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Face the Music by Avant

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The Letter was the weakest and least successful of Avant's first six albums. None of his previous releases missed the Top Ten of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, but it fell short at number 19. In 2012, Avant bounced back by reuniting with Keke Wyatt, with whom he had scored a Top Five hit -- a cover of René & Angela's quiet storm masterpiece "My First Love" -- 12 years prior. The classy duet "You & I" peaked at 46, but it deserved a much higher position and makes for an attractive centerpiece on Face the Music. It's another set of sophisticated, adult-oriented R&B that occasionally veers into boilerplate belligerence ("If you go home with me, I'm-a hit it," for instance) without quite reaching "Break Ya Back" territory. Avant either wrote or co-wrote all of the songs and co-produced the majority of them with either Dre Hen or Kajun. Altogether, it's a pleasing, natural continuation, full of slow grooves that tend to be convincingly romantic. There are a couple changes of pace. On "Nobody's Business," Avant morphs into a soul shouter over a brassy neo-Motown stomp. "NO," near the album's end, is more of a pop power ballad than anything drawn from the legacies of Avant's longtime inspirations.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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Toast To Love
00:03:55

Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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80 In A 30
00:03:44

Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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You & I
00:03:54

Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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More
00:04:05

Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Excited
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Don't Know How
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Nobody's Business
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Best Friend
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Like You
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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When It's Over
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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NO
00:03:51

Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Gratiude
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Your Face
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Human
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Avant, MainArtist - Myron Avant, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Kriss Johnson, Composer, Lyricist

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Review: Face the Music - Avant

The Letter was the weakest and least successful of Avant's first six albums. None of his previous releases missed the Top Ten of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, but it fell short at number 19. In 2012, Avant bounced back by reuniting with Keke Wyatt, with whom he had scored a Top Five hit -- a cover of René & Angela's quiet storm masterpiece "My First Love" -- 12 years prior. The classy duet "You & I" peaked at 46, but it deserved a much higher position and makes for an attractive centerpiece on Face the Music. It's another set of sophisticated, adult-oriented R&B that occasionally veers into boilerplate belligerence ("If you go home with me, I'm-a hit it," for instance) without quite reaching "Break Ya Back" territory. Avant either wrote or co-wrote all of the songs and co-produced the majority of them with either Dre Hen or Kajun. Altogether, it's a pleasing, natural continuation, full of slow grooves that tend to be convincingly romantic. There are a couple changes of pace. On "Nobody's Business," Avant morphs into a soul shouter over a brassy neo-Motown stomp. "NO," near the album's end, is more of a pop power ballad than anything drawn from the legacies of Avant's longtime inspirations.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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