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It doesn't seem the most obvious place to start the second disc - or anything else for that matter. I was curiously reassured to see, when I found this video on YouTube, that it really is seven minutes long, because I recall it coming up on the telly over and over again and seeming to go on for ages: apparently there is a five-minute radio edit of the track, but anyone who bought the single had to sit through the full version. It really only needs to be about thirty seconds long though
Kelly was a prolific artist (quite apart from his input as a producer or writer for other acts) so his Now appearances only seem to scratch the surface of his huge output around the turn of the century: this was famously the seventh hit to appear on his double album R. Sadly, they tend to scratch the most boring side of it too - few of his more hilarious tracks crop up, and instead we're lumbered with the most generic RnB pumps and the dullest ballads. Even among the latter this stands out for its deep commitment to dullness - the whole song is basically in the title, and the tune, I finally realised, is 'Speak To Me Someone' - in fairness, it's a pretty standard riff, and they're neither of them a million miles from 'Unchained Melody'. But I can't help resenting something with so little substance taking up so much of my time.
Also appearing on: Now 28, 29, 30, 37, 40 (with Sparkle), 41, 51, 55, 59
Available on: The R In RnB Collection Vol. 1 - Greatest Hits
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