"Peace and blessings manifest with every lesson learned." Erykah Badusang that on her debut single, 'On & On'. Fantasia Barrino most certainly has taken heed. Especially, considering the recent controversy she's been involved in. However, on her third outing, the former American Idol winner is the strongest she's ever been. The immature boasts of being a baby's momma is cast aside in order to let a grown woman shine through. And shine she does.
'Back To Me' opens assertively with "I'm Doing Me". Fantasia isn't standing for a lover's drama or anyone else's. Sampling from soul jams of yesterday, Fantasia continues on her grown woman journey. She informs her man that she is strong enough to handle the things he refuses to, yet brave enough to admit she doesn't know everything when it comes to his needs. Which brings us to the standout track of the disc, "Teach Me". It is a song where she asks her partner to show her the things he wants that she hasn't figured out. This is the most mature we've seen her. While, this is the best song of the collection,
the rest of the thirteen tracks don't pale too much in comparison.
Fantasia's album hearkens back to a time when singers didn't sing but sang. When personal turmoil forced artists to use their work for therapeutic purposes. At this point in the game, Fantasia is going through it some things. Her name is being dragged through the mud more so now than ever before. But if 'Back To Me' is any indication, she'll be a much stronger and more at peace with herself once the storm has passed.
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