ARTIST: Mashonda
TITLE: January Joy
LABEL: Sony BMG
GENRE: R&B
BITRATE: 189kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 58min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-11-09
RIP DATE: 2005-11-08

Track List

01. Step Into My World (Intro)      1:17
02. The World Is Ours               3:38
03. Blackout (Feat. Snoop Dogg)     3:19
04. Used To                         3:52
05. Back Of Da Club                 3:33
06. It's Ok                         3:32
07. Hold Me (Feat. Kanye West)      4:03
08. Leave The Block Alone (Feat.    4:16
Jadakiss)
09. Lonely                          3:44
10. Girlfriend                      4:20
11. Touch Me                        4:31
12. Why I Love You                  4:17
13. Ask Of You (Feat. Raphael       4:22
Saadiq)
14. No One Else                     4:48
15. Thank You (Outro)               1:37
16. Blackout (Feat. Nas) (Bonus     3:19
Track)

Release Notes:

Mashonda marries her sexuality to Swizz's beats.

When an aspiring R&B diva can't perform octave-hopping trills, she
must project confidence and sexiness. With Mashonda, the confidence
is well earned: She's written and sung with Eve, Jay-Z, and
Cassidy, and here, she collaborates with hubby Swizz Beatz.
Sexiness also pervades her debut, from standout production to her
near-orgasmic delivery.

Naturally, there's a series of hammering, Swizz-made beats,
starting with "Back Of Da Club," where deafening whistles provide
the backdrop to her bump-and-grind narrative. "Blackout," built
over a stuttering tom-tom loop, would be hot enough with Snoop
Dogg's smoldering cameo, but Mashonda makes the track blaze as she
sings - with a certain breathiness - about wanting sex several
times a day, preferably the kind that makes her pass out.

The album has its delicate moments, too. "Hold Me" features
swirling disco strings you'd expect to hear in a Barry White jam.
Featuring a verse from Kanye West, the vibe is old school but not
overly retro. And while Mashonda may not shatter any glasses, she
sings like a woman who's comfortable in her skin.