Charlene 'Tweet' Keys released her debut album Southern Hummingbird in 2002. Only three years later, the follow-up It's Me Again is released, and that's a long time in the music world. Perhaps too long for those who know Tweet mainly from her big hit Oops (Oh My), considered her a 'one hit wonder' and lost sight of her again. The protégé / girlfriend of Missy Elliot may indeed have waited a bit
… too long with her second CD, but with It's Me Again she has enough to guarantee renewed attention. Of course there is the collaboration of Missy Elliott, who produced some songs. But Tweet herself does the most important part with her vocals. She sounds sultry and seductive, without resorting to annoying mannerisms or scaling exercises that seem so often part of R&B. With good song material and the right producer, Tweet turns out to be one of the most interesting and attractive singers in the genre, as can be heard in songs like Turn Da Lights Of, Iceberg, You, Cab Ride or Steer. (IV)more