{"product_id":"ch-1-vs-1","title":"Ch. 1 Vs. 1","description":"Photographer: Terrell Mullin.\u003cbr\u003eThe first solo album from the star of The Color Purple's Broadway revival, Harriet, and Genius: Aretha offers highly emotional and polished adult pop that integrates a little gospel, blues, soul, and folk. If Cynthia Erivo's voice wasn't so nuanced -- it can shift from conveying grief to bliss with little apparent exertion -- the rarely ceasing sense of gravity in her lyrics would be taxing. During only the first few songs, she sings of dying inside (after doom scrolling), self-immolation (the result of \"playing with fire\"), and the death of a baby in his mother's arms (from an unspecified cause). There's never any mistaking the songs for the work of anyone but an actress who happens to have a capital-V voice, as they're all suitable for a stage or big-screen production. The closing sequence -- consisting of a deeply moving piano ballad addressed to her absent father, a triumphant self-empowerment anthem, and a reassuring tribute to her mother and sister -- is undeniably powerful. ~ Andy Kellman","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423379013919,"sku":"602438278534","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/edc9ce6914e59cca6072b1e9d149fdf7.jpg?v=1774436751","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/ch-1-vs-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}