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Recorded over four years, dance queen Kristine W's sophomore album is a strong mix of pop and A/C-flavored R&B. What's funny, though, is that the stronger material is not the club music for which she is known. The dance cuts on this album are standard at best. Of course, they aren't so much for pop fans as they are for club crawlers who'll purchase remixes, so that doesn't necessarily alienate dance fans, but they still bring the album down a bit. On the plus side, the rest of Stronger is solid and her voice, thankfully not the little-girl voice so many dance artists have, sounds like a woman's. She almost has a bit of the vocal depth of Cher, which is good or bad, depending on your take. "If Only You Knew" is a good pop concoction, bright and sunny and happy, though its sixth-grade lyrics (You're my every wish/you're my dream come true) bring it down a notch. "Pieces of Me and You" is romantic with an insistent beat, and the tropical "Clubland" has horns, a salsa sound, and a bit of scat thrown in for good measure. "Never Been Kissed" offers up disco synths with seamless '90s production; the smooth, jazzy "Waters Run Deep" is great '70s A/C-R&B with nice vocals; and "All That Glitters" is a nice synth-driven ballad that is surprisingly not overproduced, as so many ballads by dance artists are. Co-writer of eight of the cuts and co-executive producer of the entire album, Kristine W shows she's not some producer's puppet, and Stronger augurs the possibility of a lengthy career.
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Kristine W, Performer - Peter Ries, Producer - Peter Ries, Recording Engineer - Derek Brin, Drum Programmer - Derek Brin, Drums - Derek Brin, Mixing Engineer - Derek Brin, Producer - Derek Brin, Recording Engineer - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Jud J. Friedman, Composer - Jud J. Friedman, Lyricist - Allan Rich, Composer - Allan Rich, Lyricist
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Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Performer - Johnny Jam, Engineer - Johnny Jam, Keyboards - Johnny Jam, Programmer - Michael Holmberg, Guitar - Maria Christensen, Background Vocal - Maria Christensen, Composer - Maria Christensen, Lyricist - Jam, Mixing Engineer - Jam, Producer - Delgado, Mixing Engineer - Delgado, Producer - Johnny Pedersen, Composer - Johnny Pedersen, Lyricist - Karsten Dahlgaard, Composer - Karsten Dahlgaard, Lyricist - Devin Emke, Engineer - Bart Migal, Assistant Engineer - Vincent Paul Degiorgio, Composer - Vincent Paul Degiorgio, Lyricist - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist
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Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Performer - Derek Brin, Drum Programmer - Derek Brin, Drums - Derek Brin, Mixing Engineer - Derek Brin, Producer - Derek Brin, Recording Engineer - Mike Tucker, Recording Engineer - Oliver Johnson, Guitar - Maria Christensen, Background Vocal - Maria Christensen, Composer - Maria Christensen, Lyricist - Jason Simmons, Background Vocal - Stephanie Lewis, Composer - Stephanie Lewis, Lyricist - Mark Hammond, Composer - Mark Hammond, Lyricist
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Kristine W, Performer - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Composer - Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Lyricist - Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Producer - Reed Vertelney, Composer - Reed Vertelney, Lyricist - Reed Vertelney, Producer - Marc Smith, Composer - Marc Smith, Lyricist - Brad Daymond, Producer - Alex Greggs, Producer - Marc "2-Eaze" Smith, Producer - Mike Tucker, Editor - Mike Tucker, Mixing Engineer - Victor Mancuso, Mixing Engineer - Eric Murphy, Editor - Vincent Paul Degiorgio, Editor
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Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Performer - Kristine W, Programmer - Joe Carrano, Background Vocal - Joe Carrano, Mixing Engineer - Joe Carrano, Producer - Joe Carrano, Programmer - Welcome, Producer - Derek Brin, Drum Programmer - Derek Brin, Keyboards - Derek Brin, Mixing Engineer - James Taylor, Composer - James Taylor, Lyricist
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Warsaw Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Performer - Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Saxophone - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Composer - Peter Ries, Keyboards - Peter Ries, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Mixing Engineer - Peter Ries, Producer - Peter Ries, Programmer - Peter Ries, Recording Engineer - Peter Ries, Vocal - Doc Wiley, Vocal - Manfred Honetschläger, Brass - Manfred Honetschläger, Conductor - Paul Lanzerath, Brass - Paul Lanzerath, Trumpet - Peter Siedlaczek, Recording Engineer - Tadeusz Mieczkowski, Engineer
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Kristine W, Percussion - Kristine W, Performer - Kristine W, Saxophone - Kristine W, Vocal - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Gerry DeVeaux, Composer - Gerry DeVeaux, Lyricist - StoneBridge, Composer - StoneBridge, Lyricist - StoneBridge, Mixing Engineer - StoneBridge, Producer - StoneBridge (Stockholm), Engineer - Jeff Worell (LA), Engineer - D. StoneBridge, Keyboards - Clark Souter, Bass Guitar - Nel Jerome, Guitar
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Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Performer - Kristine W, Saxophone - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Composer - Peter Ries, Keyboards - Peter Ries, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Mixing Engineer - Peter Ries, Producer - Peter Ries, Programmer - Peter Ries, Recording Engineer - Peter Ries, Vocal - Joan Faulkner, Background Vocal - Linda Carriere, Background Vocal - Dominik Zang, Guitar
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Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Performer - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Keyboards - Peter Ries, Mixing Engineer - Peter Ries, Producer - Peter Ries, Programmer - Peter Ries, Recording Engineer - Janice Robinson, Background Vocal - Janice Robinson, Composer - Janice Robinson, Lyricist - Mark Godwin, Composer - Mark Godwin, Lyricist - Tom Woll, Guitar - Rudy Haeusermann, Recording Engineer - Kaori Kinoshita, Recording Engineer
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Kristine W, Performer - Jud J. Friedman, Composer - Jud J. Friedman, Lyricist - Jud J. Friedman, Producer - Allan Rich, Composer - Allan Rich, Lyricist - StoneBridge, Co-Producer - StoneBridge, Mixing Engineer - StoneBridge, Producer - Sherree Ford-Payne, Background Vocal - Teddy Castellucci, Acoustic Guitar
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Kristine W, Performer - Oliver Johnson, Guitar - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Peter Zizzo, Arranger - Peter Zizzo, Background Vocal - Peter Zizzo, Bass Guitar - Peter Zizzo, Composer - Peter Zizzo, Drum Programmer - Peter Zizzo, Keyboards - Peter Zizzo, Lyricist - Peter Zizzo, Producer - Derek Brin, Drum Programmer - Derek Brin, Mixing Engineer - Derek Brin, Producer - Derek Brin, Recording Engineer - Russ DeSalvo, Guitar - Rex Rideout, Drum Programmer - Rob Mathes, Strings - Curtiss King, Background Vocal - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Terence Dover, Recording Engineer - Bob Cadway, Recording Engineer - Dan Gellert, Recording Engineer
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Warsaw Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Performer - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Composer - Peter Ries, Keyboards - Peter Ries, Lyricist - Peter Ries, Mixing Engineer - Peter Ries, Producer - Peter Ries, Programmer - Peter Ries, Recording Engineer - Peter Ries, Vocal - Doc Wiley, Vocal - Manfred Honetschläger, Conductor - Peter Siedlaczek, Recording Engineer - Tadeusz Mieczkowski, Engineer - Dominik Zang, Guitar
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Kristine W, Background Vocal - Kristine W, Performer - Tony Moran, Composer - Tony Moran, Lyricist - Tony Moran, Producer - Gustav Jonsson, Piano - LaMuerte, Producer - LaMuerte, Re-Mixer - Tony Coluccio, Composer - Tony Coluccio, Keyboards - Tony Coluccio, Lyricist - Tony Coluccio, Programmer - Dave Saronson, Recording Engineer - Giuseppe D., Programmer - Duke Mushroom, Percussion - Cindy Mizelle, Background Vocal - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Paulette McWilliams, Background Vocal - Kristine Weitz, Composer - Kristine Weitz, Lyricist - Andy Panda, Composer - Andy Panda, Lyricist - Jeff Damo, Assistant Engineer - Catherine Russell, Background Vocal
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Albumbeschreibung
Recorded over four years, dance queen Kristine W's sophomore album is a strong mix of pop and A/C-flavored R&B. What's funny, though, is that the stronger material is not the club music for which she is known. The dance cuts on this album are standard at best. Of course, they aren't so much for pop fans as they are for club crawlers who'll purchase remixes, so that doesn't necessarily alienate dance fans, but they still bring the album down a bit. On the plus side, the rest of Stronger is solid and her voice, thankfully not the little-girl voice so many dance artists have, sounds like a woman's. She almost has a bit of the vocal depth of Cher, which is good or bad, depending on your take. "If Only You Knew" is a good pop concoction, bright and sunny and happy, though its sixth-grade lyrics (You're my every wish/you're my dream come true) bring it down a notch. "Pieces of Me and You" is romantic with an insistent beat, and the tropical "Clubland" has horns, a salsa sound, and a bit of scat thrown in for good measure. "Never Been Kissed" offers up disco synths with seamless '90s production; the smooth, jazzy "Waters Run Deep" is great '70s A/C-R&B with nice vocals; and "All That Glitters" is a nice synth-driven ballad that is surprisingly not overproduced, as so many ballads by dance artists are. Co-writer of eight of the cuts and co-executive producer of the entire album, Kristine W shows she's not some producer's puppet, and Stronger augurs the possibility of a lengthy career.
© Bryan Buss /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:13
- Main artists: Kristine W
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Electronic
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