Mf Life(Bonus Tracks) (2012)
| Artist: Melanie Fiona |
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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
Sku: 228884590
UPC: 602527986630
UPC 14: 00602527986630
Release Date: 3/20/2012
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. This Time ~ Melanie Fiona
2. 4 AM ~ Melanie Fiona
3. Break Down These Walls ~ Melanie Fiona
4. I Been That Girl ~ Melanie Fiona
5. Wrong Side Of A Love Song ~ Melanie Fiona
6. Running - (featuring Nas) ~ Melanie Fiona
7. Change The Record - (featuring B.o.B) ~ Melanie Fiona
8. Gone And Never Coming Back ~ Melanie Fiona
9. Bones ~ Melanie Fiona
10. Watch Me Work ~ Melanie Fiona
11. Can't Say I Never Loved You ~ Melanie Fiona
12. L.O.V.E. ~ Melanie Fiona
13. 6 AM ~ Melanie Fiona
14. Rock Paper Scissors ~ Melanie Fiona
15. Can't Do This No Moe ~ Melanie Fiona
16. What Am I To Do? ~ Melanie Fiona
17. Like I Love You ~ Melanie Fiona
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Recording information: 4220 Feng Shui Studios, LA; Body Music, Miami, FL; Chevy Shack Studios, Atlanta, GA; Circle House Studios, Miami, FL; Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank; Hollywood Hills Studios, Hollywood, CA; Losta Studios; Mix Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Summit Sound, NY; The Armoury Vault, Toronto, Canada; The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Vanilla Sky Studios, LA. |
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Photographers: Kirk Edwards; Cameron Krone. |
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When the forlorn ballad "4 AM" started to gain airplay, in September 2011, it sounded like an answer record to any one of several songs in rotation. Here was the flip side to the boys' unapologetic pillage-and-plunder tales: the voice of a vulnerable, livid woman backed by pinging/pulsing percussion, including a brilliantly anachronistic drum'n'bass tease, with swells of synthesizers, strings, and electric guitar. The insidious effect of "4 AM" translated to a slow, steady rise; by the time The MF Life was released, in March 2012, it had finally slipped into the Top Ten of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The song served a second purpose, as it was wholly contemporary -- quite possibly a move to airlift Melanie Fiona from the retro box. Mostly unnecessary vocal appearances from J. Cole, Nas, B.o.B, John Legend, and T-Pain suggest a marked effort to make Fiona appeal to a larger crowd, but otherwise, The MF Life has the singer refining the throwback approach of The Bridge with a couple diversions into soul-influenced adult contemporary rock. In addition to "4 AM," there's a six-track stretch, from the elegantly plain-spoken "I Been That Girl" (co-written by onetime bandmate Drake) through the vamping "Bones" (as in "Get all molecular and pass myself through you"), where each song either matches or surpasses the best of The Bridge. While Fiona clearly thrives most in settings that pull from late-'60s and early-'70s soul, she's remarkably versatile when it comes to modes of expression. Somewhere between Jazmine Sullivan and Kelis, her not-quite-husky, not-quite-scratchy voice is easily adaptable to a range of material that zeroes in on desperate longing, resentful rejection, and many points between. The more beneficial mix of songwriting and production collaborators, including Jack Splash, No ID, Rico Love, and Salaam Remi, helps make The MF Life superior to the debut in every way. ~ Andy Kellman |
Producer: Steve Rifkind; Michael Michel; Carmen Murray |
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Musical Guests | |
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Nas |
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B.O.B. |
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John Legend |
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T-Pain |
Compilation Appearances
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Attention:deficit(Explicit Version) |
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Revelation Part 1:Root Of Life |
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Tbd |
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Tbd(Explicit Version) |
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Prisoner Of Conscious(Explicit Version) |
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Prisoner Of Conscious(Explicit Version) |
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Right Now |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/19/2012 |
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Original Release Date : 2012 |
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Catalog ID : 2798663 |
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Label : Universal Republic |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00602527986630 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.80)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Big-name guests like Nas and John Legend accentuate Fiona's strengths instead of overshadowing them, a testament to her supreme confidence."
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Big-name guests like Nas and John Legend accentuate Fiona's strengths instead of overshadowing them, a testament to her supreme confidence."
Billboard (p.36)
- "Fiona is singing up a storm on THE MF LIFE, delivering a welcome big voice to perhaps fill in the void of recent departures like Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse."
- "Fiona is singing up a storm on THE MF LIFE, delivering a welcome big voice to perhaps fill in the void of recent departures like Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse."
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