To add to this, I think that the remixes here are so much better than the originals that there isnt a point of having the originals on this disc. One hopes that in the future, Kelly will come out with some more albums that are as challenging as R even so, Chocolate Factory will go down in history as a solid and pleasing, if somewhat predictable, addition to the Chicagoan's catalog. The songs I like I dont love like his other stuff, and what I dont enjoy I enjoy less than his other lesser tunes on his other albums. Hearing Kelly and Isley side by side, listeners can easily see how Kelly is able to draw on Isley's influence while projecting a firm, recognizable identify of his own. Nonetheless, Kelly has always been his own man that is especially obvious when he features Ronald Isley on "Showdown" (not to be confused with the Isley Brothers' 1978 recording). All of those influences were noticeable on Kelly's ‘90s albums, and they are still noticeable on Chocolate Factory.
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Many of the influences that have served Kelly well on previous efforts continue to serve him well on this 2003 release-influences that range from the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Prince, Babyface and hip-hop. But that doesn't mean that the double-disc is without merit what Chocolate Factory lacks in ambition, it makes up for in terms of quality and craftsmanship. Chocolate Factory, like 2000's TP-2.Com, tends to play it safe. Emphasizing romantic slow jams, this two-CD set isn't as ambitious or risk-taking as 1998's R, which is arguably Kelly's best, most essential release despite its own imperfections. All those scandals have, at times, overshadowed his music, which is regrettable because Chocolate Factory has a lot going for it. In addition to being hit with 21 counts of child pornography in Chicago and 12 more in Polk County, FL, the beleaguered singer/producer faced various sex-related civil suits. Kelly was hardly a stranger to controversy in the early 2000s. Kelly, released as a double album on Novemby Jive Records.It marked the first time Kelly worked with other producers as opposed to producing the entire album himself, as well as his first to feature guest artists. But as a singer, songwriter and producer, he’s at the top of his game.R. is the third solo album by American singer R. Factory‘s title track bounces on a hypnotic pulse and an instantly memorable hook, while “You Made Me Love You” borrows a guitar lick - and a deep Southern churchiness - from Al Green’s “Love and Happiness.” It remains to be seen if Kelly can regain his chart-busting status - or even salvage his career. The singer has backed off some of his porn-fantasy corniness and eased into a confident, soulful groove that runs consistently through the album and its equally appealing six-song bonus CD, Loveland.
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That’s too bad, because Chocolate Factory ranks among the best work of his career. Kelly’s problems start less than thirty seconds into Chocolate Factory, when he coos, “Anything you want/You just come to daddy.” From other R&B lovemen, that would be boilerplate pillow talk, but allegations of participating in child pornography against Kelly provide a distorting filter through which his music will be heard for years to come.