Kelis – Kaleidoscope (1999) CD Album

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Kelis – Kaleidoscope (1999)Kaleidoscope is the debut studio album by Kelis (Kelis Rogers), released in November 1999 on Virgin Records and produced entirely by The Neptunes — Pharr ell Williams and Chad Hugo — in one of the earliest and most significant statements of what would become one of the most influential production partnerships in contemporary pop and R&B. The album arrived at a moment when The Neptunes were still largely unknown outside industry circles, and its extraordinary sonic palette — angular synth stabs, skeletal funk rhythms, dissonant chord voicings and a production aesthetic that owed as much to avant-garde electronic music as to mainstream R&B — announced both Kelis and her producers as genuinely original voices. The album reached No. 38 in the UK and spawned the UK Top 5 single Caught Out There, whose chorus — Kelis screaming “I hate you so much right now” — became one of the most immediately recognisable moments in late 1990s pop. The album was banned in the United States by her label, making the UK pressing the primary release and giving this CD a particular collector significance.Highlights Caught Out There — The album's defining moment and one of the most viscerally exciting singles of the late 1990s; the production is angular and dissonant, the arrangement is sparse and unsettling, and Kelis's vocal — moving from a controlled verse to the explosive, cathartic chorus — is one of the great performances in 1990s R&B. UK Top 5. Good Stuff — The album's most immediately accessible and melodically generous track; a warm, funk-influenced R&B song that showcases Kelis's lighter touch and The Neptunes' ability to construct a pop song of genuine commercial appeal without sacrificing their sonic distinctiveness. Get Along With You — One of the album's most emotionally direct and vocally impressive moments; a slower, more intimate track that gives Kelis the opportunity to demonstrate the full range and expressiveness of her voice, and one of the most immediately appealing and replayable songs on the record. Mars — One of the album's most sonically adventurous and musically ambitious tracks; a five-minute exploration of The Neptunes' more experimental tendencies, with a production that pushes the boundaries of mainstream R&B and demonstrates the breadth of their musical imagination. Suspended — A hypnotic, atmospheric mid-tempo track that showcases the more introspective side of both Kelis's vocal personality and The Neptunes' production aesthetic; one of the album's most musically sophisticated and emotionally complex moments and a reminder of how far ahead of its time this record was. CD Details Title: Kaleidoscope Artist: Kelis Year: 1999 Label: Virgin Records / EMI Producer: The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo) Format: CD Album Tracks: 14 Barcode: 724384791124 ConditionCondition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.Browse our full 1990s CD collection. You might also enjoy our Blu-ray titles or our Vinyl Records. Show more