702 should have been huge stars. Jealousy is a perfect showcase for why I think this is true. The song is not single-worthy in the conventional sense, as it structurally has small ebbs and flows instead of crescendos and sweeping arrangements. It is a wonderful mood piece that gives lead singer, Meelah, an opportunity to invest a very simple melody with stunning, subtle emotional beats, much the way great blues singers do.
On this song, she reminds me of Aaliyah on her greatest songs. With Meelah on lead, Jealousy is really about sadness. It’s about disappointment. Rather than perform the song as written (anger or even denial), Meelah fills the song with a sadness that gives the song emotional resonance it wouldn’t have otherwise. Particularly with the bridge and the final adlibs, Meelah slowly, artfully breaks down. And when the song just ends, you know there is so much left there.
A perfect piece of singing.
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