In My Own Words by Ne-Yo

Pros: Quality sound, great tracks, rekindles the musical flames of yesterday.

Cons: Nothing

The Bottom Line: Wake up and heed the sound of the soulful voice of harmony. Ne-yo sings to your heart and soul.

Review: Music according to Webster's New World Dictionary, is defined as the art of combining tones to form expressive compositions; Any rhythmic sequence of pleasing sounds. Music has enhanced the way those soulfully equipped with the heart to ...

Pros: the words to all of his songs are wonderful and dude can sang

Cons: The cd could have been a little longer than what it is

Review: There's not that much more to say other than the CD is hot. To be honest at first the only reason why i brought the CD was because he was cute. but now that CD is one of my favorite CDs. I love the song "Time" it's number 12 on the CD it maybe one of the ...

Pros: Ne-Yo has an excellent ear for melody, good lyrics, mellow vibe.

Cons: He's got a way to go before reaching his full artistic maturity.

The Bottom Line: Ne-Yo's debut is a promising slice of contemporary R&B, proving that occasional cliche can be OK when done properly.

Review: Let’s face it. There’s a definite segment of today’s R&B scene that’s completely anonymous-especially when it comes to male vocalists. It’s a problem that was sure to raise its ugly head at some point when everyone’s trying to sound like either Michael ...

Pros: Smooth, silky voice; admirable song writing, fun to listen to.

Cons: "Get Down Like That" is way too familiar "Stay" is a bit anonymous.

The Bottom Line: Ne-yo is a promising young singer, songwriter and producer and has the potential to really have a lasting career.

Review: Arkansas Born, Las Vegas, Nevada raised Ne-yo exploded onto the scene earlier in 2006 when he released the forlorn, broken-hearted “So Sick”. It was immediately clear the kid had a smooth, Usheresque quality and the song is pretty much impossible not to ...

Pros: Songwriting ability is quite strong. Vocals are good. Production is tasteful, lack of "guests."

Cons: Sameness to album as a whole. Some lyrics are just silly.

The Bottom Line: While there's a misstep or two, Ne-Yo is one slick, cool cat. With more hits like "So Sick," I don't think he'll return to writing hits for others anytime soon.

Review: There’s a secret about popular music that often goes unnoticed: the singers don’t usually write their songs. To most people this is a “country music only” Phenomenon but if you look at any billboard magazine you’ll find that a good ...

Pros: Some well-written, well-sung, well-produced R&B

Cons: Not the most memorable; Ne-Yo needs to tighten his overall package

The Bottom Line: I’m so sick of the bottom line!

Review: It’s a sad truth that R&B is becoming more disposable by the second. With record contracts being handed out like toilet paper at a Charmin convention, new artists and groups are entering the arena by the droves with nothing more than good looks and a ...

Pros: After listening closely to the whole disc 3 times, the guy has it!

Cons: Needs more topics to sing about!

The Bottom Line: I put this disc in my car, working out, and studying. I couldn't do any of the three for his material capturing my attention each time.

Review: Ne-Yo “In My Own Words” When you look at today’s newcomers you can tell the difference between those who will be here for years and those who will be around for 15 minutes. Many of them lack originality, vocals, and other crucial elements needed to ...

Pros: Original songwriting, nice beats, not a whole lot of rap verses

Cons: Subjects become a bit repetitive and a couple of songs are fillers.

The Bottom Line: This is a great album. It has a couple of fillers in there but its very listenable.

Review: I'm a young lady (21) who usually listens to music that's older than I am because the R&B singers of today lack depth. Period. I am willing to realize that not everything has to be as deep and as special as the Stevies or Marvins, but I'm tired of the ...

Pros: Ne-Yo's smooth delivery

Cons: Most songs are only 3 minutes long

The Bottom Line: Look for more hits by this talented artist

Review: Finally, an R&B/hip hop artist who can sing! There's no hype, just good singing on this debut album, In My Own Words. And it's about time Ne-Yo penned his own words. Did you know that Beyonce's hit single, Irreplaceable was ...

Pros: clever lyrics, good voice, star in the making

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: I hope he gets a well-deserved Grammy nomination for this album, because he's one of the best new artists out now and one of the best R&B artists out now.

Review: When I heard of this cat named Ne-Yo, I was like, "This is another R&B reject. He will only be here for two minutes." But I was shocked to hear how talented he was on the song, "So Sick", which blew him up and I couldn't believe that he wrote Mario's ...