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Can someone sit down all the dinky pop stars of today like Britney,
Cassie, Paris, Lindsay and the like and just make them listen to
these women? Honestly, these ladies are the real deal, from the
time when you actually had to have TALENT to make an album, not
just the dollars to buy the best producer of the moment to make
up for your lack of a voice and the best sound engineer to doctor
your vocals into something less painful, and that seems to be a
perspective that's entirely lost in this generation's willingness
to accept image and marketing in place of ability. The topic addressed
in the lyrics is nothing new, but never before has it been stated
so directly, and from people so apt to say it. This is what Leela
James was trying to say in "Music", but didn't quite have
the years and experience to make it sound founded. Scherrie Payne
(final lead singer of The Supremes), Lynda Laurence (Supreme member
from 71-74) and Freddi Poole (who tour across the globe as Former
Ladies of the Supremes) bring us, "Sisters United", the
anthem of the summer and truly a song that's going to be talked
about for years to come. Includes mixes by L.E.X., Soulshaker, and
producer Rick Gianatos, all presented in Radio Edit, Full-Length
Club and Dub versions! To celebrate the ladies' 20th anniversary
as a group, there is also the bonus track, "Love & Happiness,"
never before released from Rick's first full-length CD sessions
with them, Supreme Voices. The old standard has been reestablished.
In the immortal words of Cher, "Follow this, bitches."
- Jeff Conway of Perfect Beat
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