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A Nu Day
R&B / Soul · 2000 · 13 tracks

A Nu Day

Tamia

October 1, 2000 · Elektra

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A Nu Day marks the moment Tamia stepped out from the shadow of her mentor Quincy Jones to find her own voice in the evolving landscape of Y2K R&B. It is an album of transitions, shedding the adult contemporary label for something sleeker, more rhythmic, and occasionally more experimental.

The production is a bridge between the lushness of the 90s and the digital precision of the early 2000s, featuring contributions from Missy Elliott that inject a necessary edge into Tamia’s polished delivery.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Interlude
1:06
02
Dear John
4:35
03
Can’t Go for That
3:46
04
Go
4:19
05
Love Me in a Special Way
4:50
06
Long Distance Love
4:44
07
Stranger in My House
4:47
08
Wanna Be
3:19
09
Un’h… To You
4:12
10
Can’t No Man
4:00
11
Tell Me Who
4:50
12
If I Were You
5:18
13
Can’t Go for That (remix)
3:47
Moments Worth Listening For
the dramatic build-up of Stranger in My House where the lyrics shift from suspicion to a powerful vocal climax
the way Missy Elliott flips the Hall & Oates sample into a stuttering, futuristic R&B groove on Can't Go for That
the delicate and respectful treatment of the DeBarge classic Love Me in a Special Way highlighting her pure tone
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