Crystal Aikin is the eponymous debut album by Sunday Best first season winner, Crystal Aikin. The album was released on January 13, 2009, in the United States.
| Crystal Aikin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | January 13, 2009[1] |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | Gospel |
| Label | Sony Verity |
| Producer | PAJAM, Dre & Vidal, Gerald Haddon, Cainon Lamb, Taurian Osbourne, Derek Clark, Asaph Ward |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| GospelFlava | [3] |
| Soul Tracks | [4] |
Recording edit
After winning the first season of Sunday Best on December 4, 2007, Aikin signed a recording contract with Zomba Gospel. She started her first album, which was produced by PAJAM, Dre & Vidal, Asaph Ward, and others.
Track listing edit
Information is based on Liner notes[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Desire More" | Asaph A. Ward | Asaph A. Ward | 4:18 |
| 2. | "What If (He Said No)" | Paul D. Allen, James Moss | PAJAM | 4:07 |
| 3. | "He's So Worthy" | Andrea Harris, Asaph A. Ward | Asaph A. Ward | 4:06 |
| 4. | "A Song About Jesus" | Kirk Franklin | Kirk Franklin, Harold Martin | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Lord, You Reign Forever" | Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Bryan “BJ” Sledge | Andre Harris & Vidal Davis | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Love Him" | Cainon Lamb, Harold Lilly, Taurian Osbourne | Cainon Lamb, Taurian "TJ" Osbourne | 3:51 |
| 7. | "The Clouds" | Derek Clark, Benji Demps, Keyondra Lockett | Derek Clark | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Turn To Him" | Gordon Chambers, Vidal Davis, Andre Harris | Andre Harris & Vidal Davis | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Even Me" | Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon | Gerald Haddon | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Breathe On Me" (featuring Natalie Grant) | Natalie Grant, Robert Lowry, Annie S. Hawkins | Bernie Herms | 5:47 |
- Note
- PAJAM is Paul D. Allen, J. Moss & Walter Kearney.
Personnel edit
Information is adapted from Allmusic[1][2]
- Musicians
- Crystal Aikin - Lead Vocals
- Paul "PDA" Allen - Various Instruments
- Shawn Amos - Piano, Organ played by
- Faith Anderson - Background Vocals
- Minon Bolton - Background Vocals
- Jimmy Bowland - Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
- Eddie Brown - Organ played by
- Myron Butler - Background Vocals
- Maurice Carter - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
- Vinnie Ciesielski - Trumpet
- Derek Clark - Drums, Keyboards
- Aisha Cleaver - Background Vocals
- Deonis "Pumah" Cook - Background Vocals
- Idris Davis - Bass played by
- Vidal Davis - Various Instruments
- Doriel Demps - Background Vocals
- Errol Dixon - Background Vocals
- DeBette Draper - Background Vocals
- Ethan Farmer - Bass Guitar
- Darrell Freeman - Bass played by
- Andrew Gouché - Bass played by
- Natalie Grant - Lead Vocals (10)
- Barry Green - Trombone
- Gerald Haddon - Piano
- Andre Harris - Various Instruments
- Andrea Harris - Background Vocals
- Andrew Harris - Background Vocals
- Bernie Herms - Fender Rhodes Piano
- Chris Johnson - Drums
- Jamar Jones - Strings played by
- Adam Lester - Guitar
- Keyondra Lockett - Background Vocals
- Harold Martin - Additional Music performed by
- Tim Mole - Guitar
- J. Moss - Various Instruments, Background Vocals
- Nashville String Machine - Strings played by
- PAJAM's String Orchestra - Strings played by
- LeAnne Palmore - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
- Steve Patrick - Trumpet
- Christine Richardson - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
- Crystal Rucker - Background Vocals
- Wendell "Pops" Sewell - Guitar
- San Stancil - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
- Rachel Stokes - Background Vocals
- Asaph A. Ward - Piano, Keyboards
- Miranda C. Ward - Background Vocals
- Jason Webb - Piano, Hammond B3 Organ
- Caltomeesh West - Background Vocals
- Chelsea West - Background Vocals
- Scott Williamson - Drums
- Jerard Woods - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
- Jovaun Woods - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
- Daphanie Wright - Background Vocals
- Technical
- Paul "PDA" Allen - Audio Mixing
- Monica Bacon - A&R, Production Coordination
- Joe Baldridge - Recording Engineer
- Lloyd Barry - Musical Arrangement, Horn Arrangement
- Andrew Bazinet - Assistant Engineer
- Brian Bradley - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Travis Brigman - Recording Engineer
- Kasey Burdick - Recording Engineer
- Jeff Cain - Music Editing
- Anson Dawkins - Musical Arrangement
- Bill Deaton - Audio Mixing
- Matt Desando - Recording Engineer
- Vincent Dilorenzo - Audio Mixing
- Grant Greene - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Gerald Haddon - Recording Engineer
- Andrea Harris - Recording Engineer
- Andrew Harris - Production Assistant, Assistant Engineer
- Eric Hartman - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Bernie Herms - Musical Arrangement, String Arrangement, Vocal Recording Engineer
- Kent Holmes - Assistant Engineer
- John Jaszcz - Audio Mixing
- Walter Kearney - Production Supervisor
- Harold Lilly - Vocal Producer
- Erik Madrid - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Jonathan Merritt - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- J. Moss - Musical Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangement
- Tre Nagella - Recording Engineer
- JD Shuff - Assistant Engineer
- Nick Sparks - Horns Recording Engineer
- Brian Springer - Recording Engineer
- Mike Tsafati - Recording Engineer
- James Waddell - Strings Recording Engineer
Chart performance edit
The album peaked at #127 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard's Gospel Albums chart.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Aikin, Crystal. “Crystal Aikin”. Verity / Zomba / BET. 13 January 2009. https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/crystal-aikin-mr0001561507
- ^ a b Aikin, Crystal. “Crystal Aikin”. Allmusic. 11 November 2008. https://www.allmusic.com/album/crystal-aikin-mw0000805684
- ^ Crystal Aikin on GospelFlava Reviews; Bonner, Gerard
- ^ Crystal Aikin on SoulTracks; Charles, Melody
- ^ Aikin, Crystal. “Crystal Aikin” (Album notes). Verity. 2009.
- ^ Crystal Aikin on Billboard