The Best of Jewel Akens
Download links and information about The Best of Jewel Akens by Jewel Akens. This album was released in 2001 and it belongs to Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop genres. It contains 15 tracks with total duration of 34:30 minutes.
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| Artist: | Jewel Akens |
| Release date: | 2001 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop |
| Tracks: | 15 |
| Duration: | 34:30 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | The Birds and the Bees | 2:14 |
| 2. | Around the Corner (From My House) | 2:01 |
| 3. | Love Potion No. 9 | 1:57 |
| 4. | Tic Tac Toe | 2:25 |
| 5. | It's the Only Way to Fly | 2:25 |
| 6. | Sukiyaki (My First Lonely Night) | 2:33 |
| 7. | Georgie Porgie | 2:13 |
| 8. | King of the Road | 2:27 |
| 9. | So This Is Love | 2:19 |
| 10. | You Sure Know How to Hurt a Fella | 2:22 |
| 11. | Dear Heart | 2:24 |
| 12. | A Slice of the Pie | 2:15 |
| 13. | Michael | 1:45 |
| 14. | The Vegetable Love Song | 2:07 |
| 15. | Sniff-Sniff-Poo-Pah-Pahdoo | 3:03 |
Details
[Edit]Much like Sam Cooke's material for RCA, The Very Best of Jewel Akens presents a singer reining in the flourishes of soul for the more measured approach of early-'60s pop — a combination that paid off successfully for Jewel Akens with his one major hit in 1964, "The Birds and the Bees," which made it to number three on the Billboard pop charts. Unlike Cooke, however, Akens relied upon others to write his material and many of the songs and productions here are fairly innocuous, which is a shame because "Tic Tac Toe," co-written by Akens, has the same haunting quality of Cooke's best work. And while the other material here doesn't stand out with the same clarity, Akens is still a commanding vocalist who brings a polished grace to his work, infusing it with song-stylist subtlety rather than church-house flash.