Disco de Dru Hill: “Hits”

I had to get this CD! All of their hits on one album!!!!! I was surprised that as a group and with Sisqo's solo hits, they had 16 charted singles! Just unbelievable. Radio was very supportive of this group. Dru Hill probably set the framework for the current music trend of R&B/rap collaborations when some radio people were hesitant to play those kinds of songs. But they succeeded at it where one genre doesn't outdo the other in the same song. I still love their hits of Tell Me (and that stomping groove on it), In My Bed, How Deep Is Your Love, I Should Be, the funky In My Bed remix and others. Even songs that peaked in the 20s such as the underrated and soulful Beauty (which peaked at #24 R&B) are included. The group sounds superb vocally on all songs. Babyface produced some wonderful ballads for them as well as Darryl Simmons. I noticed how they went from Stanley Brown (early '90s hitmaker on his own) producing most of the first album to Babyface and others on the second to producing on their own on the third, such a tremendous creative growth for them musically. Thong Song is still a fun, escapist dance record that gets you on the floor everytime. Sisqo's infamous Yeaaahhhhh singing was a common trademark on How Deep, Thong and even Will Smith's hit Wild Wild West. It shows how much he's into the songs, a commanding vocalist both solo and with DH. Wished that the group would have recorded a few new songs for this compilation, see how much they've progressed. But this is a well thought out, well put together album of their best music. They made Baltimore a hot music city for artists, especially with Mario, Lil' Mo and some artists that came later.

I love it, the albums flows so well, it's off the hook. From tell me to beauty this album has made me fall in love with dru hill all over again.

Get this it's a nice compilation.

In My Bed *That is the 1 you know even if you were only a casual in the 90s*

But there are 3 more that are just as good or better.

Tell Me

Never Make A Promise

These Are The Times

1st 2 are similar and a bit slow jam but with some assertiveness.

The last is slow and more of a ballad type.

Another 3 are solid tracks.

5 Steps

How Deep Is Your Love

I Should Be...

You must hear track 9 for all music lovers. Everone that hears this cd and track want one for themselves.

After a decade of music the Baltimore group Dru Hill (Jazz, Sisqo, Nokio, Woody) deliver a premium greatest hits album with "Hits" (2005). This release contains tracks from the group's three albums, soundtrack appearances and two tracks from Sisqo's first solo album. The group's newest and fifth member Scola has appearances on the Dru World Order tracks.

Tell Me (Dru Hill)

In My Bed (Dru Hill)

Never Make A Promise (Dru Hill)

Big Mama feat. Foxy Brown (How to Be a Player Soundtrack)

5 Steps (Dru Hill)

We're Not Making Love No More (Soul Food Soundtrack)

How Deep Is Your Love feat. Redman (Rush Hour Soundtrack Version)

These Are The Times (Enter the Dru)

The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) (Enter the Dru)

Beauty (Enter the Dru)

You Are Everything (Enter the Dru)

I Should Be (Dru World Order)

No Doubt (Work It) (Dru World Order)

I Love You (Dru World Order)

Thong Song (Unleash The Dragon)

Incomplete (Unleash The Dragon)

In My Bed (So So Def Remix)

Listening to this album brings back a lot of good memories. I hope that Dru Hill continues to make music; they are one of the few R & B groups I really like. "Hits" is an album I would recommend for any R & B collection.