Fast and Curious

Fast and Curious is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Sy Smith, released on March 6, 2012 by Psyko! Records.

Fast and Curious
Studio album by Sy Smith
Released	March 6, 2012
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	House
Length	55:06
Label	Psyko! Records Inc.
Producer	Sy Smith, Mark de Clive-Lowe
Sy Smith chronology
Conflict (2008) Fast and Curious (2012)

Recording and production

In April 2010, Smith confirmed that she was working on a new project and that she had already recorded a song called "Message from the Stars".^[1] She also stated her plans to release a project in the summer of 2010 which resulted in the release of the buzz single "Truth". In December 2010, Smith stated in another interview, "I’m working to finish this synthy '80s throwback dance record."^[2]

In September 2011, Smith appeared along Mark de Clive-Lowe on WGN-TV Midday News to perform her song "Personal Paradise".^[3] In December 2011, Smith announced the title of album to be Fast and Curious when she gave fans a chance to submit their "Fast" or "Curious" photo to be included in the cover art.^[4]

Release and promotion

A month before the release of the album, Smith uploaded the album to her account on soundcloud.com.^[5] Smith offered autographed copies to fans that purchased the album through her website.^[6]

Singles

"Truth", featuring Mark de Clive-Lowe, was released on August 1, 2010, as the album's buzz single. A maxi-single EP was released to iTunes which included the music video that aired on YouTube the same day.^[7][8] "Teena (Lovergirl Syberized)" was released in January 2011, as a free digital song on Lowe's bandcamp website.^[9] On October 19, 2012, Smith released a music video for "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)".^[10]

Critical response

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)	[11]

Fast and Curious received a review from L. Michael Gipson of Creative Loafing Atlanta. Gipson gave the album a four star rating out of five stars.^[11]

Track listing

The track listing as confirmed by CD Baby.^[12]

1. "The Fast and The Curious"
2. "Truth"
3. "Personal Paradise"
4. "Find My Way"
5. "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)" (featuring Rahsaan Patterson)
6. "Let The Rain Fall Down"
7. "Teena (Lovergirl Syberized)"
8. "The Oooh to my Aah"
9. "The Primacy Effect"
10. "Message from the Stars"
11. "People Of The Sun"

References

1. Q&A// CONFLICT, LOVE AND NO REGRETS: SY SMITH. CentricTV. Retrieved on April 30, 2010
2. Sy Smith: The Girl That Everybody Knows That Nobody Knows (Let Her Explain) Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. Washington City Paper. Retrieved on December 8, 2010
3. September 22: Music Lounge - Mark de Clive-Lowe and Sy Smith. WGN-TV Midday New. Retrieved on March 12, 2012
4. Get your pic in Sy's new CD cover. MyEmail.ConstantContact. Retrieved on December 8, 2011
5. Sy Smith Soundcloud Account. Soundcloud.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2012
6. "Fast and Curious CD (2012) - SAVE $2!!". Syberspace.bigcartel.com.
7. "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. Sy Smith - Truth (Official Music Video on YouTube. Retrieved on August 1, 2010
9. Sy Smith - Teena (Lovergirl Syberized) Archived 2011-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Bandcamp.com. Retrieved in January 2011
10. Sy Smith featuring Rahsaan Patterson on YouTube. Retrieved on October 20, 2012
11. Sy Smith: Fast and Curious | Album Reviews | Creative Loafing Atlanta. Creative Loafing Atlanta. Retrieved on February 7, 2012
12. "CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.