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Fergie
Dutchess
Release Date: 2006 09 19
Label: Interscope Records
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Through all the twists and turns taken by Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson during her 20-year career as an entertainer -- including a stint on Kids Incorporated, background vocals for Martika, two albums with adult contemporary/dance-pop group Wild Orchid, and superstardom with Black Eyed Peas -- she has always sounded as if she is trying really, really hard. That has been the lone consistent characteristic of her output, and it remains in effect throughout The Dutchess. The album has all the characteristics of a release fronted by someone who has been itching to go solo and prove herself, once and for all, as a versatile force all her own. Fergie does cartwheels and handstands, juggles three objects at once, balances books on her head, hangs upside down, rides a unicycle with her hands in the air -- all these things while wearing different outfits. The whole process, produced mostly by fellow Pea will.i.am, is mildly entertaining. There's throwback hip-hop ("Fergalicious," done to the tune of J.J. Fad's "Supersonic"), throwback soul ("Here I Come," done to the tune of the Temptations' "Get Ready"), reggae ("Mary Jane Shoes"), ska-punk ("Mary Jane Shoes"), scat ("Mary Jane Shoes"), vaguely torchy midtempo fluff ("Velvet"), and a classy string-drenched ballad (the appropriately titled "Finally"), among several other passable switch-ups, along with "London Bridge" -- which is terrific, provided you can block out the lyrics or prevent yourself from trying to decipher its meaning. One of the more convincing songs on the album, "Big Girls Don't Cry," sounds exactly like a 2006 version of Wild Orchid, with Fergie's Taylor Dayne kid-sister act in full effect. Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1FergaliciousFerguson, Nazel, Burns, Adams, Lee, Shahled, Birks, Rahmi4:52
2ClumsyAdams, Ferguson, Troup4:00
3All That I Got (The Make Up Song)Lapread, Richie, Ferguson, Adams, Harris4:05
4London BridgeFerguson, Jones, Garrett, Hartnett4:01
5PedestalFerguson, Board3:22
6Voodoo DollAdams, Ferguson4:23
7GlamorousWilliams, Jones, Bridges, Ferguson4:06
8Here I ComeFerguson, Robinson, Adams3:21
9VelvetFratantuno, Pajon, Ferguson4:53
10Big Girls Don't CryFerguson, Gad4:28
11Mary Jane ShoesFerguson, Adams, Ford3:55
12Losing My GroundSandstrom, Ferguson, Ridel, Boldt4:08
13FinallyRidel, Stephens, Ferguson8:26

Other Releases:
Dutchess [UK]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Universal Distribution

Dutchess [Japan]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Universal Distribution

Dutchess [Japan Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2006
Label: UMVD

Dutchess [Deluxe] [Clean]
Release Date: 2006
Label: A&M Records

Dutchess [Deluxe]
Release Date: 2006
Label: A&M Records

Dutchess [Clean]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Interscope Records

Dutchess [Bonus Track]
Release Date: 2006
Label: A&M Records

Dutchess [Bonus DVD]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Universal Distribution

Dutchess [Australia Deluxe Version]
Release Date: 2006
Label: A&M Records

Dutchess [Australia Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2006
Label: UMVD








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