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As revealed in the multiple pictures in the CD package and in the video featured as part of the disc's multi-media content, Anastacia is, in appearance, yet another teen dream with cascades of blonde hair and an exposed navel (though perhaps her ever-present, and ever-changing, spectacles are supposed to signal a higher intellectual content). But her musical models aren't Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, they are Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Martha Wash. Anastacia possesses a big, expressive alto voice that her many co-writers and producers (primarily Rik Wake [Celine Dion, Mariah Carey] and the team of ex-Color Me Badd member Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello, though Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, authors of 'N Sync's "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You," have two tracks) use in updated R&B, dance, and funk tracks. "I'm Outta Love," which just missed topping the dance charts, is an aggressive dancefloor item, and its follow-up, the title song, is in a funk style reminiscent of Aretha Franklin's '80s work. "I Ask of You" is one of those slow, deliberate big ballads that recalls "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" as well as that song's singer, Jennifer Holliday. And so it goes. The only real misstep on the album is the inevitable Diane Warren adult contemporary romantic ballad, "Late Last Night," which forces the singer to rein in her voice, though even then she doesn't really negotiate its lyrical complexity. Despite her toothsome appearance, Anastacia may be too old school to break through in the U.S., though this album has been a commercial success overseas. (The American version has been altered from the foreign one, with a couple of tracks added and dropped.) But Macy Gray demonstrated that a broad audience may respond to an older style if the singer herself is distinguished enough. Anastacia doesn't have the kind of unique timbre that Gray does -- in fact, the minute she opens her mouth she starts reminding you of other singers, especially Aretha Franklin -- but she is clearly a big talent, and that should count for something.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Chris Goercke, Guitar - Marvin Young, Composer - Marvin Young, Lyricist - Dan Hetzel, Engineer - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Wil Wheaton, Composer - Wil Wheaton, Lyricist - Dave Scheuer, Engineer - Joe Ernst, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Ethan Mates, Engineer - Ric Wake, Producer - Ric Wake, Arranger - BeBe Winans, Background Vocal - Eric Kupper, Guitar - Eric Kupper, Keyboards - Richie Jones, Drums - Richie Jones, Arranger - Richie Jones, Mixing Engineer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer - Tom Barney, Bass
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
Sam Watters, Background Vocal - Sam Watters, Producer - Sam Watters, Composer - Sam Watters, Drums - Sam Watters, Lyricist - Vernon Black, Guitar - Louis Biancaniello, Producer - Louis Biancaniello, Engineer - Louis Biancaniello, Composer - Louis Biancaniello, Drums - Louis Biancaniello, Keyboards - Louis Biancaniello, Programmer - Louis Biancaniello, Mixing Engineer - Louis Biancaniello, Lyricist - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Composer - David Frazer, Engineer - David Frazer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Haase, Bass - Jive, Programmer - Jive, Producer - Jive, Composer - Jive, Lyricist - Charlie Pennachio, Producer - Charlie Pennachio, Composer - Charlie Pennachio, Lyricist - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Ethan Mates, Engineer - Ric Wake, Producer - Robert Bailey, Guitar - Craig Derry, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Performer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Lyricist - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - Thomas R. Yezzi, Mixing Engineer - Thomas R. Yezzi, Engineer - Thomas R. Yezzi, Vocal - Thomas R. Yezzi, Recording Engineer - Steve Wolfe, Drums
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Shirien Taylor, Violin - Kevin Owens, Background Vocal - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - Katreese Barnes, Background Vocal - Craig Derry, Background Vocal - Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Violin - Carl Sturken, Producer - Carl Sturken, Composer - Carl Sturken, Lyricist - Evan Rogers, Producer - Evan Rogers, Composer - Evan Rogers, Lyricist - Evan Rogers, Background Vocal - Joel Pitchon, Violin - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Ed Miller, Recording Engineer - Eddie Miller, Engineer - Anastacia, Performer - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Cindy Mizelle, Background Vocal - Valerie Pinkston, Background Vocal - Regis Iandiorio, Violin - Al Hemberger, Engineer - Al Hemberger, Recording Engineer - Ann Leathers, Violin
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Scheuer, Engineer - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - Chris Brooke, 2nd Engineer - Bob Cadway, Engineer - Jim Annunziato, 2nd Engineer - Keith Anthony Fluitt, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Performer - Russ DeSalvo, Guitar - Russ DeSalvo, Keyboards - Dan Hetzel, Engineer - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Ron Last, 2nd Engineer - Rob Mathes, Background Vocal - Leon Pendarvis, Piano - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Gary Wright, Composer - Gary Wright, Lyricist - Ryan Hewitt, 2nd Engineer - Ric Wake, Producer - Richie Jones, Mixing Engineer - Richie Jones, Drum Programmer - Eric Kupper, Keyboards - Thomas R. Yezzi, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sam Watters, Background Vocal - Sam Watters, Producer - Sam Watters, Composer - Sam Watters, Drums - Sam Watters, Lyricist - Louis Biancaniello, Producer - Louis Biancaniello, Engineer - Louis Biancaniello, Composer - Louis Biancaniello, Drums - Louis Biancaniello, Keyboards - Louis Biancaniello, Mixing Engineer - Louis Biancaniello, Lyricist - Louis Biancaniello, Programmer - Chris Camozzi, Guitar - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer - David Frazer, Engineer - David Frazer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Audrey Martells, Background Vocal - Barbara Laurie, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Engineer - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - JIVE (aka Denny Kleiman), Composer - JIVE (aka Denny Kleiman), Lyricist - Chieli Minucci, Guitar - Dave Scheuer, Engineer - DENISE RICH, Composer - DENISE RICH, Lyricist - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Ethan Mates, Engineer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - Ric Wake, Producer - Ric Wake, Arranger - Greg Bieck, Composer - Greg Bieck, Lyricist - Richie Jones, Mixing Engineer - Richie Jones, Drums - Richie Jones, Arranger - Anastacia, Performer - Eric Kupper, Keyboards - Tom Barney, Bass
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sam Watters, Background Vocal - Sam Watters, Producer - Sam Watters, Composer - Sam Watters, Lyricist - Sam Watters, Drums - Vernon Black, Guitar - Louis Biancaniello, Producer - Louis Biancaniello, Engineer - Louis Biancaniello, Composer - Louis Biancaniello, Drums - Louis Biancaniello, Lyricist - Louis Biancaniello, Mixing Engineer - Louis Biancaniello, Keyboards - Louis Biancaniello, Programmer - Chris Camozzi, Guitar - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer - David Frazer, Engineer - David Frazer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Dennis Johnson, Scratches - Al Hemberger, Engineer - Al Hemberger, Mixing Engineer - Carl Sturken, Producer - Carl Sturken, Composer - Carl Sturken, Performer - Carl Sturken, Mixing Engineer - Carl Sturken, Lyricist - Evan Rogers, Producer - Evan Rogers, Background Vocal - Evan Rogers, Composer - Evan Rogers, Lyricist - Evan Rogers, Mixing Engineer - Ray Ruffin, Composer - Ray Ruffin, Lyricist - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Performer - Anastacia, Lyricist
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Sharlotte Gibson, Background Vocal - Travon Potts, Producer - Travon Potts, Composer - Travon Potts, Lyricist - Angela Brusegar, Background Vocal - Rayford Griffin, Drums - Carl Potts, Guitar - Mike Fennel, Recording Engineer - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lynne Fiddmont, Background Vocal - Diane Louie, Programmer - Diane Louie, Keyboards - Ricky Lawson, Drums - David Zeller, Recording Engineer - Lynn Davis, Background Vocal - Luis Conte, Percussion - Rickey Minor, Producer - Rickey Minor, Bass - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer - Herman Jackson, Piano - Valerie Pinkston, Background Vocal - Oji Pierce, Composer - Oji Pierce, Lyricist - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Shirien Taylor, Violin - Kevin Owens, Background Vocal - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - Katreese Barnes, Background Vocal - Craig Derry, Background Vocal - Kevin Cloud, Drums - Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Violin - Carl Sturken, Producer - Carl Sturken, Composer - Carl Sturken, Lyricist - Jim Annunziatto, Mixing Engineer - Evan Rogers, Producer - Evan Rogers, Composer - Evan Rogers, Lyricist - Evan Rogers, Background Vocal - Joel Pitchon, Violin - Eddie Miller, Engineer - Anastacia, Background Vocal - Anastacia, Composer - Anastacia, Lyricist - Anastacia, Performer - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Cindy Mizelle, Background Vocal - Valerie Pinkston, Background Vocal - Regis Iandiorio, Violin - John Nevin, Bass - Al Hemberger, Engineer - Ann Leathers, Violin
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
As revealed in the multiple pictures in the CD package and in the video featured as part of the disc's multi-media content, Anastacia is, in appearance, yet another teen dream with cascades of blonde hair and an exposed navel (though perhaps her ever-present, and ever-changing, spectacles are supposed to signal a higher intellectual content). But her musical models aren't Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, they are Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Martha Wash. Anastacia possesses a big, expressive alto voice that her many co-writers and producers (primarily Rik Wake [Celine Dion, Mariah Carey] and the team of ex-Color Me Badd member Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello, though Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, authors of 'N Sync's "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You," have two tracks) use in updated R&B, dance, and funk tracks. "I'm Outta Love," which just missed topping the dance charts, is an aggressive dancefloor item, and its follow-up, the title song, is in a funk style reminiscent of Aretha Franklin's '80s work. "I Ask of You" is one of those slow, deliberate big ballads that recalls "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" as well as that song's singer, Jennifer Holliday. And so it goes. The only real misstep on the album is the inevitable Diane Warren adult contemporary romantic ballad, "Late Last Night," which forces the singer to rein in her voice, though even then she doesn't really negotiate its lyrical complexity. Despite her toothsome appearance, Anastacia may be too old school to break through in the U.S., though this album has been a commercial success overseas. (The American version has been altered from the foreign one, with a couple of tracks added and dropped.) But Macy Gray demonstrated that a broad audience may respond to an older style if the singer herself is distinguished enough. Anastacia doesn't have the kind of unique timbre that Gray does -- in fact, the minute she opens her mouth she starts reminding you of other singers, especially Aretha Franklin -- but she is clearly a big talent, and that should count for something.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:31
- Main artists: Anastacia
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1999, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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