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¦ ARTIST: Chrisette Michele ¦
¦ TITLE: Epiphany ¦
¦ LABEL: Island Def Jam ¦
¦ GENRE: R&B ¦
¦ GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode) ¦
¦ ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new ¦
¦ QUALITY: 186 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo ¦
¦ PLAYTIME: 0h 46min 03sec total ¦
¦ SIZE: 61.87MB ¦
¦ RELEASE DATE: 2009-05-04 ¦¦
¦ RIP DATE: 2009-05-01 ¦
¦ RIPPER: Shinsky
¦________________________________________________________________________¯¯
___ [ TRACK LIST ] _____________________________________________ ____ __ __ _
¦
¦ 01. Epiphany (I'm Leaving) 3:28
¦ 02. Notebook 3:46
¦ 03. What You Do (Feat. Ne-Yo) 3:22
¦ 04. Blame It On Me 4:09
¦ 05. All I Ever Think About 3:40
¦ 06. Playin' Our Song 3:33
¦ 07. Another One 3:39
¦ 08. On My Own 3:47
¦ 09. Fragile 4:15
¦ 10. Mr. Right 4:22
¦ 11. Porcelain Doll 3:45
¦ 12. I'm Okay 4:17
__ [ RELEASE NOTES ] ___________________________________________ ____ __ __ _
¦
¦ Chrisette Michele says she had a realization about relationships that lead
¦ her to name her upcoming sophomore album "Epiphany." The set, which comes on
¦ the heels of her Grammy win, is due on March 31 via Def Jam. The first
¦ single, the Ne-Yo-penned title track, enters at No. 78 on the R&B/Hip-Hop
¦ songs chart this week, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
¦
¦ "I heard the song that Ne-Yo had written titled 'Epiphany,' and the word just
¦ stood out to me," Michele tells Billboard.com. "It stood out to me because
¦ I'd been through a lot in my last relationship, and the word 'epiphany'
¦ exemplified exactly what happened in the end when I realized I didn't have to
¦ put myself through it anymore."
¦
¦ Michele refers to the relationship with her former manager, Douglas "Biggs"
¦ Ellison, who Michele sued for embezzlement and harassment last year. Ellison
¦ later countersued for breach of exclusive management agreement. The lawsuit
¦ is currently still in motion.
¦
¦ Still, Michele is optimistic and says this album is a reflection of that. To
¦ create what she describes as a more upbeat/youthful sound she tapped on the
¦ likes of Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly, B Major and Ne-Yo, who writes and
¦ co-executive produced the set. The album features no guest collaborations.
¦
¦ And while a second single hasn't been selected yet, Michele does say one of
¦ her favorite tracks is the piano-based "Blame It On Me," in which she croons,
¦ "Blame it on me / say it's my fault / say I left you out in the cold with a
¦ broken heart / I really don't care / I'm not lying no more / say I'm a
¦ cheater, a liar, whatever you want / as long as it's over."
¦
¦ Another stand-out track is "On My Own," which the self-proclaimed daddy's
¦ girl says reminds her of her father. "I'm very close to my dad, but recently
¦ I've learned how to handle situations on my own, without having him step in
¦ for me, and it took a lot of me to be able to do that," she admits.
¦
¦ Other songs set to appear on "Epiphany" include "I'm Ok," the hip-hop-tinged
¦ "Another One," the ballad "Notebook," plus tracks "What You Do," "Playing
¦ Our Song," and "Fragile."
¦
¦ Michele's debut release, "I Am," has sold 419,000 copies in the United
¦ States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. "Be OK," the album's third single,
¦ won the 2009 Grammy award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
¦
¦ Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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