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|introduction          = '''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.|David Z. Rivkin]] ([[Prince]] produced one track, [[Ooh This I Need]]).
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|introduction          = '''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.|David Z. Rivkin]] ([[Prince]] produced one track, [[Ooh This I Need]]).
  
  
'''Recording progress'''
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
  
[[Prince]]'s involvement in the album came by chance, as he dropped by [[Paisley Park Studios]] while [[David Z.|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, [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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.
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[[Prince]]’s involvement in the album came by chance, as he dropped by [[Paisley Park Studios]] while [[David Z.|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, [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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'''
 
'''Promotion'''
  
The album produced two commercially-available singles, [[Single: On The Way Up|On The Way Up]] (released shortly before the album) and [[Single: Oooh This I Need|Oooh This I Need]] (spelled differently than the album track). The album failed to chart, however.
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The album produced three commercially-available singles, [[Single: On The Way Up|On The Way Up]] (released shortly before the album), [[Single: Oooh This I Need|Oooh This I Need]] (spelled differently than the album track) and [[Single: Something So Strong|Something So Strong]] (w/ [[Playgirl]] as its B-side). The album failed to chart, however.
 
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|tracklisting          =
 
|tracklisting          =
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# <b>Out Of My Mind</b>
 
# <b>Out Of My Mind</b>
 
# <b>[[Playgirl]]</b> (4:21) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>[[Playgirl]]</b> (4:21) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Love's No Fun]]</b> (3:50) <sup>3</sup>
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# <b>[[Love’s No Fun]]</b> (3:50) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>[[Ooh This I Need]]</b> (4:00) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>[[Ooh This I Need]]</b> (4:00) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>Ain't Right</b>
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# <b>Ain’t Right</b>
 
# <b>Something So Strong</b>
 
# <b>Something So Strong</b>
# <b>Don't Change</b>
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# <b>Don’t Change</b>
 
# <b>Purpose In Your Life</b>
 
# <b>Purpose In Your Life</b>
 
|credits                =  
 
|credits                =  
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# <b>Out Of My Mind</b>
 
# <b>Out Of My Mind</b>
 
# <b>[[Playgirl]]</b> (4:21) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>[[Playgirl]]</b> (4:21) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>[[Love's No Fun]]</b> (3:50) <sup>3</sup>
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# <b>[[Love’s No Fun]]</b> (3:50) <sup>3</sup>
 
*Side 2:
 
*Side 2:
 
# <b>[[Ooh This I Need]]</b> (4:00) <sup>3</sup>
 
# <b>[[Ooh This I Need]]</b> (4:00) <sup>3</sup>
# <b>Ain't Right</b>
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# <b>Ain’t Right</b>
 
# <b>Something So Strong</b>
 
# <b>Something So Strong</b>
# <b>Don't Change</b>
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# <b>Don’t Change</b>
 
# <b>Purpose In Your Life</b>
 
# <b>Purpose In Your Life</b>
 
<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
 
<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
|musicians              =[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - lead vocals
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|musicians              =[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - lead vocals; background vocals on [[Ooh This I Need]]
*[[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - drums and percussion on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]], percussion on [[On The Way Up]] and [[Love's No Fun]]
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*[[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - drums and percussion on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]], percussion on [[On The Way Up]] and [[Love’s No Fun]]
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]], [[On The Way Up]], bass guitar on [[Ooh This I Need]]
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|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)
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*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[Playgirl]] and [[Love’s No Fun]], all instruments, except where noted, on [[Ooh This I Need]] (uncredited)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Johnson Cynthia Johnson] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Johnson Cynthia Johnson] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]]
 
*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]]
 
*[[Ingrid Chavez]] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]]
 
*[[Jana Anderson]] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]]
 
*[[Jana Anderson]] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]]
 
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - background vocals on [[Playgirl]] and [[Ooh This I Need]]
 
*[[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]]
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Love’s No Fun]], acoustic drums on [[Ooh This I Need]]
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Love's No Fun]]
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*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Love’s No Fun]]
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love's No Fun]]
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*[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]]
*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love's No Fun]]
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*[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]]
*[[J.D. Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love's No Fun]]
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*[[J.D. Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]]
*[[Fred Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love's No Fun]]
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*[[Fred Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - electric drums on [[Ooh This I Need]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - electric drums on [[Ooh This I Need]]
 
*[[Michael Koppelman]] - harpsichord on [[Ooh This I Need]]
 
*[[Michael Koppelman]] - harpsichord on [[Ooh This I Need]]
|production            = [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - producer on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]], [[On The Way Up]], [[Playgirl]] and [[Love's No Fun]], recording engineer on [[Love's No Fun]]
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|production            = [[David Z.|David Z. Rivkin]] - producer on [[Elisa Fiorillo: I Am|I Am]], [[On The Way Up]], [[Playgirl]] and [[Love’s No Fun]], recording engineer on [[Love’s No Fun]]
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - co-producer on [[On The Way Up]]
 
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - co-producer on [[On The Way Up]]
 
*[[Prince]] - producer on [[Ooh This I Need]]
 
*[[Prince]] - producer on [[Ooh This I Need]]
*[[Michael Koppelman]] - recording engineer on [[Playgirl]], [[Love's No Fun]] and [[Ooh This I Need]]
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*[[Michael Koppelman]] - recording engineer on [[Playgirl]], [[Love’s No Fun]] and [[Ooh This I Need]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - remix on [[Playgirl]]
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*Mark Plati - engineer / programming on [[Playgirl]]
|thanks                =  
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - additional production and remix on [[Playgirl]]
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|thanks                = I always thank God first for the gift of love, family and music.  My mother and father for their unconditional love and support. My three brothers ... Billy, Bobby and Jimmy for being my best friends and critics.  The rest of my huge family and the friends who have been there U know who U R.
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*To all the people who worked on this record: David Z. - The man who put it all together. (The Fly!) Prince - Thank you for all your inspiration and help. Levi Seacer Jr. - U Da coolest boy-eee!!! Darryl Duncan - Don’t ever change. Ian Prince - Oh no!!! It’s a "Round about!" Oliver Leiber - Is that garlic I smell? Tom Flora, Michael Smotherman & Bill Kenner - Thanks!!
 +
*Thanks to all the musicians, vocalists and engineers.
 +
*And thanks to: Peter Benetta, Franky Blue, Nicky Brown, Rick Chudikoff, Phil Galdston, Paul Gordon, Michael Hammelstein, Randy Jackson, Tom Keane, Tim Kelly, Jon Lind, Lenny Macaluso, Les Pierce, Evan Rogers, Arnie Roman, Phil Roy, Gloria Sclarev, Jimmy Scott, Danny Sembello, Marti Sharron, Billy Steinberg, Carl Sturken & all the other writers who I had chance to work with.
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*Extra special thanks to: Ina Meibach, Lippman Kahane Entertainment, A&R Coordination Kate Hyman, Chrysalis, Brian Loucks, my trainer Dorie Pride, and my personal assistant Lesley Duncan.
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*Special thanks to: John Sykes, Joe Kiener, Tom Gorman, Fran Musso, Frances Pennington, Jeff Wagner, Greg Thompson, Van-O, Duff Marlowe, Tom Sturges, Elaine, Sherri, Lisa, KPM, Jeff Aldrich, Daniel Glass, Ken Lane, Ron Fair, Cema and the whole entire promo staff!!! Thanks to Therese Stoulil and everyone at Paisley Park.  Thanks to: Vivian Turner, Ann Fulayter, Toni Basil, Hugo Huizar, and Jaime and Sheila Johnson. An extra special thanks to all the radio stations that kept my poster up on their walls!!!
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*Brenda Mowdy - To a mom that everyone loved ...
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*I want to dedicate this album to my grandfather Alexander Fiorillo Sr., who died this past year. He always told me that I deserved the best in life and that I should never settle for second best. I have received many letters from fans that have asked for advice about problems they might have had. I want them to read the advice my grandfather gave me. Teenage suicide is a very real and terrible problem in our society. Suicide is not an answer. It is what my grandfather meant by second best. Living is the answer. There is a purpose in your life ... Love, Elisa
 
<!-------SINGLES ------->
 
<!-------SINGLES ------->
 
|singles                =
 
|singles                =
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|Image  = Ooohthisineed single.jpg
 
|Image  = Ooohthisineed single.jpg
 
|Link  = Single: Oooh This I Need
 
|Link  = Single: Oooh This I Need
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}}
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
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|Single = [[Single: Something So Strong|Something So Strong]]
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|B-side = [[Playgirl]]
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|Image  = Somethingsostrong.jpg
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|Link  = Single: Something So Strong
 
}}
 
}}
 
|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  

Revision as of 18:28, 3 October 2020

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I Am

I Am (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: 18 September 1990
Length: 44:00
Label(s): Chrysalis Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
This album has not charted in the USA
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


On The Way Up
b/w Am I Dub II
Onthewayup single.jpg
Oooh This I Need
b/w Purpose In Your Life
Ooohthisineed single.jpg
Something So Strong
b/w Playgirl
Somethingsostrong.jpg

See also


    
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).


Sessions and compiling

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 three commercially-available singles, On The Way Up (released shortly before the album), Oooh This I Need (spelled differently than the album track) and Something So Strong (w/ Playgirl as its B-side). The album failed to chart, however.



Track listing
CD LP

Details given for Prince-related tracks only

  1. I Am (4:57) 1
  2. On The Way Up (4:20) 2
  3. Out Of My Mind
  4. Playgirl (4:21) 3
  5. Love’s No Fun (3:50) 3
  6. Ooh This I Need (4:00) 3
  7. Ain’t Right
  8. Something So Strong
  9. Don’t Change
  10. Purpose In Your Life
  • Side 1:
  1. I Am (4:57) 1
  2. On The Way Up (4:20) 2
  3. Out Of My Mind
  4. Playgirl (4:21) 3
  5. Love’s No Fun (3:50) 3
  • Side 2:
  1. Ooh This I Need (4:00) 3
  2. Ain’t Right
  3. Something So Strong
  4. Don’t Change
  5. Purpose In Your Life


1 Written by Prince, David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr.
2 Written by Elisa Fiorillo, Prince, David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr.
3 Written by Prince



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • I always thank God first for the gift of love, family and music. My mother and father for their unconditional love and support. My three brothers ... Billy, Bobby and Jimmy for being my best friends and critics. The rest of my huge family and the friends who have been there U know who U R.
  • To all the people who worked on this record: David Z. - The man who put it all together. (The Fly!) Prince - Thank you for all your inspiration and help. Levi Seacer Jr. - U Da coolest boy-eee!!! Darryl Duncan - Don’t ever change. Ian Prince - Oh no!!! It’s a "Round about!" Oliver Leiber - Is that garlic I smell? Tom Flora, Michael Smotherman & Bill Kenner - Thanks!!
  • Thanks to all the musicians, vocalists and engineers.
  • And thanks to: Peter Benetta, Franky Blue, Nicky Brown, Rick Chudikoff, Phil Galdston, Paul Gordon, Michael Hammelstein, Randy Jackson, Tom Keane, Tim Kelly, Jon Lind, Lenny Macaluso, Les Pierce, Evan Rogers, Arnie Roman, Phil Roy, Gloria Sclarev, Jimmy Scott, Danny Sembello, Marti Sharron, Billy Steinberg, Carl Sturken & all the other writers who I had chance to work with.
  • Extra special thanks to: Ina Meibach, Lippman Kahane Entertainment, A&R Coordination Kate Hyman, Chrysalis, Brian Loucks, my trainer Dorie Pride, and my personal assistant Lesley Duncan.
  • Special thanks to: John Sykes, Joe Kiener, Tom Gorman, Fran Musso, Frances Pennington, Jeff Wagner, Greg Thompson, Van-O, Duff Marlowe, Tom Sturges, Elaine, Sherri, Lisa, KPM, Jeff Aldrich, Daniel Glass, Ken Lane, Ron Fair, Cema and the whole entire promo staff!!! Thanks to Therese Stoulil and everyone at Paisley Park. Thanks to: Vivian Turner, Ann Fulayter, Toni Basil, Hugo Huizar, and Jaime and Sheila Johnson. An extra special thanks to all the radio stations that kept my poster up on their walls!!!
  • Brenda Mowdy - To a mom that everyone loved ...
  • I want to dedicate this album to my grandfather Alexander Fiorillo Sr., who died this past year. He always told me that I deserved the best in life and that I should never settle for second best. I have received many letters from fans that have asked for advice about problems they might have had. I want them to read the advice my grandfather gave me. Teenage suicide is a very real and terrible problem in our society. Suicide is not an answer. It is what my grandfather meant by second best. Living is the answer. There is a purpose in your life ... Love, Elisa



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

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Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia


References
Timethemotionlive.jpg 1990
Time The Motion Live
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1991
Times Squared
Timessquared album.jpg