Search - Sharissa :: No Half Steppin

Not as bad as everyone says....

Jamaal A. Bivens | Jacksonville, Florida | 10/18/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If anyone can write a review, I know I can...I'm the type to give anyone a chance and will actually write something unbiased and not too objective. After reading some of the reviews made me reluctant to listen to this album, I did anyway.



Some of you may remember Sharissa from the group 4Kast, who had a minor hit back in '98 with the song "Miss My Lovin'" (grab that album, it's not bad at all). She had a few leads, and after hearing that album I figured that it's about time she did something on her own!



Some of the songs on this album are actually pretty good. The first single, "Any Other Night", has that bassy beat that makes you bob your head, and Sharissa actually gives you emotion on this song. "No Half Steppin'", the second single, is a tight catchy song. "If you're gonna love me, love me all the way, completely." That's what I am talking about!! She brings it with this song. "All These Years" has that Mary J. Blige feeling, and definitely could have been released as a single. The chorus' harmonies in this song are so tight and sound so precise that I was just like wow. "I'm Waiting" is a nice bluesy song that really just flows along nicely with some good vocals from Sharissa. "Over A Man" is a good song with a tight beat that will make you say damn!



I think the problem with this album is that there is no new material. After hearing the first three songs, you want to hear some songs with a different subject matter other than drama with her man. Come on girl! Also, some of the songs just make you say ugh. "I Can't Wait" sounds really forced and something from the 70s. I was like, what? I couldn't get into "Put Down That Phone" even after a few listens. and "Do We Really" would have been a lot better if the vocals didn't sound so lazy and uninspiring. Plus, what's up with all the cursing in the "Argument" skit? In the couple of interviews that Sharissa did, she seemed sort of innocent but sort of ghetto as well. Here, it just sound unrealistic as if she is reading from a script or something.



With better material and a couple of guest stars, Sharissa could actually be a force. Here, she is just given what seems like someone else's material. Hopefully, we will get the real Sharissa....not the half steppin' this album did."

Nice Album

tommiboi | Los Angeles | 02/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Her album was nice and original as well i enjoyed her album to the fulliest so if you love whiteny houston, u love Sharissa album its the real deal and real issues alot of people are facing 2day"

Stop Hatin

S. Lilly | 04/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I think that Sharissa's CD was great for her first time. Of course, the Cd has a few cuts that I am not totally feeling. However, I have not listened to anyones CD and loved every song. I think with the right marketing she could have been the next Mary J. Blige.As a matter of fact,when I first heard the CD someone had it on "bootlegg" I immediately went out and purchased the CD for my own collection.I bragged on this CD so much that I let someone borrow it and they have not returned it therefore, I am going to purchase this CD again."