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Brigette McWilliams unexpectedly shifted gears with her sophomore effort, Too Much Woman. While her previous album, Take Advantage of Me, had combined R&B with hip-hop and acid jazz, Too Much Woman is pure retro-soul and often sounds like it could have been recorded in 1977 instead of 1997. Earthy, down-home offerings like "Morning," "Better Off Without You" and "Writing A Letter" show little or no awareness of the hip-hop-flavored R&B of the 1990s, and producer Steve Harvey rejects the high-tech urban contemporary approach in favor of real bass, real drums and real guitar. In fact, the credits read like a "who's who" of 1970s soul sessions thanks to the presence of Billy Preston (Hammond B-3 organ), former Rufus bassist Bobby Watson, percussionist Paulinho Da Costa and Earth, Wind & Fire alumni Al McKay (guitar) and Larry Dunn (keyboards). Those who asserted that Too Much Woman, unlike Take Advantage of Me, was neither innovative nor cutting-edge were right, but then, an album needn't be groundbreaking in order to be excellent. If Adriana Evans and Erykah Badu were the most exciting young female R&B singers of 1997, a definite runner up would have to be McWilliams, whose second album is retro in the best sense of the word.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Unknown, Composer - Steve Harvey, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
G. Christopher, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - B. Watson, Composer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Frank McComb, Composer - Steve Harvey, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Watson, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
G. BROWN, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
(None), Composer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Watson, Composer - Gavin Christopher, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Watson, Composer - Gavin Christopher, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - B. Watson, Composer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist - L. Washburn, Composer
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Frank McComb, Composer - Steve Harvey, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Watson, Composer - Gavin Christopher, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Manuel Seal, Composer - G. Charley, Composer - Steve Harvey, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Watson, Composer - Gavin Christopher, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
G. Christopher, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - B. Watson, Composer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
G. BROWN, Composer - Steve Harvey, Composer, Producer - Brigette McWilliams, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Brigette McWilliams unexpectedly shifted gears with her sophomore effort, Too Much Woman. While her previous album, Take Advantage of Me, had combined R&B with hip-hop and acid jazz, Too Much Woman is pure retro-soul and often sounds like it could have been recorded in 1977 instead of 1997. Earthy, down-home offerings like "Morning," "Better Off Without You" and "Writing A Letter" show little or no awareness of the hip-hop-flavored R&B of the 1990s, and producer Steve Harvey rejects the high-tech urban contemporary approach in favor of real bass, real drums and real guitar. In fact, the credits read like a "who's who" of 1970s soul sessions thanks to the presence of Billy Preston (Hammond B-3 organ), former Rufus bassist Bobby Watson, percussionist Paulinho Da Costa and Earth, Wind & Fire alumni Al McKay (guitar) and Larry Dunn (keyboards). Those who asserted that Too Much Woman, unlike Take Advantage of Me, was neither innovative nor cutting-edge were right, but then, an album needn't be groundbreaking in order to be excellent. If Adriana Evans and Erykah Badu were the most exciting young female R&B singers of 1997, a definite runner up would have to be McWilliams, whose second album is retro in the best sense of the word.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:35
- Main artists: Brigette McWilliams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Catalog (V81)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
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