Genre: R&B
Label Number: 314 548 836-2
© 2001 Def Soul/Dragon Records
AllMusic Review by Jason Birchmeier
Sisqó's second solo album, Return of Dragon, follows up a debut that unexpectedly shot to the top of the charts a year earlier and remained there, week after week. That debut album, Unleash the Dragon, was almost solely powered by an omnipresent summer anthem in "Thong Song" -- a difficult feat to duplicate, an even more difficult feat to top. But even if Return of Dragon doesn't have a surefire novelty hit like "Thong Song" on it, it still has enough firepower to carry Sisqó back to the top of the charts. It's a safe record, no doubt, offering only ten full-length songs and an ensemble cast of songwriters and producers. But regardless of how few risks Sisqó takes on this album, the result is commendable, an energetic, slick, and stylish album with plenty of subtle sex and overt gloss -- everything early-2000s pop listeners demand in their superstars. To be honest, though, pop fans aren't looking for well-crafted albums but rather dynamite singles. And this album has its fair share. In fact, somewhere around half of these ten songs could function as hit singles in 2001, with "Can I Live," "Dance for Me," and "Close Your Eyes" being the most obvious choices. In particular, "Can I Live" stands out on the album mostly because of its over-the-top execution; here, the timeless Teddy Riley takes the reigns with songwriting partner D'Wayne Jones, crafting a jittery Timbaland-style beat and working various members of Sisqó's new affiliates, the Dragon Family, into the song. Yet while "Can I Live" stands out as a step in a new direction for Sisqó, "Dance for Me" takes a look back to "Thong Song," resulting in a similarly sexy dancefloor anthem that is just dying for a sleazy, near-naked-dancers-everywhere MTV treatment. In short, Sisqó gives you exactly what you want -- assuming you liked his debut album -- offering a can't-miss collection of should-be hits and even more of his ceaseless crooning.
© 2001 Def Soul/Dragon Records
AllMusic Review by Jason Birchmeier
Sisqó's second solo album, Return of Dragon, follows up a debut that unexpectedly shot to the top of the charts a year earlier and remained there, week after week. That debut album, Unleash the Dragon, was almost solely powered by an omnipresent summer anthem in "Thong Song" -- a difficult feat to duplicate, an even more difficult feat to top. But even if Return of Dragon doesn't have a surefire novelty hit like "Thong Song" on it, it still has enough firepower to carry Sisqó back to the top of the charts. It's a safe record, no doubt, offering only ten full-length songs and an ensemble cast of songwriters and producers. But regardless of how few risks Sisqó takes on this album, the result is commendable, an energetic, slick, and stylish album with plenty of subtle sex and overt gloss -- everything early-2000s pop listeners demand in their superstars. To be honest, though, pop fans aren't looking for well-crafted albums but rather dynamite singles. And this album has its fair share. In fact, somewhere around half of these ten songs could function as hit singles in 2001, with "Can I Live," "Dance for Me," and "Close Your Eyes" being the most obvious choices. In particular, "Can I Live" stands out on the album mostly because of its over-the-top execution; here, the timeless Teddy Riley takes the reigns with songwriting partner D'Wayne Jones, crafting a jittery Timbaland-style beat and working various members of Sisqó's new affiliates, the Dragon Family, into the song. Yet while "Can I Live" stands out as a step in a new direction for Sisqó, "Dance for Me" takes a look back to "Thong Song," resulting in a similarly sexy dancefloor anthem that is just dying for a sleazy, near-naked-dancers-everywhere MTV treatment. In short, Sisqó gives you exactly what you want -- assuming you liked his debut album -- offering a can't-miss collection of should-be hits and even more of his ceaseless crooning.
tags: sisqo, return of the dragon, 2001, flac,
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Deletethank you sentinel.
ReplyDeletei don't know if you know it but once there is comment on an article, there is no suggestion album anymore in the bottom of each article.
Maybe there's an option somewhere in your setting CMS to solve that.
Also, it could be good to have a tag language or year of release...
Again, thank U for all. It is a pleasure to rediscover the 90s and the 00s here!
There is nothing wrong with the suggestions feed. Suggedtions aren't given in the R&B and Soundtracks sections because they are unique. There is nothing else on this website similar to R&B so the feed isn't generated. The same applies to the Soundtracks section. There is nothing else on this website that is similar to a soundtrack. As far as language and year of release is concerned, again, it's already present. If another language is spoken on an album, it is stated in the post as is the year and pressing. A tag for both is useless and unnecessary as these can filtered by using the search bar. For language, type: language: french, to fiter out all posts wth french lyrics. The same applies for the year.
DeleteAlso, countries such as, USA, Australia and the United Kingdom do not incude "language" information in the post because the official language for those nations is English. If lyrics from those nations are in a different language, it is provided in the post. Countries like Canada where both English and French are spoken will include language information. The same applies to all nations where English is not spoken. This website is modern. All entries are organized by Genre and by Soundtracks/Compilations only. No other tags that cause clutter will ever be seen or published. Sorry love.
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