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Aaliyah
Offers Aaliyah's music videos,
books & posters, including large pictures & posters gallery.
Seven years after her debut at just 15 years old, Aaliyah assembled
a third studio album that was astonishingly mature. Sadly, her
death just a little over a month after its release stilled a promising
voice in R&B. At 22, when most artists would just be getting
started, Aaliyah had already progressed from pop to street to
an unconventional retro-modern, risk-taking version of R&B.
Aaliyah became an overnight sensation in 1994 with her debut album,
Age Ain't Nothing But a Number, and its two hit singles, "Back
and Forth" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)." Born
in Brooklyn but raised in Detroit, she was influenced by an entertainment
background — her mother was a singer, her uncle an entertainment
lawyer once married to Gladys Knight. She appeared in concert
with Knight at the age of 11, and released her first album just
four years later. Paced by the Top Ten hits "Back & Forth"
and "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (the latter an Isley
Brothers cover), 1994's Age Ain't Nothing But a Number became
a multi-platinum smash...
By the end of 2000, she'd made the move to film, starring in Romeo
Must Die with Jet Li and agreeing to appear in the projected pair
of sequels to The Matrix. Just one month after her self-titled
third album appeared in 2001, though, she died in a private-plane
crash while returning from a video shoot in the Bahamas.
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Aaliyah Bio/Discography
Aaliyah Dana Haughton,
Born; 16 January 1979, Brooklyn, New York City, New York,
USA,
Dead, 25 August 2001, Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas,
West Indies.
Now That's What I Call Music! 11
(UTV)
Released 11/19/2002
Now That's What I Call Music! 10
(Epic)
Released 07/23/2002
Now That's What I Call Music! 8
(Virgin)
Released 11/20/2001
Aaliyah
(Virgin)
Released 07/17/2001
Aaliyah [CD & DVD] [Limited]
(Blackground Enterprises)
Released 07/17/2001
Now That's What I Call Music! 4
(UTV)
Released 07/18/2000
Romeo Must Die [Edited]
(Virgin)
Released 03/28/2000
Next Friday [PA]
(Priority Records)
Released 12/14/1999
MTV Party To Go 2000
(Tommy Boy)
Released 12/07/1999
MTV: The First 1000 Years: R&B
(Rhino Records)
Released 11/02/1999
Mad Flavas: Beats For The Boulevard
(Thump)
Released 11/17/1998
Bass In Your Face...Drum And Bass
(Elektra Entertainment)
Released 10/13/1998
MTV Party To Go '98
(Tommy Boy)
Released 11/25/1997
Anastasia (Atlantic)
(Atlantic)
Released 10/28/1997
Sprung
(Qwest)
Released 04/29/1997
All That
(Loud)
Released 11/26/1996
Smooth Luv: The Ultimate R&B Love...
(EMI (America))
Released 11/05/1996
One In A Million
(Blackground Enterprises)
Released 07/31/2001
Sunset Park [PA]
(EastWest America)
Released 04/23/1996
MTV Party To Go Vol. 6
(Tommy Boy)
Released 11/22/1994
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Jive Records)
Released 11/08/1994
Age Ain't Nothing But A Number
(Jive Records)
Released 06/14/1994
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Aaliyah
Seven years after her debut at just 15 years old, Aaliyah
assembled a third studio album that was astonishingly
mature. Sadly, her death just a little over a month after
its release stilled a promising voice in R&B. At 22,
when most artists would just be getting started, Aaliyah
had already progressed from pop to street to an unconventional
retro-modern, risk-taking version of R&B. While lead
track "We Need a Resolution" is as mainstream
as it gets, there are fewer hits on this album than on
previous efforts. Instead, this collection is an extraordinary
romantic exposition of passion and pain. While Missy Elliott
is cranking out jams for all her "club freaks,"
Aaliyah is like a modern-day (if less vocally gifted)
Minnie Riperton, exploring the pains of moving from child
star to adult sex symbol. Tracks such as "Never No
More" and "I Care 4 U" (featuring Missy)
are slinky, twisted ballads imbued with film-noir sultriness,
as diva Aaliyah steps catlike away from the bubblegum
R&B of her contemporaries. There's also the obligatory
rock track tacked on near the end ("I Can Be"),
but even this excels above the standard hip-hop/rock/R&B
crossover fare with its Prince-like influences coupled
with Aaliyah's own instinct for seduction. Aaliyah also
signaled a move away from her long-standing musical relationship
with producer Timbaland, who contributes just three cuts.
Having started out heavily supported by R. Kelly, it appeared
that Aaliyah was more than able to go it alone. --Jake
Barnes
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