Review

KELLY ROWLAND: ‘MS. KELLY DELUXE’

Kelly Rowland gets a reworking with the re-issue of the new improved ‘Miss Kelly’ album released in June 2007. Why I hear you ask? I don’t know is the simple answer…

But I can hazard a guess in the fact that the album did ok when it first came out and plodded along doing semi-decent sales as each track was released. In Kelly’s own words “We were disappointed with how some tracks performed and listening to the fan’s, they wanted more up-tempo tracks to be added to the album”

So that’s exactly what they have done with the ‘Deluxe’ version…From the Blues and Soul view - We are pleased that the album has been ‘Pimped’, because it should have been better received the first time round. And now it’s time for the record to be set straight - “That Kelly Roland is a formidable force without the aid of fellow ’Destiny’s“. Kelly has indeed struggled to step out of fellow band member Beyonce’s shadow, being the lead singer/superstar (and rightly so), Kelly has now proved there is plenty of room at the top for talent.

The album has had a major re-vamp losing 7 tracks from the original and re-modelling the tunes that have made an impact in the charts. These include the Freemasons getting hold of Rowland’s hit ‘Work’, which makes it sound as fresh as the first time I herd it. Current hit ‘Daylight’ (feat Gym Class Hero’s Travis McCoy) has been added to the album, and is also given the Joey Negro treatment with some hot funky beats in a re-mix finale (which may grate if you are a fan as I am of the Original soulful mix). But on the whole though I urge you to go and buy this album for some silky vocals and funky beats which complete (literally) a deluxe package… But then again, we told you that when the first version of the album was released:)
Words LEE TYLER