Ciara - Promise

[POP!]

Truly the sultriest of gems and has aged better than most of its time R&B related. It's FIFTEEN YEARS OLD this year.

She really made a little go a very long way.

 

[RJN]

I still think this sounds very sexy. At the time, I preferred Like A Boy, but I think that’s has aged better

 

[POP!]

10 Goodies
09 1, 2 Step
10 Oh
02 And I
09 Get Up
10 Promise
07 Like a Boy
08 Can't Leave 'Em Alone
06 Never Ever
08 Love Sex Magic
06 Work
08 Ride
10 Body Party
08 I'm Out
08 Overdose
06 I Be
08 Dance Like We're Making Love
06 Level Up
09 Thinkin' About You

 

[POP!]

"Get Up" is a forgotten bop. Shameless "1, 2 Step" re-write tho.

 

[RJN]

11 I’m Out

 

[RJN]

But also

11 Overdose and 11 I Don’t Remember

 

[POP!]

Yeah I underrated some of them to avoid coming off loon-ish (as if I haven't blown that already). "Overdose" and "I'm Out" are superb. And then "DUI" and "Where You Go" off the album *chef's kiss*

 

[Diddy]

Also
11 Lose control

 

[Beverley]

"Get Up" is a forgotten bop. Shameless "1, 2 Step" re-write tho.

Yes, I love it

 

[Jark]

a strong 9. the singles and highlights of The Evolution (I Proceed, Crush, My Love) were the closest she ever came to finding and owning her lane.

self-titled however is bops galore and her best album overall.

 

[krang]

07 Goodies
07 1 2 Step
08 Oh
?? And I
04 Get Up
08 Promise
06 Like a Boy
?? Can't Leave 'Em Alone
?? Never Ever
07 Love Sex Magic
01 Work
10 Ride
08 Body Party
?? I'm Out
?? Overdose
?? I Be
07 Dance Like We're Making Love
03 Level Up
03 Thinkin' About You

 

[COB]

Overdose is a 124554/10 if EVER I've heard one

 

[Pipo]

She really made a little go a very long way.

but AT WHAT cost?

 

[Jark]

09 Goodies
09 1, 2 Step
07 Oh
?? And I
?? Get Up
09 Promise
09 Like a Boy
09 Can't Leave 'Em Alone
10 Never Ever
07 Love Sex Magic
09 Work
?? Ride
09 Body Party
10 I'm Out
10 Overdose
08 I Bet
08 Dance Like We're Making Love
06 Level Up
10 Thinkin' About You

quite a HIT RATE! (minus the hits)

 

[RJN]

10 Goodies
10 1, 2 Step
08 Oh
?? And I
10 Get Up - I haven't listened to this in 10 years but I have about 10 times today since @POP! mentioned it
08 Promise
09 Like a Boy
07 Can't Leave 'Em Alone
06 Never Ever
09 Love Sex Magic
?? Work
?? Ride
09 Body Party
11 I'm Out
11 Overdose
?? I Bet
?? Dance Like We're Making Love
09 Level Up - when I did Orange Theory for one month they played this every class
?? Thinkin' About You

10 Lose Control (Missy Elliott)
10 Like You (Bow Wow)
10 So What (Field Mobb)
10 Takin Back My Love (Enrique)

 

[krang]

genuinely surprised people don't know her most (single?) iconic moment.

 

[POP!]

genuinely surprised people don't know her most (single?) iconic moment.

I like this a lot. I hear a lot of "Oh" in it, which is HIGH PRAISE. It only peaked at #42 on the Hot 100 but charted for FIVE MONTHS(!) Compare that to "Love Sex Magic'"'s 12 weeks despite peaking top ten.

 

[Pipo]

this was a bop and gutted it wasn't a proper single