Lyfe 268-192 Special Edition Fanpack(w/ Bonus DVD) (2004)

Product Summary UPC: 00828767699523 Release Date: 12/13/2005 Buy.com Sku: 202098895 Item#: M2RPME Format:  CD Song Listing   Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro ------ 2. Interlude ------ 3. Must Be Nice ------ 4. Way I Feel About You, The ------ 5. She Got Kids ------ 6. I Can't ------ 7. Hypothetically ~ (with Erin) ------ 8. Smile ------ 9. Greedy ------ 10. Stick Up Kid ------ 11. Cry ------ 12. 26 Years, 17 Days ------ 13. Made Up My Mind ------ 14. My Life ------ 15. Let's Do This RIght ------ 16. Must Be Nice ~ (remix, with Nas) ------ 17. Hypothetically Single ~ (with Fantasia) ------   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Lyfe Jennings (vocals); Chester Jennings (spoken vocals); Taurus Kinch (guitar). Recording information: Sony Music Studios, New York, New York (2004 - 2005). A prison stint gave Chester "Lyfe" Jennings time to write songs about the kind of everyday complexities that are far from the prevalent "bling-bling" hip-hop lifestyle. Jennings keeps the idea of past mistakes right up front by recycling his assigned prison number for the album title LYFE 268-192. The Toledo, Ohio, native uses spoken-word interludes in between hip-hop/soul songs that touch on child-support issues ("Greedy"), street-life survival ("Stick Up Kid"), and finding solace in the Lord ("Made Up My Mind"). Rich, Quiet Storm-flavored grooves dominate these arrangements, and, with a pliable vocal style that falls somewhere between Al Green and Marvin Gaye, the former choirboy readily impresses. When Jennings isn't pondering whether he should get involved with a mom raising babies ("She Got Kids"), he's hashing out infidelity issues with a lover who might have gotten pregnant ("Hypothetically"). Further bridging the gap between old- and new-school R&B is Jennings's sample of the Four Tops' "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got)" for the uplifting "Smile." LYFE 268-192 is a promising debut from a huge talent who seems well on the road to the redemption he seeks. Producer: Lyfe Jennings; Rhemario "Rio" Webber   Compilation Appearances Poetry & Music Vol 2 Vol. 20-Now That's What I Call Music Todd Smith Port Of Miami (Cln) Port Of Miami (Explicit Version) Crook By Da Book:fed Story (Explicit Version) Now That's What I Call Music! 23 Body & Soul: Midnight Fire I Need Mine(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version) Last 2 Walk(Explicit Version) Eardrum(Explicit Version) Eardrum Trill(Explicit Version) Trill My Life:true Testimony Last 2 Walk Essence Music Festival Volume 1   Associated Artists and Works The Music Of Lyfe Jennings After Hours: The Nightc ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 12/13/2005 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 76995 Label : Columbia (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00828767699523    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray