Mutya Buena - Just A Little Bit

"It's Not Easy" brings it all back to the reason this album exists: Mutya's daughter Tahlia. Mutya reunited with Felix Howard, Paul Simm and Sam Frank (producers and writers of "Overload" from the Sugababe's debut "One Touch") pays tribute to her daughter. Like most of the album the lyrics of "It's Not Easy" are sharp and concise enough to ensure Mutya won't be misunderstood.

'During the Sugababes people did misunderstand me. But you've got to remember that I started when I was fourteen. When you're that young you don't know much and you're not really gonna be sitting there taking in the media training 'cos you're not concerned. I grew up in north-west London and I didn't know any better!"

If "Real Girl" presents her soul credentials for inspection, it's also a varied set, with its twelve songs giving approving nods to all manner of rock, pop and urban stylings. Blame her mum, her dad and her seven music-loving siblings. As well as the likes of Mariah, Whitney and TLC, Mutya also fell in love with her dad's T.Rex and Black Sabbath records.

"I had a brother into hip hop, another into jungle, another into garage and me into R&B and funky house. That's why I can jump into different types of music.'page << 1 2 3 >>