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Yolanda Adams is too beautiful and talented to have escaped the bickerings of some narrow-minded people within the gospel community. She has been criticized in the past both for her manner of dress (more glamorous than seductive) and for her "secular" music (which focuses on faith-driven lyrics while branching out into R&B and pop styles). With the release of Mountain High. . .Valley Low, her first album on a major, mainstream record label, it would seem that she has provided her attackers with their most potent ammunition ever. The album has been heavily promoted by Elektra Records, and has world-class producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Keith Thomas stretching Adams' musical boundaries further than ever. While at times they take her in strange directions (the hip-hop flavor on "Time to Change" sounds like a lost track from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill), each song, taken independently, works. The album is incredibly varied and makes use of a full grab-bag of effects, from heavy over-dubbing (on some tracks Adams is singing up to three layers of vocals at the same time, while backup vocalists add even more textures) to swelling pop-orchestra string lines to funky electronic effects. The bottom line, though, for critics and fans alike, is the message. Before they crank up their pitching arms the stone throwers should take note: this is an incredibly inspirational album in which every song focuses on spreading the message of Jesus. Adams just gets to have a lot of fun along the way. In a time when most gospel albums don't make a dent in music sales outside of the Christian community, an artist with Adams' kind of appeal is a blessing, not a curse.
© Stacia Proefrock /TiVo
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Mary Mary, Backing Vocals - W. Campbell, Composer - Yolanda Adams, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - E. Atkins, Composer - T. Atkins, Composer - Warryn "Smiley" Campbell, Producer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
W. Campbell, Writer - Yolanda Adams, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - E. Atkins, Writer - T. Atkins, Writer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Scott Parker, Writer - Louis Brown, Writer - Yolanda Adams, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Carmon, Contributor, Piano - Buster & Shavoni, Producer - Rickey Grundy, Contributor
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2001 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Yolanda Adams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Richard Smallwood, Composer, Producer, Contributor, Backing Vocals, Writer - Roger Ryan, Contributor - Vision, Backing Vocals - Anthony Lyons, Contributor - Bryant Pugh, Contributor - Darrin Atwater, String Arranger, Contributor - Mark Walker, Contributor
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kevin Bond, Producer, Arranger, Contributor, Writer - Yolanda Adams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Haynes, Drums
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bruce Gaitsch, Guitar - Keith Thomas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, String Arranger, Drums, Baroque Guitar, Keyboards - Yolanda Adams, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Debbie Winans, Backing Vocals - Mark Hammond, Drums - Robin Scoffield, Lyricist - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Ronn Huff, Conductor, String Arranger - Nashville String Machine, Contributor
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
James Harris III, Composer - James Wright, Composer - Mike Scott, Guitar - Yolanda Adams, Composer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Stokley, Drums, Percussion - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Composer, Producer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Marva King, Backing Vocals - Big Jim Wright, CoProducer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
James Harris III, Composer - James Wright, Composer - Mike Scott, Guitar - Yolanda Adams, Composer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Keyboards - TERRY LEWIS, Composer, Producer, Percussion - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Big Jim Wright, Contributor, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, CoProducer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Yolanda Adams, Composer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Kelly Price, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Candice "Tiel" Nelson, Composer, Backing Vocals - Magdelene Millsap, Composer - Walter "Little Walt" Millsap III, Composer, Producer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Fred Hammond, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Writer - Tommie Walker, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Yolanda Adams, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2001 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
James Harris III, Writer - James Wright, Writer - Yolanda Adams, Backing Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Alex Richbourg, Drums - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Writer - Sylvia Rhone, ExecutiveProducer - Marva King, Backing Vocals - Big Jim Wright, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, CoProducer - Ben Arrindell, Mixer - Derek Lewis, Mixer
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Albumbeschreibung
Yolanda Adams is too beautiful and talented to have escaped the bickerings of some narrow-minded people within the gospel community. She has been criticized in the past both for her manner of dress (more glamorous than seductive) and for her "secular" music (which focuses on faith-driven lyrics while branching out into R&B and pop styles). With the release of Mountain High. . .Valley Low, her first album on a major, mainstream record label, it would seem that she has provided her attackers with their most potent ammunition ever. The album has been heavily promoted by Elektra Records, and has world-class producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Keith Thomas stretching Adams' musical boundaries further than ever. While at times they take her in strange directions (the hip-hop flavor on "Time to Change" sounds like a lost track from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill), each song, taken independently, works. The album is incredibly varied and makes use of a full grab-bag of effects, from heavy over-dubbing (on some tracks Adams is singing up to three layers of vocals at the same time, while backup vocalists add even more textures) to swelling pop-orchestra string lines to funky electronic effects. The bottom line, though, for critics and fans alike, is the message. Before they crank up their pitching arms the stone throwers should take note: this is an incredibly inspirational album in which every song focuses on spreading the message of Jesus. Adams just gets to have a lot of fun along the way. In a time when most gospel albums don't make a dent in music sales outside of the Christian community, an artist with Adams' kind of appeal is a blessing, not a curse.
© Stacia Proefrock /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:22
- Main artists: Yolanda Adams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Elektra Records - ATG
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1999 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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