 | | |
| The Boy Is Mine | 
 enlarge | List Price: $7.99
Buy New: $0.01
You Save: $7.98 (100%)
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $0.01
Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 356 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5760
Category: Music
Artist: Monica
Publisher: Arista
Studio: Arista
Manufacturer: Arista
Label: Arista
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 19011
UPC: 078221901123
EAN: 0078221901123
ASIN: B000008UUH
Release Date: July 14, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Tracks:
| • | Street Symphony | | • | The Boy Is Mine (Duet With Brandy) | | • | Ring Da Bell | | • | The First Night | | • | Misty Blue | | • | Angel Of Mine | | • | Gone Be Fine (Featuring OutKast) | | • | Inside | | • | Take Him Back | | • | Right Here Waiting (Featuring 112) | | • | 'Cross The Room | | • | I Keep It To Myself | | • | For You I Will |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Album Description
24bit K2 digitally remastered Japanese limited edition special issue of the album classic. Includes the bonus tracks "First Nite" (So So Def Mix) and Razor N.Mix.
Amazon.com
Brandy may have scored the first hit with the infectious catfight "The Boy Is Mine," but make no mistake: Monica owns that song. In the battle of the cute teenage soul songbirds, Monica Arnold wins hands down because she can sing her ass off and because she has better songs. Monica's corner includes the vastly underrated producer Dallas Austin, who kicks in with edgy, moody cuts like "Street Symphony," a cautionary tale set to an orchestral groove, and "Ring da Bell," which plain-out flows. Unfortunately, this being the big-bucks world of '90s R&B, Monica is also saddled with de rigueur Diane Warren-David Foster exercises in ersatz soul and overwrought hokum. Why anyone would want to remake Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" is a mystery, but let's just say that Monica also has the smarts to cover Dorothy Moore's classic remake of the adult ballad "Misty Blue," thereby evening the score a bit. It's a tribute to Monica's voice, a womanly alto of real shading and substance, that she can transform schlock into something that comes close to emotion. All of which makes The Boy Is Mine easy on the ears and secures Monica's further ascension. --Amy Linden
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 351 more reviews...
 the 4 best songs on the album July 20, 2008
this album is ok it is very smooth 4 songs i like in this album is
i keep it to myself
inside
misty blue
street symphony only songs on here i really like
Monica *Shines* Bright! February 11, 2008
This album has an excellent array of hits definitely R&B sensational. There are songs ranging from the all too soulful "Misty Blue" to the heart warming "For You I Will" along the club mixes by Razor N and So So Def. This Japanese Import with 2 Bonus Tracks is a top selection for already fans, R&B lovers, and the curious!
Each different Monica CD offers something unique and this one has a warm, fuzzy, close to the heart feeling unlike the others. One of my favorite tracks would have to be "Misty Blue" as it has that Southern Blues soulful singing like Etta James. I like how Monica changes her vocals here displaying rawer "in control" singing. It gives an Atlanta feeling.
Aside that, Monica also has music for hip-hop lovers such as, "The First Night" with Jermaine Dupri --there are sounds heard in the background with much R&B bounce and faster mid to up-tempo beats. Not too much of a stand-out track but very nice if you listen to it a few times is, "Ring Da Bell". Monica's voice sounds a bit like Keyshia Cole's as it has a raw style that actually works. It's amazing how Monica transforms her vocal pitch from track to track--all sounding phenomenal to say the least. This song is about moving on after a love goes wrong. "I've been a fool...it's about time that I ring the bell and carry on...".
A stand-out track worth mentioning is "The Boy Is Mine" [duet with Brandy] and "Right Here Waiting" featuring 112. Both capture the essence of true R&B as they have only R&B sounds deeply felt, expressed, and highlighted.
The ballads on this album made a strong mark most definitely bringing Monica's vocals to the spotlight. One of the most touching ones is "Angel Of Mine" for the lyrical song writing, singing, and profound effect. Some lyrics: "When I first saw you I already knew there was something inside of you... How you changed my world you'll never know...". Next, there is another strong felt ballad, "For You I Will" definitely a beautifully sung track comparable to Brandy and Aaliyah. It has such a beautiful positive meaning many can put their own spin. It's a nice song reflecting being there for someone who needs a helping hand, "I will be your fortress strong!...I will be your strength...I will be the sun in your sky... Promise you, for you I will....".
This Japan Import comes with 2 bonus tracks that make a much vast difference. If anything they are the best songs in terms of club sounds, energetic boosts and compliment to the rest. Without them they simply end on a not so uplifting note. "The First Night" Razor N. Mix is probably the best DJ production I've heard in a while. There's banging bass, echoing chirping sounds, techno/trance effects and even new wave vibes along Monica's beautiful singing. The climaxing of the music is definitely sticky, infectious, and addictive. The beats take off full force unlike the regular version intensifying the meaning of not getting down on the first night and echoing, "It felt so right but it felt so wrong x 6". The So So Def Mix of First Night has Jermaine Dupri and a more hip-hop style type. The jazzy hints, soulful singing, and hip-hop flourishes along R&B music definitely changing the song enough to make it sound like a different track! This was a fabulous buy with no fillers and just plain R&B enjoyment!
 Not total trash, but no Miss Thang either October 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
90s contemporary R&B was given one of its greatest, most enduring albums when Monica made Miss Thang in 1995 (when she was only 14). Three years later, much of the magic of that album is gone. She saves it from being completely worthless with the beautiful, all-age-appealing ballads "For You I Will" and "Angel Of Mine," but everything else is pretty weak, and the utterly pathetic hit "The Boy Is Mine" (a duet with Brandy) was reportedly made to capitalize on the publicity surrounding the fact that, at that time, the two girls actually were having a fight over a guy in real life.
Monica's Worst Album March 22, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The is definitely Monica's worst album the only good tracks that were good on this album was the ones that were released as singles and her remake of "Misty Blue". The album had a lot of fillers and just didn't stand out like the rest. And if you put it up againist Brandy's "Never Say Never", this album is left in the dust because that album is a classic. Monica needs a producer that will give her her own distinct sound and make her stand out.
jerome holla August 4, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
da only reason i brought this album was for 2 reasons monica beauty and her 2 songs angel of mine and for you i will she can not sing but sang oh by the way look for her 4 album the makings of me due out in october holla
|
|
|
Copyright ©2005-2006 Collect Anime! in association with Amazon.com | | |
