Tweet is no stranger to the American R&B world. She has previously performed as a backing singer on various productions by Timbaland and Missy Elliott. The debut album of this beautiful songbird was preceded by the funky single Oops (Oh My). Due to the minimal beats and the naughty lyrics, the song resembles Prince's work at the time of Sign Of The Times. Anyone who expects more of this kind of
… playful productions on Southern Hummingbird will be disappointed. Most of the record consists of sultry, lazy ballads as we heard before from 'nu soul' stars like Erykah Baduh, Angie Stone and India Arie. Without exception they score a satisfactory quality, but unfortunately the album as a whole doesn't really get going anywhere and would have benefited from some extra up-tempo songs. Just some songs (Boogie 2nite, Make Ur Move, Call Me) are provided with the trusted Timbaland quality mark. To make up for it, a bonus track from Missy Elliot has been added: a special version of the old Big Spender. (MS)more
