Music Soul Child: The Best of 17
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Music Soul Child: The Best of 17 is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter India Arie. It was released on August 29, 2017, by Real World Records and Universal Music. The album features Arie’s greatest hits from her first seven studio albums.
Introduction
Music Soul Child is a compilation album by American R&B group Music Soul Child, released on November 21, 2000, by Motown Records. The album features 17 of the group’s greatest hits, including the Grammy Award-winning singles “Who Will I Run To” and “Stay”.
The Early Years
Music Soul Child is one of the most successful R&B groups of the past two decades. The group has won multiple Grammy Awards and has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Their debut album, “The Best of 17,” was released in 1996 and was an instant classic. The album featured the hit singles “Don’t Worry,” “I’ll Make Luv to You,” and “If You Leave Me Now.”
First album
Music Soul Child’s self-titled debut album was released in November 1995. The first single, “If You Think You’re Lonely Now”, peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the US R&B chart. The second single, ” Hey Lover “, a duet with Boyz II Men, peaked at number eight on the Hot 100 and number one on the R&B chart. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over two million copies in the United States.
Second album
Just as the first album was being certified gold, Musiq began recording his second album, Aijuswanaseing (pronounced “eye-juice-wan-a-sing”). The album was released on October 28, 2000, and debuted at number thirteen on the Billboard 200 chart and went on to be certified platinum. The first single from the second album was “Don’t Change”, which Musiq co-wrote with Carvin & Ivan. The song peaked at number twenty eight on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. Released in June 2001, the second single “Love” peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart in August 2001. The video for “Love” directed by Lenny Bass featured cameos from Gwen Stefani, Eve, Tamia, and Chris Rock. It centers around a party where an ex-girlfriend of his shows up. He tells her how much he has changed since they broke up and how he is sure that now they are meant to be together again.
Third album
The Early Years is the third album by Music Soul Child, released on May 17, 2001 through Transcontinental Records. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums and at number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. “Song Cry” and “The Way You Love Me” were released as singles, with the latter reaching number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
The Later Years
Fourth album
In the fall of 2000, Carroll released her fourth album, The later years. The first single from the album, “Do Your Time”, was a collaboration with rapper methods of mayhem and received heavy airplay on MTV. The second single from the album, “Not That Kinda Girl”, was also a success, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Fifth album
Music Soulchild’s fifth and most recent album, The Best of 17, was released in 2016. The album is a collection of songs that have been remixed and re-recorded from the singer’s previous albums.
Sixth album
17 is the sixth and final studio album by American pop-R&B group Music Soul Child, released on December 10, 2019, by UMG Recordings. The album was preceded by the release of three singles: “The Game Changer”, “Bad Habits”, and “Can’t Wait”. 17 received generally positive reviews from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78 based on four reviews.
Conclusion
Music Soul Child: The Best of 17 is a great album for fans of the group. It features all of their biggest hits, including “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day,” and “Ain’t No Sunshine.” If you’re looking for a collection of the group’s best work, this is it.
