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So Blu | 
| Artist: Blu Cantrell
Label: Arista
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 103792
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 078221470322
EAN: 0078221470322
ASIN: B00005LN65
Release Date: July 31, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Waste My Time - Blu Cantrell, L.O. | | • | Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) - Blu Cantrell, Foxy Brown | | • | Till I'm Gone | | • | U Must Be Crazy | | • | One | | • | I'll Find a Way | | • | Swingin' | | • | 10,000 Times | | • | When I Needed You | | • | All You Had to Say | | • | I Can't Believe | | • | So Blu | | • | Blu Is a Mood |
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Amazon.com
Blu Cantrell is tired. Tired of no-good, wrong-doin', sweet-talkin', always-cheatin', ever-schemin' men. Luckily for listeners, the Providence, Rhode Island native (discovered by Arista CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid) has decided to settle her scores in song. In the process, she delivers a gorgeously heartfelt soul album that manages to avoid no-scrubs, bills-bills-bills clichés, and get down to the business of broken-heart healing. Lacing scats into melismas and blues runs into R&B riffs, this torch-singing newcomer doesn't just take it to church with her debut: she takes it to the dimly lit juke joint, the crowded club, and the smoky underground cafe. Transitioning effortlessly from starry-eyed breathlessness to Eartha Kitt growl, to full-throttle, shiver-inducing wail, Cantrell incants catharsis with haunting ballads like "That One," in which she muses upon finding a soulmate, and "I'll Find a Way," on which she offers up a glorious, show-stopping vocal transition out of the song's bridge that would do Chaka Khan proud. Cantrell, the daughter of a jazz-singing mother, also manages to succeed with up-tempo numbers here--"Hit 'Em up Style (Oops)," the album's first single, is a jubilant revenge anthem, complete with an infectious, finger-wagging, Charleston riff that should have the ladies wiggling and their fellas checking themselves--and their wallets. --Sylvia W. Chan
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 110
Pretty Nice January 30, 2010
Marla A. Williams (Enterprise,Al)
Overall this is the album sound:
1. Waste My Time (4/10) The song fits it's title. sorry
2. Hit 'Em Up Style (9/10) The Hit Song Is Pretty good, but the message could be better. Revenge is NOT better than money!
3. Till I'm Gone (2/10) THE WORST SONG ON THE ALBUM! A TRUE DISAPOINTMENT.
4. U Must B Crazy (7/10) It's Okay, but it can get pretty boring.
5. The One (10/10) THE BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM!!!!!! Definitely get this song. The song is tight and the message is, too. They used the storm sounds and the rainfall to vamp up the song!!
6. I'll Find a way (8/10) A simple, slow song, but it's really good
7. Swingin' (9/10) A nice swing song! It's also featured on the dance game "Dance Dance Revolution 2". A Great Song, but the cussing was unnecessary.
8. 10,000 Times (8/10) A Decent song, but the beat can get annoying.
9. When I Needed You (9/10) This is a deep song, and it really speaks for itself.
10. All You Had To Say (9/10) This is more of a chilled back song, but again she didn't have to curse.
11. I Can't Believe (8/10) Pretty Nice for a ballad!!
12. So Blu (10/10) THE SECOND BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM!!! This is the Jam and it's worth your money!
13. Blu Is A Mood (10/10) THE THIRD BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM!! This really is "Good Music," and I say that to this song in particular. I think someone said this was the worst song because it's talking about the color Blue. However, if you look at it from a different angle, you'll appreciate it more. Also, it's the only song that's not talking about her love life and relationships!
 Nice voice August 17, 2007
D. Greene
I can't figure out why Blu's career didn't take off. I can think of about 100 artists out there that can't sing a lick and are making all the money. Another promoter should work with her and put her on top. She's really very talented.
A really great voice August 8, 2007
Keeper (Earth, Universe)
I am giving the VOICE 5 stars. The CD gets about 3 1/2. Don't let that light skin and centerfold sex kitten image of Blu fool you. This CD is not as good as her second, but of course the woman simply can sing. This CD suffers from a lack of identity. It is all over the place, she even does some Swing.. which actually is a very creative and well done song. I would like to see Blu do a primarily r and b cd, but with those hip hop looks and appeal, I can imagine that record companies have different ideas for her career, which is why there is just too much of it here. She does have some good songs and she shines on I'll Find Away. Listen closely and you will hear a sound and delivery similar to Deborah Cox's. A wonderful and slept on Talent, I do hope she has a major breakthrough because a voice this good should be listened to! Trust, there is no one on the r&b/hip scene today who can touch this voice! She even has legit jazz skills!
Excellent CD November 6, 2006
John Robert Hansen (Denmark)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Blu Cantrell CD "So Blu" is excellent. Very good music and really good songs.
 Blu-Hoo! September 5, 2006
Fish Cheeks (In Your Dreams)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I remember getting this CD at a used CD store. I really liked "Hit Em Up Style," so I was really expecting a lot from her album. Well, let me tell you what happened next. I listened to "So Blu," saved "Hit Em Up Style" on my computer, took the CD back to the used CD store and got my money back. For real, "So Blu" was lousy. Too many slow songs, too many songs about some guy breaking her heart. I don't want to hear that depressing stuff. Skip this at all costs.
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