Joe maintains his steady recording output with And Then..., another in a line of his generally solid if not overly exceptional albums highlighted by a couple standout cuts. For And Then... Joe collaborates with a few talented producer/songwriters, namely R. Kelly ("More & More," "Make You My Baby") and Roy "Royalty" Hamilton ("Sweeter Than Sugar," "And Then...," "Street Dreams"), who handle approximately half the album. Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs, another top-notch contemporary R&B songsmith, also contributes a small late-album gem, "Bedroom." As always, Joe is only as good as the songs he's singing -- he's a fine vocalist with a smooth delivery and a velvety tone, but not necessarily outstanding on his own -- and here he's in really good hands, especially on the aforementioned Kelly and Hamilton songs, which rank among the very best of his career.
It seems very difficult to determine just what it is about a song and the methods of particular artists that makes them so viscerally enjoyable, at times. R. Kelly is an artist by whom many slow jams that I find simply *delectable* have been composed. So far, one of the only other artists whose slow jams have done anything for me on that level has been the Isley Brothers. Why? I have. No. Idea....
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It seems very difficult to determine just what it is about a song and the methods of particular artists that makes them so viscerally enjoyable, at times. R. Kelly is an artist by whom many slow jams that I find simply *delectable* have been composed. So far, one of the only other artists whose slow jams have done anything for me on that level has been the Isley Brothers. Why? I have. No. Idea....
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