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Arista set out to make a huge star of Deborah Cox. Her first album scored a couple of moderate hits, but with her second they were poised to turn the burgeoning belter into a new Whitney Houston. That didn't quite happen, but the set did make her into a considerable star, thanks in part to her monster cross-format smash "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here." An interesting thing happened the year before this album's release. Cox recorded a song for the Money Talks soundtrack, "Things Just Ain't the Same." The song was not a big hit initially, but a dance mix picked up steam in clubs across the U.S., and after several months turned into a huge dance smash, which in turn opened the singer to a whole new audience almost unexpectedly. Therefore, the first official single from One Wish, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here," was released as an R&B ballad to urban radio stations, and as a revved-up club anthem to pop stations and club DJs. The song was a smash, spending countless weeks atop the R&B charts and eight weeks at number two on the U.S. pop charts, cementing the singer's newfound broad appeal. That feat wasn't repeated, although the album scored another Top Ten pop hit with dramatic ballad "We Can't Be Friends," a duet with labelmate R.L. of the group Next. The album's musical spectrum was varied, ranging from the typical cheating man song popular at the time (the second single, "It's Over Now," which, in a remixed version, topped the dance charts), to safe middle-of-the-road, adult contemporary fare ("Couldn't We" and the beautiful "One Day You Will"), funky R&B tunes (one of the set's highlights, "One Wish"), and club anthems, including the dance mix of "Things Just Ain't the Same." Cox's voice, a powerhouse unto itself, sounds just as effective and very sweet when she's not belting out a tune Whitney Houston-style (evident on "I Won't Give Up"). The album also includes a bonus track, which is a hip-hop mix of the set's mid-tempo opener "September." A good album, which includes a couple of quintessential 1990s dance hits, and a prime example of Arista's incomparable marketing savvy.
© Jose Promis /TiVo
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Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Composer - Deborah Cox, Lyricist - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Gordon Chambers, Background Vocal - Gordon Chambers, Composer - Gordon Chambers, Lyricist - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Composer - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Lyricist - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Producer - T. "Sunny Boy" Turpin, Composer - T. "Sunny Boy" Turpin, Lyricist - Ted Wohlsen, Mixing Engineer - Ted Wohlsen, Recording Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Alonzo Jackson, Composer - Alonzo Jackson, Lyricist - Alonzo Jackson, Producer - Bob Brown, Recording Engineer - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - D. Griffin, Composer - D. Griffin, Lyricist - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - KayGee, Producer - Keir Gist, Composer - Keir Gist, Lyricist - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Larry Funk, Recording Engineer - T. Stinson-Jackson, Composer - T. Stinson-Jackson, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Tony Maserati, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Anne Mae Catalino, Recording Engineer - Anthony Crawford, Arranger - Anthony Crawford, Performer - Anthony Crawford, Producer - Anthony Crawford, Vocal Arranger - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Gale Canada, Background Vocal - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Kim Cooper, Background Vocal - Milton Chan, Mixing Engineer - Montell Jordan, Arranger - Montell Jordan, Composer - Montell Jordan, Lyricist - Montell Jordan, Vocal Arranger - Naomi Canada Fennell, Background Vocal - Professor Funk, Acoustic Bass - Professor Funk, Guitar - Schon J. Crawford, Composer - Schon J. Crawford, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Anne Mae Catalino, Recording Engineer - Anthony Crawford, Arranger - Anthony Crawford, Background Vocal - Anthony Crawford, Performer - Anthony Crawford, Producer - Anthony Crawford, Vocal Arranger - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Performer - Deborah Cox with R.L., Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Gerard Smerek, Recording Engineer - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - J. Russell, Composer - J. Russell, Lyricist - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Mark Palidino, Recording Engineer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Montell Jordan, Background Vocal - Montell Jordan, Vocal Arranger - Professor Funk, Guitar - Professor Funk, Producer - RL, Background Vocal - Schon J. Crawford, Composer - Schon J. Crawford, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Tyren Perry, Background Vocal
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Akema Johnson, Background Vocal - Chelle Davis, Background Vocal - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Daryl Simmons, Drum Programmer - Daryl Simmons, Producer - Daryl Simmons, Programmer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Performer - Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Khris Kellow, Keyboards - Mario Luccy, Recording Engineer - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Pamela Major, Background Vocal - Ronnie Garrett, Acoustic Bass - Scott Meeder, Drums - Thom Kidd, Recording Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Vance Taylor, Piano - William "P Sound" Thomas, Drums
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
A. Nance, Composer - A. Nance, Lyricist - Chris Puram, Mixing Engineer - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - DJ Quik, Mixing Engineer - DJ Quik, Performer - DJ Quik, Producer - DJ Quik, Recording Engineer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Kennith Crouch, Keyboards - Robert "Fonksta" Bacon, Jr., Guitar - T. Savage, Composer - T. Savage, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Tony Maserati, Producer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Craig Burbidge, Mixing Engineer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Composer - Deborah Cox, Lyricist - Deborah Cox, Performer - Deborah Cox, Vocal Arranger - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Lascelles Stephens, Composer - Lascelles Stephens, Lyricist - Lascelles Stephens, Performer - Lascelles Stephens, Producer - Lascelles Stephens, Vocal Arranger - Martin Horenberg, Recording Engineer - Robbie Nevil, Guitar - T. Powell, Composer - T. Powell, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - D. Sembello, Composer - D. Sembello, Lyricist - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Performer - Dexter Simmons, Mixing Engineer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Isaac Phillips, Guitar - James Murray, Recording Engineer - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - M. Sharron, Composer - M. Sharron, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Mixing Engineer - Rodney Jerkins, Performer - Rodney Jerkins, Producer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Recording Engineer - Bob Brown, Recording Engineer - C. Northington, Composer - C. Northington, Lyricist - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Composer - Deborah Cox, Lyricist - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Kevi-Kev, Guitar - Lascelles Stephens, Composer - Lascelles Stephens, Lyricist - Mike Mason, Strings - Rodney Liyn Temperton, Composer - Rodney Liyn Temperton, Lyricist - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Composer - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Lyricist - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Producer - T. "Sunny Boy" Turpin, Composer - T. "Sunny Boy" Turpin, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Performer - Dexter Simmons, Mixing Engineer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Fred Jerkins III, Composer - Fred Jerkins III, Lyricist - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Isaac Phillips, Composer - Isaac Phillips, Lyricist - Isaac Phillips, Performer - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Ken Deranteriasian, Recording Engineer - LaShawn "The Big Shiz" Daniels, Composer - LaShawn "The Big Shiz" Daniels, Lyricist - Nicolia Tye-v Turman, Background Vocal - Nicolia Tye-v Turman, Composer - Nicolia Tye-v Turman, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Composer - Rodney Jerkins, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Mixing Engineer - Rodney Jerkins, Performer - Rodney Jerkins, Producer - Rodney Jerkins, Recording Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer - Victor McCoy, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Producer - Deborah Cox, Background Vocal - Deborah Cox, Performer - Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Felipe Elgueta, Recording Engineer - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Michael Thompson, Guitar - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Simon Franglen, Programmer - Sue Ann Carwell, Background Vocal - Tim Lauber, Recording Engineer - Tom Bender, Mixing Engineer - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Anne Mae Catalino, Recording Engineer - Anthony Crawford, Performance Arranger - Anthony Crawford, Performer - Anthony Crawford, Producer - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Gale Canada, Background Vocal - Hex Hector, Producer - Hex Hector, Re-Mixer - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Kim Cooper, Background Vocal - Mac Quayle, Keyboards - Mac Quayle, Programmer - Milton Chan, Mixing Engineer - Montell Jordan, Composer - Montell Jordan, Lyricist - Montell Jordan, Performance Arranger - Naomi Canada Fennell, Background Vocal - Professor Funk, Bass - Professor Funk, Guitar - Schon J. Crawford, Composer - Schon J. Crawford, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
A. Antoine, Composer - A. Antoine, Lyricist - Andre Evans, Composer - Andre Evans, Lyricist - Andre Evans, Producer - Bob Antoine, Producer - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Hex Hector, Re-Mixer - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Linda Creed, Composer - Linda Creed, Lyricist - Mac Quayle, Engineer - Mac Quayle, Programmer - N. Renee, Composer - N. Renee, Lyricist - Thomas Bell, Composer - Thomas Bell, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Arista Records LLC
Adam Kudzin, Mixing Engineer - Adam Kudzin, Recording Engineer - Christopher Stern, Art Director - Clive Davis, Executive Producer - Darren Lighty, Producer - Darren Lighty, Re-Mixer - Deborah Cox, Composer - Deborah Cox, Lyricist - Deborah Cox, Performer - Drew Dixon, A&R Director - Gordon Chambers, Composer - Gordon Chambers, Lyricist - Hosh Gureli, A&R Director - KayGee, Mixing Engineer - KayGee, Producer - KayGee, Re-Mixer - Keith Naftaly, A&R Director - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Composer - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Lyricist - Steven "Stevie J." Jordan, Producer - T. "Sunny Boy" Turpin, Composer - T. "Sunny Boy" Turpin, Lyricist - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Arista set out to make a huge star of Deborah Cox. Her first album scored a couple of moderate hits, but with her second they were poised to turn the burgeoning belter into a new Whitney Houston. That didn't quite happen, but the set did make her into a considerable star, thanks in part to her monster cross-format smash "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here." An interesting thing happened the year before this album's release. Cox recorded a song for the Money Talks soundtrack, "Things Just Ain't the Same." The song was not a big hit initially, but a dance mix picked up steam in clubs across the U.S., and after several months turned into a huge dance smash, which in turn opened the singer to a whole new audience almost unexpectedly. Therefore, the first official single from One Wish, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here," was released as an R&B ballad to urban radio stations, and as a revved-up club anthem to pop stations and club DJs. The song was a smash, spending countless weeks atop the R&B charts and eight weeks at number two on the U.S. pop charts, cementing the singer's newfound broad appeal. That feat wasn't repeated, although the album scored another Top Ten pop hit with dramatic ballad "We Can't Be Friends," a duet with labelmate R.L. of the group Next. The album's musical spectrum was varied, ranging from the typical cheating man song popular at the time (the second single, "It's Over Now," which, in a remixed version, topped the dance charts), to safe middle-of-the-road, adult contemporary fare ("Couldn't We" and the beautiful "One Day You Will"), funky R&B tunes (one of the set's highlights, "One Wish"), and club anthems, including the dance mix of "Things Just Ain't the Same." Cox's voice, a powerhouse unto itself, sounds just as effective and very sweet when she's not belting out a tune Whitney Houston-style (evident on "I Won't Give Up"). The album also includes a bonus track, which is a hip-hop mix of the set's mid-tempo opener "September." A good album, which includes a couple of quintessential 1990s dance hits, and a prime example of Arista's incomparable marketing savvy.
© Jose Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:19
- Main artists: Deborah Cox
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 1998 Arista Records, Inc.
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