Slim: Love's Crazy
by L. Michael Gipson
Of the 112 roster, Slim was my least favorite. Daron Jones and Quinnes Parker were better singers, and Michael Keith had better stage presence. Yet, throughout the Southern gentlemen's five album, multiplatinum run, ladies loved cool Slim. His high-pitched El DeBarge meets Keith Sweat song closings for 112 spoke to women in ways that eluded the hearing of men and dogs. So, it is with great astonishment that I report immensely enjoying Slim's solo debut, Love's Crazy. Crazier still is how incredibly relevant and musical the project is – it's like the best of 112 without the filler. Faith Evans, Ryan Leslie, and some Yung rappers make appearances, but time and again it's Slim who proves the star. Whether uptempo or on ballads like "Bedroom Stories," the 2009 quiet storm anthem, a solo Slim demonstrates he's worthy of a second look, and a third and a ... . Maybe the ladies weren't crazy after all. 3 stars.
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