Utada's Back...
Y'all know how I love my international music...
My girl, Utada, the biggest selling artist in Japan and one of the biggest selling artists in the world (52 million copies sold and you've never even heard of her) is back with her third English language album "This Is The One" which releases on digitally March 24th, 2009 and physically on May 12th, 2009 on Island/DefJam Records and features production by Stargate (Ne-Yo) and Tricky Stewart (Britney Spears). She's done collaboratons with Foxy Brown and Ne-Yo and has worked with Timbaland on her last English language album.
The thing I love most about Utada is that she pens all of her music and although she sings pop music which is seen my most to be usually lacking in lyrical content, Utada finds a way to drop in quirky, cerebral lyrics and subtle nuances that you have really get into to get. I think that's why her fanbase is so strong, Utada's not the kinda of artist that you just listen to, you have to 'get' her.
Below is the video for the album's first single "Come Back To Me" a midtempo R&B/pop song produced by Stargate. Even if you're not into her, watching the guy with her in the video makes the four minutes worthwhile.
Wanna hear more Utada, click here to check out my last post on her where you can hear 7 more of her songs, including her song with Foxy Brown.
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Playing In The Background...
"Come Back To Me"
by Utada
from the album "This Is The One"
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Comments
Yessssss Utada's back! The song and video is hotttt. Can't wait to download her album =]
Posted by: Nic | March 9, 2009 12:58 PM
I loved "Exodus",
and I love "This is the One"
Expect the unexpected from Utada, people.
Utada proved that she is all round player. Two albums are completely different, but I enjoy two English albums although fans who liked "Exodus" complains that "This is the one" is too simple (If so, just listen to Exodus)
She can write R&B, Pop, Ballad, Latin-feel, Asian-feel songs with her witty, clever, humorous sometimes, quirky (In a good way) lyrics.
A true artist is the one like Utada who writes his/her own music in my opinion.
Island Def Jam should promote her this time around seriously.
Posted by: Adam | March 28, 2009 11:32 PM
I had never heard of her until now so i went to listen to one of her songs "on and on" that, "Dirty Desire" and "FYI" are like my favs
Posted by: KyKy | March 29, 2009 02:12 PM
Hey just a heads up, I wanted to let everyone know that Xio Dibin speaks English. I hope I posted in the right location?
Posted by: Shaun Davis | April 23, 2009 10:33 AM