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Anastacia's sophomore outing, Freak of Nature, continues with the late-'80s bombastic funk/soul/pop revival ushered in by her debut, Not That Kind, but this time there's a few more ballads in the mix. Anastacia also leans more toward straightforward rock on this outing, while still maintaining the irresistible dance grooves that made her debut an international success. The album kicks off to a rocking start with the title track, which boasts a sinuous guitar solo reminiscent of "American Woman" and then leads into the soulful, bombastic rocker "Paid My Dues," a massive European hit. Other shining moments include the dramatic "One Day in Your Life," which follows the same formula as her previous hit, "I'm Outta Love," but better, with more soaring, epic vocals, and sounds like a rock version of a forgotten disco classic. The feel-good soul-funk vibe of "Don't Stop (Doin' It)" is a massive hit waiting to happen, and perfect for a breezy summer afternoon. When Anastacia slows down the tempo for the ballads (some organic and acoustic, some bordering on power ballads), she succeeds by utilizing her strong vocal chops without venturing into vocal histrionics. Reminiscent of Taylor Dayne at times, Anastacia successfully avoids the sophomore slump by delivering an album full of raw emotion, power, and musicality which manages to improve upon its predecessor. As a final note, the Destiny's Child-sounding "Why'd You Lie to Me" and the sassy "Don'tcha Wanna" both appear on the American version of Not That Kind.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
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Billy Mann, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Richie Jones, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Eric Kupper, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass - Paulette McWilliams, Background Vocal - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Damon Sharpe, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Lawson, Composer, Lyricist - Richie Jones, Producer, Arranger, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - LaMenga Kafi, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Danny Madden, Background Vocal - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Eric Kupper, Guitar, Keyboards - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Assistant Engineer - Marc Russell, Bass, Coordinator - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer - Nicky Richards, Background Vocal
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Mann, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Richie Jones, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Mixing Engineer - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Jason Crosby, Fiddle - Eric Kupper, Drums, Keyboards - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sam Watters, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Louis Biancaniello, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer - Richie Jones, Producer, Mixing Engineer - David Campbell, Arranger - Ric Wake, Producer - Ed Stein, Violin - John Wittenberg, Violin - Matt Funes, Viola - Larry Corbett, Cello - Joel Derouin, Violin - Peter Kent, Violin - Kemba Francis, Background Vocal - Dameon Aranda, Guitar - ALLEN SIDES, Recording Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - Nick Howard, Assistant Engineer - Mario De Leon, Violin - Denyse Buffum, Viola - Dan Smith, Cello - Chieli Minucci, Guitar - Pete Karam, Recording Engineer - Eric Kupper, Drums, Keyboards - Eve Butler, Violin - Melonie Daniels, Background Vocal - Becky Bunnell, Violin - Susan Chatman, Violin - Maria Newman, Violin - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Bob Peterson, Violin - Ruth Johnson, Violin - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Marc Russell, Bass, Coordinator - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer - Norm Hughes, Violin - Susie Katayama, Cello - Andrew Selluss, Assistant Engineer - Chris Steffan, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Everett, Violin - Kirsten Fife, Violin - Roland Kata, Viola
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sam Watters, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Louis Biancaniello, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer - Richie Jones, Producer, Drum Programmer - Ric Wake, Producer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer - Nick Howard, Assistant Engineer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - Pete Karam, Recording Engineer - Eric Kupper, Keyboards - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Recording Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Recording Engineer - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer - Andrew Selluss, Assistant Engineer - Cheili Minucci, Guitar
2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Mann, Composer, Lyricist - Richie Jones, Producer, Arranger, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Chieli Minucci, Acoustic Guitar - Eric Kupper, Keyboards - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Nicky Richards, Background Vocal
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Eric Sanicola, Assistant Engineer - FAITH EVANS, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Levente Egry, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Miklos Malek, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Wheeler, Background Vocal - THOMAS R. Yezzi, Mixing Engineer - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Nicole Renee, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Nicky Richards, Background Vocal - Anastacia feat. Faith Evans, AssociatedPerformer
2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Damon Sharpe, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Lawson, Composer, Lyricist - Richie Jones, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Damon Butler, Composer, Lyricist - Canela Cox, Composer, Lyricist - Trey Parker, Composer, Lyricist - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Eric Kupper, Guitar, Keyboards - THOMAS R. Yezzi, Engineer - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - Thomas Rounds, Assistant Engineer - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Marc Russell, Coordinator - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Sam Watters, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Background Vocal - Louis Biancaniello, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Yvonne Wright, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Wonder, Composer, Lyricist - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Chris Camozzi, Guitar - Jeannie Tracy, Background Vocal
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Richie Jones, Producer, Arranger, Mixing Engineer, Drum Programmer - Brion James, Composer, Lyricist - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Eric Kupper, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards - Paulette McWilliams, Background Vocal - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer - Rob Bailey, Electric Guitar
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sam Watters, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Louis Biancaniello, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer - Richie Jones, Producer - Ric Wake, Producer - Nick Howard, Assistant Engineer - Pete Karam, Recording Engineer - Mike Fennel, Assistant Engineer - THOMAS R. Yezzi, Mixing Engineer, Vocal - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Marc Russell, Project Coordinator - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer - Shawn Lucas, Producer, Drum Programmer - Andrew Selluss, Assistant Engineer - Gabe Aranda, Background Vocal
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Lindy Robbins, Composer, Lyricist - Derek Bramble, Composer, Lyricist - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Sharon Bryant, Background Vocal - Shane Keister, Piano - Russ Desalvo, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards - Bob Cadway, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - THOMAS R. Yezzi, Recording Engineer - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Steele, Percussion - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Thomasina Atkins, Background Vocal - Patrick Carroll, Drum Programmer, Bass - Curtis King, Jr., Background Vocal - Christopher Bolton, Background Vocal
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Mann, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Richie Jones, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Mixing Engineer - Ric Wake, Producer, Arranger - Jason Crosby, Fiddle - Eric Kupper, Drums, Keyboards - Anastácia, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Dan Hetzel, Mixing Engineer - Jim Annunziato, Mixing Engineer - Dave Scheuer, Recording Engineer
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Anastacia's sophomore outing, Freak of Nature, continues with the late-'80s bombastic funk/soul/pop revival ushered in by her debut, Not That Kind, but this time there's a few more ballads in the mix. Anastacia also leans more toward straightforward rock on this outing, while still maintaining the irresistible dance grooves that made her debut an international success. The album kicks off to a rocking start with the title track, which boasts a sinuous guitar solo reminiscent of "American Woman" and then leads into the soulful, bombastic rocker "Paid My Dues," a massive European hit. Other shining moments include the dramatic "One Day in Your Life," which follows the same formula as her previous hit, "I'm Outta Love," but better, with more soaring, epic vocals, and sounds like a rock version of a forgotten disco classic. The feel-good soul-funk vibe of "Don't Stop (Doin' It)" is a massive hit waiting to happen, and perfect for a breezy summer afternoon. When Anastacia slows down the tempo for the ballads (some organic and acoustic, some bordering on power ballads), she succeeds by utilizing her strong vocal chops without venturing into vocal histrionics. Reminiscent of Taylor Dayne at times, Anastacia successfully avoids the sophomore slump by delivering an album full of raw emotion, power, and musicality which manages to improve upon its predecessor. As a final note, the Destiny's Child-sounding "Why'd You Lie to Me" and the sassy "Don'tcha Wanna" both appear on the American version of Not That Kind.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:25
- Main artists: Anastacia
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Daylight
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2001, 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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