Amazon.com: You don't expect a Broadway star to be slow burning and funky (Ben Vereen notwithstanding), but Heather Headley is both. Best known for her stage roles in The Lion King and Aida--the latter won her a Tony--the Trinidad native is used to arch performance. Yet her debut album focuses on smooth, lean R&B grooves and Headley's honeyed voice. Heartbreak is Headley's ace. "I Wish I Wasn't" is a tortured missive dispatched from an empty home. "Always Been Your Girl"--the set's hands-down centerpiece--finds Headley pleading with a longtime friend to consider her in a different light. It's a staggeringly powerful song--the kind you can imagine Headley belting out beneath a stark spotlight--made all the more stunning by the fact that the whole collection isn't tied to that one emotion. Also here are the breezy, Mars-Venus meditation "Nature of a Man" and the near-tribal thump of "Like Ya Used To." There are producers and guests aplenty, but Headley is, as always, the star of the show. --Kim Hughes
Sweet Lady Ok, so I went to the same high school as Heather, about 8 years after she did, in good old Fort Wayne, IN. I've met her a few times, sang with her in concert here in the "fort"...but neither of her albums really sound like "her". I mean, she is a belter. She's got a heck of a voice, and I feel like these R&B and pop type songs don't do her justice. In wish she would do more stuff like she did in Aida. I saw that show on Broadway in NYC, and she was PHENOMENAL!
this is who i am hh i am satisfied with my purchase i just wish the owner mentioned that the cover of the cd was scratched
Friends and family? I bought this CD because of the wonderful rewievs. They must be written by friends and family. The CD was simply dull and boring. There are one million CDs out there sounding exactly like this. What a waste! Don't buy it!
Heather Rocks!! Discovered this artist a few years back through one of those recommendation links and I have been hooked on her music ever since. Thought this album was the best thing to hit the airwaves in forever. . until I discovered her second album! She is amazing! Both of her albums are incredible, soulful, beautiful and rank right up there with the likes of Mary J. Blige and Christina Aguilera. This CD is great, but her second CD RULES!! Get them both, you won't be disappointed!
One of the best CDs ever made I love, love, love this cd. I've already had to replace it twice due to overplaying. (Guess I should just break down and get one of those MP3 Players)!
For me, this is a musical masterpiece. Heather's voice is a divine gift that floats the listener into some parallel universe for the length of the cd. I totally "feel" her and would recommend this to anyone looking for darn good R&B, Pop, Lounge-y sounds.
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