I Am is the second studio album by Elisa Fiorillo, and was the first and only to feature writing input by Prince. Five of the album's ten tracks were written (or co-written) by Prince, although the album was mostly produced by David Z. Rivkin (Prince produced one track, Ooh This I Need).
Recording progress
Prince's involvement in the album came by chance, as he dropped by Paisley Park Studios while David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr. were recording with Elisa Fiorillo in September 1989, and he liked what he heard. He immediately helped write the track they were working on, I Am, before helping to write On The Way Up. He submitted Playgirl, Love's No Fun and Ooh This I Need in late 1989 and early 1990.
Promotion
The album produced two commercially-available singles, On The Way Up (released shortly before the album) and Oooh This I Need (spelled differently than the album track). The album failed to chart, however.
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Personnel
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Musicians
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- Elisa Fiorillo - lead vocals; background vocals on Ooh This I Need
- David Z. Rivkin - drums and percussion on I Am, percussion on On The Way Up and Love's No Fun
- Levi Seacer, Jr. - all instruments, except where noted, on I Am, On The Way Up, bass guitar on Ooh This I Need
- Prince - all instruments, except where noted, on Playgirl and Love's No Fun, all instruments, except where noted, on Ooh This I Need (uncredited)
- Cynthia Johnson - background vocals on Playgirl
- Ingrid Chavez - background vocals on Playgirl
- Jana Anderson - background vocals on Playgirl
- Rosie Gaines - background vocals on Playgirl and Ooh This I Need
- Michael B. - drums on Love's No Fun, acoustic drums on Ooh This I Need
- Sonny T. - bass guitar on Love's No Fun
- Jevetta Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- Jearlyn Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- J.D. Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- Fred Steele - background vocals on Love's No Fun
- Kirk Johnson - electric drums on Ooh This I Need
- Michael Koppelman - harpsichord on Ooh This I Need
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Production
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Thanks
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