The best No 1 records: R Kelly - Ignition (Remix)

2003: R Kelly builds his picture of a perfect night with a smooth performance that is as expert and intimate as SinatraThere's a cult of R Kelly which adores his knowing preposterousness – the side of him that makes R&B melodrama Trapped In The Closet and coins words like "sexasaurus". But treating him as a goof does his craft a huge disservice. Ignition (Remix) is one of the smoothest, most immediately likeable songs of its era, but its effortless glide hides a meticulously put together piece...

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