The exceptionally talented Pop group TLC have released their CD entitled Fanmail. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe TLC fans, and Pop fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Fanmail their artistic excellence is on full display as they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be their best work to date.

I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday that I get a CD for review that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Fanmail. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

These days it’s a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.

Listen to Fanmail and I believe you’ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Pop music you'll enjoy this CD.

While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 6 - I’m Good At Being Bad, track 8 - I Miss You So Much, and track 17 - Don’t Pull Out On Me Yet

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Fanmail. It’s a great track!

Fanmail Release Notes:

TLC originally released Fanmail on February 23, 1999 on the LaFace label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Fanmail 2. Vic-E Interpretation - (with The Interlude,) 3. Silly Ho 4. Whispering Playa - (with Interlude) 5. No Scrubs 6. I'm Good At Being Bad 7. If They Knew 8. I Miss You You So Much 9. Unpretty 10. My Life 11. Shout 12. Come On Down 13. Dear Lie 14. Communicate - (with Interlude) 15. Lovesick 16. Automatic 17. Don't Pull Out On Me Yet

TLC: T-Boz, Chilli, Left-Eye (vocals).

Additional personnel includes: Vic-E (rap vocals); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Babyface (acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, drum programming); Michael Thompson (acoustic guitar); Mike Scott, Tomi Martin (guitar); Greg Phillinganes (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Jerry Lumpkins (keyboards); Debra Killings (bass, background vocals); C.C. Thomas, Lamarquis Jefferson, Nathan East, Colin Wolfe (bass); Tim Knight (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Alex Richbourg (drum programming); Dallas Austin, Leslie Brathwaite, Ty-Hudson (background vocals).

Producers include: Cyptron, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis.

Engineers include: Carlton Lynn, Leslie Brathwaite, Ricciano Lumpkins.

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