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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 | + | |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]]). |
− | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> | |
− | [[Prince]] | + | [[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 | + | 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>[[ | + | # <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> | + | # <b>Ain’t Right</b> |
# <b>Something So Strong</b> | # <b>Something So Strong</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <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>[[ | + | # <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> | + | # <b>Ain’t Right</b> |
# <b>Something So Strong</b> | # <b>Something So Strong</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>Don’t Change</b> |
# <b>Purpose In Your Life</b> | # <b>Purpose In Your Life</b> | ||
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|musicians =[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - lead vocals; background vocals on [[Ooh This I Need]] | |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 [[ | + | *[[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 [[ | + | *[[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 [[ | + | *[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Love’s No Fun]], acoustic drums on [[Ooh This I Need]] |
− | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[ | + | *[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar on [[Love’s No Fun]] |
− | *[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals on [[ | + | *[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]] |
− | *[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals on [[ | + | *[[Jearlyn Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]] |
− | *[[J.D. Steele]] - background vocals on [[ | + | *[[J.D. Steele]] - background vocals on [[Love’s No Fun]] |
− | *[[Fred Steele]] - background vocals on [[ | + | *[[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 [[ | + | |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]], [[ | + | *[[Michael Koppelman]] - recording engineer on [[Playgirl]], [[Love’s No Fun]] and [[Ooh This I Need]] |
*Mark Plati - engineer / programming on [[Playgirl]] | *Mark Plati - engineer / programming on [[Playgirl]] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - additional production and remix on [[Playgirl]] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez] - additional production and remix on [[Playgirl]] | ||
|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. | |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 - | + | *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. | *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. | *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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|Image = Ooohthisineed single.jpg | |Image = Ooohthisineed single.jpg | ||
|Link = Single: Oooh This I Need | |Link = Single: Oooh This I Need | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |Single = [[Single: Something So Strong|Something So Strong]] | ||
+ | |B-side = [[Playgirl]] | ||
+ | |Image = Somethingsostrong.jpg | ||
+ | |Link = Single: Something So Strong | ||
}} | }} | ||
|see also = | |see also = |
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