Simply Deep es un álbum de Kelly Rowland, publicado en 2002 por Columbia. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Stole», «Dilemma», «Haven't Told You» y «Can't Nobody».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum que inaugura la discografía de Kelly Rowland en solitario, "Simply Deep" de 2002, es una obra que la presentó al mundo como una artista con voz propia, más allá de su papel fundamental en el exitoso grupo Destiny's Child. Este trabajo es una exploración de su identidad, con un sonido que se aleja del R&B más pop de su banda para adentrarse en un rock alternativo y un soul más introspectivo.
El éxito masivo de su colaboración con el rapero Nelly en el tema "Dilemma" aceleró el lanzamiento de este debut. El álbum se grabó en un período de tiempo muy corto, lo que quizás le confiere una sensación de espontaneidad y, a la vez, de cierta inconsistencia. La dirección artística es valiente y sorprendente.
El sonido del disco es notablemente diferente a lo que se esperaba. Kelly Rowland explora guitarras de rock, atmósferas más oscuras y letras más personales y melancólicas. El single principal del álbum, "Stole", es un ejemplo perfecto de esta dirección: una canción que narra diferentes historias trágicas con una sensibilidad pop-rock.
"Simply Deep" es un debut audaz y a menudo subestimado. Es el sonido de una artista que busca deliberadamente diferenciarse y mostrar una faceta más profunda y compleja. Es un trabajo fundamental para entender la evolución de Kelly Rowland y su constante búsqueda de una identidad artística propia.
Listado de Canciones
- Stole4:09
Letra
He was always such a nice boy The quiet one With good intentions He was down for his brother Respectful to his mother A good boy But good don't get attention One kid with a promise The brightest kid in school He's not a fool Reading books about science and smart stuff It's not enough, no Cause smart don't make you cool, whoa He's not invisible anymore With his Father's 9 and a broken fuse Since he walked through that classroom door He's all over primetime news Mary's got the same size hands As Marilyn Monroe She put her fingers in the imprints At Manns Chinese Theater Show She coulda been a movie star Never got the chance to go that far Her life was stole Now we'll never know No no no no oh They were crying to the camera Said he never fitted in He wasn't welcomed He showed up the parties We was hanging in Some guys puttin' him down Bullying him round round Now I wish I woulda talked to him Gave him the time of day Not turn away If I woulda been the one to maybe go this far He might have stayed at home Playing angry chords on his guitar He's not invisible anymore With his baggy pants and his legs in chains Since he walked through that classroom door Everybody knows his name Mary's got the same size hands (Oh) As Marilyn Monroe She put her fingers in the imprints (Ooh) At Manns Chinese Theater Show She coulda been a movie star (She coulda been a movie star, oh) Never got the chance to go that far Her life was stole Now we'll never know (Now we'll never know, oh) Greg was always getting net from 20 feet away (20 feet away) He had a try out with the Sixers Couldn't wait for Saturday (Saturday) Now we're never gonna see him slam Flying high as Kobe can His life was stole (Stole) Oh now we'll never know Now we'll never never never know Mmm now we'll never never never never know Stole (Stole) Oh whoa yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Mary's got the same size hands (Same size hands) As Marilyn Monroe (Oh) She put her fingers in the imprints At Manns Chinese Theater Show (She was gonna be a star) She coulda been a movie star (Oh no) Never got the chance to go that far (Never got the chance) Her life was stole (Stole, stole) Oh now we'll never know (Now we'll never never know, no) Greg was always getting net from 20 feet away (He had game, oh) He had a try out with the Sixers Couldn't wait for Saturday Now we're never gonna see him slam (Never see him) Flying high as Kobe can His life was stole (Stole, oh) Oh now we'll never know (Now we'll never never know) Oh no no no Yeah their lives were stole - Dilemma4:49
Letra
[Kelly Rowland] I.. love you, and I.. need you Nelly I.. love you, I do.. neeeeed you - but [Chorus: Kelly Rowland] No matter what I do, all I think about is you Even when I'm with my boo, know you know I'm crazy over you No matter what I do, all I think about is you Even when I'm with my boo, y'know I'm crazy over you [Nelly] Check it, check it, check it, uhh I met this chick and she just moved right up the block from me And uhh, she got the hots for me the finest thing my hood done seen But oh no, oh no, she gotta a man and a son, doh'ohhh, but that's okay Cause I, wait for my cue and just listen, play my position Like a shortstop, pick up e'rything mami hittin And in no time.. (no time) I.. I plan to make this wah-one mi-i-ne.. and that's for sure Cause I, I never been the type to, break up a happy home But uh, there's somethin bout baby girl I just can't leave alone So tell me ma what's it gonna be? She said (You don't know what you mean to me) [Chorus] [Nelly] Check it, check it, check it, uhh I see a lot and you look and I never say a word I know how niggaz start actin trippin out here about they girls And there's no way-ayy-hey, Nelly gon' fight over no day-hey-ame.. as you can see But I, I like your steez, your style, your whole demeanor The way you come through and holla and swoop me in his 2-seater Now that's gangstah-ah-ahhh.. And I got special ways to thank yah-ah-ahhh.. don't you forget it But uh, it ain't that easy for you to pack and leave him But uh, you and dirty got ties for different reasons I respect that and right before I turn to leave, she said [Chorus] [Nelly] Sing it for me K [Kelly Rowland] I.. love you, and I.. need you Nelly I.. love you, I do.. (c'mon girl) And it's more than you'll.. ever know But.. it's fo'sho You can always count on my love Foreveeeeer more, yeahh-yeahh.. [Nelly] East coast, I know you shakin right Down South, I know you bouncin right West coast, I know you walkom right, cause Midwest, I see you swingin right (You don't know what you mean to me) [Chorus] [Nelly] East coast, I know you shakin right Down South, I know you bouncin right West coast, I know you walkin right, cause Midwest, I see you swing it right (You don't know what you mean to me) East coast, you still shakin right Down South, I see you bouncin right West coast, I know you walkin right, cause Midwest, I see you swingin right (You don't know what you mean to me) [Chorus] [Nelly] East coast, I know you shakin right Down South, I know you bouncin right West coast, I know you walkin right Midwest, I see you swing it right (You don't know what you mean to me) East coast, you still shakin right Down South, I see you bouncin right West coast, I know you walkin right, cause Midwest, I see you swingin right (You don't know what you mean to me) - Haven't Told You3:42
- Can't Nobody4:04
- Love/Hate3:08
Letra
[verse1:] i am so in love i am so in hate i just can't comprehend it you get me so high you get me so low i can't show what i'm feelin never was the type to let someone like you get under my skin tried like hell but you don't care for real you stepped on my feelings [chorus] see i love to love you boy and i love to hate you but i got to let you know i'm a have to let you go [verse2:] love to feel the love love to heal from pain is there really a difference wonder who is right wonder who is wrong i'm just feelin some tension you can't compromise we can't coincide we should really be chillin cause i've wasted so much time love is on the line i've made my decision [bridge:] it's useless to try and work things out don't need all of the stress you're not worth it i'm tired of all the ups and downs so goodbye i'm leaving made up my mind [chorus:] see i love to love you boy and i love to hate you but i got to let you know i'm a have to let you go - Simply Deep3:22
Letra
[Verse 1] Is anybody home in there? I unexpectedly dropped by your heart I simply wanted you to hear The cry of my love's never ending start Impossibly escaping you And circumstances never stand a chance So intrigued by the things you do [Chorus] Through my eyes I vision you Your love protects my every move And my life sways to your heart beats My everlasting love is simply deep [Verse 2] Each second spent is timeless When I'm with you, time seems to take a rest No routines ever lay with us 'Cause everything is new, when you're in love So delighted that you feel the same You say with me you're never liable to pain Never love another again [Chorus] Through my eyes I vision you Your love protects my every move And my life sways to your heart beats My everlasting love is simply deep As I lay you in the midst of ongoing creation Me as a whole, can only think of you And you breathe the air that surrounds the every move I run And I never sleep, without endless dream Of love so simple deep Between you and me! [Repeat chorus 3X] So simply deep, oohh-ooo - (Love Lives in) Strange Places3:32
Letra
[Verse1:] Clover walked in In his baggy jeans and his Prada shoes He had a nice shirt, nice scent, nice ice But he's not the one--the one I'd choose He was the type I never had Country and thug with lots of class Something inside me made me hesitate So I made him wait Didn't think he was the one to treat me right Until he found the love I tried to hide He said [CHORUS] LOVE LIVES IN STRANGE PLACES IT'S THE OBVIOUS THAT NEVER SHOWS IT JUST MIGHT FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU JUST LET GO [Verse2:] Now my baby sister's got a two way And a cell phone She's always happy when she gets a page But that's not love, girl, that's not a home Real love isn't digital, isn't physical It's the one that can reach inside And you don't know why, but it makes you whole So if you want the one who reaches deep Let him see the you that's underneath [CHORUS:] LOVE LIVES IN STRANGE PLACES IT'S THE OBVIOUS THAT NEVER SHOWS IT JUST MIGHT FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU JUST LET GO [Bridge:] It's in the corners of the sky In the shadows of your mind The unexpected suddenly Like the child of destiny No, you can't control the way So just have faith [CHORUS:] LOVE LIVES IN STRANGE PLACES IT'S THE OBVIOUS THAT NEVER SHOWS IT JUST MIGHT FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU JUST LET GO - Obsession3:36
Letra
I wanna be The everything you need The every sight you see The closest thing to epidemic Slightly your disease A love without a cure No uncertainties for sure The closest thing to alcohol That calls you back for more Your sensual touch It's all too much Unbearing love My obsession I speak your tone Dance to your song Of my confession Of my obsession It's fearful when I Replay over life No existing night Feels like this one I feel your presence Underrates romance No fear, you're my one, slight obsession You stand beside And everything resides Every surrounding fights To fall into the moment, take their seats into the night An unexperienced heart Is begging & it starts To collect all the elements of love That's sure to draw Have you read the surgeon's general Tells me it's not healthy still I know Maybe I'll be the one to teach a lesson baby But the first step is to admit my obsession baby Have you seen the way I look at you My eyes glare along with fireflies in the night Your response is only a test and Obviously I failed Cause you're my obsession - Heaven3:58
Letra
I wanna love together Kiss and touching feels better Now that I have, have you I couldn't ask for nothing more. Like a misty breeze on a summer day Or the warmth of sun after rain, you, Always seem to balance me with your love If you're far away I want you near might sound cliché But my words are so sincere can't you Taste the joy inside my tears (I'm so in love) I've found love's treasure in this ocean of pleasure And now that I have, have you I won't search for anything more Oh love What have you done to me This crazy feeling I can't describe It feels like love it must be love it must be love Feels like snow caressing mountain tops When I see your eyes from afar All I can do is run with open arms Love is all I got I feel so at home When we're alone, oh Love, when I'm in your arms Feels like I'm melting into you You keep me so warm Ooh, I feel so high above Caught a glimpse of heaven in your eyes Thanks for showing me love (Your love so good) Baby we will grow together; this is a joint endeavor And there's nothing I'd rather see, Than the love in your eyes for me 'Cause this feeling is so surreal, You touch me places I didn't feel I used won't but now I will trust in love I'm elated and overjoyed. Over this connection between a girl and boy I was empty till you filled the void, I'm so in love Love, when I'm in your arms Feels like I'm melting into you You keep me so warm Ooh, I feel so high above Caught a glimpse of heaven in your eyes Thanks for showing me love (Your love so good) - Past 123:28
Letra
i met this guy he was always on the floor but he's dancing by himself i don't know why cuz he's lookin' hot to death so i began to think if i go out on the floor there's a chance he'll notice me and when he did it was poppin' sweet we can get out on the floor but take it slow baby, won't you keep it right there yeah, we can take it there boy i don't really care it's all good with me we can bounce up in the club or kick it in ya truck long as it's sittin on doves, it's love cuz we ain't gotta go no where let's get it crunk tonight i must admit that i'm not so bold when it comes to other guys i ain't goin trip first for everything and i hope that this is a thing i won't regret when morning comes when the party ends is it gonna be you and me? boy if the fleeling's right we can rock all night for sure don't you know that boy, when the clock strikes 2 i'm gonna be with you for sure it's past 12 o'clock and i'm trying to put it on lock makin' sure the party don't stop bottles stay popped think i'm feelin' what you got (all night) it's past 12 o'clock and i'm trying to keep it on lock won't you come and dance with me then we'll see if you're gonna be with me no coincidence two distant hearts on a map both goin no where fast both late for an appointment, they end up together in a city cab they share a fare and some friendly conversation that's no coincidence, that's love she scrambles through her purse he rushed in through the front lookin for change, there's a joke box in the back of the restaurant they start to dance til this day they're still dancing that's no coincidence that's love it's amazing, it's perfection how each little bitty star makes up one big constellation of people getting connected it's truly heaven sent, it's evident that love is no coincidence he snapped a photograph she took a sonogram she didn't tell him he shipped off to war in a foreign land left home a soldier but came back a father that's no coincidence that's love somebody crashed her car he's got a failing heart one thing can save them an operation neither can afford but through visitation, two families get acquainted that's no coincidence that's love how we intertwine is divine (extraordinary) open your eyes and you'll find (it's involuntary) seasons have reasons for changing (so that everybody) can find love, lose love, find love again - Everytime You Walk Out That Door4:09
Letra
Oh oh yeah yeah The table set for dinner only just for one Staring at your empty chair Remembering all of the crazy laughs we shared Last time you were sitting there I can hear your voice still calling out my name And smell your scent upon the pillow next to me Imagining your kisses when I close my eyes They don't replace you holding me A house is not a home when I'm alone here Summer turns to winter when you're gone And all I see are clouds outside my window Everytime you walk out the door And in the morning as I slowly wash my face Feel you Sneaking upon me Go to my reflection staring tells me everything I'm alone You're not really there I can hear your voice still calling out my name And smell your scent upon the pillow next to me Imagining your kisses when I close my eyes They don't replace you holding me A house is not a home when I'm alone here Summer turns to winter when you're gone And all I see are clouds outside my window Everytime you walk out the door I'm not saying that I can't just live without you But my life's so much better when you're here You turn my darkness to light And you make everything all right by my side A house is not a home when I'm alone here Summer turns to winter when you're gone And all I see are clouds outside my window Everytime you walk out the door - Train on a Track3:43
Letra
[verse1:] i wonder if he knows i've been watching him and i wonder if he knows i can feel him and i wonder in my dreams when i'm sleeping, and i'm keeping him close to me i'm thinking he's the thunder, i'm the lightning and i'm thinking maybe we can come together and i'm thinking we can bring the rain with a lovely breeze with such harmony [chorus] like a train on a track like spokes inside a wheel involuntary motion like rolling down hill and there's no way to stop it it's a natural thing like sunrise and dusk snowflakes, waterfalls same thing like us and there's no way to stop it once you fall in love [verse2:] i'm glowing and overflow of happy laughter i'm growing closer to you more than ever i'm blowing daffodils and kisses, baby breaths, and roses gently touching noses i'm sailing without a destination i'm sailing explore uncharted places i'm exhaling no more lonely seasons, i'm underwater breathing drowning in the sea of love [chorus:] like a train on a track like spokes inside a wheel involuntary motion like rolling down hill and there's no way to stop it it's a natural thing like sunrise and dusk snowflakes, waterfalls same thing like us and there's no way to stop it once you fall in love [bridge:] i heard a song bird, a seed came through the earth strangers holding hands, a crowd cheering in the stands i've already seen all the evidence it's obvious love's in the air again saw dark clouds blow, chased by rainbows saw two roses bloom just like me and you caught up in the magic i can't pretend it's obvious love's in the air again there's no way to stop it, no way boy you and i are luv in love you see that you and i , are luv in love there's no way to stop it, no way boy you and i are luv in love you see that you and i , are luv in love - Beyond Imagination3:21
Letra
[verse1:] you speak only what you hear easily influential so secluded no one's near this home's full of rituals your mother's goin on strike tired of preaching sermons and father's vacation tonight is somewhat permanent [chorus] i gotta go to somewhere beyond imaginations flow hear my tone it says i am alone [verse2:] your life seems dysfunctional it only acts what you show you're your own psychiatrist a slight minute from quitting showing signs of depression life's falling over and crashing your heat burns through life lava and rapes your problem solver, now go [chorus:] i gotta go to somewhere beyond imaginations flow hear my tone it says i am alone [bridge:] a hideout manifest stability let go of doubt getaway no flaws will inject or exit my present place i gotta burn experience only allows what i will learn hear my tone it says i am alone, yeah..... [vamp] na, na, na, na, na na, na, na, na, na na, na, na i hear your tone and you're so not alone you're so not alone