{"product_id":"angie-stone-dream","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.\nPhotographer: Breyona Holt.\nFrom 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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/06\/2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Angie Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44586946920681,"sku":"Z2XO7O-7K1T-00","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/angie-stone-dream_cjA9X.jpg?v=1758848120","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/angie-stone-dream","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}