Aaliyah

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Welcome to my Aaliyah page, one of the unnumerable tributes that can be found on the Web. Mine probably won't add anything new to what you may have already seen, but I just felt I had to do this, because Aaliyah was a very special person and a remarkable artist who, when she passed away, was on the brink of becoming the superstar she deserved to be, which makes her untimely death all the more saddening.

It's hard to believe that it's already been four years since our beloved Aaliyah climbed aboard a plane that would crash down just minutes after it took off, killing not only her but seven other people. Losing Aaliyah, the music business lost one of its most promising artists who, with the precious help of her collaborators (her mentor and alleged former flame R. Kelly, Timbaland and Missy Elliot, among others), incorporated a fresh flavor into R&B. To this day, I still think that her eponymous effort, 2001's Aaliyah (which was released just a mere month before she died), is one of the best R&B albums ever. On it, Aaliyah and her crew carved an edgy yet polished sound, and Timbaland's killer beats are the perfect complement to Aaliyah's smooth, sultry voice. Speaking of her voice, I believe that it's the main reason that made me an Aaliyah fan : in a world of Mariah Carey wannabes who make my ears bleed with their vocal gymnastics, Aaliyah was a breath of fresh air. She never oversang her songs and proved that subtlety is the best way to make an emotion come through. Sure, she may not have had Whitney Houston's pipes, but I believe that Aaliyah's voice was way more powerful in terms of its ability to convey emotions and messages. She really sounded like she knew what she was singing about, unlike other R&B and pop divas who think that, just because they can scream and hit sky high notes, they are true artists (you listening, Christina Aguilera ??). I always believed that singing isn't just about how good your voice is on a technical point of view. Being able to sing is one thing; being able to establish a special connection with your audience is another. Aaliyah could do both. And that's what made her so special.

And as we all know, Aaliyah was quickly becoming a triple-threat : not only could she sing and dance, but she was also beginning to tap into the beautiful world of acting, quite successfully, I must say. Her performance in Romeo Must Die, in which she starred alongside Jet Li, got rave reviews, and she was chosen to play in the two Matrix sequels. As fate would have it, her untimely demise forced the producers to cast another actress and to reshoot some scenes. Nevertheless, Aaliyah showed real talent for acting and there's no doubt that, had she lived, she would have had a stellar career in both movies and music.

R.I.P, Baby Girl. You are sorely missed.

Discography

Age ain't nothing but a number (1994)

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Tracklisting:

1 Intro 1.30
2 Throw Your Hands Up 3.34
3 Back & Forth 3.51
4 Age Ain't Nothing But A Number 4.14
5 Down With The Clique 3.24
6 At Your Best You Are Love 4.52
7 No One Knows How Love Me Quite Like You Do 4.07
8 I'm So Into You 3.26
9 Street Thing 4.58
10 Young Nation 4.41
11 Old School 3.17
12 I'm Down 3.16
13 The Thing I Like 3.21
14 Back & Forth (Mr Lee & R Kelly's Remix) 3.44

One in a million (1996)

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Tracklisting:

1 Beats 4 Da Streets (Intro)
2 Hot Like Fire
3 One In A Million
4 A Girl Like You
5 If Your Girl Only Knew
6 Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)
7 Got To Give It Up
8 4 Page Letter
9 Everything's Gonna Be Alright
10 Giving You More
11 I Gotcha Back
12 Never Givin' Up
13 Heartbroken
14 Never Comin' Back
15 Ladies In Da House
16 The One I Gave My Heart To
17 Came To Give Love (Outro)

Aaliyah (2001)

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Aaliyah (Special edition w/ bonus DVD) (2001)

Tracklisting:

1 We Need A Resolution
2 Loose Rap
3 Rock The Boat
4 More Than A Woman
5 Never No More
6 I Care 4 U
7 Extra Smooth
8 Read Between The Lines
9 U Got Nerve
10 I Refuse
11 It's Whatever
12 I Can Be
13 Those Were The Days
14 What If
15 Messed Up (Bonus Track)
DVD Aaliyah Introduction
DVD One In A Million Video
DVD Are You That Somebody? Video
DVD Try Again Video
DVD We Need A Resolution Video
DVD Aaliyah Behind The Scenes

I Care 4 U (2002)

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Tracklisting:

1 Back And Forth

2 Are You That Somebody?

3 One in a million

4 I Care 4 U

5 More Than a Woman

6 Don't Know What To Tell Ya (previously unreleased)

7 Try Again

8 All I Need (previously unreleased)

9 Miss You (previously unreleased)

10 Don't Worry (previously unreleased)

11 Come Over ft. Tank (previously unreleased)

12 Erica Kane (previously unreleased)

13 At Your Best

14 Got to give it up (New Remix)

Aaliyah (Edition 2004)

This album contains all the songs from Aaliyah plus four extra tracks : Try Again, Miss You, Don't Know What To Tell Ya and Erica Kane.

One in a million (Edition 2004)

Reissue of 1996's One in a million including one bonus track, Come Over (feat. Tank).

Special Fan Box (2004)

Import 4-disc box set including One in a million Edition 2004, Aaliyah Edition 2004 and I Care 4 U (Special Fan Edition) plus a DVD (PAL/Region 0) featuring all Aaliyah videos.

Ultimate Aaliyah (2005)

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3-disc set including 16 of Aaliyah's hits, 9 bonus tracks and a DVD featuring clips, videos and TV specials "Tribute to Aaliyah", "The Life of Aaliyah", VH1 Behind the Music and True Hollywood Story.

The following singles are also available :

Miss You

Rock the boat

One I gave my heart to/One in a million

Rock the boat #2

Try Again

Miss You Remix feat. Jay-Z (maxi single w/ bonus video)

Are You That Somebody Pt.1

One I gave my heart to/Hot like fire/Death of a playa

If Your Girl Only Knew

We Need a Resolution (Germany CD)

More than a Woman (UK CD)

Don't Know What To Tell Ya (UK CD)

The One I gave my heart to (2 tracks)

Journey to the Past (from Disney's Anastasia soundtrack)

Back & Forth

More than a Woman

Down with the Clique

Come back in one piece

At Your Best (You Are Love)

4-Page Letter

More Than a Woman/Rock the Boat (Australian CD)