ALBUM REVIEW: LETOYA'S "LADY LOVE"

Although, its being reported that LeToya will have poor first week sales for her sophmore effort, "Lady Love," she certainly did not produce a poor sophmore album. "Lady Love" signifies growth in my opinion from her 2006 debut, solo album. This album features better vocals, song-writing, and sequences very cohesively. Many of the composition on this album are scaled back as far as antics go, and LeToya makes sure her vocals standout.

Compared to her first album, the only problem that "Lady Love" has is the fact that none of the songs seem very radio friendly. It seems to me that she produced fantastic album cuts, so I predict this album will most likely fade into obscurity unless her third single with Ludacris "Regret" gains attention. However, I highly doubt it since the song's composition is very similar to Mary Mary's "God In Me." "She Ain't Got...," the albums' second single was destined to be a flop because LeToya should have never recorded a dance/pop/rock song without really securing a reliable fan base and following. The albums first single "Not Anymore" was cool, but should have been remixed for radio because its composition was too bare, and LeToya's vocal was a bit nasally. In my opinion, the song "Love Rollercoaster" featuring Mims would be ideal as a fourth single because its just hot, and has a very fresh, old-school feel to it.

It's really a shame that this album won't do well because LeToya's definitely produced a good album, but nowadays people don't buy albums or appreciate solid, cohesive projects unless they have many singles. The only hope that I see for this album is for LeToya to go back into the studio and create strictly singles and re-release the project (Wait! who am I kidding, the label won't go for that).

Rating (3.5/5) Stars