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Maysa showed a lot of promise on this self-titled debut album, which recalls the late-'70s and early-'80s output of soul divas like Chaka Khan, Alicia Myers and Phyllis Hyman, and sometimes shows quiet storm leanings. Most of the songs that the big-voiced, expressive Maysa turns her attention to are straight-up R&B, although she ventures into jazz fusion territory when she scats her way through the Brazilian-influenced "J.F.S." (which is the type of song that wouldn't have been out of place on a Flora Purim, Raul DeSouza or George Duke album of the '70s). At a time when a lot of R&B recordings were entirely electronic, Maysa's producers favor a sleek yet fairly organic approach and combine keyboards with real bass, real guitar, real drums and real horns. Ranging from decent to excellent, Maysa enjoyed some airplay on NAC stations but didn't make the singer a huge name in the R&B world. Nonetheless, this CD is worth searching for if you're an R&B lover.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Ray Hayden, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rex Rideout, ComposerLyricist - Ray Hayden, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maysa, MainArtist - Byron Stingily, ComposerLyricist - Phillip Temple, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michelle Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Ray Hayden, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maysa, MainArtist - M. Saunders, ComposerLyricist - W. Rosenstein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Dubin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steven Dubin, Producer - Robbie Nevil, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist - SIEDAH GARRETT, ComposerLyricist - BARRY RUDOLPH, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cynthia Biggs, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist - Mark Partis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry James Eastmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Yak Bondy, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Richard Bull, Producer - Mark Chamberlain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Maggie Ryder, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist - Joe Mardin, Producer - Anthony Clark, ComposerLyricist - Rod Hui, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Rebello, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Clahar, ComposerLyricist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Richard Bull, Producer - Mark Chamberlain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Simon Law, Producer - Lee Hamblin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Mole, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist - Angela Stone, ComposerLyricist - Victor Yturbe "El Piruli", Producer - Ross Anderson, Producer - Gerry Devaux, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cynthia Biggs, ComposerLyricist - Rex Rideout, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist - Ronnie Garrett, ComposerLyricist - Mark Partis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry James Eastmond, Producer
℗ 1985 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Maysa, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Graham Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Richard Bull, Producer - Mark Chamberlain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Yak Bondy, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Isermann, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Richard Bull, Producer - Mark Chamberlain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maggie Ryder, ComposerLyricist - Maysa, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Partis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry James Eastmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Maysa showed a lot of promise on this self-titled debut album, which recalls the late-'70s and early-'80s output of soul divas like Chaka Khan, Alicia Myers and Phyllis Hyman, and sometimes shows quiet storm leanings. Most of the songs that the big-voiced, expressive Maysa turns her attention to are straight-up R&B, although she ventures into jazz fusion territory when she scats her way through the Brazilian-influenced "J.F.S." (which is the type of song that wouldn't have been out of place on a Flora Purim, Raul DeSouza or George Duke album of the '70s). At a time when a lot of R&B recordings were entirely electronic, Maysa's producers favor a sleek yet fairly organic approach and combine keyboards with real bass, real guitar, real drums and real horns. Ranging from decent to excellent, Maysa enjoyed some airplay on NAC stations but didn't make the singer a huge name in the R&B world. Nonetheless, this CD is worth searching for if you're an R&B lover.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:04
- Main artists: Maysa
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 GRP Records Inc. ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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