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R&B
Release Date: 06/04/2002
Donell Jones doesn't get as much credit as he deserves. Sure, he's had hits, as a solo artist and as a songwriter and producer, but his records never seem to break out to a wider audience, which is too bad, since they're consistently satisfying.
Life Goes On, his third platter, keeps that streak going. The
quiet storm streak that characterized its predecessor,
Where I Wanna Be, has been toned down somewhat, and he's relying more on
contemporary R&B sounds and production, but the end result is the same -- a seduction record that is smooth, but also romantic. Perhaps it plays a little too much like low-lights
mood music, with a few songs blending together, but that's hardly a fault, since the mood is sustained alluringly from start to finish (apart from
"Freakin' U," a deliberate attempt to get an uptempo change of pace in place -- it works, but it interrupts the flow a little).
Jones may not be as flashy as some of his modern
soul peers -- he's not a
neo-soul artist, he's thoroughly modern, yet he never falls into the trap of putting his singing in front of the music, letting the mood take center stage -- but that's what makes his records work, and what makes
Life Goes On another fine addition to his catalog.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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