Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” new album “Hard Candy” has leaked onto the internet. On “Hard Candy” Madonna has enlisted The Neptunes and man of the moment, Timbaland. Whilst Timbaland fails to live up to his hype, The Neptunes return to form and bring us their best work in recent years, as well as some true Madonna classics. Songs such as “She’s Not Me” and “Spanish Lesson” remind us how good The Neptunes sounds with live Instrumentation, and include some surprising N¤E¤R¤D-esque bridges. Shae even gives a guest vocal on the epic “Incredible“, and Pharrell brings back his falsetto singing on every song. Meanwhile tracks such as the 80’s influenced “Beat Goes On” brings back top class production which leaves us in no doubt that The Neptunes are back on form. And as always Pharrell & Chad have provided some top class singles, “Heartbeat” and “Give It To Me“.. Sorry Timbaland… you lost !
Madonna – Hard Candy (2008)
01 – Candy Shop feat. Pharrell (Neptunes)
02 – 4 Minutes feat. JT & (Timbaland) (1st Single)
03 – Give It 2 Me (Neptunes) (2nd Single)
04 – Heartbeat (Neptunes) (3rd Single)
05 – Miles Away feat. (Timbaland)
06 – She’s Not Me feat. Pharrell (Neptunes)
07 – Incredible feat. Pharrell & Shae (Neptunes)
08 – Beat Goes On feat. K. West (Neptunes) (4th Single)
09 – Dance 2Night feat. Justin Timberlake (Timbaland)
10 – Spanish Lesson (Neptunes)
11 – Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You feat. JT (Timbaland)
12 – Voices feat. Justin Timberlake (Timbaland)
Bonus Tracks
– Ring My Bell (Neptunes) (Japan & ITunes Bonus Track)
Leftovers
– Let Me Do It feat. Pharrell
– Still Doin’ It
– Beat Goes On feat. Pharrell (UK Version)