Thursday, January 24, 2008

169. Damian Dame - Damian Dame (1991)

allmusic says "Some excellently produced but otherwise routine New Jack R&B, urban contemporary, and hip-hop-tinged material that's most noteworthy for the fact that it's on the record label owned by LA Reid and Babyface. Damian Dame sang with earnestness and style, but lacked either the distinctiveness or the authority to make these songs memorable."

Screw that, 'Virgin Island' and 'Right Down to It' are excellent songs, as is 'Exclusivity'. Sure Babyface as producer gets them bonus points but they certainly did enough to make the album their own. On top of that I would be hard pressed to name another boy/girl group that I have ever liked so they were starting from behind the 8 ball as it was. If you haven't read about the sad story of their deaths you can do so here.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I adored this album. Damian Dame represent the New Jack Swing at its best, and therefore have a special place in my priceless vinyl collection. Such a shame they were gone so soon. RIP both of ya.

Gee