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Uncle Charlie

 
Album Review: Uncle Charlie

  • Artist: Charlie Wilson
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 17, 2008
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Keeping a good thing going, Uncle Charlie follows the formula of the former Gap Band vocalist's previous release, Charlie, Last Name Wilson, which climbed to number ten on Billboard's album chart. First, there's the return of Wilson's biggest advocate, Snoop Dogg, on the uptempo two-stepper "Let It Out." Then there's the return of T-Pain as producer and, this time, vocalist on the feel-good "Supa Sexxy," the heavily Gap-influenced highlight that closes the album. "Shawty Come Back" sounds just like the previous effort's "So Hot" right up until the chorus, which cleverly updates Player's big hit "Baby Come Back" for the Lil Wayne generation. Lighthearted moments like this rule the album as Charlie falls instantly in love with every girl who passes by on "There Goes My Baby" or professes he "Can't Live Without You" by putting his woman above "a night at the club/or a hit off a blunt." The big difference here is that Charlie has taken the duties away from his last executive producer, R. Kelly, but with the Underdogs, T-Pain, and frequent Babyface collaborator Greg Pagani behind the boards, he's got all the help he needs. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Musta Heard (Lyrics) Melvin Coleman, Steve Russell, Damon Thomas, Harvey Mason, Jr. Charlie Wilson (3:16)
Shawty Come Back Charlie Wilson, Greg Pagani, Peter Beckett Charlie Wilson (3:03)
There Goes My Baby (Lyrics) Greg Pagani, Clarence Allen, Kenneth Copeland, Daryl Simmons, Calvin Richardson Charlie Wilson (3:27)
Can't Live Without You Damon Thomas, Harvey Mason, Jr., Steve Russell Charlie Wilson (4:17)
Back to Love Natalie Walker, Carlos McKinney, Jarrett Washington Charlie Wilson (4:18)
One Time (Lyrics) Derrick Baker Charlie Wilson (3:12)
Let It Out (Lyrics) Calvin Broadus, Greg Pagani Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson (3:51)
Love, Love, Love Harvey Mason, Jr., Luke Boyd, Damon Thomas, Kenneth Pratt, Steve Russell Charlie Wilson (3:36)
What You Do to Me (Lyrics) Charlie Wilson, Reed Vertelney Charlie Wilson (3:25)
Homeless Damon Thomas, Steve Russell, Eric Dawkins, Harvey Mason, Jr., Antonio Dixon Charlie Wilson (4:11)
Thinkin' of You Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Steve Russell Charlie Wilson (3:59)
Supa Sexxy T-Pain, Jamie Foxx Charlie Wilson, T-Pain, Jamie Foxx (4:10)

Credits

Greg Pagani (Producer), Reed Vertelney (Keyboards), Angela N. Golightly (Production Coordination), Greg Pagani (Instrumentation), Josh Cheuse (Art Direction), Greg Pagani (Engineer), Reed Vertelney (Bass), Dabling Harward (Engineer), James Fauntleroy (Vocals (Background)), Tim Roberts (Assistant), Aaron Renner (Engineer), Reed Vertelney (Drum Programming), Jamie Foxx (Vocals), Herb Powers (Mastering), Adam Kagan (Engineer), Steve Russell (Musician), Riley Mackin (Assistant Engineer), Serban Ghenea (Mixing), Conor Gilligan (Assistant Engineer), Ruben Rivera (Assistant Engineer), Greg Pagani (Digital Editing), Lauren Evans (Vocals (Background)), Ruben Rivera (Engineer), Harvey Mason, Jr. (Mixing), James "Scrappy" Stassen (Engineer), Reed Vertelney (Producer), David Wright "Touch" (Production Coordination), Steve Russell (Vocals (Background)), Dave Pensado (Mixing), Cedric Hollywood Jr. (Engineer), Andrew Hey (Engineer), David Boyd (Engineer), Christian Lantry (Photography), Michael Paran (Production Coordination), Scott Naughton (Engineer), Josh Cheuse (Design), Tim Pierce (Guitar), Clarence Allen (Keyboards), Greg Pagani (Programming), Andrew Hey (Assistant Engineer), Eric Walls (Guitar), Reed Vertelney (Arranger), Reed Vertelney (Engineer), Riley Mackin (Engineer), Javier Valverde (Engineer)
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