Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Foolish
3. Happy featuring Ja Rule
4. Leaving (Always On Time Part II)
5. Narrative Call
6. Call
7. Scared featuring Irv Gotti
8. Rescue
9. Baby
10. VooDoo
11. Movies
12. Fight (Over Skit)
13. Over
14. Unfoolish
15. Shi Shi (Skit)
16. Dreams
17. Thank You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5521 in Music
• Released on: 2002-04-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Running time: 61 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Ashanti is definitely R&B for the under-30 set, and as such it's bouncy and playful. These days, R&B girls seem to be two a penny, but Ashanti Douglas is a step ahead of the pack. Youthful appeal and a pleasantly dreamy voice complement the 21-year old singer-songwriter's ability to pen her own radio-friendly verses. However, Ashanti's youth shows itself through her treatment of the usual R&B-girl subject matters: love standing strong, love gone bad, and the search for love of self. Songs like "Foolish", "Happy", and "Baby" are as simple and agreeable as their one-word titles suggest, while "Call", "Movies", and "Over" take a slightly more earthy approach. This debut, as is to be expected of a Murder Inc. release, features a strong hip-hop element, not least of which are the inclusion of two duets with Irv Gotti's golden child, Ja Rule, and the sampling (in "Unfoolish") of a controversial Notorious B.I.G. composition. The kids should love it. --Rebecca Levine

CD Description
Produced by Murder Inc.'s Irv Gotti, and featuring a collaboration with Ja Rule, Ashanti releases her debut album of the same name. A mix of soulful vocals and hip hop style beats, the American R&B singer wrote all of the songs on the album, and has written songs for various other artists includingJennifer Lopez and Christina Milian.

Customer Reviews

Ashanti
Ashanti is a fairly new girl in R&B as a solo artist, and this album shows that. The songs are mainly based around teenage issues, which is OK if you've got good lyrics and a great voice, but Ashanti doesn't. There are at least 4 good tracks on the album though- Foolish, Unfoolish, Rescue and Happy, but the rest don't do much for her. She's got a good voice but the tracks all have a 'sameness' about them- once you've heard one, you've heard them all.

definitely one to listen to ... a rising star
Brilliant first album by a rising star. She writes her own lyrics and sings them like she owns them. Foolish and Rescue are definitely the best tracks on the album, they stand out, are unique and well produced.

Her voice still sounds quite young, unlike people like Alicia Keys - who seems to have reached her vocal peak and belts out tunes full force, and very emotively.

Ashanti seems to hold back on the rest of the tracks & loses stars on that. Maybe she wasn't really "feeling" them. But having said that, there is alot of room for development.

Her voice has a smoothness and a sensuality to it but she needs to put in a bit more energy and emotion. I would still recommend you get it and look forward to what she has to offer next.

unfoolish
Ashanti Douglas was a star even before anyone had heard any of her solo material, with r'n'b hits "whats luv" and "always on time" alongside Fat Joe and Ja Rule respectively. "Foolish" was the single with which the mainstream truly embraced her, and it isn't hard to see why. The song shows off her chilled-out voice and has a funky beat. Other highlights are "happy", "leaving", "scared", "rescue" and "dreams". While one must admit that two or three of the tracks featured ("voodoo",""movies") are hardly outstanding, you never really want to skip the track. Other reviewers have claimed that Ashantui's voice is yet to develop but personally I think it's beautiful as it is, but one thing that came across to me was that in places Irv Gotti(executive producer) appears quite inexperienced producing tracks for and r'n'b starlet such as Ashanti. The skits here, especially "shi shi" are sweet, funny and charming, which is really the same feeling the listener gets for Ashanti by the end of the album. While not up to the classic status of "the miseducation on lauryn hill" and "miss e...so addictive", "Ashanti" will certainly establish the princess of Murder Inc as one of today's biggest female vocalists. It won't go down in history but by album two I suspect that she(and irv gotti) will be up to the challenge. Despite this, Ashanti has an album of r'n'b greatness here, one of the albums of 2002, so I can only recommend you buy it as soon as possible.