Big Dog 92-7 Music Guide

Playlist: The Very Best of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force

RELEASE
June 01, 2010
LABEL
Columbia/Legacy
GENRES
Rhythm & Blues, Contemporary R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop

Album Review

Despite its title, Playlist: The Very Best of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force is more akin to a sampling of the crew’s output from 1985 through 1991. Some members of the extended Full Force family and its beneficiaries -- UTFO, Samantha Fox, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Jasmine Guy, etc. -- either make brief appearances or are missing in action entirely. That said, most of the songs here had long been out of print, and the disc does provide a balanced mix of the hits and the forgotten. All the major Lisa Lisa-fronted singles are here, from “I Wonder If I Take You Home” through “Let the Beat Hit ‘Em,” while the Full Force albums are covered with the likes of “Alice I Want You Just for Me” and “Unfaithful” (“All in My Mind” and “Love Is for Suckers” are, oddly, left off). Some surprises come in the form of James Brown's FF-produced “Static” (a Top Ten R&B hit nonetheless) and the “House Party Movie Mix” of FF’s “Ain’t My Type of Hype.” As usual, this Playlist disc has no-nonsense, eco-friendly packaging and a PDF file containing the full liner notes and photos. (Odd note: Most instances of “You” in the track titles have been inexplicably replaced with “U.”)
Andy Kellman, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. I Wonder If I Take You Home
  2. Let the Beat Hit 'Em
  3. Ain't My Type of Hype
  4. Alice, I Want You Just for Me!
  5. Can You Feel the Beat
  6. Head to Toe
  7. Unfaithful
  8. Float on with Us [The Tribute Mix]
  9. All Cried Out
  10. Lost in Emotion (Can't Find Myself)
  11. Unselfish Lover [Full Force Single Remix]
  12. Static [Full Force Single Remix]
  13. Just Git It Together
  14. Temporary Love Thing (What Am I Gonna Do) [What Am I Gonna Do Extended