Shifty Happy Love Sick CD

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Condition:	Like new: An item that looks as if it was just taken out of shrink wrap. No visible wear, and all facets of the item are flawless and intact. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition	Format:	Full-Length, Album
Sub-Genre:	Hard Rock	Genre:	Rock

Happy Love Sick is the solo debut from Shifty, an impressively tattooed fella who was Crazy Town's frontman. He's traded in every last bit of that band's aggression and heaviness for a light, frothy pop-rap sound that also has traces of dancehall, funk, and neo-soul. Along with collaborator TC and others, Shifty has crafted a sweet summer album loaded with lilting ballads and love raps. Just about every song is about love and sex and is built around the same kind of bouncing hip-hop beats with acoustic guitar combo that worked so well for Sugar Ray, 311, and others. The best songs on the album sound like they've already been pumping out of car radios for weeks: "EZ Cuz You're Beautiful," a sticky love song based on Minnie Riperton's "Loving You," "Turning Me On," a slinky Neptunes lift produced by Paul Oakenfold, and the bopping "Slide Along Side." Actually the best song on the album had been on radio for a while: "Starry Eyed Surprise" is a glittering party track also produced by Oakenfold that was featured on his album from 2002, Bunkka. The two Oakenfold productions unfortunately show the weakness of the album as they are much more successfully produced and are quite a bit more exciting than the song after song of stoned grooves on the rest of the album. A little more variation might have served Shifty a little better and made the album much stronger. Also, even though it is a poignant song about his best friend who died, he probably should have left "A Better Place" in his lyric book, as its platitudes really throw a spotlight on Shifty's shallowness. Shallow is perfect for summer pop but just sounds dopey on the serious tracks like this and the ponderous and boring "Take Away the Pain." A couple missteps can't dim the good-time peaceful easy feeling though, and Happy Love Sick is a surprisingly good album that should be a feature at late-summer slow drags, beach bonfires, and freshman mixers. ~ Tim Sendra Album Information: Happy Love Sick is the upbeat and sunny debut solo album from Shifty , who as co-leader of Crazy Town sold more than 3 million albums worldwide. Featuring the quintessential summer song "Slide Along Side ," Happy Love Sick reintroduces Shifty as a pop singer-songwriter without musical boundaries."I'm not worried about being cool," he says.."If I want to write a song and it's from the heart, then I'm gonna do it." Shifty gets to the heart of life and happiness on Happy Love Sick.

Happy Love Sick (2004)
1. Special
2. Ez Cuz You're Beautiful
3. Slide Along Side
4. Turning Me On
5. Lolita
6. Magical
7. Shorty Rock
8. Starry Eyed Surprise
9. A Better Place
10. When We Were Young
11. Take Away The Pain
12. All Along
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