Album Review: "If Only Love Was Enough" by Maleek Berry

 "If Only Love Was Enough" by Maleek Berry album cover
She gimme African Waist, like Tiwa, ah

She wan' gimme that work like Rihanna, yeah

Se ri bo se rotate e be like a tire

She dey make man stand ovation

Her baka don cause inflation for the nation

You say you wan' make love to the bass line, oh, ah (Ah)

You tell me, say you no wan' waste time, oh, ah (Ah)

You say, "Them other girls haffi stand in line, oh, ah" (Ah)

You tell me say, "Them go watch, while we slow whine, oh, ah" (Ah)

Oh, you say you wan' take control? Control (Yeah, yeah)

Ayy, you say you wan' take control? Control (Yeah, yeah)

The way she dey do me o fe gba control, control (Control)

See the way you dey roll it o fe gba control

See my baby want to take control now

Lyrics taken from https://genius.com/Maleek-berry-kontrol-lyrics

*dances in my living room* My introduction to Maleek Berry was his smash hit song "Kontrol". As matter of fact his song was one of my first introduction to Afropop and African music as a whole. Needless to say it was a fantastic first impression that has lead me into delving deeper into the unique songs of the motherland. Therefore I started exploring African artist like Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Tems, Ayra Starr, Tyla, Patoranking, Sauti Sol just to name a few. However, in exploring other African artist, Berry got lost in the shuffle which is quite a shame giving that he was instrumental in ushering me into African music. Nevertheless, I am back on the Maleek Berry train by listening to his fourth studio album titled " If Only Love Was Enough". Let us see what he has in store for us!

Here's my review of each track on the album!

1. All Over You 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / ❤️‍🔥

2. Onyeoma 🌟🌟🌟

3. Lately featuring Ruger 🌟🌟🌟🌟

4. To the Morning 🌟🌟🌟

5. Summer 25 🌟🌟🌟

6. Situation featuring Wizkid 🌟🌟🌟🌟

7. Biggie Man featuring Zlatan 🌟🌟🌟

8. Turning Up 🌟🌟🌟

9. Mirror 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

10. 4 My Body featuring Tiwa Savage 🌟🌟🌟

11. Lagos Party 🌟🌟🌟

12. Who Be This One 🌟🌟🌟

13. Set It Off 🌟🌟🌟

14. Make It Right 🌟🌟🌟

15. The Pain 🌟🌟🌟

Album Rating: 6️⃣▪️ 5️⃣ / 🔟

 "If Only Love Was Enough" by Maleek Berry album tracklist


What are your overall thoughts on the album? What are your favourite songs from the album? Let me know in the comments section!

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