Cherrelle Album: “High Priority”

The musical magic that producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis would give a production like this were phenomenal. At this point in artist's Cherelle Norton's career she was able to cross over to both r&b, funk, and dance-pop without alienating fans or confusing new ones. From the dramatic piano-synth intro called The Opening to the non-Jam and Lewis penned tunes the magical Minneapolis sound was unmistakeable ! There was no hip-hop, no rap. This old school R & B material was all about the artist actually singing and belting the tunes out ! Most popular tracks were You Look Good To Me, Artificial Heart (pre-Janet Jackson "Control" era), and the awesome Saturday Love ( a duet with Flyte Tyme colleague Alex O'Neal). For a re-union of the good ol' days of R&B from the 80's this is a sure bet !

This album brings back some memories I remember when I was elementary school that is when this album had came out I have always liked Cherelle she has an outstanding voice and the lyrics were good also I have always liked Cherelle and when I saw that her albums were available for purchase I purchase any one of her albums that I can it is worth it ..... This is a must have for any Cherelle or Alexander O'Neil fan I would truly reccommend this album to anyone who likes the sound of Minneapolis this is a great artist with a great voice and she always looked very nicely and she did all of her performances with class come back and make some more good music Cherelle!!!!

...BUT, while they produced this perky little R&B siren, they made some AWESOMELY funky music together! Her first three albums with Flyte Tyme went Gold! THAT tells ya sumpthin' right THERE!

On this, her second, the Funk got kicked off with the crunchy, "You Look Good to Me," but the REAL magic came in the album's 2nd single, the CLASSIC and romantic, "Saturday Love," which not only made it to #2 on the R&B chart, but which also became a Pop Crossover SMASH! Of course, Cherrelle would return the favor to Alex(ander O'Neal) on his "Hearsay" album with the equally as romantic, "Never Knew Love Like This," also R&B #2.

Other notables here include, "Artificial Heart" (the third single), "New Love," "Will You Satisfy" and "Where Do I Run To." Had Jam & Lewis not devoted so much time to developing the career of Janet Jackson, I truly believe that there would have been MORE Cherrelle/Flyte Tyme hits and many more Gold albums with them RIGHT THROUGH the 90's. Hopefully, Jam & Lewis will kick it with her again for old times' sake and who knows?...maybe ANOTHER Gold album!

It's doubtful tho. Rumor (then) is that J&L dropped her because she was hittin' the Yayo like Alex was back in the day.

boy let me tell you cherrelle can jam i had this tape since 1995 very rare until they reissue it again it brings back good times best song where do i run to the whole tape is very hardcore she was the stuff back then whatever happen to her

I first bought this music by Cherrelle in the form of a cassette back in 1985. It sounds as fresh and as current as it did back in the day. This CD reminded me of the creativity of the music that was in the 60's 70's and 80's. It made me sad that all the talent and creativity seems to have disappeared from today's R&B. Even, the so called "good" artistists of today do not hold a candle those singers and song writers of yester year. Oh, how I miss those glory years. This is a great C&D, one that every true lover of R&B would surely enjoy.