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Teena Marie - Emerald City (CD)

Emerald City
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3.5 out of 5.0 stars 2 Ratings (2 Reviews)

Album Details: Emerald City

Release Date:01/01/1986
Label:Sony
UPC:074644031829

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    music review

    By Fred P  Aug 8, 2002

    This is one of teena marie's not so great commercial appeal... however... that does not mean this album is not worth a listen."summer skies" is a smooth jazz/soul piece that is so wonderfully done, one wishes she would pursue it a bit more to really ...see this flower shine. another is "bactucada suite", a carribean flow all over it that makes one get up and dance..altho it's not the best in her catelog, it's certainly not the worst either... worth a listen. Read more Less

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    Underrated Excellence

    By stroms98  Sep 16, 1999

    "Emerald City" was by far Teena Marie's most adventurous album: it combined elements of her musical influences and styles into one package. From the dance/pop of "Once Is Not Enough" to the chilling, hard-rock track "You So Heavy" to the beautiful j...azz ballad "Sunny Skies," Teena Marie does it all on this album. Fans balked, however, and it ended up being her poorest seller. It is only upon reflection that one realizes how far ahead of her time Marie was: with carbon-copy dance albums in abundance, "Emerald City" stood out (and continues to stand out) as an innovative, lyrical and suprising work of a singer who dares to be different. As usual, Teena Marie handled all of the writing/
    producing/
    arranging on this album. She stands out as a brilliant interpreter who is willing to take any type of music and make it her own.
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Biography

Teena Marie

No White artist has sang RB more convincingly than Teena Marie, whose big, robust vocals are so Black-sounding that when she was starting out, some listeners wondered if she was a light-skinned African-American. Not to be confused with Brazilian jazz singer Tania Maria, Marie grew up in West Los Angeles in a neighborhood that was nicknamed "Venice Harlem" because of its... Read more