AaliyahI Care 4 U

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Product description ------------------- Aaliyah ~ I Care 4 U .com ---- Pop history teaches that posthumous releases generally fall into one of two categories. There's the creep-out, with eerie lyrics that appear to foreshadow the artist's demise (see Michael Hutchence's solo disc ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004KD72/${0} )). And there's the cash-in: the label or management scrapes the barrel to turn a buck. Luckily, Aaliyah's I Care 4 U is neither. Serving as both a greatest hits collection and a summary of stuff she'd been working on before her death in August 2001, the disc is a keen reminder of just how talented the 22-year-old was as a singer and song stylist. Sure, it's easy to have rhythm enty when R. Kelly ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/35840/${0} ) and Timbaland ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/124773/${0} ) are guiding you, but Aaliyah's silken phrasings are her own, and her ability to unearth tenderness in even the funkiest jam is a testament to her vision of R&B as musical comfort food. Songs from her three studio albums are well represented. Among them are "I Care 4 U" and "More Than a Woman" from Aaliyah ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005LMJU/${0} ); the title track and "Got to Give It Up" from One in a Million ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005N588/${0} ); and "Back and Forth" and "At Your Best" from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000518/${0} ). Of course, the universally praiseworthy brand-new tracks--"Come Over," "All I Need," "Miss You," and "Don't Worry"--are the real goods. An accompanying DVD featuring a handful of videos and behind-the-scenes footage makes I Care 4 U crucial for fans. --Kim Hughes