Rachelle Ferrell - Rachelle Ferrell

Artist:

Ferrell, Rachelle

UPC:

077779376926

Description:

Personnel: Rachelle Ferrell (vocals, piano, keyboards, horns, strings, organ); Will DOwning (vocals); Michael J. Powell (guitar, percussion); Paul Jackson, Jr., Kevin Eubanks, Mike Campbell, Carlos Rios (guitar); Oscar Brashear (trumpet); George Bohannon (trombone); Barry Eastmond, Vernon Fails, Brian Simpson (keyboards); George Duke (keyboards, strings, percussion, background vocals); Freddie Washington, Al Turner, Larry Kimpel, Anthony Jackson (bass); Ricky Lawson, Buddy Williams, Doug Nally (drums, cymbals); Paulinho Da Costa (congas); Steve Thornton (percussion); David I. Ward II, Paul D. Allen (programming); Jim Gilstrap, Carolyn Perry, Lori Perry, Darlene Perry, Sharon Perry, Lynn Fidmont-Linsey, Josie Jones, Alex Brown (background vocals). Producers: George Duke, Michael J. Powell, Barry J. Eastmond, Rachelle Ferrell. Rachelle Ferrell wore two hats in the 1990s: straight-ahead jazz singer and commercial R&B/pop singer along the lines of Anita Baker, Miki Howard, and Angela Bofill. Produced mostly by George Duke, this self-titled album is an example of her R&B/pop side. With this smooth, classy effort, Manhattan/Capitol was obviously intent on appealing to the more adult-oriented tastes in the urban contemporary market. While artists like Mary J. Blige, Bell Biv DeVoe, Babyface, and Janet Jackson were making R&B relevant to hip-hoppers, Ferrell opted for maximum quiet storm appeal with this album. If you were buying a lot of Baker, Luther Vandross, and Freddie Jackson albums in the early `90s (along with some Grover Washington, Jr. and Joe Sample, perhaps), you were exactly the type of listener Manhattan/Capitol had in mind with sophisticated numbers like "It Only Took a Minute," "`Til You Come Back to Me," and "Sentimental." Most of the songs are appropriate vehicles for the Philadelphian`s big, rich voice, but while this collection of mood music isn`t bad, it isn`t the gem that Ferrell had the ability to deliver. As pleasant and likable as much of the material is, one got the impression that she was capable of a lot more. ~ Alex Henderson

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I`m Special
2. Welcome to My Love
3. Waiting
4. It Only Took a Minute
5. With Open Arms
6. Til You Come Back to Me
7. You Can`t Get (Until You Learn to Start Giving)
8. Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This
9. I Know You Love Me
10. Sentimental
11. Could Have Fooled Me
12. Too Late
13. Peace on Earth

Album Information

Release Date:

09/08/1992

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Label:

Capitol/EMI Records

Catalog Number:

93769

Original Release Year:

1992

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

66 : 11

Guest Artist:

Will Downing

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