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Passion Like Fire
R&B / Soul · 2018 · 12 tracks · 44m

Passion Like Fire

Tamia

September 7, 2018 · Plus 1 Music Group

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Passion Like Fire is the sound of an artist who has nothing left to prove and everything to celebrate. Released twenty years after her debut, the album eschews the frantic, trap-influenced trends of the late 2010s in favor of a sophisticated, grown-up R&B that feels both timeless and contemporary.

It is an album of textures: the silkiness of Tamia's soprano, the warmth of the synth pads, and the steady, inviting pulse of mid-tempo grooves. This is music for the quiet hours, where the focus is on the emotional resonance of the lyrics and the technical brilliance of the vocal delivery.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m
01
If I Had to Choose
3:12
02
Leave It Smokin’
3:55
03
It’s Yours
4:38
04
Lost in You
3:27
05
Today I Do
3:29
06
When the Sun Comes Up
2:52
07
Tell Me How
4:19
08
Deeper
3:57
09
Stay
3:34
10
Not for Long
3:39
11
Better
3:52
12
You Are Loved
3:43
Moments Worth Listening For
the effortless transition from the rhythmic snap of Leave It Smokin into its lush harmonized chorus
the delicate piano opening of Today I Do that gives way to a soaring vocal performance
the way the bassline in It is Yours anchors the track while Tamia weaves intricate vocal ad-libs
the moment the percussion drops out on the bridge of a ballad leaving only a shimmering synth
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