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Prior to the release of I Owe You, the debut by urban gospel starlet Kierra "KiKi" Sheard, EMI Gospel went all-out to make sure the album fulfilled expectations. After all, the label had just won a bidding war to sign the teenaged songstress -- daughter of the Clark Sisters' Karen Clark-Sheard, granddaughter of church music matriarch Mattie Moss Clark. That's a lot of pedigree to live up to, so she was introduced with a bang: "You Don't Know," the stomping, Rodney Jerkins-produced first single, became a smash at gospel radio, spending several weeks at the top of the charts. The song turned out to be an interesting thesis statement for the whole of I Owe You, as it rolled into one its mishmash of styles and sensibilities -- particularly top-shelf urban pop and churchified contemporary gospel, plus a fair share of vocal acrobatics and dazzling, Clark-like harmonies. Outside of that song, I Owe You is much more conformist, breaking up into a number of parts but never quite reaching the neo-gospel, cross-generational ingenuity of its inaugural song. On the one hand, there's Sheard the urban gospel sister, a fiery, commanding vocalist who isn't afraid to get down like colleagues Mary Mary and Trin-I-Tee 5:7 in songs like "Closer" and "Let Go." On the other, there's Sheard the budding R&B diva, a delicate, smooth songbird with enough soul to sound every bit as Janet or Aaliyah. Lastly, there's Sheard the Clark, a potent, shrieking church soloist with a squall that can blow the roof off "Praise Offering" and "Done Did It." That I Owe You can be so easily compartmentalized is not necessarily a sign of versatility, but an indicator that KiKi is merely following the lead of others. This is not a big deal in the case of debut albums, but the see-if-it-sticks mentality is ultimately too jarring to take in all at once. It's nice of Sheard to let herself be all things to all people, but here's hoping the follow-up to I Owe You is truly more her, not who her handlers want her to be.
© Andree Farias /TiVo
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LaShawn Daniels, Composer - Fred Jerkins III, Composer - Rodney Jerkins, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - Danny Nixon, Composer - Delisha Thomas, Composer - Jazz Nixon, Producer, Co-Producer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Eric Dawkins, ComposerLyricist - Warryn Campbell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Erica Atkins-Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Trecina Atkins-Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
James Moss, Composer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist - Paul Alan, Composer - Pajam Productions, Producer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
James Moss, Composer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist - Pajam Productions, Producer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
James Moss, Composer, Producer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist - Paul Alan, Producer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Kierra Sheard, Composer, MainArtist - Earl Wright, Composer - Lt Productions, Producer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Kierra Sheard, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - J. Drew Sheard, Composer - Earl Wright, Composer - Lt Productions, Producer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Harold Lilly, Composer - Warryn Campbell, Composer, Producer - Erica Atkins-Campbell, Composer - Trecina Atkins-Campbell, Composer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Warryn Campbell, Composer, Producer - Erica Atkins-Campbell, Composer - Trecina Atkins-Campbell, Composer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
James Moss, Composer - Brandon Holland, Composer - Byron Stanfield, Composer - Kierra Sheard, MainArtist - Paul Alan, Composer - Pajam Productions, Producer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Kierra Sheard, MainArtist - Anthony Williams, Composer
(C) 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 Motown Gospel
Presentación del Álbum
Prior to the release of I Owe You, the debut by urban gospel starlet Kierra "KiKi" Sheard, EMI Gospel went all-out to make sure the album fulfilled expectations. After all, the label had just won a bidding war to sign the teenaged songstress -- daughter of the Clark Sisters' Karen Clark-Sheard, granddaughter of church music matriarch Mattie Moss Clark. That's a lot of pedigree to live up to, so she was introduced with a bang: "You Don't Know," the stomping, Rodney Jerkins-produced first single, became a smash at gospel radio, spending several weeks at the top of the charts. The song turned out to be an interesting thesis statement for the whole of I Owe You, as it rolled into one its mishmash of styles and sensibilities -- particularly top-shelf urban pop and churchified contemporary gospel, plus a fair share of vocal acrobatics and dazzling, Clark-like harmonies. Outside of that song, I Owe You is much more conformist, breaking up into a number of parts but never quite reaching the neo-gospel, cross-generational ingenuity of its inaugural song. On the one hand, there's Sheard the urban gospel sister, a fiery, commanding vocalist who isn't afraid to get down like colleagues Mary Mary and Trin-I-Tee 5:7 in songs like "Closer" and "Let Go." On the other, there's Sheard the budding R&B diva, a delicate, smooth songbird with enough soul to sound every bit as Janet or Aaliyah. Lastly, there's Sheard the Clark, a potent, shrieking church soloist with a squall that can blow the roof off "Praise Offering" and "Done Did It." That I Owe You can be so easily compartmentalized is not necessarily a sign of versatility, but an indicator that KiKi is merely following the lead of others. This is not a big deal in the case of debut albums, but the see-if-it-sticks mentality is ultimately too jarring to take in all at once. It's nice of Sheard to let herself be all things to all people, but here's hoping the follow-up to I Owe You is truly more her, not who her handlers want her to be.
© Andree Farias /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 11 pista(s)
- Duración total: 00:44:58
- Artistas principales: Kierra Sheard
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: EMI Gospel (EGS)
- Género Jazz Gospel
© 2004 EMI Gospel ℗ 2004 EMI Gospel
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