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intereact!Brandy
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 1998-06-09
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Brandy has a lot to prove. She's had five Grammy nominations; she's won one Billboard Music Award, one American Music Award, and several Image and Soul Train awards; and she's sold over 4 million records--all by the age of 19. Never Say Never enters the scene after four years of sophomore jitters and plain old fear. And it enters with a bang. Brandy's voice suggests serious vocal training from her father, and strong songs--some written by her now-19-year-old woman-child self--attempt to take R&B back to its proper plateau. The album's first single, "The Boy Is Mine," and the Mase duet "Top of the World" serve as proof that Brandy still has the chops, determination, and cuteness to take a record to the top. --Asondra R. Hunter
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) Great R&B album and artist [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Brandy was only 19 when this album was released. This includes the smash hits "Have You Ever?" and "The Boy is Mine (with Monica)" "Never Say Never" and other good songs are "Happy" and "Top of the World (with MA$E)." I always liked Brandy's nice voice in these R&B songs. If you like Brandy, this is a must.2) Never Say Never [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is a great cd which I go back to frequently. I haven't gotten tired of it yet. I like the range of songs and vocals by Brandy and the Bryan Adams remake was well done. I hope she still releases her upcoming album despite the difficult life circumstances she is dealing with. She has too much talent and too much to share to stop now.3) Everyone keeps saying that Brandy's vocals are weak on this album. I don't really see it... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I do agree with anyone who thinks her vocals between this album and her next album, Full Moon improved immensely though. This CD is a great mix of pop and R&B and although it's not as strong as Full Moon which is her best album to date, it is still a good album to listen to straight through. I've been listening to Kelly Clarkson's new album lately but I took a break from it today (mostly) to listen to Brandy's Never Say Never. I am still impressed with it today and think that the song "Tomorrow" is SO underrated. Best songs: Learn The Hard Way The Boy Is Mine Have You Ever? One Voice Tomorrow Best to worst albums to date: Full Moon Never Say Never Brandy Afrodisiac (so overrated) a 3 star album, easily Edit: OK, I have noticed that Brandy's vocals aren't the best now that I've listened to it closer. On Put That On Everything and One Voice she strains to hit a note. But she's nowhere as bad as Hilary Duff or Ciara are. Now if you want to talk about bad vocalists overall, please, talk about them. Especially Ciara. >_>4.5 stars.4) Absolute Classic!!! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
When Brandy came out with this album a few years back, she really blew up on the scene bigger than her first self titled album. This is first of two albums featuring the now famous Rodney Jerkins. She really switched up her style and also had a hand in writing a lot on the album. This album really showed growth in Brandy as a young woman and artist. The best tracks are "Truthfully", "Tomorrow", "Almost Doesn't Count", "The Boy Is Mine", and "Angel in Disguise". There really aren't any fillers on this album you could listen to it straight without skipping any tracks. This is a classic album of heartbreak and disappointments so ladies could definitely feel Brandy on this one.5) One of the well known albums in the 90's. [Rating: 4 out of 5]
The first I'd ever heard of Brandy was when I saw her duet with Monica, 'The Boy Is Mine' on TV. From this I became a fan of both artist. Brandy's 'Never Say Never' is a mixture of funk and gospel and is one of the few R&B albums that manages to appeal to the pop market yet retain its roots at the same time, much like Janet Jackson.There are plenty of stand-out tracks, especially 'One Voice' (with Bebe Winans and his gospel choir) and the fantastic 'Top Of The World' with rapper Ma$e. Unlike Mariah Carey, Brandy doesn't let the rappers overpower her fantastic vocals and each song is produced neatly. One big surprise though would have to be Brandy's cover version of Bryan Adams '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You', which Bryan Adams himself said was the best cover of his famous song. Others I like are "Angel in Disguise," "Almost Doesn't Count," "Never Say Never," "Truthfully, Have you Ever?" and the cover of "Everything I do (I do it for you)." That pretty much covers everything on the album except the so-called "Filler" tracks which include "Learn The Hard Way," "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)," "Happy" and "Tomorrow." According to me they are "fillers" but you should listen to them and hear it for your self. I believe she could have worked on them more, 'cause they had good potential to really make this album flow together more nicely. Other than that I would recommend this album to you, especially if your an avid Brandy fans.