Aaliyah – I Refuse on – 107pfm.net
Written by 107PowerFM.Net on December 24, 2016
Aaliyah is an R&B and neo soul record with music drawing from funk, hip hop, alternative rock, and electronica, among other styles. The producers incorporated synthesizer melodies, fragmented beats, distorted guitar, and eccentrically manipulated vocals and song structures.
Most of Aaliyah‘s songs were written by lyricist Static Major, who shared a close friendship and strong rapport with Aaliyah. She viewed the album as a reflection of herself as both a young adult and a matured vocalist.
Aaliyah received highly positive reviews from critics and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, but sold diminishingly afterwards. When Blackground and Virgin wanted a high charting single to increase the album’s sales, Aaliyah shot a music video for the song “Rock the Boat” in the Bahamas, but died in a plane crash on a return flight to the United States on August 25, 2001.
After her death, sales of the album skyrocketed and propelled it to number one on the Billboard 200. Aaliyah was released during a period of peak activity in contemporary R&B and, since its initial reception, has been cited by critics as one of the best R&B records of its time.
Simply Timeless. R.I.P.
Aaliyah (album). (2016, December 13).
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