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Track Listing
1. Fergalicious
2. Clumsy
3. All That I Got (The Make up Song) - (with Will.I.Am)
4. London Bridge
5. Pedestal
6. Voodoo Doll
7. Glamorous - (with Ludacris)
8. Here I Come
9. Velvet
10. Big Girls Don't Cry
11. Mary Jane Shoes - (with Rita Marley & The I-Three's)
12. Losing My Ground
13. Finally
Album Notes
Personnel include: Fergie (vocals); Rita Marley & The I-Three's (vocals); Will.I.Am (rap vocals, keyboards, programming); Ludacris (rap vocals); George Pajon Jr. (guitar); Nate Hills (drums, percussion); Jay Anderson (background vocals).
Recording information: Chung King, New York, NY.
The association that versatile pop chanteuse Fergie (aka Stacy Ferguson) struck up with the hip-hop crew Black Eyed Peas (she was central to their hugely successful 2003 release, ELEPHUNK) proved she was capable of playing in the big leagues, and it was only a matter of time before the singer dropped a solo effort. THE DUTCHESS arrived in 2006 and was packed, not surprisingly, with slick, commercially viable pop-rap.
The first release on Black Eyed Pea will.i.am's record label, THE DUTCHESS seems intent on giving Beyonce, Kelis, and every female pop/R&B singer a run for her money. With production help from Polow the Don and will.i.am (who also contributes raps to a couple of songs), Fergie delivers a record that kicks out spare club tracks inspired by Missy Elliott and M.I.A. (such as the disc's lead-off single "London Bridge"), alongside sultry soul ballads ("Clumsy"). There aren't many surprises here, but THE DUTCHESS is a glossy, fun, and satisfying album, which is exactly what her fans are expecting.
Industry Reviews
[She] retains the group's proven gift for indelible melodies....Here, she proves herself equally adept at well-deep reggae riddims, giddy dance-floor jams, and fervent ballads. -- Grade: B+
3.5 stars out of 5 -- [F]ull of Eighties-style electro bangers, mostly produced by the Peas' Will.i.am, though Atlanta mogul Polow Da Don steals the show on 'London Bridge'...
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