
I keep it hid in my pocket I got another one
Fast and furious, done done done ta donn
Still be in, Miami and jet skiing
In the ocean where the sharks be at, just O.D.'n
Adebesi, want a brick to pay double easy
I got them thangs that a move easy
And I told the lawyer, I sold blow to old Goya
I'm half Spanish, you see I cook coke to Goya
Half Spanish, all day roasting poya
Recognize, when I'm running the game, before me
Chickens wasn't even messing with brain, because me
Now you started getting head on the Westside highway
So recognize my nigga you did it my way
Ice rocking, brick chopping and gun shopping
I did it all beat cases with Cochran
[Pharell]
Homeboy, I came to party, yo' girl was looking at me
She's a haggler naw I'm not tagging her
But you don't want them boys to come over and start asking ya
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you wanna do, nigga? (Nothin')
What you trying to do (Nothin')
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
La la la la la la la la la (oh)
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