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Though she didn't come out of the R&B tradition, Heather Headley has plenty of soul on her debut, This Is Who I Am. Headley, a singer whose vocal strength isn't mere compensation for a lack of interpretive skills or lame songwriting, possesses a range that's surprising and welcome; she slips on dramatic personas continually here, quite ironic considering the title. The arrangements aren't exactly hooky, but the cast of producers -- including Dallas Austin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and D'Influence, use everything in their power -- from a Hammond B-3 to synthesizers -- to flesh out these songs. Occasionally, the songs don't reflect their age very well, as on the regrets of a stay-at-home girlfriend ("I Wish I Wasn't") or an increasingly angry housewife who's been neglected ("Like Ya Used To"). The opener, "He Is" (by songwriter/producer Joshua Nile), is very good though -- an intriguing angle on female thoughts about the male side of love (or, just possibly, a look at the aspects of God). Headley sounds excellent throughout, her voice pure as crystal on the ballads, occasionally outré in similar fashion to Mariah Carey, but gritty and soulful when she's sorting out the responsibilities of a relationship in "Fulltime."
© John Bush /TiVo
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Jeremy Ruzumna, Organ - Tim LeBlanc, 2nd Engineer - V. Jeffrey Smith, Producer - V. Jeffrey Smith, Recording Engineer - V. Jeffrey Smith, Composer - V. Jeffrey Smith, Lyricist - V. Jeffrey Smith, Programmer - Dave Way, Producer - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Sara Devine, Background Vocal - Joshua Nile, Producer - Joshua Nile, Lyricist - Joshua Nile, Programmer - Joshua Nile, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer - Heather Headley, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 BMG Music
Terence Elliott, Guitar - Marc 2 Ezey, Engineer - Shanice Wilson, Lyricist - Shanice Wilson, Composer - Andy Zulla, Engineer - Reed Vertelney, Engineer - Reed Vertelney, Programmer - Reed Vertelney, Lyricist - Reed Vertelney, Producer - Reed Vertelney, Composer - Reed Vertelney, Keyboards - Reed Vertelney, Arranger - Dave Way, Misc. Prod. - Sylvia Bennett Smith, Composer - Sylvia Bennett Smith, Lyricist - Sylvia Bennett Smith, Arranger - Sylvia Bennett Smith, Keyboards - Sylvia Bennett Smith, Producer - Gabrielle Lauder, Background Vocal - Tim LeBlanc, 2nd Engineer - Adam Kagan, Engineer - Heather Headley, Performer - Shanice, Background Vocal - Tim Stewart, Guitar - Michael Norfleet, Keyboards
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Steve Marston, Lyricist - Steve Marston, Composer - Steve Marston, Percussion - Kwame Kwaten, Composer - Kwame Kwaten, Keyboards - Kwame Kwaten, Lyricist - D-Influence, Producer - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Chukki Starr, Rap Performed By - Hans Leibert, Recording Engineer - Heather Headley, Performer - Heather Headley, Lyricist - Heather Headley, Background Vocal - Heather Headley, Composer - E. Baden-Powell, Keyboards - E. Baden-Powell, Guitar - E. Baden-Powell, Programmer - E. Baden-Powell, Lyricist - E. Baden-Powell, Composer - E. Baden-Powell, Acoustic Bass - E. Baden-Powell, Recording Engineer
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Mike Scott, Guitar - Terry Lewis, Arranger - Terry Lewis, Lyricist - Terry Lewis, Performer - Terry Lewis, Producer - Terry Lewis, Composer - Steve Hodge, Engineer - Steve Hodge, Mixing Engineer - Xavier Smith, 2nd Engineer - Brad Yost, 2nd Engineer - Heather Headley, Vocal - Heather Headley, Performer - James Harris III, Arranger - James Harris III, Performer - James Harris III, Producer - James Harris III, Composer - James Harris III, Lyricist - James Wright, Keyboards - James Wright, Composer - James Wright, Lyricist - Alex Richbourg, Programmer
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Curtis Williams, 2nd Engineer - Curtis Williams, Producer - Curtis Williams, Composer - Curtis Williams, Lyricist - Curtis Williams, Performer - Raheem Devaughn, Composer - Raheem Devaughn, Lyricist - Raheem Devaughn, Background Vocal - Big Bob, Producer - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Jerry Vines, Lyricist - Jerry Vines, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer - Antoné Caldwell, Keyboards - Clifton Jones, Composer - Clifton Jones, Lyricist - Bobby Terry, Lyricist - Bobby Terry, 2nd Engineer - Bobby Terry, Composer - Bobby Terry, Performer - Teddy Davis, Recording Engineer
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Mike Ging, Recording Engineer - Dave Way, Mixing Engineer - Carlton Lynn, Recording Engineer - Dallas Austin, Lyricist - Dallas Austin, Producer - Dallas Austin, Composer - Dallas Austin, Guitar - Tim LeBlanc, 2nd Engineer - Jasper Cameron, Lyricist - Jasper Cameron, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer - Heather Headley, Background Vocal - Tomi Martin, Guitar - Dimi Kranjac, 2nd Engineer - Rick Sheppard, Recording Engineer - Rick Sheppard, Keyboards - Christine Sirois, Recording Engineer - Doug Harms, 2nd Engineer
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Shep Crawford, Producer - Shep Crawford, Lyricist - Shep Crawford, Composer - Shep Crawford, Vocal Arranger - Xavier Smith, Recording Engineer - Phillip Scott III, Recording Engineer - Lascelles Stephens, Composer - Lascelles Stephens, Vocal Arranger - Lascelles Stephens, Lyricist - Heather Headley, Performer - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer - Professor Funk, Guitar - Deborah Cox, Vocal Arranger - Deborah Cox, Composer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Lyricist - Anne Catalino, Recording Engineer
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Steve Marston, Composer - Steve Marston, Percussion - Steve Marston, Lyricist - Kwame Kwaten, Lyricist - Kwame Kwaten, Keyboards - Kwame Kwaten, Composer - D-Influence, Producer - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Hans Leibert, Recording Engineer - Heather Headley, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer - Heather Headley, Background Vocal - Heather Headley, Lyricist - E. Baden-Powell, Guitar - E. Baden-Powell, Lyricist - E. Baden-Powell, Composer - E. Baden-Powell, Acoustic Bass - E. Baden-Powell, Recording Engineer - E. Baden-Powell, Programmer - E. Baden-Powell, Keyboards
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V. Jeffrey Smith, Recording Engineer - V. Jeffrey Smith, Producer - V. Jeffrey Smith, Programmer - Sara Devine, Background Vocal - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Joshua Nile, Programmer - Joshua Nile, Lyricist - Joshua Nile, Producer - Joshua Nile, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer - Heather Headley, Background Vocal - Viviane Travin, Acoustic Cello
(P) 2002 BMG Music
James Muller, Recording Engineer - Reneé Neufville, Background Vocal - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Vanessa A. Jones, Background Vocal - Gary Haase, Programmer - Gary Haase, Lyricist - Gary Haase, Arranger - Gary Haase, Producer - Gary Haase, Acoustic Bass - Gary Haase, Guitar - Gary Haase, Composer - Gary Haase, Recording Engineer - Gary Haase, Drums - Gary Haase, Keyboards - Audrey Martells, Background Vocal - Heather Headley, Lyricist - Heather Headley, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Steve Mostyn, Acoustic Bass - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Wayne "The Brain" Allison, Recording Engineer - Wayne "The Brain" Allison, Edited By - Rasheem "Kilo" Pugh, Composer - Rasheem "Kilo" Pugh, Lyricist - Frankie Romano, Guitar - Heather Headley, Performer - Heather Headley, Background Vocal - Vada Nobles, Producer - Vada Nobles, Lyricist - Vada Nobles, Composer - Jason Tumminello, 2nd Engineer - Jeremy Mitchell, 2nd Engineer - Bob Brown, Recording Engineer
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Shelley Woodworth, Oboe - Andy Zulla, Recording Engineer - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer - Andy Murray, Composer - Andy Murray, Lyricist - Richard Locker, Acoustic Cello - Rob Mounsey, Arranger - Rob Mounsey, Piano - Rob Mounsey, Producer - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Gordon Chambers, Lyricist - Gordon Chambers, Composer - Heather Headley, Performer - Stephen Ferrera, Producer - Anthony Ruotolo, 2nd Engineer - Chris Ballard, Composer - Chris Ballard, Lyricist
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Album review
Though she didn't come out of the R&B tradition, Heather Headley has plenty of soul on her debut, This Is Who I Am. Headley, a singer whose vocal strength isn't mere compensation for a lack of interpretive skills or lame songwriting, possesses a range that's surprising and welcome; she slips on dramatic personas continually here, quite ironic considering the title. The arrangements aren't exactly hooky, but the cast of producers -- including Dallas Austin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and D'Influence, use everything in their power -- from a Hammond B-3 to synthesizers -- to flesh out these songs. Occasionally, the songs don't reflect their age very well, as on the regrets of a stay-at-home girlfriend ("I Wish I Wasn't") or an increasingly angry housewife who's been neglected ("Like Ya Used To"). The opener, "He Is" (by songwriter/producer Joshua Nile), is very good though -- an intriguing angle on female thoughts about the male side of love (or, just possibly, a look at the aspects of God). Headley sounds excellent throughout, her voice pure as crystal on the ballads, occasionally outré in similar fashion to Mariah Carey, but gritty and soulful when she's sorting out the responsibilities of a relationship in "Fulltime."
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:58
- Main artists: Heather Headley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: NITRON media
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2003 BMG Music
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