So High (Jamelia song)

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"So High"
Jamelia - So High.jpg
Single by Jamelia
Released3 May 1999
Recorded1999
Genre R&B
Length3:45
Label Capitol, Parlophone
Songwriter(s) Jamelia Davis, Stepz, R. King, Rositta Lynch, MC D
Producer(s) Lloyd Brown
Jamelia singles chronology
"So High"
(1999)
"I Do"
(1999)

"So High" is the debut single from British R&B singer Jamelia. It was her first single for Parlophone in 1999. [1] [2] The single did not chart in the UK and is rare due to the fact it did not feature on her debut album, Drama . It also omitted from her greatest hits compilation, along with Drama singles "I Do" and "Boy Next Door".

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Critical reception

Yahoo's Dotmusic gave "So High" a mixed review. They stated, "New kid on the block Jamelia swings into town with this slice of R&B which never manages to rise above the mediocre. She can sing, the beats roll, the bass tones swing, the chords funk – hey, you might even find your head nodding Flat Eric style! It's just we've heard this a 1000 times before and when the chorus slips into "So high, So high...You're making me..." things take a nosedive. It's a shame as Jamelia's got a great voice and with the right production could lift a tune. [3]

Track listing

CD single

(CDRHYTHM19 / 742388684828)

  1. "So High" (featuring Rositta Lynch) (Original Mix) – 3:45
  2. "So High" (Original Mix without Rap) – 3:45
  3. "So High" (featuring Ms Ill) (Raw Soul Mix) – 4:17
  4. "So High" (Raw Soul Instrumental) – 4:18
  5. "So High" (featuring Rositta Lynch) (Ill Skills Remix) – 4:20
  6. "So High" (Ill Skills Instrumental) – 4:20

Credits

Information from the "So High" liner notes. [4]

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References

  1. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/artistbiog/jamelia Jamelia Biography 1 – citing "So High" as debut single.
  2. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,2767860,00.html Jamelia Biography 2 – citing "So High" as debut single.
  3. LAUNCH, Music on Yahoo! – Jamelia – So High
  4. Jamelia – So High – Credits (Media notes). Jamelia. Parlophone. 1999. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)