Destiny’s Child’s “Love Songs,” ST Review/Preview Link

Think about it: thanks to the chart-topping success of songs like “Jumpin’ Jumpin’,” “Bootylicious,” “Soldier” and “Independent Women (Pt.2),” the quartet/trio known as Destiny’s Child is primarily remembered for—and defined by—- bombastic, booty-shaking and pro-woman pop and R&B grooves. Although their vocals were delivered with power and precision, it was easy to write them off as more trendy than timeless because of the lack of emphasis on the slower and more soothing entries in their hit-filled catalogs, an oversight that they’re striving to correct with this second digital-era compilation release, Love Songs.

Filled with more than a dozen songs from four previous studio CDs that cover the pre-Michelle and post-Michelle years…….http://www.soultracks.com/review-destinys-child-love-songs

By Lorrie Irby Jackson

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