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can'tneverdidnothin'
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724358042924
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Virgin Records Us
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
MPN: 80429
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: May 24, 2005
Studio: Virgin Records Us
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Editorial Review:
Somewhere on a soulful musical timeline between Sly Stone and Joss Stone, you'll find Nikka Costa. While many find chart success by putting out palpable but forgettable pop/soul mixes, with "can'tneverdidnothin'" Costa has once again written and recorded a funk/soul/rock mix that rises her above the plethora of pseudo-soul. Coming from a family tree with deep musical roots (her father Don was a well-respected producer/arranger who worked with Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.), Nikka Costa began her recording career at the age of eight, where she scored a European hit with her cover of "Out Here On My Own" from the movie Fame. For the next 20 years, Costa put out a handful of releases she herself has downplayed as inferior before coming into her first considered `real' solo effort, the impressive, soul-filled Everybody Got Their Something. For her new release, the funk and rock has been turned up considerably; Costa's shining moments of uptempo strength come via the funk-heavy tracks, most notably during the cover of Tina Turner's "Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter", with its spectacular horn section. The CD's other highlights come in the ballads, most specifically the disc's two closers, the tender "Hey Love" and the raw emotion of "Fatherless Child" about the passing of her legendary dad. "can'tneverdidnothin'" is a disc that is rare in it's authentic, sincere groove, and it seems likely that as Costa continues to grow, so will the depth of her music. --Denise Sheppard
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Nikka What
She is underated and unheard of,but yet you here all of her songs in clothing commercials. She is a petite little white female that has powerful voice of a Harlem Choir.
Rating: - Amazing.
It took me almost forever to get Nikka Costa's new work and I got extremely satisfied when Amazon allowed me having this AMAZING collection of great songs, fantastic musicians, mixing a sound based on what is the best in rock'n'roll - reminding me of the great jams from the seventies - with soulful and passionate vocal arragments and on the top of it all Nikka's rouchy and perfect-hitting note singing, all by one click! She's gifted! She once claimed "Everybody's got their something", and I say "If ... Read More
Rating: - Wow. Nikka Who? Jeez - Where have I been?
I'll say it again. Wow. I dunno how I missed this girl - but I've got an excuse...
After gorging on free music during my very own High Fidelity period (circa 1991 - 1998), I purged myself of most of my CD collection and swore off buying any new albums over the intervening years. I discovered that even a few hundred CD's are a pain in the butt to pack and move, and - crazy - the damn things are EXPENSIVE. I won't listen to the tripe played on the radio, and other than the odd gift of an ... Read More
Rating: - Wiped me out
Folks, I'm writing this on nearly the one year anniversary of it's release. Regular readers of my reviews (United we stand!) will note that I raved about Ms. Costa's first release. Naturally, I have received many requests/inquiries as to when I would be "dropping" a review of the new one.
I had to wait a full year because this CD drained me in more ways than one (see my review of Nikka's first for a better explanation). Suffice it to say, and I mean this in the best way possible, Nikka ... Read More
Rating:  - Can'tneverdidnothin' - 4.5 stars
WOW is really all I can say after listening to this disc. Once again, I've discovered a truly individual singer/songwriter/ musician who is fearlessly displaying true talent in the face of musical mediocrity. I'd heard of Nikka after her debut album but didn't buy it (yet that is) - I bought this on a whim after seeing a highlight show about her new album on a cable channel.
I love artists like Nikka because they don't bend to the "do whatever is hot right now" philosophy of music much like ... Read More
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