Marsha Ambrosius' new 'CASABLANCO' album a hit with Dr. Dre

Marsha Ambrosius was done with the demands required of a successful R&B star, including the wear-and-tear of touring and fickle music industry politics. She was at peace working behind the scenes and writing for other artists. But Dr. Dre had a prescription to rejuvenate her on-stage desire.

“I haven’t had the opportunity to not only create, but have no limits, no boundaries. Dre was very much, ‘Whatever you want to do can be done,’” said the Britain-born singer who has writing and producing credits on every song. “It breathed new life into me creatively, knowing that I hadn’t really done everything I was capable of doing until we created this.”

“CASABLANCO” separates itself from today's trap-beat, atmospheric R&B in both sound and construction. Eight of the 11 songs are more than four minutes, with three tracks exceeding five minutes, including substantial instrumental breaks and creative, non-traditional verse and bridge and chorus arrangements. Jazzy instrumentation precede many of the tracks before switching to Dre’s unmistakable hip-hop sound, referring to the combination as “tux and Chucks.

While “Best I Could Find” is reminiscent of Stevie Wonder's “Innervisions,” “Cloudy With A Chance Of …Real” is a dramatic longing for her lover, as she sings, “Feels like this is somebody else's, living this pain right through me/And I carry the weight of this rain falling down, and it’s oh so lonely.”

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