Whatever (Jill Scott song)

"Whatever" is a song released in 2005 by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Jill Scott, from her album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. Scott scored her biggest dance charting song on Billboard's Dance Chart.

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Whatever (Ideal song)

"Whatever" is the third and final single by R&B quintet Ideal from their self-titled debut album, Ideal (1999). The song features guest vocals by Lil' Mo and additional vocals and writing credits by Robert "R.L." Huggar (credited as R.L.-oquent) from the R&B trio Next. It also features production by Eddie Berkeley, Kobie and Kier "KayGee" Gist of Naughty by Nature. In 2001, the song won an ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Award for "Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". To date, "Whatever" is the group's second and last-known successful single.

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A demo for the song was originally recorded by KayGee and R.L. in the former's New Jersey basement studio. When the duo heard that Ideal needed an uptempo song, the demo was given to them and later went on to be re-recorded at The Battery Studios in New York City. Maverick of Ideal confirmed that the need for an uptempo song was due to the fact that "summertime [was] coming up," and the group "just wanted to make a summertime jam [that people] could ride through the summer with." However, because the group's self-titled debut had already been completed and released months prior to the single's finalization, Ideal confirmed that "Whatever" would see a release on the "future pressings of the [album]."

Whatever (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

"Whatever" (stylized as "WHATEVER") is a song by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki, taken from her second studio album Loveppears (1999). It was written by Hamasaki and produced by Max Matsuura. The song is a dance with elements of trance music. Like majority of the tracks from the album, "Whatever" was written in third person narrative, and all lyrically deal with themes of loneliness, chaos, confusion, and the burden of her responsibilities, aimed mostly towards her public image as an recording artist. It was released as the lead single from the album on 10 February 1999 by Avex Trax and Avex Taiwan.

Critical reception towards "Whatever" has been mixed; while critics commended Hamasaki's music change to dance music and the songs arrangement, "Whatever" was criticized for Hamasaki's vocal delivery and song writing. In Japan, "Whatever" became her single to reach the top five on the Oricon Singles Chart, peaking at number five. "Whatever" also reached number five on the Japanese Count Down TV chart. "Whatever" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 200,000 units.

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Listen (TQ album)

Listen is the third album by R&B singer TQ. It was released on August 31, 2004 in the United States and October 17, 2005 in the United Kingdom.

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All songs on this album are composed by TQ unless otherwise noted.

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Listen (Emanuel and the Fear album)

Listen is the first full-length album from Brooklyn-based symphonic rock band Emanuel and the Fear and was released via Paper Garden in March 2010.

Critical reception

Regarding Emanuel and the Fear's first full-length record, The 405 wrote: "The haunting mish-mash of psychedelia, poetic lyrics, pop and post-rock is tremendously put together and while a little overblown at times, it never gets in the way of the clarity of any song. Mixing The National's sentimentality with the integrity of Eels, a dedicated cult following already awaits."

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