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Teena Marie: Ultimate Collection
Teena Marie
Teena Marie: Ultimate Collection
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B
 
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All-Music Guide writer Alex Henderson put it best: "No White artist has sung R&B more convincingly than Teena Marie." This tempest is a teacup, or "little munchkin White girl," as mentor Rick James once referred to he...  more »

     
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All Artists: Teena Marie
Title: Teena Marie: Ultimate Collection
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hip-O Records
Original Release Date: 2/1/2000
Release Date: 2/1/2000
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B
Styles: Disco, Dance Pop, By Decade, 1970s, Funk, Soul, Quiet Storm
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 731454105224, 731454105224

Synopsis

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All-Music Guide writer Alex Henderson put it best: "No White artist has sung R&B more convincingly than Teena Marie." This tempest is a teacup, or "little munchkin White girl," as mentor Rick James once referred to her, belted out some of the most robust, authentic R&B of the late-'70s. From the get-go, her identity was shrouded in secrecy. To prolong the ruse, her debut album on Gordy featured no photos of her, only a soft-focus image of the sea and sky. The ploy worked: Her first single, "I'm a Sucker for Your Love," a duet with Rick James, reached #8 R&B. When the truth was learned and the jig was up, it was too late: an R&B hitmaker was let lose, and there was no stopping her. Between '79 and '91, she had 23 R&B hits; of those Seven were Top 10. For the First Time, her finest fire from both her Gordy/Motown and Epic years is captured on a single CD, including "I Need Your Lovin'"; "Suqare Biz"; "Lovergirl"; her two duets with Rick James, "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" and "Fire & Desire"; and her tribute to fellow Motown-to-Sony defector, Marvin Gaye, "My Dear Mr. Gaye."

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Missing & incomplete tracks
Seso Digital | 03/15/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)

"Buyer beware. I just purchased this item from an outlet other than Amazon.com, and several of the tracks on this compilation are not full versions. Instead, they are "radio edits." Unfortunately, there is nothing on the packaging that indicates that several of the tracks (including "Square Biz"; "Behind the Groove"; and "Fire and Desire") are truncated. (There is a full version of "Portuguese Love," however.)



I agree with others who claim this CD set fails to include several key tracks. The track listing, however, is something you can check before you buy the item. In contrast, there is no way to know whether a CD includes "radio edits" until you actually purchase the item (or get the item used and check the insert before paying). This is major and common failing of too many compilations, and the primary reason why it is worth buying the complete album whenever it is available."