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Charlie Wilson has been a phenomenal voice for decades. We all know him from his days with The Gap Band, with classic songs like "Burn Rubber On Me," "Outstanding," and "You Dropped A Bomb On Me." He even generated a little buzz from his solo album Bridging The Gap with the first single "Without You" being a breath of fresh air on the radio in 2001. Fast forward to 2005, and Charlie Wilson has managed to release another solo album entitled Charlie, Last Name Wilson, this time getting more promotion and more help from fellow music artists in the industry. Unfortunately for Charlie, this move doesmore… nothing more than bring the album down.

The title track was the first single from the album of the same name, but this is nowhere near his strongest song. His best songs on the album are the ones where he concentrates on actually getting out his true emotions and feelings through the song. Songs like "No Words," "Asking Questions," and "My Guarantee" keeps the focus on sounding like an R&B legend... which is exactly what Charlie Wilson has become over time. "Thru It All" and "Cry No More" are two of his strongest tracks, showcasing his signature crooning abilities that we've all learned to love. "What If I'm The One" probably should have been his first single since it has similarities to his previous hit song "Without You."

Regrettably, Charlie Wilson recruits the help of people like Twista on the song "So Hot," Will.i.am and Justin Timberlake on "Floatin," and Snoop Dogg on "You Got Nerve." All three songs are far from Charlie's comfort zone that he's held on to all these years. He's more suited for songs that are more grown-up and mature rather than trying to break into the Top Ten on 106th and Park. But even some of those songs can be done wrong if the intentions are all wrong. In the song "Magic," Charlie references magic terms like "hocus pocus" and "abracadabra" alongside lyrics like "I'll show you a trick or two." And the biggest mistake has to be his decision (or buddy R Kelly's) to rework the Guy classic "Let's Chill." Sure enough, Guy did redo the Gap Band's "Yearning For Your Love," but at least they did a good job at it!

Charlie Wilson needs to center his career on pleasing those that are already used to him and his singing. If more people come around than expected, then that's fine. But don't lose sight of the very people that have followed you throughout your career and have been willing to support you by buying your albums. Charlie, Last Name Wilson is half good and half bad. That may be something that a lot of artists have gotten away with doing in their career, but I can almost guarantee no fan of Charlie Wilson thought they would ever think that he would join those ranks.

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Music > Albums

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CD

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Charlie Wilson - Charlie Last Name Wilson (1980) Retail CD

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