Cherish - Unappreciated
By: Brett Hickman |
Saturday August 26, 2006 |
 
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Genrer & b PublisherSho 'Nuff / Capitol Records External Links |
Cherish, an R&B vocal group featuring four sisters (two of whom, Felisha and
Fallon, are twins, and who are also the youngest and mostly sing lead), are
impeccably tasteful and mature for being so young. Their refined image and
style also veers sharply away from the accepted idea that, in order to make it
in today's pop music scene, all young women have to act like sexual
degenerates. The women (which, in addition to the aforementioned twins,
includes older siblings Farrah and Neosha) exude a warm, smooth, powerful
singing style, besting their contemporaries as well as their obvious idol
Beyonce and her former group Destiny's Child.
The Atlanta natives have already hit the top 20 on the US charts with the Don
Vito-produced "Do It To It," a seductive dance number featuring a cameo by
Youngbloodz's Sean Paul. They've already been added to the "Hall of Fame" of
BET's "106 & Park" for the song's video. The title track hit the scene the day
before the album's release and is sparking radio stations everywhere. The clean
sound of finger snaps and use of tympani give the song a grandeur befitting the
ladies' talents.
Cherish were originally going to release an album back in 2003 with Warner
Brothers that Jermaine Dupri worked with the girls on, but, as I'm discovering
happens a lot these days in the R&B/hip-hop world, they were dropped with a
completed album that never saw the light of day. This was probably a good
thing, as they've been allowed to perfect their talents, gain some life
experience and bring a more worldly vision to Unappreciated.
Unappreciated was executive produced by Sho 'Nuff Records' Jazze Pha, one
of the hottest producers on the scene right now. His guidance surely helps, but
it's Cherish who are front and center throughout this release and with those
voices they could sing the freakin' menu from a Thai restaurant and it'd still
be golden.
