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Billboard Review: 'One Of Those Days' submitted by: Lisa D. source: Billboard Date: October 25, 2002 One of Those Days WHITNEY HOUSTON Producer(s): Kevin Ske'kspere Briggs Publisher(s): Shek'em Down/Hitco South/ Buttaphly 2Phly/Classic South/ Music of Windswept/D.A.S./Ground Breaking/ Sony/ATV/Bovina/EMI-April, ASCAP Genre: R & B Catalog Number: Arista 5197 (CD promo) Jennifer, Mariah, Ashanti, Brandy, Christina, and all you other ladies bidding for R&B glory . . . Miss Whitney would like to show you the way it is to be done. "One of Those Days" marks the joyous, triumphant return of one of the great singers, who delivers the goods in glorious voice, singing a groovy, hip-swaying composition that is at last worthy of her immense talent. The previous "Whatchulookinat" was a frightening curve ball, not only a bitter pill lyrically but also a chaotic mess of a rhythm with Whitney's vocal drowning somewhere on the sidelines - making this Shek'spere-helmed track all the more satisfying (if not a relief). "Days" possesses enough of an R&B edge to mount current radio trends, but its wonderfully melodic instrumental pallette will also satisfy longtime pop fans, as it sashays along to a melody line lifted from the Isley Brothers' top five 1983 R&B hit, "Between the Sheets." A spate of recent A-level artists have delivered mediocre material, and Houston was certainly in the danger zone. It's a happy day when you know a hit - and love it - the first time you hear it. -Chuck Taylor Site design by: Dolphin Webpage Designs © 1996-2002