{"product_id":"dream-9","title":"Dream","description":"Recording information: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Lair Studios L.A, CA; Penn Station Recording, Lithia Springs, GA; The Heavyweights Studios; The Writers Room, Atlanta, GA.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Breyona Holt.\u003cbr\u003eFrom her solo R\u0026amp;B debut in 1999 through the release of her sixth album in 2012, Angie Stone issued a new studio set every two or three years. Despite being as occupied as ever on-stage and on the big and small screens, the singer kept her recording routine intact with her seventh album. Not even a bumpy reality TV experience and a domestic aggravated assault charge -- the result of an altercation with her daughter -- threw her off her routine, though she did consider ending her three-decade music career. Following short stints with the Stax and Saguaro Road labels, she fell in with Shanachie, a stable haven for R\u0026amp;B artists of her caliber, through an alliance with supporter and Stone Love collaborator Walter Millsap III. Millsap and Stone co-wrote the majority of these ten songs with a core group that included Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, and Teak Underdue, among others. While it doesn't sound as big-budgeted as her earlier releases, Dream is very much in line with Stone's discography, neither straight retro-soul nor pop-oriented contemporary R\u0026amp;B, though it does lean closer to the former. Flirty opener \"Dollar Bill\" coasts on a boogie groove reminiscent of Slave's \"Watching You\" (and therefore Odyssey's \"Inside Out\"), and it sets the tone for a concise album where the singer covers a lot of ground, batting her eyelashes, declaring devotion, seeking affirmation, repairing a relationship, and scolding an immature lover. The songs on which she and Nelson make like a mid-'60s soul-pop duo help the album stand out, while the contemporary \"Begin Again,\" featuring Dave Hollister, is one of the year's finest duets. ~ Andy Kellman","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50757221777695,"sku":"016351582720","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/d8ba7f03ce17d6ae4f73557dbecaad64.jpg?v=1777778901","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/dream-9","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}