Review of the TLC CD Fanmail

TLC released their most recent album entitled Fanmail.

This one grabs your attention right out of the gate with Fanmail and won't let go until the very last note of the very last song Don't Pull Out On Me Yet, which is another great track by the way.

Fanmail has a nicely varied, mix of 17 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They're all here.

Overall Fanmail is an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Pop collection. Truly an outstanding Pop CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.

While the entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 6 - I'm Good At Being Bad, track 8 - I Miss You So Much, and track 17 - Don't Pull Out On Me Yet

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Fanmail. Great track!

Fanmail Release Notes:

TLC originally released Fanmail on February 23, 1999 on the LaFace label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Fanmail 2. Vic-E Interpretation - (with The Interlude,) 3. Silly Ho 4. Whispering Playa - (with Interlude) 5. No Scrubs 6. I'm Good At Being Bad 7. If They Knew 8. I Miss You You So Much 9. Unpretty 10. My Life 11. Shout 12. Come On Down 13. Dear Lie 14. Communicate - (with Interlude) 15. Lovesick 16. Automatic 17. Don't Pull Out On Me Yet

TLC: T-Boz, Chilli, Left-Eye (vocals).

Additional personnel includes: Vic-E (rap vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Babyface (acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, drum programming); Michael Thompson (acoustic guitar); Mike Scott, Tomi Martin (guitar); Greg Phillinganes (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Jerry Lumpkins (keyboards); Debra Killings (bass, background vocals); C.C. Thomas, Lamarquis Jefferson, Nathan East, Colin Wolfe (bass); Tim Knight (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Alex Richbourg (drum programming); Dallas Austin, Leslie Brathwaite, Ty-Hudson (background vocals).

Producers include: Cyptron, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis.

Engineers include: Carlton Lynn, Leslie Brathwaite, Ricciano Lumpkins.

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