Kelis Was Here

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Album: Kelis Was Here
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro	More Info...
2)	Blindfold Me - Nas	More Info...
3)	Bossy - Too $hort	More Info...
4)	Fire	More Info...
5)	I Don't Think So	More Info...
6)	Weekend	More Info...
7)	Trilogy	More Info...
8)	Appreciate Me	More Info...
9)	Till The Wheels Fall Off	More Info...
10)	Handful	More Info...
11)	Aww S*** - Smoke	More Info...
12)	What's That Right There - Smoke	More Info...
13)	Circus	More Info...
14)	Lil Star	More Info...
15)	Like You	More Info...
16)	Living Proof	More Info...
17)	Goodbyes	More Info...
18)	Have A Nice Day	More Info...
19)	Untitled	More Info...

Album: Kelis Was Here
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intro	More Info...
2)	Blindfold Me - Nas	More Info...
3)	Bossy - Too $hort	More Info...
4)	Fire	More Info...
5)	I Don't Think So	More Info...
6)	Weekend	More Info...
7)	Trilogy	More Info...
8)	Appreciate Me	More Info...
9)	Till The Wheels Fall Off	More Info...
10)	Handful	More Info...
11)	Aww S*** - Smoke	More Info...
12)	What's That Right There - Smoke	More Info...
13)	Circus	More Info...
14)	Lil Star	More Info...
15)	Like You	More Info...
16)	Living Proof	More Info...
17)	Goodbyes	More Info...
18)	Have A Nice Day	More Info...
19)	Untitled	More Info...

Performer Notes

On the basis of her association with production superstars the Neptunes and her 2003 smash single "Milkshake," Kelis became one of contemporary R&B's hotter commodities, so the artist's third album, 2006's KELIS WAS HERE, was met with great anticipation. Fans certainly weren't left wanting for length or variety: there are 17 tracks (plus a Neptunes-produced bonus track) and a host of producers (including Scott Storch, Will.i.am, and Raphael Saadiq) lending their craft.
Kelis's distinctively sassy singing is the glue that holds it all together. The album's lead-off single, "Bossy," featuring veteran rapper Too $hort, provides plenty of chant-along, head-bouncing groove, as does "What's That Right There," which employs a classic P-funk sample. "Trilogy" shows off Kelis's skill with ballads, which is sadly underrepresented on KELIS WAS HERE, one of the album's few drawbacks. Nonetheless, the album holds up, delivering a potent dose of attitude-heavy, hip-hop-flavored, female-fronted urban soul and funk.

Professional Reviews

Spin (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[H]er most streamlined effort yet....[With] sleek slow jams..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.85) - "On the will.i.am-produced 'Till The Wheels Fall Off,' a slinky homage to early-'70s funk, Kelis sounds huskily terrific..." -- Grade: B

Q (p.143) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Kelis is blessed with a unique voice.....KELIS WAS HERE is chock-full of surreal soul diamonds."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.101) - 3 stars out of -- "There's plenty of quality material here, such as the vulnerable 'Appreciate Me', the cute 'Bossy' and unrepentant 'I'm A Handful'..."