Keyshia Cole - "Just Like You" (2007)

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I like to rag on OffKeyshia a lot, but I have to say she has some pretty solid albums. This album is one of my faves from the last several years. Say what you want about her, but she knows a good melody at least. This album always relaxes me and I think it's one of the more underrated R&B albums of the 21st century so far. "Heaven Sent" has to be one my fave songs ever; it's so gorgeous. And her rack was nice in the video too!

[#LisaRinna]

Her best album easily.

'Let It Go', 'I Remember' and 'Heaven Sent' were all #1 on the R&B chart. I also love 'Fallin Out', 'Shoulda Let You Go' and 'Give Me More'.

[Agent Yoncé]

Her debut will always be my favorite & her best effort, in my eyes. W/that being said, this album was good & had a lot of great songs on here. 'Give Me More', 'Got To Get My Heart Back' & 'Losing You' were my favorite album track.

[Wave.]

"Let It Go" was too bomb. "Shoulda Let You Go" was my next favorite.

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Love it. It's head and shoulders above all her other albums in terms of quality.

[B-Boy]

I can't believe this was released six years ago. Her best singles were released from this album. "Let It Go" was the song of the latter half of 2007. "Give Me More" is still my favorite album track.

[MiniMusic]

Fallin Out is everything.

[Soulsista]

Great album, great songs. It's no wonder that she saw her greatest success during this era.

[Deleted]

This is her best album. I actually was listening to it and remembered that I REALLY fucked with her for the first 2 eras. The third was eh and then her last 2 projects just didn't do anything for me outside of a few tracks.

[Live Your Life]

This is definitely her best album. I love it.

AllMusic gave the album 4.5/5 stars:

Keyshia Cole's ascent was prepared with an appearance on the Barbershop 2 soundtrack and a mixtape presented by DJ Green Lantern, yet 2005's The Way It Is wasn't exactly hotly anticipated. On the strength of two Top Ten R&B singles, the album eventually went platinum, several months after release, slowly transforming her into one of R&B's biggest stars -- one often mentioned on a first-name basis, and one with several comparisons to Mary J. Blige. Cole's second album will only prompt more of those comparisons, nearly to the extent that it might seem like its purpose. In addition to becoming Blige's labelmate at Geffen, Cole prefaced the album's release with performances that included her takes on "I'm Going Down" and "Sweet Thing" -- two songs memorably updated by a young Blige -- which could be construed as insolence, reverence, or a combination of the two. In some ways, Just Like You plays out like an album that could've only been made after Blige's Breakthrough. The common collaborators include Rodney Jerkins, Ron Fair, and Bryan-Michael Cox, two of whom had nothing to do with The Way It Is. "Got to Get My Heart Back" could have been written to one-up The Breakthrough's "Enough Cryin"; these two Jerkins productions are somewhat similar in makeup, though the former's sting is a little more bittersweet while also hitting just a little bit harder. "Got to Get My Heart Back" would sound natural flowing out of The Breakthrough's "Take Me as I Am," not just sonically but as the next natural development in a busted relationship -- from putting a foot down to making a recovery. Both tracks are Ron Fair productions. Songs co-written and produced by others, like "Fallin' Out" and "Give Me More," would also be easy fits on The Breakthrough, balancing desperation with conviction and mixing lush arrangements with penetrative melodies. Add a wicked Missy Elliott-produced throwback to Bad Boy's golden era, a repeat appearance of Cole's album-stealing feature from Diddy's Press Play -- which, coincidentally, also contains a Blige feature -- and a photo spread that looks very Blige-like, and you might wonder whether or not Cole is pulling a Single Black Female. (Just Like You? Just like who, exactly?) Despite all this weirdness, this stands as a very good album by Keyshia Cole, also the point where Cole's voice grows from an occasionally powerful emotive device into a versatile instrument.

[Caviar]

My favorite album last decade. Got me through some tough times!

"I Remember" >>>>>>>>>>>

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Jun 6, 2013 22:07:37 GMT -5 Agent Yoncé said:

Her debut will always be my favorite & her best effort, in my eyes. W/that being said, this album was good & had a lot of great songs on here. 'Give Me More', 'Got To Get My Heart Back' & 'Losing You' were my favorite album track.

I agree. I also say that her debut album is her best one hands down, lyrically speaking, it's miles above from the rest. Especially with tracks like "I Should Have Cheated", "I Changed My Mind", "Love, I Thought You Had My Back", "Love", "Guess What", and "(I Just Want It) To Be Over".  They were much more raw and personal.

This was a good album, tho. I would place it right after "A Different Me" and "The Way It Is". My fave tracks are "Let It Go", "I Remember", "Heaven Sent", and "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me".

[B-Boy]

My favorite songs are the singles, "Give Me More", "Fallin Out" and "Didn't I Tell You" (feat. Too $hort).

I wish that the album included the original version of "Let It Go" with Kim's full verse.

[back2blk]

On par with her debut for me - though this does have stronger cleaned up ballads. Just Like You and Fallin Out are aces.