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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/286394[info] |
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| lyrics page: | http://lyrics.wikia.com/Cee-Lo:The_Lady_Killer_(2010)[info] |
| reviews: | http://www.nme.com/reviews/cee-lo-green/11688[info] http://www.popmatters.com/review/133335-cee-lo-green-the-lady-killer/[info] http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/07/lady-killer-cee-lo-green-review[info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jbnv[info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002052848[info] |
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Nov 09, 2010 Cee-Lo Green, member of Gnarls Barkley & Goodie Mob, finally releases his long awaited and much anticipated 3rd solo album Lady Killer. Cee-Lo has had quite the year so far making timely guest appearances on some of the bigger albums of the year as well as releasing a successful mixtape Stray Bullets which featured his vintage soul stylings.
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When you've a voice as powerful as Atlanta-born Thomas Callaway's, it's not going to stay unheard for too long. As Cee-Lo - with or without the Green - Callaway has moulded himself into a chart-topping artist. But success has been far from immediate. Three albums with Goodie Mob in the 90s and a debut solo disc of 2002 were overlooked by British listeners; his second fared better, but was more of a niche concern that a genuine mainstream contender. Fame arrived with Gnarls Barkley, though - Callaway's hook-up with Danger Mouse produced the global smash-hit Crazy in 2006, and ever since his whirlwind of a voice has been tearing up charts worldwide.
With Gnarls Barkley on hold as Danger Mouse works with Broken Bells, the time is perfect for Cee-Lo's solo return. And the start to this record's life could not have been better: lead single Forget You, also here in its foul-mouthed version, topped the British singles chart in the summer. It's a one-dimensional account of a lover straying due to material attachments, suitably cliche-riddled; but Callaway's voice is such a potent device that the song becomes an addictive anthem to middle-finger salutes of all varieties.
Brilliantly, it's nowhere near the best track on The Lady Killer. Please rolls to a jazzy trip hop beat, Callaway's opening exclamation of feeling tired through chasing the dream soaked in the kind of sincerity that the majority of today's pop stars - those produced by the machine, rather than raised on passion - can only dream of. There's so much experience in this voice, so many lost hours, so much unachieved. He's getting there, but the slow process is taking its toll; optimism is always kept in check by the nagging sense that the rug could be pulled from under at any second.
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I Want You is another slow jam, which for all its glitter possesses a melancholic centre - Callaway sighs that the 'thrill is gone', so now he must escape to rebuild himself, and his relationships, from the bottom up. Old Fashioned feels just that, but in a wonderful way - a gently swinging affair with sumptuous female backing vocals. Cry Baby sings of desire, but also exposes its protagonist's shortcomings as the root cause of any obstacle between should-be partners. And Fool for You is the closest an artist of today will come to capturing the magic that made Marvin Gaye such a captivating talent. Throughout, a rich seam of Motown and Chess influences runs for all to hear.
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With material of a standard to match his fantastic pipes, here Callaway has crafted his finest Cee-Lo long-player yet.