TORN - LeTOYA
Former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett proves her solo potential with heart-wrenching first single, “Torn.” The topic is familiar — whether to stay in a trying relationship. Amid the singer’s laments (”A part of me wants to leave you alone/A part of me wants for you to come home”) are weeping strings and keys that sample Mary J. Blige’s similarly expressive single “You Are Everything.” As of this week, “Torn” is struggling to reach the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, though its video is a viewer favorite on countdown shows. While her vocals are not as soaring as, say, Beyonce’s, this cut shows that LeToya has all the goods that she needs to break into the big time. Billboard
