"Giving Up" In Review

This is a cover of Donny Hathaway's "Giving Up" that Aaliyah recorded for her 2001 self-titled album that didn't make the final cut. The track is quite special in that 1) it is exclusive and 2) that it really shows off her vocal ability. She does great jutsice to the original, which is one of my favorites, and makes it her own. That is the most important part of covering a song. If you aren't going to do it and make it your own then don't bother. An interesting tidbit about the song. The song is featured in Sparkle. Aaliyah was set to star in the picture. This might be another reason she recorded it. Hopefully this is one of the tracks that will show up on the Aaliyah album that they have been been working on for quite some time. I hear that it will see the light in Fall 2005. It's one of those 'instant classic' songs that you hear that gives you chills whenever you hear it. Just shows you all that she was capable of doing and what she was interested in doing. We'll never get another one like her again. R.I.P. Aaliyah. Hopefully you enjoy the track.



All props for the track are instore for someone else. Not mentioning them for certain reasons. Listen to the track here. 5/5