Music Review

''He Is''

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Heather Headley

The ex-star of the Elton John-penned Broadway musical Aida makes an R&B bid on this midtempo cut rife with descriptions of a good man: ''the bad times un-doer,'' ''the pleasure releaser,'' ''the dough increaser.'' The wordy effort suits her stage-ready enunciation and play-to-the-last-row belts. But thinking this will allow her to compete with the hip, breezy likes of urban queen Ashanti would be, um, foolish.

Originally posted Sep 27, 2002 Published in issue #674 Sep 27, 2002 Order article reprints

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