is produced by pharrell

at least that’s what it says on Billboard.com

Great!! I am really anticipating her cd. I love her new sound.

Decent…kind of an ode to the Supremes, sort of, lol!!

its different, but im really feeling it. it doesnt sound anything amy winehouse’s “Frank”. But i like it, i cant stop listening to it

http://www.billboard.com/...vnu_content_id=1003683911

there’s a link to more info on her

it sounds horrible

it reminds me of that “heat wave” song

she needs to stop…seriously.

…it took a while, but i’m starting to like this song. I recommend “Champagne Chronic Nigthcap” ft. Lil’ Wayne…that joint is hot!

>> ok solange is really souful like i think shes deeper than Beyonce i love her first solo album

> i DO not even own it but irememebr the video, and i actually cannot wait 4 her album so i can buy it!

OK i really like ceelo

I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!! I REALLY DO!!!!!!!

wow i cant wait for the haters to come on this one. I actually respect this chick cause she is doing her own thing (kelly take notes boo), shes working with a different label then her daddy and sister and working with completly different people. i actually really like this song, and her voice is rugged and raw i likes that. shes finding what works for her, when i see the people shes working with im geeked to hear this, cause this is my sound. i loves the song, i actually liked that other song she had too White Picket fences i think. go head girl!

solange …sit sum where with ur no talented ass….ugh

Cute song but her voice seems a little strained in some places. Yes #10 that “Champagne Chronic Nigthcap” with Lil’ Wayne is sexy.
I like Solange she has a different vibe.

oh gracious….she dropped another song…i take it that means another cd is coming…

I don’t think she has any talent, but she is working with talented folks sho who knows. No radio play, I know that much.

It’s different from the regular crap that’s on radio right now and I think that’s why like it.

I didn’t like the song at first, but it’s grown on me.

It does seem very “Supreme-ish.” That’s cool. Do your thing Solange! I aint made @ cha.

As far as her having tons of talent…NO! But honestly, I’ve heard worse from other artists that have the same mediocre talent (Rihanna, Ashanti, Britney). I do like the song but at times she sounds like a 10 yr old trying too hard to get a note out. I wish her much success and I’m just glad that she’s stepping outta the box a lil and away from her sister’s shadow. Hopefully Bey won’t steal her shine and do a remake of it! LOL.

Okay, now I LOVE this damn song!! lol She sounds really good. And it’s different, I love the Supremes feel so much. I think I might be copin’ this one.

This song is on repeat…Love it! And I am usually very critical of this new music. I like the old-school feel of this song.

SHe has to be mentally challenged if she thinks this mess of a song will sell….Perhaps from a more credible artists it would be accepted and sound worth something ..she needs to do somthing like Girlfight or My Bubblegum and stay in her league…

WHo does she think is…

DJ Mutha

i need to see her in live.

I like this joint!

Yesssssssss..
I love Solange.

Champagnechronicnightcap is my favorite
but this joint is hot! I can definitely see
myself listening to thi sover and over.

Gotta give it to Solange. She isn’t afraid
to try new things. I love that quality.

i’m not mad it at it!

not bad at all beyonce’s sister

*Typo*

Yesssssssss..
I love Solange.

Champagnechronicnightcap is my favorite
but this joint is hot! I can definitely see
myself listening to this over and over.

Gotta give it to Solange. She isn’t afraid
to try new things. I love that quality.

I like the jazzy feel, and the hook, but on the verses it sounds like she’s trying to have that jazzy grit to her voice and its just not happening, so it sounds like she’s straining to add that throatiness and she doesn’t need to. It would be nice if she just kept it simplistic w/the vocals. Her range isn’t there yet.

I like it, it is different open up your minds..

hmmm it has to grow on me i guess

the song repeated about 10 times and im still not sure lol

I dunno about this one…

It’s so different for her, from her pre-pubescent Disney stuff. I think people who are tired of music that sounds the same will like what Solange is bringing. This song has to grow on me, but I really like the “rough” parts in her voice in the song - at least it’s not heavily filtered like the studio sound we’ve come to expect and call “good music”. I’ve decided…this is good music.

Solange just might gain some respect for herself with the CD, at least by those won’t get caught up in comparisons and her family relationships - I wish her the best.

okay im actually impressed…when i first heard the beginning i was hating..but by the time i finished listening to it it actually works for her..i like this new sound she is going for ..she is really setting herself apart from the norm…

she is a great writer im just glad she aint goin for no pop sound like her first album..but this is actually pretty hot…..

people lets be a lil more openminded..im glad it doesnt sound like a neyo produced track ..

this song is fabulous!!! i really am digging her style. it’s something fresh and new. i might actually purchase her cd just to support a talented artist unafraid to try something different. other artists should take note

#25 DJ Mutha,

Who do you think YOU are?! Your rationale makes not one lick of sense. Perhaps it would be “accepted” if it came from a more credible artist? She should do pop and stay in her league??!! WTF?!! Solange has always been in her own league and never really been pop. Her sound was always a lil funky and diff (as well as her style) so this is nothing new for her.

I like it and I look forward to hearing some more of her music. I like her Champagne song as well. The Champagne song should be the single or atleast considered as one of the first singles. I don’t think she sounds like Amy and quite honestly Im not really a Amy Winehouse fan. I can stand listening to about 2 of Amy’s songs but not the whole cd. Good luck wit everything Solange!

I dig this…very different. I can’t wait until she gets her bg singers together and kill the harmonies on the part towards the end.

Are we all listening to the same sound bite? This sucks. No depth.No great or exceptional vocals. the production is amateurish… this is bad. Not the good bad. Just bad bad. HATED IT!!!!

ooh i can’t wait to listen (i’m jamming to my nano right now tho)…but for the record C&D has the most open minded and young (i think) music fans. doesn’t seem to be much you all don’t like on this site which is interesting to say the least. i’ll be back w/my verdict soon.

yay!
y’all don’t understand how many times a day i listen to “white picket dreams”
i excited for this new song and album

IN-CRED-IBLE!!! this shit is HAWT!!! Seriously… I can’t even wait for Hadley Street Dreams..!!!!!

LOVE IT!!!!!!

It’s ok I can see it growing on me, in some parts she is trying to hit notes either not in her range or she simply dosn’t know how to hit cause in some parts her voice is strained. It’s not as bad as some other stuff out and like I said in another one of her post she trying harder than Kelly so she gets points just for that.

I don’t know how I feel about it yet, I’m on the verge of not liking it! I do love Champane Chronic Night cap though!

I am SO GLAD she got a little production from Cee-Lo on this thing because she’s DEFINITELY biting his style lol Obviously, she bought “Cee-Lo Green and his Perfect Imperfections” *rollseyes* LOL@soul and electronica. Just say you’re doing what Cee-Lo did in ‘02.

I LOVE IT!

Finally something different!

Solange is as different as Paris Hilton…the day this stands up as art, Paris will be in Africa building that orphanage… Please, I can’t believe some of you are as eager to be seen as different as Solange. This sucks! Yeah…it does… And, it’s okay to say it… Nobody will accuse you of only liking BET videos… I promise.

Sounds like Baby Love by Diana Ross and the Surpremes. Well I’ll give her an B+ for trying to be original. Good job Solange.

I like the song. Its pretty catchy. But its definately not anything like Amy Winehouse’s Frank

dunno, listened over and over, but this in no means is even close to a Mark Ronson production. Its just an old style with a new singer new producer, but it doesn’t come close to the sound it is trying to emulate (it sounds generic, not “Real”, kinda thin?) her voice doesn’t have that “feel” that the older singers had. Maybe its not supposed to?, but it just doesn’t sit in the pocket right for me atleast.

Maybe it was the feel of the piano and the lead synth, even the pad/string on the chorus, they both sound cheap, and the sounds available to multi platinum producers like the GPO or Vienna Symphonic Orchesta libraries (actually most producers can afford these) - can really give the track the fullness I’ve heard on similar productions.

I see what she is trying to do, I’m sure some will like it, but personally - for this style of track I’d expect just a little bit more. Not hate, just opinion.

I’m suprised I like the song. It has a nice vibe to it. It has a little soul to it

I’m really feeling this! I wish her the best. I really admire how she is branching out on her own.

Okay, she is seriously all over the place. WTF! Now i was feeling the other song you guys previewed, in fact, i really really liked it….it was sort of neosoul, smooth, mellow…

Now seems she’s going in a totally different direction….what kind of music is this? Is she trying to bring the 60’s back? Whose her target audience? If she pulls this off, it will be monumental…i aint feelin this one.

Not feeling it
The good thing is she doesnt sound anything like her sister, but she still sounds bad. Her voice isnt very good imo- it sounds strained and like shes trying to force that unique sound but its not natural to her.

She looks soo much like her dad its scary

Hell, if Rihanna and Cassie’s no singning asses can do it, so can Solange. More power to her.

Solange may not be a superb vocalist however, the track is reminiscent of times when music had quality and substance. I like the vocals and the lyrics and while soul and jazz are my favorite genres of music, I can see myself buying this single.

Being different is stepping outside the box. She’s done it and no denying it..I think people will give her a hard time. As a singer it’s best NOT to sound polished. It’s okay to be rough vocally…she’s not all the way there but she did make a good attempt. It’s time for the younger generation to try something new for a change. This could outlive any track these Ashanti’s, Keyshia’s, and any other female out could do. Folks will be scared of change…but embrace it….Solange is.

AIN’T NOBODY CHECKIN FOR THAT ANOREXIC TROLL

her voice is beyond horrible. she can’t carry the track the way it should be carried and there’s no emotion. she’s TRYING to sing just for the sake of doing it.

After another listen, I have to comment again because the lyrics said “I didn’t do what the fast girls do”…….YES YOU Diiiiiiiiid………where I come from, fast girls have babies at 17. I just don’t think you should sing it if it’s not true. The songs should represent the artist.

She’s alright, but not great. And Amy Winehouse she’s not. Solonge should think about working on her vocal strength though. I’ll give her credit for trying something different, and not trying to sound like that overrated sister of hers.

I like the footstomp/handclap effect borrowed from The Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go”, accompanied by tight female background vocals reminiscent of Natalie Cole’s “This Will Be”. Definitely a homage, while still being original by today’s standards.

I expected to be a little embarrassed for her before I downloaded this, but aside from her voice straining in some areas, this is a hot joint. It actually sounds like SOUL music, and not the same derivative sounding, cookie cutter ish that passes for R&B nowadays.

Solange gets major props for following up on the formula Kelly R fulfilled on her first solo album. Perhaps, Kelly should have stayed out of the box on her sophomore cd.

Let’s hope the Solange fulfills on her next cd.

Hot!

GET IT SOLANGE!

I’M FEELING THIS.. IT’S DIFFERENT AND A VERY OLD SCHOOL THROWBACK FEEL.

AND SHE CAN SING BETTER THAN 90% OTHER CHICKS OUT HERE, SO THOSE CALLING HER A “NO TALENT” NEED TO STFU…

BUT SHE NEEDS THE HATERS… IF THEY ONLY KNEW HOW MUCH THEIR HATE CREATED THE BIGGEST STARS!!!! STAY ON YOUR JOBS FOLKS!!!

THIS IS A GOOD LOOK FOR SOLANGE.

And I’m sorry to have to inform some of you, but Amy Winehouse is overrated.

Ugly sounding pseudo-soul whining at best.

Or, if Stevie Nicks woke up one day and decided she wanted to be black, at worst.

Sorry but this shit is not good. She sounds awful.

Couldn’t even make it through the first verse. I wanted to like her and her music but its just not happening.

I think people calling her talentless obviously are ignorant about the work solange has done. She might not be the greatest vocalist but alot of beyonces hits such as get me bodied, solange co-wrote. Solange is an excellent writer. Just because you dont like her new current sound switch doesnt mean shes not talented. Saying shes on the level of cassie is def. not giving her the credit she deserves. She is the talent, shes not the one just surrounded by talented people like Cassie who was geared by Ryan Leslie who wrote, produced all of her material. Solange definitely puts her creative work in and is the engine to her own ship.

I like it it’s different. She isn’t the best vocalist but being successful in this industry is not about sounding like an angel. Its catchy and fun it may not have her as successful in the booty shaking arena but look what that type of music has done for the perception of us as a people. Nice job

I LOVE THIS SONG.

I LOVE IT!!!! Congratulations to Solange. Sounds great.

The song is ok.

damn…i really like this

I really love the idea. I do think that she probably should’ve had Beyonce’ do her vocal production because it was a little empty until the end. And the production just sounded empty also. Like, every instrument sounded separate. Nothing blended well. I dunno. Maybe, because there was no bass line. So I love the idea, I just think that it should all be interpreted a little better. She should’ve let me produce it. lol

Solange may not be as talented as Beyonce but she does have talent. Shit if Rihanna, Cassie, and Mya can get record deals then Solange can too because at least she can sing. I love her proud family song with DC. LOL

Sorry but I would not buy it. She sounds Foxy Celopatra.

love it, her voice sounds a little immature but at least she is putting something different out there. Her album sounds great so far.

#67
Sorry, but I have to disagree… Amy, unlike MANY of today’s stars, STUDIED her chosen genre FOR YEARS. Many of these singers were put together by handlers…in formulaic fashion, one potential musician’s looks might have meant that pop music, with the endless opportunities to be SEEN in the mainstream via videos and video music shows, was for her. Or another, because she is naturally pretty but not at all suited for dance, would fare better in rock. And, another, because her natural voice is gritty and features out of kilter, is just the girl for coffeehouse. And still another, because her sister is an UBERstar whose such a constant presence that her voice is one of the most identifiable in the world, decides that neo-soul, a genre where most artists remain underground and unknown or even bitter because they’re so overlooked that even the idea of an industry labeling them “neo soul” artists causes their blood to boil, is the avenue for her. Amy’s tiptop. Solange is as fake as her sister’s announcement that she’ll be donating a portion of what she earns from playing drug addled Etta James to anti drug charities. SMH

im feeling its, different!

and @ 10 and 17 Champagne Chronic Nightcap, is that stuff, real smooth and sexy!

And, #67 you’re obviously an intelligent person…you know how the formula works, but I had to type all that to build up to my big outburst about Solange. lol

I like the concept of the song, if fantasia was singing it , it would really sound nice, u need depth as well as to be able to hit low notes,
solange voice doesnt have depth or variety, but I respect her for doing something diffrent.

Its so catchy …Its hott…really hott. Do ya thang girls. THIS IS FIERCE!

Poor Solange she is just like Jessica Simpson’s sister Ashley. They can’t catch a break no matter what they do.

This is really bad. Real bad. I think I’m lost for words. Too bad Bey don’t like her sister, cuz if she did, she would have told her HELL NAW!!!!!!!!!!

NEXT!

she sounds like a busted version of beyonce. she needs to take some vocal lessons baaaaaaaaaaad. let’s be real here, with a voice like that, she would have NEVER gotten this far if it wasn’t for her sister. face it! she sounds like garbage. she sounds worse than cassie. im keepin it real here. i give props where props are due. until she gets some vocal lessons and sounds way better than that, she gets no props from me!

Solange wrote “Love” on Kelly’s 2nd CD & that was THE BEST song on their. She has talent. She’s just not as good a singer as her sister.

# 38 ( cococola72284 My apologies…perhaps I worded it wrong and I regret that

However…What i mean is that perhaps the song could have been executed better with someone with the necessary vocal capability to pull it off…Solange is far from being a song stylist or multi octave vocalist, this is not opinion but fact..She is no Ledisi and the song in the hands of another singer may have come out better…

as far as her league is concern…I have her first cd and the feel and vibe of it was perfect for what little vocal range she has….

and as far as Who do i think I am - Who I am is a music consumer, local Deejay and independent music critic ..but most importantly I am someone who is entitled to my opinion….HAVE A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON…

This Family Stays Biting.

one more thing, ya’ll keep talking about how different it is and stuff, she HAS to come out with something different to get some attention. take a minute and look over these posts, no one is saying that she has a nice voice or anything, ya’ll are just sayin it sounds hot. compliment the producer not the singer. so sad, but then again… that’s y none of u are in the music industry, cuz ya’ll have bad taste!

#84
Ashley or “Ashlee” actually caught a break…she’s sold far more records than Jessica and WAS a much more respectable artist, even after the SNL tragedy BUT her latest effort, which saw her mimicking Gwen Stefani both in sound, look, and dress is where she lost many fans. It was produced by Timbaland and already suspect as people hated that she seemed to be jumping on the Timbaland bandwagon BUT when everyone saw the video and heard her excusing the Stefani influence by claiming she’d gone to some art exhibition that had inspired the video…well, they weren’t buying it… I’ve had 5 ginger snaps, can you tell? lol I am wired up like a child!

#88 i agree

LUVS IT I HAVE LISTEN TO THIS SHIT I DONT KNOW HOW MANY TIMES ITS ODE TO LA DIANA ROSS & THE JACKSON 5 DOPE SHIT MAN PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO STOP HATING SHES REALLY DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAD SHE BEEN TRYING TO COP HER SIS STEEZ NIGGAS WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLAING BOUT THAT TOO BUT SHE NOT GET OFF HER NUTS

i like it–she is straining a bit on some of the verses, but it doesn”t really bother me in the context of the background music and vocals. but i don’t see the Frank comparisons at all.

MY EARS!!!!! DAMN……MY EARS!!!!!

wow..she sounds so different..i wouldn’t have guessed that this was solange if i didn’t know…her voice sounds stronger..i like the deeper tone for her than that squeaky pop voice she usually sings with

The song isn’t that bad, but her voice is. I’m sure Solange has many talents, singing just isn’t one of them.

I like, I can tell she is Beyonce sister.

I have to comment on this, the majority of you are liking this song and I must ask are you guys tone deaf????

Don’t get me wrong I respect the direction that Solange is trying to take but it’s not working. I couldn’t make it to the chorus of this song. Not a good sound at all for her voice!

@ 79

My comments about Amy stand. I do not care for her sound. I don’t find any beauty in it whatsoever. No matter HOW much she’s “studied” the form. And perhaps that’s what’s troubling about your missive: Studying vs. having a natural affinity for an art form, ESPECIALLY black music is a touchy thing for me. There are some white singers I feel have a natural affinity for black music (Teena Marie, Hall & Oates, Boz Scaggs and even George Michael to some degree), to me these artists sounded and felt a little more authentic in their day, meaning they were played on black radio, and nobody knew they were white (well, maybe George, but he still sounds more blacker than Timberfake), but Amy leaves me cold. And I still fell that she’s overrated and pushed down our throats by the white music media while BETTER artists are performing the same type of music to less acclaim, like Brooklyn’s Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

I do, however agree with your comments about packaged pre-fab artists. That’s the nature of the biz. And I sympathize with the plight of all those so-called neo-soul artists who do not get play:

Dwele
Bilal
Eric Roberson
Sara Divine
Conya Doss
Seek
Zap Mama
Ledisi (This is changing, though)
Vivian Green
Vikter Duplaix

just to name a few……………………..

At no time did or would I compare Solange to Amy Winehouse. My comments about both were separate. And the music business alone is based on fake attitudes and disingenuous charity pledges, so I hardly blame the Knowles alone in this regard - look at MJ! But I digress. I think that Solange, based on this single alone has brought forth a fresh sounding, soulful single. Most people might not feel because it’s a shock to their system form listening to 10-song tripe that is the Power__ (add #) stations. Or maybe they just don’t feel it, period. That’s just their opinion, too.

@ ELLE

Thanks. I think you’re obviously mighty intelligent yourself.

Listening to her music makes me want to take away all the nasty things I said about Beyonce back. LOL

@ #88

From one dj to another, I hear you.

I love it finally something different, but she has always done her own thing. This is the type of single that you can’t wait to see it’s video. Good look Solange !

@ 87

AGREED. That was the cut on the album.

Dare I say it, but I’m suspecting that Solange might just be UNDERRATED.

meant “just might be”

@STARRYNIGHT,

LLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. that was not nice.

solange needs to stay home and wait on beyonce to bring home the groceries, wat she need music for? when beyonce wants her to fight her anti-rihanna battles, then she could do somethin worthwhile.

I seriously love this song and her songwriting style. Its crazy, but i always have! She’s a good WRITER. Her contributions to both of Kelly’s records were the best things on those albums, IMO.

HAWT!!!!! definitely coppin Soul Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams….good job Solange

@TT,

please. RIHANNA LOVES TO FEED OFF UR HATE, IT SERVES AS HER MOTIVATION. keep bring it, bitch.

solange needs to stay home and wait till bey checks come, other than that SHE AINT GETTIN NO GRAMMY like RIHANNA.

okay, i finally listened to the song
LOVES IT!
i need to hear 2-3 more songs, and i’m down with buying the album:D
“white picket dreams” is still my shit though [listening to it now]

boooo solange she need to give it up and go take care of her kid, she needs to leave the music to beyonce!!!

I just need to comment again and say.. HAWT!!! LOVE IT!

The song concept is nice, the music is kinda of wacked- some parts sound like a cheap casio kid toy, and Solange’s voice is so NOT for this material. In essence- it’s garbage. Solange should do dance songs like Rihanna, so that there will be hot beats and other accents to distract from her weak voice- like they did for Rihanna with “play the music” or whatever the name of that song is. She’s probably good at writing songs, dancing and even coming up with beats….but singing is not what she’s good at right now. Maybe with more practice and a voice coach, she’ll turn out to be a great singer- but for now- she should stick to writing.

And Beyonce a good singer

Good tune i like it, bit different

The song sounds good. I enjoyed it. I took me to a different place. I am sooooo tired of the same ole’ “shakeyobootyshawtyduwopindependentbitchesonmynutsackandigotgrillzallinmymouthwiththe24’sonmycarcauseiamtheshit”…type of music. It’s different and when people hear different they automatically jump on the negative. Why not be happy for people and let them be who they are. Everyone is different and different is good. I like it personally. Best wishes solange.. And keep doing you.

Cool song. Her pose in the pic above reminds me of Mariah though…

solo dont need bey she needs to stop and think ….. i give her credit because no matter what the fans say she still going to try and do her thang lolololol……. only thang bey can do is figure out how to git rid of that hot ass lacefront …. …. lolololol go solo

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Dont really like the song but I respect her for going in a different direction musically!
*Dont wanna make anyone mad,backing away slowly* LOL!

I like it A LOT…it’s on HEAVY rotation…
I think that she is talented…she writes 1/2 of Beyonce’s crap…and idiots love Beyonce!!! So lay off her…and question why she has better producers than Kelly has EVER had workingo n her CD….HMMMMMMMM!!!!!

Think about it!

come on man .. this is some garbage. it sounds horrible.

this song is dope, anyone who doesn’t like this probably cant dress and still think skinny jeans are for white people only.

Oh my goodness, black people, we are our own worst critics! I think that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and not everyone likes the same kind of music so thats all that is. Maybe this isn’t your style of music but that doesn’t make it bad. I personally, am really feeling this. I love it to death!

….Give change a chance

@122.

Thats because the stuff she did with Bey is Hot ass club bangers (Upgrade & Get Me Bodied) Not this Gnarls Barkley Stuff!!!

Its something different but it aint that hot.

I absolutely LOVE “ChampagneChronicNightcap” and “White Picket Dreams”.

I like this one, too..just not as much as the other two. However, I do see where the Amy Winehouse references would come from..just the doo-wop hand claps and stuff in the production. Not vocally or anything.

This song is fun and bouncy..and I’m glad Solange is going in this direction instead of the way of “Freakum Dress”. Hadley Street Dreams is definitely something I’m anticipating. I have a feeling it’s gonna be hot!

pleeeeeeeze sit down…….

ya’ll people should be disgusted by yourselves. go read a book and educate yourselves instead of wasting your time with this garbage- get out of section 8 and stop acting rich by taking government aide and cheese… eewww nasty!

Nice beat, different, maybe this will take the music industry back to when music is something and it dont have to be crazy sound to sell.

It’s ok after you get over the shock. I never heard one of her songs before. It’s a shame how talent dont sale but junk will.

this song is straight!!!! its a song i would neva expect from solange. i love her new sound!!! the c.d is gonna be hot.

I actually don’t know if I like it or not. It sounds ok, a little dry perhaps? It just feels like something is missing, but it’s ok.

I love it! It’s absolutely cute sounding. So retro!

It was ok, the production could have been better. I honestly think a sound like LeToya’s or Michelle’s would have sounded much better on the track and would have done the song more justice. But that’s just my opinion, but I’m glad she’s bringing something different and trying to get herself out there.

I’m feelin it. People talk about straining vocals…can we say “Alicia Keys,” but that’s what’s great about it…I love the grit in their voices…push that note out! Make me feel it! There’s soulful straining and then there’s Keisha Cole straining…BIG difference.

These must be Beyonce’s stans who are saying that they LOVE it, the same ones who say they LOVE any and everything Kelly’s boring a** does.

“sexsee”

If people don’t like it, they don’t like it! Don’t be telling them to open up their minds, sometimes you just ain’t feelin something.

I ACTUALLY LIKE THE SONG, SOLANGE WAS WACK TO ME THE FIRST TIME AROUND BUT I DIGGIN HER NOW.

i like it im pleasantly surprised

WTF?? Solange needs to finish making babies since that is the only thing she seems to be successful in…HATED IT!!!!

oh yea she sounds nothing like Frank or Back to Black. be foreal.

sorry to keep post like this but she does sound like mya a lil

eh . no .

sorry . stick to corny movies and bubblegum rap .

This doesn’t sound like “Frank.” Maybe people were referring to “Back to Black.” But, even with that, the only comparison would be the 60s/Supremes sound.

The song, itself, is very cutesy, and Amy isn’t cutesy.

Either way, it’s good to hear Solange doing something different from what’s out right now. Really, she would’ve needed to.

I mean, she already has like 50 strikes against her, because of who she’s related to, her private life, and her flop last album.

Nonetheless, I see that she’s determined, so I’ll give that to the chick.

i love solange!
she is a great writer and i think her sister is overrated, their dad has just commited his life to making her his pawn (poor bey)
i am so glad she decided to take her material elsewhere and get it produced.
I know Bey better not droop an album @ the same time she does, that would be phuked up!!!

i love the lyrics and music and respect her for doing something different… but i hate her voice in this song. its terrible.. it sounds like she has some snot in her nose or something. i liked how she sounded on feelin you and crush better.. the songs from her first album.

GO SOLANGE!!!!!

THIS IS FRESH AIR TO THE MUSIC BIZ…DONT WORRY, REAL MUSIC HEADS WILL COP….NEVER MIND THE NAYSAYERS….DO YOU MA…..

BY THE WAY YOUR SON IS SO CUTE…..LOVE ALL OF THE TRACKS RELEASED ONLINE SO FAR, NOONE CAN FRONT, YOU DO HAVE A VERY PRETTY VOICE….ECLECTIC, STYLISH, HIP AND FUN…..MANY WILL ENJOY!!!

I LIKE THAT YOU SET YOURSELF APART FROM YOUR SISTER……THAT MUST BE VERY HARD, BUT YOU GOT YOUR OWN SWAG SO DONT WORRY ABOUT THESE HATERS ON CONCRETE…..WHO ARE THEY?

WE KNOW YOU…..DO YOU!

I actually like it, although it displays Solange’s weaknesses in her voice. But its different and I like it! Just glad it’s no ‘Freakum Dress’.

Do you boo…….

NICE! , go Solange!

I actually like it. I think solange has potential. she isn’t all that vocally but like it was stated earlier, it IS very different from the bullshit that is out right now. If the rest of her CD is on the same path as this song, I think I might how to cop it

DA ONLY FUCCIN REASON WHY RIHANNA A GRAMMY WUZ CUH OF JAYZ RIHANNA HAS A MEDICORE VOICE SOLANGE ON DA OTHER HAND CN SING SO PLZ DNT PUT HEA N DA SAME CATEGORY AS RIHANNA CUH RIHANNA SHE AINT

oh and I would LOVE to hear Jazmine Sullivan sing this. She would send chills.

i think that vocally, she strains a bit. artistically, i think the girl has talent but i don’t like this song. i’m looking forward to hearing more though

*creeps in munching on a bag of popcorn*

Meh - not good not bad, on the fence, but i do applaud something different (finally) so for that reason alone i hope she comes with a nice video, maybe adds a little more to it and does well. Happy St. patty’s

@MISSISSIPPI G_DDAMN but isn’t practically every mainstream artist overrated? i mean seriously, justin timberlake, chris brown, beyonce, rihanna, etc. most of them don’t deserve all of the praise they get. anyway i do think amy is a very good songwriter. her flaw is her addiction which makes her sound bad at practically every live performance

and as far as i’m concerned solange is more talented than bee in everything BUT vocals.

At first I was like NO NO. But I found myself singing to it. It’s definitely one that will grow on you. I like it. I am all about giving people a chance. I didnt like the first song she came out with. But I can see myself jammin to this. Go Solange. Way to be different.

Wow…maybe I need my ears checked, but I really like her voice in this song… I don’t think her voice is bad at all. It’s certainly not on Cassie’s level of suckitude.

This song is more interesting than anything her sister put out within the last two years.

For those of you discredit Rhianna for her one Grammy that she received with Jay-Z
FYI- Solo n 3 W Destiny’s Child
Beyonce 2005
The Closer I Get to You Duet with the Late Great Luther Vandross - Duo or Group
Crazy in Love- Best Song
Crazy In Love- Best Rap Song Collaboration w Jay Z
DIL- Best Female Performance
DIL- Best RnB album
2007
Best Contemporary Album B’Day
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration W Jay-Z
What’s the difference between B’s awards with JayZ and Rhianna’s SONG with Jay-z?
I mean either way it goes Rhianna still has a Grammy and people still hate her for that. FYI– If you don’t know people voted for her so there is some people out there who like her music.

Let’s be frank here, the only fact that she’s even in the studio working on her sophomore album is because of who her sister is. She’s a nice, sweet girl, but I don’t even think she could make the final 10 on American Idol. Her vocal talent is just not there.

Solange sound like she straining. Ashanti sounds a whole lot better than this shit.

Come on! I can not stand for someone to use a mimicker of Black Music as a reference point for a Black Artist. This song sounds nothing like Amy Whinehouse for those who said that. And if it did sound Jazzy, Why not say it sounded like Chrisette Michele, she sings better than Amy Whinehouse, however Amy’s Production is more geared for the genre in which she is singing. Chrisettes album was too Churchy/hip hoppy, and Amy’s Back to Black joint was more Doo Wop/Early Rock and Roll or Rockabilly. But this song just songs like a blend of classical (Chords Played m9, Minor and major 7s) meets classic Rhythm and Blues not to be misconstrued with what is R&B today. I am talking about the early Rhythm and Blues that our parents listened to. But anyway, for those that made a comparison, listen to music more and listen without making a judgment there is more freedom in doing so, if you would like to discuss this further with me, please email me or hit me up on Myspace:

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i kinda feel sorry for her because i don’t think she is gonna be able to get from out of her sister shadow it doesn’t help her that she doesn’t sound as good as her sister….. with all that said i wish her the very best.

#159 you are a dumb ass who obviously cant read. The difference is Beyonce has won several grammy’s for vocal performance, albums, etc both solo and with DC. Rihanna only won 1 and it was in a RAP category for a collaboration and she was nominated 6 times. Beyonce won 5 her first trip to the grammy’s as a solo artist and Rihanna only won 1 and it was thanks to Jay and the rap category. She DID NOT win for anything she did solo like album, vocal performance, etc because they know she can’t sing. So please that is the difference and it’s a huge one.

@ None of your business aka bajan

Ho sit down and get a life while you’re at it. This is not about pon de forehead this is about solange.

As for Solange the song is okay. She’s nowhere near as talented as Beyonce but she’s better than Rihanna, Cassie, and all the other no talents out there so I say go head Solange!

She sounds just like michael when he was young. Thats the sound she was going for you ignorant ass people. Yall cant respect creativity if it beat yo ass and stole ya lunch money on a rainy day. Solange cant continue to sound like B. This is her way of branchin out and bein that much more creative. Yall need to open up yall minds. Solange…continue to do you. The song sounds great, and it sounds like a hit.

stop hating so damn much…most of ya’ll are so stuck to this crap that is on the radio. The song is good and solange gets my respect. Its time to be open to new music, besides remember not all music is the same, some people are different. Only the true ones set themselves from the rest. Get it Solange and shut the haters up.

Sounds like she’s tryin’ a lil too hard to be different, but it sounds aite I guess…

Can’t stop listening to this song!!!!!!!!!!! I was never a fan of solnage but I have always loved her writing on Kelly’s first CD. This song is hot and her voice is great. I am a new fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love this song!!!!

I think the song is cute and Solange can sing so ya’ll need to leave her alone. Most of us are listening to soooo much trash on the radio. We can’t respect real music or artists that is trying to be original/ different anymore.

ill very ill. old new sound

i love this girl!! i think she is under rated. Give her a chance!

I like this song! and that part of her voice people are calling strain is really FEELING something that is lacking in alot of tracks these days. I like how she layers her upper notes similar to beyonce, good job solange.

Truth be told this is not that bad of a song. It’s actually kind of good. You can’t let the hate for her cloud good judgment however you can let it stop you from buying her album or requesting her song on the radio. She’s got the music quality up now she needs to worry about that likability factor and frankly her myspace diatribes are counterproductive if not down right dumb. You don’t get fans by telling people how much better you are than them just because your sister has a career.

Anyway she’s def more talented than Rihanna, but Rihanna has a likeable superstar quality. I would put Solange below Ashanti but Solanges bankroll on this project seems to be only something Ashanti can dream about (having already worked with Pharrell who charges a first born child… bye bye Daniel) So I guess this may not be all bad but it won’t go anywhere unless she deals with the fact that everyone hates her. She’s def trying to go alternative R n b but that’s so phony when the sound is so clearly produced to make you seem far more alternative than you are.

Solange is very underrated. It’s sad when sisters of celebrities can’t get out of their sibling’s shadow…Tamar Braxton being a really good example of that. Solange has always had a very different style from Beyonce. She was more earthy and hippy chick when she was younger, so I’m not surprised in the direction she’s trying to go. I like the song and I think it’s a good style for her. Not everybody has to stick to the formula…it’s nice when someone takes us back to when music was simple with tight harmonies and some soul, not 808’s and synthesizers.

man this song is a disaster!! im sorry but solange aint beyonce, and she damn sho dont sing like her! and whoeva said something bout kelly take notes?? oh please!!! i aint even say nothing on that,cuz we both know the truth!!!

I saw she is always dating in millonaire dating site”WealthyLoving.com”.I am wondering if their love can last so long?I just saw their privacy photos.So wonderful.

This 60’s or Motown sound is catchy and becomming somewhat maintream. But I can appreciate the new sound. What I do not like, is the cheap beat in the background sounding like a sound effects of a horse riding on concrete in the background.

Marsha is doing background? SMDH. Marsha from Floetry makes the song and is lyrically on point with her vocals. I understand Solange is supposse to have the grittiness . Solange sounds nasal. Even in th begining of the song she sounds like a kid telling them to turn it up. Her voice is not even raspy enough to sound like she can sing. She really needs to stick with writing and producing. I am somehat tired of the Knowles family. The are straight up opportunist. They will suck ANY opportunity dry! I am not trying to knock there hustle but just can they do something and dip out and comeback later? No they keep comming back for more and more till we get so sick of them… I mean really….

@ The Misses. . .This is kind of a throw back to the 60’s classic “Heatwave”. and @Camilla, you are right, I have heard worse stuff from the Ashanti’s (with her no singin A$$), the Britney’s and the other Cookie Cutter girls out there. I like that she is stepping out of the box. Love the Title of the CD too (Soul Angel & The Hadley Street Dreams). At least she’s not HOEing it up to gain success. . .Hope it does well.

I”m shame for Solange… this song is just ugalee - I SWEAR this sounds like some Letoya Jackson 1983 mess!

She need her azz whooped!!! I guess, sooner or later SHE’LL realize that she ain’t Beyonce and that having a celebrity sister has it’s perks… but sometimes, it just ain’t in the cards for YOU.

Solo - Just be happy to get into the parties, a star you are not.

TERRIBLE!

@ 156 AKA NEWYORKER

I guess you could say it’s all relative. I was just making a point about this particular case. And I think I did make a sort of side reference to the state of overrated artists being pushed down our throats when I mentioned the state of the so-called “Power” stations and my list of artists who don’t get played on the top black radio formats.

I agree with you about Solange, of course, but my dislike of Amy is of my own personal taste and sensibilities.

i luv it iam so glad shes ready its hot do your thing momma.

I like it, different sound, her voice seems to be more mature now she might be the next hot thing. And on that note good so she can get her sister the hell outta here!!
> you know

I really dig it,it’s very 60’s girl group(which is a genre of music i love by the way) and i respect her attempts at trying to be her own person.

@ 21

I feel u on the surpreme sound!!!

I can’t stop listening to this DAMN!!!!

I’m sorry but am I listening to the same song as everyone else?
The song is shit, plain and simple! No depth, too repetitive and don’t get me started on the vocals.

…and you people say that Leona Lewis’ voice is just ok! Don’t make me laugh! Yes, Leona’s material is boring, but at least she can sing…WTF makes Solange so much better? Her family connections?

The sound is not particularly innovative, it was doing the rounds in the UK 4 yrs ago.

this songs sucks. i mean i heard better rejects auditions from american idol. solange needs to go back to the drawing board and start over cuz her 60’s inspired track is straight garbage

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i love this song wow its so different i love it

This song is on repeat and I actually don’t mind it. Her sound has definitely evolved. And if anyone doesn’t know she is releasing this music just to release it and develop
a name, from what I heard in an interview she said she’s not looking for any big breaks or fame (like her sis) she really song writes a lot. And I think she might become a really good songwriter/producer. I love it, I hope she’s happy in the place she has chosen especially with all this media scrutiny and hateratin’. She not Beyoncé, she’s Solange.

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Solange really needs to cut it out my fucking ears has had ENOUGH please STOP for the sake of your lil fans you do have……..Thanks

THIS IS HOT, IT’S DIFFERENT AND HER VOICE IS CRAZY GOOD, SO MUCH BETTER THAN HER ‘SOLO STAR’ DAYS! SICK SONG RIGHT HERE!!

It’s so sad… I love everyone at this camp. Beyonce, Solange, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. They’ve all had successful careers (one MUCH MORE than the others) and I’m so happy for all of them. One thing I’m sad about though is that Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and anyone else at this label ceases to shine…
Beyonce had the B’Day album ride out for about 1 year to 1 1/2 years. She won grammys and had several singles chart and SOLD MILLIONS OF CDS! I was so happy because I love to see Beyonce doing well because she’s the QUEEN OF R&B.
But… as for KELLY… she had one single (”Like This”) hit the top ten on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and then everything went down hill from there… She had four videos (two that the US didnt even see!) and her CD FLOPPED BIG TIME! She only sold 86,000 copies in the first week and then fell off the Top 100 album chart. Her other single(s) ALL FAILED TO CHART! She’s only had success in the UK and I guess she’s doing her thing there… Kelly says that she’s doing her 3rd album and she says it’ll drop EARLY 2009… We’ll see about that b/c IT TOOK MS. KELLY FIVE WHOLE YEARS TO DROP AFTER SHE DID THE FIRST ONE SO I’M BETTING THAT MAYBE 2012-2013 IS WHEN THE CD WILL DROP…
Michelle Williams - I know she wanted her gospel albums to be quiet releases but now she’s created a whole new SEXIER image and she made a great video for “WBTD” and she still hasn’t seen the light of day.. There’s LITTLE TO NO PROMO FOR HER WHATSOEVER. She’s only made appearances on the red carpets of various events!!! She hasn’t even performed it yet!!!She ain’t even been on 106 and Park or TRL to debut her video that dropped two or three weeks ago!!!! Why is that???!!!
Solange - everyone knows tha first album flopped but now she’s back with her HOT first single “I Decided” and the video just dropped and she’s on tour already. Mathew Knowles has already said that she has a second single (”Sandcastle Disco”) and that the video will be shot in a month… Everything seems so concrete and laid out for her but what about the others??? I’m happy for the daughters of Mr. Knowles but someone has to see what I see as well…

I don’t know if Kelly or Michelle will EVER HAVE hugely successful careers because of how their albums have been handled. At the end of the day, Beyonce and Solange are his daughters and I feel like he pays more attention to them and kinda brushes Michelle, Kelly and all the other no-name acts on the label to the side.

What do you think?????????

Dayyum! Keep doing what u do!! Cuz u good gurl, dont let nobody get to ya. Ima tell ya, i thought it wouldnt gonna be good, but respect!!! I think u and Beyonce should do somthing together, it would…sho No words to describe!! Awesome!! Keep writing!! Wanna hear more from ya!!!
Haters fall back

I think this is a great song. I was napping yesterday afternoon and the video woke me up out of my sleep. It’s a great song definitely reminicsent of the Supremes. Great job, Lady!