Robin Thicke “Sex Therapy”/ Remix featuring Ludacris
With the return of Maxwell in 2009 giving male falsetto-led slow jam R&B it’s rightful throne-holder back, it almost feels unnecessary for Alan Thicke’s son to even be around anymore offering his comparably inferior take on the form.
Still, we’ll give Robin this: his fourth album lead single/ title track “Sex Therapy” slithers and seduces in all the right places, blending yet another retread of the steady-pulsing late-night R&B groove behind Ciara’s “Promise” (producer Polow Da Don helmed both), a brief lyrical nod to Twilight, and a hook inspired by Lesley Gore’s 1963 No. 1 “It’s My Party” (“It’s your body/ We’ll go hard if you want to/ As hard as you want to…”) with far more successful (and less hilarious) results than a merging of the three might seem on paper.
For the inevitable guest rap-laden remix, Thicke even has the smarts to employ Ludacris, who, even as he edges long-in-the-tooth rapper status, still manages to come out with goofy XXX winners like “Got the banana/ Now let me split you” that the tween-aged schoolyard set can no doubt appreciate.
Sex Therapy is in stores now.
DL: “Sex Therapy (Remix)” (alt)
I love Robin Thicke and I love Maxwell. Both artists get lots of play in my house and I look forward to all their music. It’s not a pissing contest in my book. Each has strengths and weaknesses, but both are talented musicians who love women and are not afraid to show it. Moreover, they respect each other as artists are not afraid to say it. Two grown men who make music for grown people. I look forward to anything they release. And puleez, EVERYBODY and their mama knows by now that Alan Thicke is Robin’s father…must it be repeated ad nauseam? It’s really not relevant to the music… and truly, Alan Thicke was acting a part on a sitcom…it was not a documentary of a REAL family..
Felicia, I co-sign on everything you just said. I just got the album for christmas and its hot!!! Robin is just being himself and he is so good at it. I think as a writer, producer, singer and musician and he is producing and selling Real Grown Folks music! What they need to critique is that R.Kelly porno-to-music album he just came out with. That pedafile need to sit down and learn a view things from Robin. Also, maybe when his first album came out, he could be referred to as Alan Thicke’s son, but with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th album he is MR ROBIN THICKE!!