{"product_id":"veteran","title":"Marques Houston \/ Veteran - CD (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e HOUSTON,MARQUES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.02517E+11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 20-03-2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nIt's not often you think of a swaggering R\u0026amp;B star as an underdog, but Marques Houston fits the profile: when he's not being compared with his step-brother Omarion, he's held up as another smoothie rummaging around in Usher's bag of tricks. Veteran should fix that. Most of these songs, thickened by thump-thump beats or pushed in a playful direction by handclaps, play like valentines--titles like \"Favorite Girl,\" \"Wonderful,\" and \"Exclusively\" give a sense of where Houston is headed. Sincerity, not empty come-ons, is the thing: \"Kimberly,\" a sexy number about a legendary voyeur, could have been all steam and no substance, but Houston works up a vocal that's smoky and soul-flavored. He steps up again on \"How You Just Gonna\"--the emphasis may be on the physical (\"touchin', shakin', takin', and freakin'\" come up) but the delivery is deep-down emotional. What Houston is a veteran of never comes clear. But as of this release, his days of being a second-tier celebrity are numbered. --Tammy La Gorce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 602517099661\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0602517099661\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.02517E+11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44744305639683,"sku":"Q2-4UUI-SBQK","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/products\/41zta3qlAwL.jpg?v=1708859964","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/en\/products\/veteran","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}