If this album had been released today (or any time in the last 15 years) can you really tell me that this track (or album for that matter) would have been allowed? A 15 year old singing about needing satisfying and the man doing so is her producer just doesn’t sit right with me. Again you can’t help but think of all the things going on surrounding the relationship between her and Kelly as he is singing ‘Liyah you’re the only one for me’. “No One Knows to love me quite how you do” is a strangely long title for any song. In the middle of all these hip hop beats and street sounding lyrics it seems an odd inclusion. The main problem with the inclusion of this track is not whether it sounds good or not but does it fit on the album? It doesn’t. The lyrics are sung in a convincing way without coming across as anxious or desperate. The control Aaliyah has in her voice never sees her use unnecessary vocal gymnastics which many young female singers seem to do. This is a soulful, yet quite adorable version of an already beautiful song.
This is a wonderful showcase of the voice Aaliyah possesses. “At Your Best (you are love)” is a cover of the track by the Isley Brothers. Don’t get me wrong here – I like R.Kelly and a number of his albums are regular on rotation but turning little Aaliyah into this mini gangsta talking about ‘wrecking shop” seems a little irresponsible, no? It is as if R.Kelly is simply doing the entire song in the guise of Aaliyah. “Down With The Clique” seems too much of an R.Kelly track to really get me believing that this girl is knowing what she is talking about. The lyrics about going out for the weekend seem ill conceived given that Aaliyah is 15 years old. It’s got such a smooth sound she sounds confident, mature and the melody is just gorgeous. It has such a wonderful vibe and she sounds delightful. The production and beat with that heavy bass continues into the next track “Back and Forth” which is probably my favourite song of Aaliyah’s career.
“The time has finally come to save my beats with the funky hip hop swing” It’s a great opener as its really a introduction to the style and vibe that Aaliyah is planning to give us.
#R KELLY AGE AINT NOTHIN BUT A NUMEBR FULL#
It’s a very mature and rounded album with R.Kelly showing his production skills much like on his own album “12 play”.Īfter the intro we get the first full track “Throw Your Hands Up”. The personality that comes across on the album cannot realistically be that of young Aaliyah but does that make it a bad album? Aaliyah therefore take on a character and in that sense I can get with the feeling that is attempting to be portrayed. Yes, the album should be taken on it’s individual merit but in this age of information is difficult not to be aware of the background. The fact that R.Kelly was romantically involved with Aaliyah mixed with the album’s title does make listening a little unsettling. “Age ain’t nothing but a number” is the debut album from Brooklyn born singer Aaliyah Dana Houghton.Īaliyah was just 14 years old when this album was released which is significant give the mature vocals and adult lyrics which were all written by R&B Singer/Songwriter R.Kelly.
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