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If the gap between Monica's first and second albums wasn't long enough, After the Storm followed nearly five years after its predecessor. That's an extended period of inactivity by anyone's standards, let alone a still-young performer whose first two albums went multi-platinum. Despite that often problematic issue, After the Storm picks up where The Boy Is Mine left off with nary a speed bump. Rather than come across as if there's lost time being made up, the album has all the assuredness and smart developments that should keep Monica's younger longtime followers behind her -- all the while holding the ability to appeal to a wider spectrum of R&B and hip-hop fans. The batch of Missy Elliott-produced songs -- "Get It Off," "So Gone," "Knock Knock" -- provide a bulk of the most exciting material, with just the right amount of swagger added to the singer's more wide-eyed personality of the '90s. Another promising aspect is that Monica did a fair amount of the composing herself; while not every tune is solid, "I Wrote This Song" can go toe to toe with any of the hits she's had written for her. The only significant factor working against her is that snail's-pace release schedule.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Missy Elliott, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Soul Diggaz, Co-Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Marcella Araica, Assistant Engineer - Craig Brockman, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Standard, Composer, Lyricist - Missy Elliott, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Jermany James, Composer, Lyricist - H. Jordan, Composer, Lyricist - Dirtbag, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Kieklak, Mixing Engineer - Craig X. Brockman, AdditionalStudioProducer - Carlos Bedoya, Recording Engineer - DJ Scratchator, Co-Producer - Monica feat. Dirtbag, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Kenneth Cunningham, Composer, Lyricist - Jamahl Rye, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Marcella Araica, Assistant Engineer - Missy Elliott, Producer - Zyah Ahmonuel, Composer, Lyricist - Tweet, Vocal - Javier Valverde, Assistant Engineer - Spike, Co-Producer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Scott Kieklak, Mixing Engineer - Demacio Castellon, Recording Engineer - Melissa Elliott, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Bryan Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Harold Lilly, Composer, Lyricist - Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer - JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer - John Horesco IV, Assistant Engineer - Tadd Mingo, Assistant Engineer - William Odum, Guitar
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Earl Simmons, Composer, Lyricist - Ryan Bowser, Composer, Lyricist - Bam, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Michael McCoy, Recording Engineer - Monica featuring DMX, AssociatedPerformer - Antoine Macon, Composer, Lyricist - Fabian Marasciullo, Recording Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Ryan, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AdditionalStudioProducer - RJ, Guitar - Jim Briggs, Assistant Engineer - DMX, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Young, Assistant Engineer - Richard Balmer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Marcella Araica, Assistant Engineer - Kayne West, Composer, Lyricist - Missy Elliott, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Lee Hatim, Composer, Lyricist - Kanye West, Producer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Kieklak, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Bedoya, Recording Engineer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Karlin, Producer - SoulShock, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Kenneth Karlin, Composer, Lyricist - Carsten Shack, Composer, Lyricist - Soulshock & Karlin, Producer - Shamora Crawford, Composer, Lyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Malina, Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Karlin, Producer - SoulShock, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Damon Sharpe, Composer, Lyricist - Kenneth Karlin, Composer, Lyricist - Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist - Carsten Shack, Composer, Lyricist - Soulshock & Karlin, Arranger - Shamora Crawford, Composer, Lyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Malina, Engineer
(P) 2002 BMG Music LLC
LaShawn Daniels, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Jerkins III, Composer, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Mixing Engineer - Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist - La Shawn Daniels, Co-Producer - Fabian Marasciullo, Engineer - DEXTER SIMMONS, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Darkchild Jerkins, Producer
(P) 2002 BMG Music LLC
Ryan Bowser, Composer, Lyricist - Bam, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Michael McCoy, Engineer - Antoine Macon, Composer, Lyricist - Fabian Marasciullo, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Marc Lee, Assistant Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan, Drums, Keyboards, Programmer, AdditionalStudioProducer - RJ, Guitar - Jim Briggs, Assistant Engineer - Tyrese, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andre "mrDEYO" Deyo, Composer, Lyricist, AdditionalStudioProducer - Tommy Niblack, AdditionalStudioProducer - Ryan B., Producer - Monica feat. Tyrese, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Karlin, Producer, All Instruments, Performance Arranger - SoulShock, Producer, Mixing Engineer, All Instruments, Performance Arranger - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Peter Biker, Composer, Lyricist - Carsten Shack, Composer, Lyricist - Shamora Crawford, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Bill Malina, Engineer - Biker, Producer, All Instruments, Performance Arranger
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist - Jazze Phá, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Charles Pettaway, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Co-Producer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arnold Wolfe, Engineer - John'ta Austin, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
M. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - M. Elliott, Composer, Lyricist - K. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - K. Fareed, Composer, Lyricist - R. AYERS, Composer, Lyricist - Missy Elliott, Producer - A. Cervantes, Composer, Lyricist - W. Allen, Composer, Lyricist - E. Birdsong, Composer, Lyricist - Tweet, Background Vocal, Vocal - T. Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Spike, Producer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Busta Rhymes, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - K. Cunningham, Composer, Lyricist - J. Rye, Composer, Lyricist - C. Stepney, Composer, Lyricist - W. Booker, Composer, Lyricist - Jamahl, Producer - Monica feat. Busta Rhymes, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
DISC 2
Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer - Harold Lilly, Composer, Lyricist - Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frye, Engineer - JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monica feat. Jermaine Dupri, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2002 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Rodney Jerkins, Mixing Engineer - Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - La Shawn Daniels, Composer, Lyricist, AdditionalStudioProducer - Fabian Marasciullo, Recording Engineer - DEXTER SIMMONS, Mixing Engineer - Monica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique, Keyboards - Rodney Darkchild Jerkins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Monica Arnold, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chad Butler, Composer, Lyricist - Jasper Cameron, Composer, Lyricist - Mia X, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jasper Da Fatso, Producer - Carlton Lynn, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mia Young, Composer, Lyricist - Monica featuring Mia X, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Pool Percy, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music, a unit of BMG Music
Album review
If the gap between Monica's first and second albums wasn't long enough, After the Storm followed nearly five years after its predecessor. That's an extended period of inactivity by anyone's standards, let alone a still-young performer whose first two albums went multi-platinum. Despite that often problematic issue, After the Storm picks up where The Boy Is Mine left off with nary a speed bump. Rather than come across as if there's lost time being made up, the album has all the assuredness and smart developments that should keep Monica's younger longtime followers behind her -- all the while holding the ability to appeal to a wider spectrum of R&B and hip-hop fans. The batch of Missy Elliott-produced songs -- "Get It Off," "So Gone," "Knock Knock" -- provide a bulk of the most exciting material, with just the right amount of swagger added to the singer's more wide-eyed personality of the '90s. Another promising aspect is that Monica did a fair amount of the composing herself; while not every tune is solid, "I Wrote This Song" can go toe to toe with any of the hits she's had written for her. The only significant factor working against her is that snail's-pace release schedule.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:15
- 1 Video clip
- Main artists: Monica
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: J Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
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