Chrisette started off performing hits such as “Be Ok,” “I’m a Star,” and “What You Do” donned in a blue and green floral print flowy dress, green studded arc earrings, those famous eyelashes, blue heels and pink lipstick. She then joked about her car as an into to “Aston Martin Music”, sans Ricky Rozay, wishing she had the car she sang about in the song. Fans in the audience moved around in their chairs and waved their hands in the air for that one.
“I had an epiphany! I’m gonna sing about it,” Chrisette chimed as the intro to “Epiphany.” With emphasis on every word, the pint sized singer opened her eyes wide at “How many times did I fall for your lies?” A short tribute to Erykah Badu followed with “On and On,” before “Goodbye Game” from her latest album “Let Freedom Reign.” “Best of Me” and “I Don’t Know Why But I Do” had the crowd feeling lovey-dovey, and Chrisette ended by dedicating the song to the “17 people that are still in love here today.”
“Golden” was a highlight of the night. With a jazzy upbeat twist, Chrisette vocalized smoothly, then gave the stage to her counterparts midway, asking her keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, back up singers, and drummer “What does Golden Love sound like?” The questioned then used their instruments to their hearts content. Her drummer, Habbert Cheeks III, stole the show, banging so fast and so hard like his life depended on it. Chrisette ended the song showing off her silly side, with sound effects, and even added in a few “moo’s.”
Chrisette took everyone to church, singing an earth shaking “Total Praise,” then ended with “Blame It On
Me” and “Fragile,” in which she invited everyone to get out of their seats and come to the stage. It was a cool out end to a cool out night.
--Girl Blue(TR)
