J. Holiday Back of My Lac: R&B Singer Shows Promise

An Early Album Review

Who is J. Holiday? On his debut album, Back Of My Lac, the 22-year-old R&B crooner intends to tell the world. After a very popular single, which thrust him into the limelight, J. Holiday has to impress a lot of people with his debut album. There is an unusual amount of pressure on Holiday, as some view him as a savior of R&B.

The first single off of Back Of My Lac is the incredibly catchy mid-tempo song Be With Me.The song was produced by proven hit-maker Rodney Jerkins. The song tells the story of a man who craves to be with a woman who just wants to stay as friends and is unaware to see that he likes her. The song features incredible production, vocal arrangements and lyrics.

The second single is the almost equally catchy Bed. The song was produced by Carlos McKinney and written by The-Dream. The-Dream is also responsible for penning the mega-hit Umbrella by Rihanna and his own hit single Shawty Is A Ten! The song explains what J. Holiday would do to a woman if he had her in bed. The song is very catchy and is growing in popularity across the country. The song sounds like a male version of the Ciara single Promise. As well as features vocals similar to Rihanna's Umbrella.

Fatal is a very well written and produced song by the production and writing powerhouse team The Underdogs. It talks about how life is fatal when you're out of love. The concept is original and the vocal delivery is passionate and real as opposed to most young R&B singers.

On Suffocate also produced and written by The Underdogs, J. Holiday slows with an almost rap like flow on the vocals. The song is another masterpiece produced by The Underdogs who are featured successfully on the album. The strongest piece of this strong is the bridge which adds that extra bit to the song.

On the title track Back Of My Lac, J. Holiday raps as well as sings. The song is autobiographical and the most personal cut on the album. The song is a good introduction track for the album as it lets the public get a glimpse inside of J. Holiday's world.