Monica - Until It’s Gone

Artist: Monica

Producer: Missy Elliot & Lamb

Label: RCA

Try as we might to maintain an attitude of gratitude, it’s all too easy to slide into taking a good thing for granted. As Joni Mitchell (or Counting Crows, for the younger set) memorably put it, “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” Monica, however, is holding out hope that it doesn’t always have to be that way; on Until It’s Gone, the follow-up to album lead single Anything (To Find You), the soul songstress makes a valiant effort to wake her man up to the beauty of what he has, before he squanders the last shred of her goodwill. Penned by Booth-acclaimed singer songwriter Jazmine Sullivan, this heart-wrenching ballad finds heavyweight femcee Missy Elliott and co-producer Lamb once again working their magic behind the boards. Pairing reverb-drenched percussion with delicate piano chords, the collaborators craft an appropriately poignant backdrop for Monica’s soulful (and rather blunt) entreaties: “Wait a little while and you’re gon’ see / That this gon’ hurt you more than it hurt me.” Will this cut convince the man in question to smarten up and give Monica the love and affection she deserves? Hard to say. I do, however, predict an enthusiastic response from R&B-lovers in the Booth. If you’re digging it, then mark your calendar for the November 29 release of Monica’s seventh LP, New Life.

This song first appeared on the R&B / Pop Chart on September 26, 2011

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DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11633	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs Monica is Monica. Period. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Sep 19, 2011

dillon_68 Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1337	Rating: dillon_68's Top Rated Songs I'm so-so on this. I love the production, although it sounds unfinished. Not the most interesting song, but a decent ballad.
	Posted on Sep 19, 2011

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	Posted on Sep 19, 2011

rNbDude DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 12	Rating: rNbDude's Top Rated Songs I round up.... so this is a nice slow jam. 3.5.
	Posted on Sep 19, 2011

jaziyah DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 1	Rating: jaziyah's Top Rated Songs I Love This Song So Much : )) ! One Thing That I Know For Sure Is You Gone Miss Me Wen Im Gone ! I Guess Its True Wat Ppl Say You Never Know , What You Have Until It's Gone ..
	Posted on Dec 07, 2011

nowljenkins DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 2	Rating: nowljenkins's Top Rated Songs Monica proves once again thats is true R&B music cant wait for newlife to drop in feb 2012
	Posted on Dec 28, 2011

long 2 hot 4u DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 2	long 2 hot 4u's Top Rated Songs diiiiz iiiiiiz my song iiiiii love diiiz song a lot
	Posted on Feb 02, 2012