Ciara-Goodies-(JP_Retail)-(Alt_Covers)-2004-

ARTIST: Ciara
TITLE: Goodies
LABEL: LaFace/Jive
GENRE: R&B
GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode)
ENCODER: Lame 3.98b5 / -V2 --vbr-new
QUALITY: 196 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo
PLAYTIME: 0h 54min 02sec total
SIZE: 76.02MB
RELEASE DATE: 2004-10-20
RIP DATE: 2007-12-23


Track List
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01. Goodies (Feat. Petey Pablo) (Produced   3:43
By Lil' Jon)
02. 1, 2 Step (Feat. Missy Elliott)         3:22
(Produced By Jazze Pha)
03. Thug Style (Produced By Jazze Pha)      4:26
04. Hotline (Produced By Shondrae           3:23
"Bangladesh" Crawford)
05. Oh (Feat. Ludacris) (Produced By Andre  4:16
Harris & Vidal)
06. Pick Up The Phone (Produced By Jazze    3:49
Pha)
07. Lookin' At You (Produced By Jazze Pha)  3:25
08. Ooh Baby (Produced By Flash             3:37
Technology)
09. Next To You (Feat. R. Kelly) (Produced  3:13
By R. Kelly)
10. And I (Produced By ADONIS)              3:53
11. Other Chicks (Produced By French)       4:21
12. The Title (Produced By Jasper)          4:21
13. Goodies (Feat. T.I. & Jazze Pha)        4:21
(Produced By Lil Jon)
14. Crazy (Bonus Track) (Produced By        3:52
French & Kevin Hicks)

Release Notes:

Thanks to a few productions by hitmakers Lil Jon and Jazze Pha, there are indeed
some Goodies to be found on Ciara's debut album, even if the young dance-pop
singer does little to distinguish herself from the legion of fellow young
dance-pop singers filling the urban American airwaves. The title track is far
and away the highlight here, one of seemingly countless Lil Jon songs to become
hits in summer 2004 (others including Usher's "Yeah!," Trillville's "Neva Eva,"
Lil Scrappy's "No Problem," Pitbull's "Culo," and Petey Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek").
"Goodies" is fairly similar to these songs, except that it's sung by a young
girl. In fact, the song is an apparent response to "Freek-a-Leek," employing a
near-identical beat and the services of that song's rapper, Petey Pablo. The
difference is that while "Freek-a-Leek" took the hardcore rap perspective of
courtship, boasting of Petey's sexual exploits and how he can provide all a
woman could possibly want physically, Ciara takes the contemporary R&B
perspective, boasting contrarily that she has what all the guys want but won't
be exploited: "I bet you want the goodies/Bet you thought about it/Got you all
hot and bothered/Mad 'cause I talk around it/If you're looking for the
goodies/Keep on looking 'cause they stay in the jar." It's a simple song, yes,
but it's quite a rousing album opener. From there, the next four songs -- "1, 2
Step," "Thug Style," "Hotline," "Oh" -- are good, if not great, as executive
producer Jazze Pha serves up some first-rate beats and catchy hooks here and
there. But just as BeyoncΘ's Dangerously in Love descended into boilerplate
balladry during its second half, Goodies unfortunately follows suit, bringing
the initial festivities to a cloying conclusion. In the end, the beats of Lil
Jon and Jazze Pha are the true Goodies here. Ciara is likeable enough,
especially on the dance songs, where she resembles a young Janet Jackson, not so
much actually singing as projecting a personality onto the productions. However,
when she turns to run-of-the-mill ballads on the album's second half, she seems
just as faceless as the songs themselves, lacking panache and, at times,
personality.

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