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| The Art of Love and War | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 57 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29381
Category: Music
Artist: Angie Stone
Publisher: Stax
Studio: Stax
Manufacturer: Stax
Label: Stax
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 30146
UPC: 888072301467
EAN: 0888072301467
ASIN: B000SNUNWO
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Take Everything In | | • | Baby - Angie Stone, Betty Wright | | • | Here We Go Again | | • | Make It Last | | • | Sometimes | | • | Go Back to Your Life | | • | Half a Chance - Chino, Angie Stone | | • | These Are the Reasons | | • | My People - James Ingram, Angie Stone | | • | Sit Down | | • | Play Wit It | | • | Pop Pop | | • | Wait for Me | | • | Happy Being All - Angie Stone, Pauletta Washington |
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Album Description
The highly anticipated new CD by the neo-soul diva is, simply put, her best album ever. Includes the new hit single "Baby" featuring the legendary BETTY WRIGHT and "My People" with the incomparable JAMES INGRAM.
Amazon.com
Angie Stone has soul to burn, as hordes of breathless fans who stand by the excellence of 2004's Stone Love know, and despite a change in record labels and hairdos, her mighty reserves haven't dwindled--The Art of Love and War, on the re-launched Stax label, is as full-bodied an affair as this old-school-leaning, incessantly self-exploring diva has delivered. The comparisons to Jill Scott should dead-end here: Songs like "Baby," with the gospel great Betty Wright, and "Sometimes," with backing singers who strut right through the beat and into the part of the brain that makes swaying happen, are all Angie. Which is to say their edges are never going to need sharpening, but they're also porous enough to let in softness and a sense of hard-won maturity. A couple of late-disc numbers pull off the excellent feat of also letting the funk in--"Play Wit It" captures a Lauryn Hill kind of cool, groovy but substantial, and "Pop Pop" goes for (and achieves) full-on fizziness with an undercurrent of sophistication. --Tammy La Gorce More from Angie Stone 
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| Customer Reviews: Read 52 more reviews...
 Love It June 9, 2009
Angie Stone is so soulful and has a beautiful voice. I love this c.d. so much I intend to buy the others!!!!
 Disappointed and scared June 5, 2009
I ordered this cd on 5/5/09. I did not receive it until 3 days after the estimated delivery dates as well as after I contacted the seller. When I did receive it the cd case was cracked due to seller using faulty packaging. But what really left me a bit perplexed and nervous was the picture that was enclosed with the cd. It was a picture of the outside of my home, whereas the seller had Googled my address. Which made me contact my local police department. I did not see the reasoning behind this and I think that Amazon should seriously address this and look into as to why this was done. Was this supposed to intimidate me or make me aware that they know where I reside? This type of behavior has left me leery of making any future purchases thru used sellers. I've never experienced such behavior in the past from any of the previous purchases made. I enjoy Amazon's online availability, but this kind of behavior should be deemed as dangerous and not tolerated by any servicer.
Sweet Sounds of Joy May 21, 2009
It's been a while since I've purchased a cd by Angie and this didn't disappoint me at all. Love it!!!!!
 Helping You Get Through that thing called Love May 4, 2008
I have always loved Angie Stone, but when I heard "Sometimes" it was like the words just hit my emotions like, if you aint sang'ing the truth girl! If anyone is trying to get over, move on, or just want to celebrate the highs and lows of love this CD is so on point for each and every emotion you could possibly be having. Great Job Ms. Stone!
good growth. April 6, 2008
Where to begin? I will say this is the first album from angie that I actually have on disc(I know where the hell have I been) but I've heard her in the past and while I wouldnt call her a lost act from the 70s, she does seem to have show some growth this time around. The so called "neo-soul" genre is quickly becoming generic. However, angie shows a balance of different production(using more live instruments) and her lyrics have matured. I guess she used that hiatus that she took wisely. The album as a whole is about the good and bad of love and life.
Now to talk about the tracks.
Track one was a good intro track that kind of gives us an idea how she has grown mentally.
I never cared for track 2. However, I do like that she used Betty Wright in the song. But it's just the chorus has been used countless times before.
She has a few tracks that talk about arguing("here we go again", "make it last")
My people is a song dedicated to the greats in the African-American race. Even going as far as to name possibly every black minister and activist for past and present. And yes, this at the end of the song included Bill Clinton.
Pop pop and sit down get much play in my car when I'm driving from work.
In my opinion, happy being me was the best on the lp. The production is just right and the lyrics are from her experience.
If you are an angie stone fan, give the CD a shot.
82% B
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