Product Description

'Dedicated' is the debut album from Fame Academy runner up Lemar. Produced by a whole host of guests including Stargate, So Solid Crew's JD, and Big Brovaz producer Fingaz, the album, written by Lemar himself, is a mix of urban R&B, UK garage, and slick pop. Included are the singles 'Dance With (U)' and '50/50'.

Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Dance (With U) (Radio Edit)
3. Fresh
4. 50/50 (Radio Edit)
5. Another Day
6. Sweet Love
7. No Pressure
8. Body Talk
9. What About Love?
10. Good Woman
11. Let's Stay Together
12. Hot Summer
13. Alright With Our Love
14. Lullaby
15. All I Ever Do (My Boo)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8249 in Music
• Released on: 2003-11-24
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Having avoided the pitfalls of capitalising on the instant fame one receives from reality TV (his already-forgotten peers were David Sneddon, Ainslie and Sinead), Lemar's debut Dedicated comes a full year since his final appearance on Fame Academy. It was never a secret how good his voice was but the danger was he would be resigned to a life of dreary pop-R&B with an emphasis on commercial fulfilment rather than creative endeavour. Thankfully he's produced a great album of proper soul that oozes a charm seldom seen in R&B acts from the UK. There are still a few poppier records for the radio such as the catchy "Lullaby", a leftover from his days in the academy, but tunes such as "50:50" sound as timeless as his cover of AL Green's "Let's Stay Together". If his follow-up as good as Dedicated, Lemar's infamous past at the hands of reality TV will be well and truly forgotten. --Steve Beefmark

Customer Reviews

Excellent
This album is amazing. Reality TV shows usually produce a one-hit wonder, with media and publicity hype lasting a month, if even. But Lemar has proved what we all knew during the Fame Academy competition-he has staying power. Long Live Lemar. I recently attended a wedding and the bride and groom chose his cover of 'Let's Stay Together' as their lead-off dance. excellent choice. the atmosphere was electric, with everyone singing and clapping and groovin' .go Lemar

Its a great albumn
I was extremely statisfied by the standard of this albumn,
most songs are original and prove a worthwhile purchase. However,All I ever do my Boo, does sound a bit like filler!!!!
So, all in all a brill albumn

Excellent Debut by Lemar
Dedicated is an fantastic debut by Lemar, which has rapidly become one of my most played CDs. My favourite tracks include:

Dance With U - fantastic, what more can I say?
Fresh - above average r n b track
50/50 - excellent stand out track
Another Day - a beautiful poppy ballad, reminiscent of Danel Baddingfield's "If You're not the One", mixed in with a touch of "Goodbye" by the Spice Girls! I'm so pleased this is his next single. If it doesn't get to No.1 there's no justice in the world!
Body Talk - sexy, funky track, great for dancing to.
What About Love - another beautiful poppy ballad. Lemar's emotional vocals are really excellent on this track.
Good Woman - a great r n b track with a serious message (anti domestic violence) Rather ingenious how he managed to rhyme "tolerating" with "woman beating!"
Let's Stay Together - excellent cover of Al Green's song.
Lullaby - good version, but I must admit to preferring the version he did with Ainslie.

Lemar's incredible voice stands out on every track, even the average ones!! I liked the fact that there wasn't too much "vocal gymnastics" which I felt, spoilt some of his efforts on Fame Academy. (e.g. his rendition of the Beatles' "Yesterday".)

Looking forward to the second album already.