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Chrisette Michele sometimes seems more eager to please her elders than express herself straight-up. Take, for instance, "I've been studying Miss Billie, Miss Ella, Miss Sarah Vaughan, and Miss Natalie Cole," from "Let's Rock." That's reverence. And then there's "Take me back in the day, when lovin' was pure," from "Golden." She was born in 1982. Above all, there's her voice, a gently scratchy instrument that occasionally plays up the fact that none of its antecedents were born after the '60s. But that's just her voice, which adapts to each mostly fresh-sounding production on I Am, though there is no denying she is not going to impinge upon the territories staked out by most other R&B artists her age. Following strategically placed features on Jay-Z's Kingdom Come and Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead -- her roles on "Lost One," "Still Dreaming," and "Can't Forget About You" could've been mistaken for dusty samples -- the album straddles old-but-new/new-but-old rather adeptly, and the ease with which she shifts from approach to approach is impressive. (She also co-wrote each song.) The album could've used a couple more upbeat and assertive songs in the vein of the shuffling, Run-D.M.C.-sampling, will.i.am-produced "Let's Rock" ("Let me get a verse, yeah I got nerve, don't need to rehearse, I just need to blow"), and a track with a production credit to the website SalaamRemi.com titled "Good Girl" ("Oh why do my sisters steady find misters who swear what they give her is better than quality time?"). They are two of the finest surrogate Lauryn Hill tracks of 2007. As unassuming as it is, "Mr. Radio," one of several productions from apparent newcomer Mo Jaz, is the album's key standout. Chrisette's leisurely dismissal of the love songs she's tolerating is far more seductive than her targets, and the performance is so unforced that it might just be the way she talks. Serious skills.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Christopher Grant, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Jaz, Producer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Grant, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jon Gass, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Jaz, Producer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kevin Randolph, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley Mackin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - David Lee Stewart, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rubin Rivera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Cartel Music Group, Unknown, Other
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Rob Lewis, String Arranger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robert Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Gass, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Babyface, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Rob Lewis, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robert Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Gass, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Babyface, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Chrisette Michele, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SALAAM REMI, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Henry, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Dawson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Franklin Socorro, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SalaamRemi.com, Producer - Gleyder Disla, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Gallo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Clayton Purse, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Adams, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Harris, ComposerLyricist - will.i.am, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Robert Marley, ComposerLyricist - Micheal W. Butler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Grant, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jon Gass, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Jaz, Producer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
C. Payne, Producer, Co-Producer - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jon Gass, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Smart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - GI Joe, Producer - Doug Ellison, Editor, Programmer - Kendal Revanales, Editor, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Adams, ComposerLyricist - Darryl McDaniels, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Harris, ComposerLyricist - will.i.am, Producer - Micheal W. Butler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Emily Mitchell, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Stasium, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Legend, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Barber, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Kim, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sandra Park, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sharon Yamada, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Hyomin Kang, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Goodrick, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Roule, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Turner, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Eileen Moon, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Williamson, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Lehman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thom Cadley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lino Gomez, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Qiang Tu, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Gail Kruvand Moye, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SALAAM REMI, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Andrew Dawson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Franklin Socorro, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SalaamRemi.com, Producer - Gleyder Disla, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Gallo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norris Jones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kelvin Wooten, Producer, String Arranger, Organ, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Anthony Gallo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Omari Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Courtney Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jon Gass, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kelvin Wooten, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darrell Tibbs, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Beard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Chrisette Michele sometimes seems more eager to please her elders than express herself straight-up. Take, for instance, "I've been studying Miss Billie, Miss Ella, Miss Sarah Vaughan, and Miss Natalie Cole," from "Let's Rock." That's reverence. And then there's "Take me back in the day, when lovin' was pure," from "Golden." She was born in 1982. Above all, there's her voice, a gently scratchy instrument that occasionally plays up the fact that none of its antecedents were born after the '60s. But that's just her voice, which adapts to each mostly fresh-sounding production on I Am, though there is no denying she is not going to impinge upon the territories staked out by most other R&B artists her age. Following strategically placed features on Jay-Z's Kingdom Come and Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead -- her roles on "Lost One," "Still Dreaming," and "Can't Forget About You" could've been mistaken for dusty samples -- the album straddles old-but-new/new-but-old rather adeptly, and the ease with which she shifts from approach to approach is impressive. (She also co-wrote each song.) The album could've used a couple more upbeat and assertive songs in the vein of the shuffling, Run-D.M.C.-sampling, will.i.am-produced "Let's Rock" ("Let me get a verse, yeah I got nerve, don't need to rehearse, I just need to blow"), and a track with a production credit to the website SalaamRemi.com titled "Good Girl" ("Oh why do my sisters steady find misters who swear what they give her is better than quality time?"). They are two of the finest surrogate Lauryn Hill tracks of 2007. As unassuming as it is, "Mr. Radio," one of several productions from apparent newcomer Mo Jaz, is the album's key standout. Chrisette's leisurely dismissal of the love songs she's tolerating is far more seductive than her targets, and the performance is so unforced that it might just be the way she talks. Serious skills.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:49
- Main artists: Chrisette Michele
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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