Mis-Teeq

• Artist: Mis-Teeq
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• Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Genre: Rock

Review

Wish the late comedian Phil Hartman was still around for a lot of reasons, but especially so he could deliver his patented "Sassy!" after every track on Mis-Teeq's American debut. On one hand it's a shame Yanks had to wait three years to get their groove on with these three fabulous women. On the other hand, the album does away with some limp filler by picking the best tracks from the group's two U.K. releases, Lickin' on Both Sides and Eye Candy. Better yet, slick remixes are chosen over lesser album versions, making this a Mis-Teeq mixtape that album owners might want to check. Lyrics are light but lively, swaggering but not standoffish, and maybe a little more risqué and hedonistic than parents would like. Production is where the album really shines. Whenever producers StarGate or Mushtaq are at the controls it's stunning, and when Starship gives "All I Want" the garage treatment you can't help but dance. The bits of garage -- the totally British blending of drum & bass beats with an urban-pop sheen -- are overblown in the band's press releases, but the genre's nocturnal-cool bravado is obvious throughout the album and a welcome alternative to the stale thuggish stomps and crunk shouts dominating America. Joe's minor contribution is barely worth mentioning, but Baby Cham's appearance is a winner as he tries to seduce these neva-gonna-get-it gals. Check the original albums and you'll find Mis-Teeq aren't as versatile and cunning as sweet-harmony sistas En Vogue. Think about how the Spice Girls would have benefited from this doing-away-with-dreck format and drop the laser anywhere for top-notch, boisterous fun. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Scandalous [Radio Edit]	Hallgeir Rustan, Mikkel SE	Mis-Teeq	(3:59)
One Night Stand [Stargate Radio Edit]	Hallgeir Rustan, Mikkel SE	Mis-Teeq	(3:24)
Best Friends (Lyrics)		Mis-Teeq	(4:38)
Can't Get It Back [Ignorants Radio Edit]	Theodore Life, Salaam Remi, Marlon Williams, Joseph Freeman	Mis-Teeq	(3:35)
Home Tonight (Lyrics)	Joe "Cornbread" Thomas	Mis-Teeq	(3:51)
Roll On [Blacksmith Rub]	J.J. Belle, K. Paul	Mis-Teeq	(3:59)
All I Want [Sunship Radio Edit]	Alan Glass, Maryanne Morgan, David Brant	Mis-Teeq	(3:27)
That's Just Not Me		Baby Cham, Mis-Teeq	(3:52)
How Does It Feel (Lyrics)		Mis-Teeq	(3:47)
B With Me (Lyrics)		Mis-Teeq	(4:28)
Do Me Like That (Lyrics)		Mis-Teeq	(4:21)
Dance Your Cares Away (Lyrics)		Mis-Teeq	(3:57)
Can't Get It Back [Salaam Remi Mix][*]	Theodore Life, Salaam Remi, Marlon Williams, Joseph Freeman	Mis-Teeq	(4:06)

Credits

Blacksmith (Producer), Joe (Producer), Ed Case (Producer), Marley Marl (Drum Programming), Salaam Remi (Producer), Salaam Remi (Vocal Arrangement), Salaam Remi (Instrumentation), Andrew Smith (Guitar), Ceri Evans (Producer), Gary Noble (Engineer), Gary Noble (Mixing), Marcellus Fernandes (Mixing), Miles Showell (Mastering), David Kelly (Producer), David Kelly (Instrumentation), Stargate (Producer), Matt Taylor (Design), Darcy Khan (Digital Editing), Hallgeir Rustan (Instrumentation), Mis-Teeq (Vocals), Tor Erik Hermanson (Instrumentation), Mikkel SE (Instrumentation), Peter Trotman (Vocal Producer), Paul "Harry" Harris (Programming), Paul "Harry" Harris (Digital Editing), Mushtaq (Producer), Mushtaq (Drum Programming), Mushtaq (Mixing), Mushtaq (Vocal Producer), Mushtaq (Instrumentation), Angela Hunte (Vocal Producer), Steve Antony (Programming), Steve Antony (Digital Editing), Darryl Lavictoire (Mixing), David Brant (Producer), Sandrine Dulermo (Photography), Bernie Francis (Make-Up), Lloyd Anthony Gordon (Bass), Michael Labica (Photography), Cynthia Lawrence John (Stylist), Mio Shibata (Marketing), Staybent (Keyboards), Staybent (Producer), Michelle Sultan (Hair Stylist), Paul Trotman (Vocal Producer), Ellen Wakayama (Art Direction), Denise A. Williams (Marketing), Karl Atkins (Programming), Karl Atkins (Digital Editing), Kim Menzies (Make-Up)

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