Name: Reason For Breathing by riO :-) in R n B and Soul
Duration: 5 min 56 s
Description: If I cried like a baby, would you change your mind?

R n B and Soul

This second offering from Jason Champion and Dave Tolliver, known collectively as Men at Large, should have benefited from the momentum built by their self-titled debut CD, but without a significant hit to stimulate sales, it sold fewer units. This despite the inclusion of Keith Sweat and Gerald Levert's vocal contributions to "Don't Cry," a song co-written by Sweat. This is more mellow then the first album; the ballads are less dramatic, yet still powerfully executed. The guys seem more confident with their singing. "Holiday" is nice, and most will enjoy its family reunion message. The comedy skits that appeared on the first LP are gone, so this may not be as immediately engaging to some. Tolliver sings his lines with the precision of a diamond cutter, while Champion improvises and embellishes his lines with shamelessly soulful vocal runs. Harmony lovers will freak listening to "Don't Cry"; the assembly of voices takes the song to new levels. They sound better than Boyz II Men on the lush ballad, Levert, Sweat, Tolliver, and Champion should do a whole LP together -- they're bad! Traci Hale and Emanuel Officer contribute backing vocals to the floater. The duo remind you of their immense rapping skills on "Better by Myself," a hip-hop club number. The Cleveland natives (Dave Tolliver DJs on WZAK-FM) get low on "First Day," an infectious slinker about a sexual attraction. The 12 numbers are comparably even in appeal; there's not a skip-worthy track on the disc.

Men At Large - Let's Talk About It (Showtime At The Apollo)

Love And Devotion Feat. MyGuyMars

Charlie Wilson-without You

JoJo - Weak (Acapella)

Ruben Studdard - Love, Look What You've Done To Me

"Love Takes Time" serviu como segundo single do álbum. A canção se tornou a segunda a ir para o topo da parada de singles nos Estados Unidos, e o terceiro topo de Carey na parada musical do Canadá.

Enquanto vinha alcançando um forte sucesso em seu país, "Love Takes Time" conseguiu entrar apenas nos dez mais da Nova Zelândia e ficou fora das vinte mais exitosas da Alemanha, Holanda e Reino Unido.   

Love Takes Time

Uncoil the sleep beneath the bone
White serpent risin’ through that obsidian stone
Axis spinnin’ where the lies dissolve
Remember the fire
Recall your resolve

I been kneelin’ in the mud just to touch my name
Seen the sky split open from ancestral flame
They said, boy, don’t reach — just pray
But I found Heaven walkin’ through the plague
I drank the dark 'til my vision got clean
Cut through the silence where the ghosts still scream
Ain’t no crown I’m chasin’ — just breathe and a beat
Risin’ like smoke from the cracks in the street

I drink the dark to find the light
In stillness I sharpen my sight
No king above me, no slave below
I rise - I burn - I let go

963 — yeah, that’s the frequency of truth
All frequency re-alignin’ with the roots
Every number got a rhythm, every rhythm got a key
And the gate you seek? It’s sleepin’ in your speech
Don’t wait for a savior — you already bled
Ain’t no messiah but the thoughts in your head
This the axis of the flame, and it turns by will
It’s a fight to heal, but a crime to sit still

I drink the dark to find the light
In stillness I sharpen my sight
No king above me, no slave below
I rise - I burn - I let go

Return to the breath
Return to the flame
The master is not comin’
The master is Your name

I drink the dark to find the light
In stillness I sharpen my sight
No king above me, no slave below
I rise - I burn - I let go

Cougar - I Let Go

Exclusive Peek into The New Album by R&B Sensation 'Johnny Gill'. Here is a J RagTv Exclusive of The Song "A Long, Long Time" with Johnny Gill Featuring Special Guests: Keith Sweat & Eddie Levert. Produced by J Rag. After Dark Studio's in Philadelphia, Pa. Kedar Entertainment. Fontana Music Group and Distribution.

** MindScApe Entertainment(R). The Street Team. 2011 J RagTv.

Reason For Breathing

riO :-)

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