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Dedicated |  | Artist: Lemar
Label: Epic
Category: Music
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 43058
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099751379126
ASIN: B0000W61GU
Release Date: November 24, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro | | • | Dance (With U) (Radio Edit) | | • | Fresh | | • | 50/50 (Radio Edit) | | • | Another Day | | • | Sweet Love | | • | No Pressure | | • | Body Talk | | • | What About Love? | | • | Good Woman | | • | Let's Stay Together | | • | Hot Summer | | • | Alright With Our Love | | • | Lullaby | | • | All I Ever Do (My Boo) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Having avoided the pitfalls of capitalising on the instant fame one receives from reality TV (his already-forgotten peers were David Sneddon, Ainslie and Sinead), Lemar's debut IDedicated/I comes a full year since his final appearance on IFame Academy/I. It was never a secret how good his voice was but the danger was he would be resigned to a life of dreary pop-RB with an emphasis on commercial fulfilment rather than creative endeavour. Thankfully he's produced a great album of proper soul that oozes a charm seldom seen in RB acts from the UK. There are still a few poppier records for the radio such as the catchy "Lullaby", a leftover from his days in the academy, but tunes such as "50:50" sound as timeless as his cover of AL Green's "Let's Stay Together". If his follow-up as good as IDedicated/I, Lemar's infamous past at the hands of reality TV will be well and truly forgotten. --ISteve Beefmark/I
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 If you like sweet soulful music then this album is for you! November 12, 2003
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
'Dedicated'Lemar's debut album is set to launch him on the way to becoming the cream of UK urban talent. brThe album begins with the motown style 'Dance With You' which has been influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones. Lemar's velvety voice works very well with this type of 'old skool' vibe which we are also treated to on the sassy, horns-a-plenty number Fresh. The revival of disco beats continues on the funky Body Talk which has an early 80's disco-soul feel and a very catchy melody to the verses. brLemars new single 50/50 is mid tempo r'n'b at it's best. It samples the classic Jay Z cut 'Can't knock the hustle' and is definite number one potential. Sweet Love, Hot Summer, No pressure and Good woman provide a solid collection of smooth r'n'b tracks, jam packed with catchy hooks. brAnother Day is a soaring ballad showing a beautiful tenderness in Lemar's voice, Alright with our love (Lover and friend) is reminiscent of Luther Vandross and What about love? with it's soft piano and tender vocals is the best of the slow jams. The three ballads are probably the weaker tracks on Dedicated because they lean towards the pop genre whereas soul songs would have fitted in better with Lemar's style. brLullaby, co-written with Ainslie Henderson in the Fame Academy, is lyrically and melodically magnificent. The folk-pop influence and gospel choir addition at the end make this track something totally different. Finally is a sweet acoustic guitar version of All I ever do (My boo). brSomething of a rarity in music today, there are no filler tracks on Dedicated. It is a very well rounded album which demonstrates Lemar's amazing vocal ability and skills as a song-writer.
Excellent Debut by Lemar February 23, 2004
Heegee (UK)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Dedicated is an fantastic debut by Lemar, which has rapidly become one of my most played CDs. My favourite tracks include:pDance With U - fantastic, what more can I say?brFresh - above average r n b trackbr50/50 - excellent stand out trackbrAnother Day - a beautiful poppy ballad, reminiscent of Danel Baddingfield's "If You're not the One", mixed in with a touch of "Goodbye" by the Spice Girls! I'm so pleased this is his next single. If it doesn't get to No.1 there's no justice in the world!brBody Talk - sexy, funky track, great for dancing to.brWhat About Love - another beautiful poppy ballad. Lemar's emotional vocals are really excellent on this track.brGood Woman - a great r n b track with a serious message (anti domestic violence) Rather ingenious how he managed to rhyme "tolerating" with "woman beating!"brLet's Stay Together - excellent cover of Al Green's song.brLullaby - good version, but I must admit to preferring the version he did with Ainslie.pLemar's incredible voice stands out on every track, even the average ones!! I liked the fact that there wasn't too much "vocal gymnastics" which I felt, spoilt some of his efforts on Fame Academy. (e.g. his rendition of the Beatles' "Yesterday".)pLooking forward to the second album already.
One Of The Best Albums In Recent Years February 6, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Everyone heard him on Fame Academy and alot of people were shocked and disappointed he didnt win as his voice was the best on the show. His sound is very soulful fused with that rnb and the selling sound of commercial pop. pAlot of people thought will he be another reality tv flop or one hit wonder, but with a voice like that surely he has success written all voer him. Well to everyones happiness and in some cases relief, Lemar turned out to be not a one hit wonder and come up with some amazing songs, amazing lyrics, music and a great album.pEvery song tells its own story with the way it presents itself either by the music, tempo, lyrics, style, emotions. Dance with you was his debut single and it was a top 5 smash hit accross the UK and he looked set for starfame in a short time, could he follow this up though. Well he came back with an equally good track called 50/50 and that was a top 10 hit. Now the album washighly anticiapted and his talent was truley appreciated and looked upon exciteingly. As far as his career goes his album has been a big hit last year and this year constantly being in at a high position week in week out and his new single " Another Day " can only strengthen it.p"Another Day" some people say is a rip off of Daniel Bedingfield's if your not the one, i agree it sounds similar well at first it did but then the more i listened the more i saw past the similarities and began to hear the real sound, lyrics of the song and the real meaning. There is so much emotion in this and the chorus is icnredibly catchy as well as very good. This is sure to be his biggest hit to date i predict a top 3 chart position and a very likely number 1.pHe can only go from strength to strengthp10/10 , Masterpiece
It's about time we had an Artist of GREAT ability November 25, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This album has surprised even me, the greatest Lemar fan since Fame academy. I though he was brilliant on the show but never though he could bring out an ablum with more than 1 or two good tunes.pLullaby is my favourite as i knoew it from the programme, however 50/50 is being played in every r'n'b club going and everyone loves it!!! Track 5,6 and 11 are also my favourites.pThis album is better than most albums on the shelf at the moment. It's a unique take on soul/R'n'b no more of this bubble gum Ashanti and Ja rule stuff. It's a tenner well spent
INCREDIBLE DEDICATED November 30, 2003
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
My reason for buying this album was mainly because of the two singles 'Dance (with me)' and especially the new single '50/50'. I love Lemar's voice, its very soulfull and I never really watched Fame Academy but when I did catch it Lemar stuck in my mind.pThe songs that stick out in my mind as the best alongside the singles are 'Good Woman', 'Lullaby', ;Fresh', 'All I ever do' and the cover 'Let's stay together'.br Infact there isn't one bad song on the album which I was really surprised about.pI can play this album on repeat, Im not a huge fan of music like this but Lemar has definitly put something great out there. I bet when you hear this album you will forget this guy came from a reality tv show.p9/10 Buy it!
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