Halle Bailey’s Love?… or Something Like It is currently the no. 1 album on iTunes (US) R&B chart. For many reasons, this is well-deserved, because the singer\/songwriter and actress creates music she enjoys, fusing her soft voice with bold sounds.<\/p>\n
In the album’s description on Apple Music, it says the project “blends R&B elegance and openhearted intimacy.” From the intro to the very first song and ending, Bailey tells the narrative of falling in love (or a feeling close to it), heartbreak, and the bittersweet acceptance of moving on.<\/p>\n
For me, I love how cinematic this album is. The lyrics, vocals, and instruments, such as the piano and electric guitar, come together to create a symphony that could serve as the soundtrack for a romance film.<\/p>\n
Love?… or Something Like It features the standout singles “Angel,” “In Your Hands,” “Back and Forth,” “Because I Love You,” and “Braveface.” But below are really the best songs.<\/p>\n
Overtime<\/p>\n
‘This is how a good girl never came back. She was riding on your truth, but you never told that.’<\/p>\n
Starting with this song after the intro was *chef’s kiss.* At the 1:52 mark, the moment when the guitar comes in and Halle sings, “I just gotta close the door,” is so rock-coded. I’m supposed to be wearing a leather jacket when I play this.<\/p>\n
Heaven<\/p>\n
‘Straight to Heaven, now I’m yours, no question. I’ll make sure I’ll bless you.’<\/p>\n
A song you can move your body to, “Heaven,” makes me want to dance. I can see myself listening to this song on a beach or somewhere tropical with a coconut in my hand. But until then, I’ll settle for having it on repeat in my car.<\/p>\n
Alone featuring Mariah The Scientist<\/p>\n
“I don’t like to be alone without you.”<\/p>\n
Halle teased this song a while ago on her social media, and from the snippet, I already knew I’d like it. Adding Mariah The Scientist was a nice touch as her voice glides on the beat.<\/p>\n
No Warning featuring H.E.R.<\/p>\n
“Want to play those twisted games with me, do you?”<\/p>\n
Before I even listened to the whole song, the harmonization at the beginning instantly pulled me in. H.E.R. sounds amazing, and her voice blending with Halle’s makes it repeat-worthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halle Bailey’s Love?… or Something Like It is currently the no. 1 album on iTunes (US) R&B chart.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[13253,146,46394,85,46,409,58496],"class_list":{"0":"post-98109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-apple-music","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-halle-bailey","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-singer-songwriter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}