Artist Shontelle's debut album, "No Gravity," (produced mainly by Rodney Jerkins and Harry Sommerdahl) proves party ready with its club beats and catchy hooks, on tracks such as "Take Ova" featuring Pitbull and "DJ Made Me Do It" featuring white-boy rapper Asher Roth. On "DJ Made Me Do It," Asher Roth's verse sounds unsurprisingly identical to Kanye's flow on "American Boy" (the beat does too....clearly, Kanye and Estelle influenced). The album also offers medium paced ballads such as "Impossible," "Kiss You Up," and "Say Hello to Goodbye." "Love Shop" with background vocal echoes and ethereal synthesized sounds offers a "sweet girl's night out" feeling. She invites us to party with her and fall helplessly in love with her on "Helpless" in which she describes how she feels girlishly silly around a man. The album ends with "T-Shirt" featuring the LoveKing himself, The-Dream, in which she strips down and discusses real female issues when dealing with a break-up. Of course, The-Dream adds his soft layered voice to the hook and takes the song up to a new high. Shontelle is Rihanna meets Kelly Rowland meets Jessica Simpson....yes, I said it.....Jessica Simpson. She makes me feel like a girl all over again.
See for yourself.....skim on iTunes....
Music That Speaks from the Heart, Infusing Emotions We Cannot Deny and of Course, Makes You Dance!
