I bought the album and LOVE IT! Fantasia is a talent and force to reckoned with. The album was only $10 on ITunes (pre-ordered), and this 'critic' very unfairly failed to mention that Fantasia's core audience eat this kind of material up. She's an extremely diverse performer with the ability to sink into a lyric, bend it, stretch it like no other singer today (IMHO).
It doesn't cater to everyone, but Fantasia is continuously making her mark in a very unstable, commercial industry and doing a damn good job. If anything, "I'm Here", as good as she performes it on the cd, feels out of place. As much as I LOVED her performance in The Color Purple. It felt forced on the cd of dance heavy, self-affirming songs (how ironic considering what "I'm Here" talks about).
I would encourage the nay sayers to buy the cd/listen to the songs and come to their own conclusion. R/B/Soul can indeed be stirring, but Fantasia is right in her element for where she is in life.
I send out good vibes/prayers to her and her family. Suicide (rather coincidental or not) is a serious matter, and something tells me that yes, it was a cry for help. She's a young lady, a mom, a sister, a HUGE financial supporter of her family, and entertainer, and a God-fearing sistah who made some mistakes. Support her by picking up the cd, which is pretty darn good.
Updated On: 8/26/10 at 01:57 PM
