Goodies
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Goodies
Goodies is the debut studio album by American singer Ciara. It was released on September 28, 2004 via Jazze Pha's Sho'nuff Records and LaFace Records. After writing songs for several established acts, Ciara's talents were noticed by Jazze Pha, and she began to work on what became Goodies. The album's conception came through the title track, created as a female crunk counterpart to Usher's "Yeah!" and Petey Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek." Ciara worked with several writers and producers on the album, including Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Bangladesh, R. Kelly, Johnt Austin, Sean Garrett, and Keri Hilson, among others. - Wikipedia
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Slant Review
There’s something infuriating about Ciara’s hit single “Goodies.” Maybe it’s the song’s bleating siren loop, or its emaciated hook, or the fact that the girl just can’t sing.
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All Music
Ciara is likeable enough, especially on the dance songs, where she resembles a young Janet Jackson, not so much actually singing as projecting a personality onto the productions. However, when she turns to run-of-the-mill ballads, she seems just as faceless as the songs themselves, lacking panache and, at times, personality.
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Music OMH
The talent is obviously there but if we are to carry out Ciara’s wish of forgetting about “the other chicks” then there’s some fine-tuning needed.
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The Guardian
A limited, distracted-sounding singer, Ciara has no conviction as a sweet-talker but her disconnected style clicks perfectly with the cold, clinical (in a good way) hits.
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Pop Matters
Ciara's Goodies attempts to get wallflowers "down on it", and that is a decent and honorable aim.
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Genius
Critics gave the album positive to mixed reviews, commending the “Goodies”-esque songs, while deeming others as unoriginal and noting Ciara’s limited vocal abilities.
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lyricshall
The album uses dance music while utilizing pop, R&B, and hip-hop influences. The album delivers contradictory lyrical content, featuring female empowerment and independence-promoting lyrics in songs like the title track, while others show interest in adult activities.
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