R. Kelly - U Saved Me - Happy People (2 CD)

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Track Listing
DISC 1: HAPPY PEOPLE:
1. Weatherman
2. Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)
3. Love Signals
4. Love Street
5. Ladies Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)
6. If
7. Greatest Show on Earth, The
8. It's Your Birthday
9. Steppin' Into Heaven
10. If I Could Make the World Dance
11. Happy People

DISC 2: U SAVED ME:
1. 3 Way Phone Call - (featuring Kelly Price/Kim Burrell/Maurice Mahon)
2. U Saved Me
3. Prayer Changes
4. How Did You Manage
5. I Surrender
6. When I Think About You
7. Diary of Me
8. Spirit
9. Leap of Faith
10. Peace

Details
Contributing Artists: Kelly Price, Kim Burrell, Maurice Mahon
Producer: R. Kelly
Distributor: BMG (distributor)
Recording Type: Studio
Recording Mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: R. Kelly (vocals); Kelly Price (vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, bass instrument, background vocals); Rodney East, Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards); Abel Garibaldi, Nathan Wheeler (programming, background vocals); Steve Bearsley, Andy Gallas, Ian Mereness, Jason Mlodzinski (programming); Uncle Life (background vocals).
R. Kelly's music is sometimes hard to separate from his borderline-absurd real-life misadventures, since his alleged misdeeds inevitably inform his recordings. While most artists are influenced by life unfolding around them, few people's private worlds bleed into their creative work in such a public and chaotic way. Heart-on-sleeve emotion has been a hallmark of Kelly's music, and as scandal has surrounded him, so have heartfelt pleas of forgiveness and repentance.
His ambitious 2004 double record, HAPPY PEOPLE/U SAVED ME, can be seen as a reaction to/against all this drama. The titles reflect the music within to perfection, the former containing infectious celebrations of life and love, the latter every inch a traditional gospel/soul record. When freeing himself to party on HAPPY PEOPLE, Kelly lets loose a torrent of catchy, groove-laden love songs, most notably the clever "Love Signals." On U SAVED ME, he gains gravity with a solemn grace that transcends his troubles, making a credible artistic conversion.