Heather Headley - This Is Who I Am

Artist:

Headley, Heather

Description:

Personnel includes: Heather Headley (vocals); Chukki Starr (rap vocals); Joshua Nile, V. Jeffrey Smith (various instruments, programming); Gary Haase, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Ed Baden-Powell (guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Jeff Mironov, Frankie Romano, Professa Funk, Dallas Austin, Tomi Martin, Mike Scott, Terence Elliot, Tim Stewart (guitar); Richard Locker (cello); Shelley Woodworth (oboe); Rob Mounsey (piano); Jeremy Ruzumna (Hammond B-3 organ); James "Big Jim" Wright, Michael Norfleet, Slyvia Bennett Smith, Reed Vertelney, Kwame Kwaten (keyboards); Steve Mostyn (bass); Steve Marston (percussion); Deborah Cox, Sara Devine, Renee Neufville, Shanice, Vanessa A. Jones, Audrey Martells, Gabrielle Lauder (background vocals).
Producers include: D-Influence, Joshua Nile, The Phantom, Reed Vertelney, Sylvia Bennett.
Heather Headley was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "I Wish I Wasn`t" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
The first solo album from Heather Headley, who won a 1998 Tony for her performance in Tim Rice and Elton John`s AIDA, is slick, contemporary urban R&B with just a hint of her native Trinidadian background. Songs such as the sizzling album-opener "He Is" and the sultry "Always Been Your Girl" demonstrate her range, while the after-hours appeal of "Nature of a Man" is undeniable.
There`s little trace of Headley`s theatrical roots save in the variety of moods she`s able to conjure, and she makes the crossover from stage to recording studio seem almost effortless. While she`s obviously more at home with the balladry of songs such as "Fulltime," the lighthearted pop swing of "Sunday" is a charming hint of what she may be capable of on future outings.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. He Is
2. Nature of a Man
3. Fallin` For You
4. I Wish I Wasn`t
5. Fulltime
6. Like Ya Use To
7. Always Been Your Girl
8. Sunday
9. Four Words From a Heartbreak
10. Sista Girl
11. Why Should I Cry
12. If It Wasn`t For Your Love

Album Information

Release Date:

10/08/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Contemporary R&B

Label:

RCA Records (USA)

Catalog Number:

69376

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis; Deborah Cox; D`Influence; Shanice

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