Willa Was Here

Willa Was Here
Willa Was Here
Studio album by Willa Ford
Released	July 17, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	38:56
Label	Lava; Atlantic;
Producer	Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf, Michael D. Goodman (a.k.a. Sheppard), Tim & Bob, Eve Nelson, Andy Marvel, Robert D. Fusari, Kenny Gioia, Howie Hirsh, Robbie Nevil, Scott Ialacci (a.k.a. DJ Skribble), Anthony Acid
Singles from Willa Was Here
	"I Wanna Be Bad"; Released: April 24, 2001; "Did Ya' Understand That"; Released: September 11, 2001; "Ooh Ooh"; Released: 2002 (promo);

Willa Was Here is the debut and to-date only studio album by American pop singer Willa Ford, released on July 17, 2001^{[citation needed]} in the United States on the former Atlantic imprint Lava Records. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 chart and lasted only two months on the chart. It spawned the top twenty-five hit single "I Wanna Be Bad", which sold over 250,000 copies,^[2] as well as "Did Ya' Understand That", which failed to chart. The album also contained a hyperlink to the video for "I Wanna Be Bad". "Ooh Ooh" was released as a promotional single, but failed to chart as well. Ford co-wrote nine of the twelve tracks.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna Be Bad" (featuring Royce da 5'9")	Willa Ford, Ryan Daniel Montgomery, Brian Kierulf, Joshua M. Schwartz	Josh and Brian	3:04
2.	"Did Ya' Understand That"	Ford, Michael D. Goodman, Gioia, Darius Rustam	Sheppard, Kenny Gioia	3:16
3.	"Ooh Ooh"	Ford, Nelson	Eve Nelson	3:30
4.	"Tired"	Ford, Marvel	Andy Marvel	3:32
5.	"Joke's on You"	Ford, Fusari, Falonte Moore, Sabelle Breer	Rob Fusari	3:14
6.	"Tender"	Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:17
7.	"Don't You Wish"	Ford, Nelson	Nelson	3:51
8.	"Prince Charming"	Ford, Marvel	Marvel	4:00
9.	"Somebody Take the Pain Away"	Kierulf, Schwartz, Sheron Lee, Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart	Josh and Brian	2:52
10.	"Haunted Heart"	Ford, Robbie Nevil, Hirsh	Howie Hirsh	3:38
11.	"Dare"	Ford, Scott Ialacci, Anthony Caputo	DJ Skribble, Anthony Acid	3:44

Australian edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"All the Right Moves"	3:28

Sample credits

"Somebody Take the Pain Away" contains an interpolation of "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics.

Personnel edit

Willa Ford - vocals, background vocals Yamaha CS80 tracks 1,2,5,6 , Prophet 5 Tracks 2,3,7,8 , Arp Quadra Tracks 1,2,5,8,9 Minimoog tracks 2,6,8,10 Piano track 10 Roland Jupiter 8 tracks 6,7,8,11 Korg Triton oaysis 2,8,11
Joshua M. Schwartz - multiple instruments
Brian Kierulf - multiple instruments
Eve Nelson - keyboards
Masa Shimizu - guitar
Robin Daniels - percussion
Andy Marvel - keyboards
Gerry Leonard - guitar
Jen Carr - background vocals
Sabelle Breer - background vocals
Tim Kelley - keyboards, drums, bass
Bob Robinson - guitar, piano
Michael Nigro - keyboards
Royce Da 5'9 - vocals

Production edit

Producers: Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf, Michael D. Goodman (aka Sheppard), Kenny Gioia, Eve Nelson, Andy Marvel, Robert D. Fusari, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Howie Hirsh, Robbie Nevil, Scott Ialacci, Anthony Acid
Executive producer: Willa Ford, Jason Flom, Andy Shane
Management: DAS Communications, Ltd.
Engineers: Eve Nelson, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Stephen George, Kenny Gioia
Assistant engineers: Benjamin Jelen
Vocal engineers: Stephen George
Mix engineers: Manny Marriquin
Mixing: Rob Chiarelli, Michael D. Goodman, Kenny Gioia, Eve Nelson, Andy Marvel, Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Robert D. Fusari, Bill Lee
Mixing assistants: Jay Nichlas
Mastering: Tom Coyne
A&R direction: Jason Flom, Andy Shane
A&R administration: Gregg Nadel
Programming: Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf, Eve Nelson, Andy Marvel, Robert D. Fusari, Falonte Moore, Tim Kelley
Drum programming: Kenny Gioia, Eve Nelson
Keyboard Programming: Darius Rustam
Pro Tools whiz: Alan Friedman
Vocal Production Effect: Cynthia Daniels
Arrangers: Andy Marvel
Vocal arrangement: Willa Ford, Jen Carr, Sabelle Breer
String arrangements: Josh Schwartz

Charts edit

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	56

References edit

^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2001-07-17). "Willa Was Here - Willa Ford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
^ [1] Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Willa Ford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2001-07-17). "Willa Was Here - Willa Ford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-10.

[2] [1] Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[ac_Billboard200_Willa_Ford-3] "Willa Ford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

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Willa Was Here

Studio album by Willa Ford
Released	July 17, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	38:56
Label	Lava Atlantic
Producer	Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf, Michael D. Goodman (a.k.a. Sheppard), Tim & Bob, Eve Nelson, Andy Marvel, Robert D. Fusari, Kenny Gioia, Howie Hirsh, Robbie Nevil, Scott Ialacci (a.k.a. DJ Skribble), Anthony Acid

Singles from Willa Was Here
"I Wanna Be Bad" Released: April 24, 2001 "Did Ya' Understand That" Released: September 11, 2001 "Ooh Ooh" Released: 2002 (promo)