Soundtrack / Dreamgirls – CD
Author: Various
Brand: Sbme/Columbia
Format: Soundtrack
Release Date: 05-12-2006
Details: Product Description
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The big question about this soundtrack is: how’s she doing? No, not Beyoncé, silly–how’s Jennifer Hudson doing? And more specifically, how’s she doing by “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”? To this reviewer’s ears, she doesn’t top the original Effie, Jennifer Holliday–or even Lillias White, from the 2001
Dreamgirls in Concert. On the other hand, Hudson isn’t afraid to pull out all the stops, whipping herself up into a total diva frenzy as the song gets caught up in an unstoppable crescendo. As for Beyoncé, she adapts superbly to the 1960s- and 1970s–tinged material, though “Listen”–a ballad that also appears on her own
B’day album–lacks the spirit that infuses the classic tunes on this album. For make no mistake: this is hard-hitting, high-octane music, infused with an urgency and passion that makes most contemporary R&B albums sound timid. When Hudson and Beyoncé duke it out on “It’s All Over,” or when the “One Night Only” ballad gets reinvented as the dance-floor burner “One Night Only (Disco),” the sheer energy flowing from the speakers is transporting.
Note that the two-CD Deluxe Edition features a larger booklet and additional tracks, including dance remixes of “One Night Only” and “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” as well as composer Henry Krieger’s demo of “Patience.” –Elisabeth Vincentelli
UPC: 828768895320
EAN: 0828768895320
Languages: English
Binding: Audio CD
Item Condition: New
