Release Info
Seven years after her debut at just 15 years old, Aaliyah assembled a third studio album that was astonishingly mature. Sadly, her death just a little over a month after its release stilled a promising voice in R&B. At 22, when most artists would just be getting started, Aaliyah had already progressed from pop to street to an unconventional retro-modern, risk-taking version of R&B. While lead track "We Need a Resolution" is as mainstream as it gets, there are fewer hits on this album than on previous efforts. Instead, this collection is an extraordinary romantic exposition of passion and pain. While Missy Elliott is cranking out jams for all her "club freaks," Aaliyah is like a modern-day (if less vocally gifted) Minnie Riperton, exploring the pains of moving from child star to adult sex symbol. Tracks such as "Never No More" and "I Care 4 U" (featuring Missy) are slinky, twisted ballads imbued with film-noir sultriness, as diva Aaliyah steps catlike away from the bubblegum R&B of her contemporaries. There's also the obligatory rock track tacked on near the end ("I Can Be"), but even this excels above the standard hip-hop/rock/R&B crossover fare with its Prince-like influences coupled with Aaliyah's own instinct for seduction. Aaliyah also signaled a move away from her long-standing musical relationship with producer Timbaland, who contributes just three cuts. Having started out heavily supported by R. Kelly, it appeared that Aaliyah was more than able to go it alone.
Releases from Aaliyah
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Mag-isa
Year: 2022
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Poison
Year: 2021
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Mind Body and Spirit
Year: 2021
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Mind Body and Spirit
Year: 2021
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Come on Over
Year: 2019
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First Time
Year: 2019
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Whitney Houstons L O V E Solutions
Year: 2019
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Ultimate Aaliyah
Year: 2005
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I Care 4 U
Year: 2002
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One In A Million
Year: 1996
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The Thing I Like EP
Year: 1995
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Age Ain't Nothing But A Number
Year: 1994
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(At Your Best) You Are Love EP
Year: 1994
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Down with the Clique EP
Year: 1994
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Age Ain't Nothing But a Number EP
Year: 1994
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Back & Forth EP
Year: 1994
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Shiver
by Skylar Simone
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Still
by Kenyon Dixon
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My Way / Cyan Blue
by Charlotte Day Wilson
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Paper Tigers
by Fana Hues
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Here We Go (Uh Oh)
by Coco Jones
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act v: there goes another vase
by 4batz
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Deezer Sessions
by Nippa
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falling or flying (Reimagined)
by Jorja Smith
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4 AM In The Ville
by Genia
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rentrer chez moi
by Christine and the Queens
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Friday
by The Chainsmokers & Fridayy
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Boundaries
by Sinead Harnett