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RACHELLE FERRELL

3.9

1990–2000

45 reviews

3 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

1990

First Instrument

3.8

warm reception

divided reaction

14 reviews →

1992

Rachelle Ferrell

4.3

warm reception

similar reaction

9 reviews →

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

3.8

warm reception

mixed reaction

22 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

4

3.8

Long Island, NY, USA

October 1, 2000

Ferrell stylishly, emphatically manages to answer her own question. Yes.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

3

2.5/5

3.8

New York, NY, USA

October 1, 2000

167

It's disappointing to find this singular talent squandered on such generic material.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

2

2/5

3.8

Vancouver, BC, Canada

October 3, 2000

For anyone with a taste for Erykah Badu.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

3

2.5/4

3.8

Philadelphia, PA, USA

October 15, 2000

Everything is rounded edges, softened climaxes, and canned beats.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

4

3/4

3.8

Miami, FL, USA

October 20, 2000

Ferrell's material isn't "quite" as good as that voice but it's better than most as she addresses personal, romantic and worldly concerns as a mature woman.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

4

3.5/4

3.8

Atlantic City, NJ, USA

October 20, 2000

Hopefully, it will not take another eight years to release an album if she continues down this musical path.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

3

3.8

Cleveland, OH, USA

October 29, 2000

Succeeds as therapy more than music.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

3

3.8

Kansas City, MO, USA

November 3, 2000

Ferrell is a cup of tea, though probably not everyone's.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

4

3.8

Allentown, PA, USA

November 18, 2000

Ferrell sounds refreshed and still dramatic as she swoops, stretches and soars with that most wonderful of instruments – her nearly seven-octave voice.

2000

Individuality (Can I Be Me?)

5

3.8

Durham, NC, USA

December 1, 2000

Will be remembered as the messenger that verified Ferrell's arrival as a creative force in the jazz world.

2000

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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