Your Woman is the debut album by American singer Sunshine Anderson. It was released by Soulife Recordings and Atlantic Records on April 17, 2001 in the United States. Chiefly written and produced by Mike City, the album peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Your Woman features the single "Heard It All Before" and the follow-up single, "Lunch or Dinner".
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| Released | April 17, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 59:18 | |||
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| Singles from Your Woman | ||||
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Promotion
editReleased as the album's lead single on February 27, 2001, "Heard It All Before" reached the top ten on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart while peaking at the number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Lunch or Dinner" was released in September 2001.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
AllMusic editor Jon Azpiri wrote that "while too many pop and R&B divas rely on Mariah Carey-like vocal histrionics, Sunshine Anderson wins over fans with her understated maturity [...] Your Woman features some solid production by Mike City and Mark Spark, and rather than trying to overpower the music with her voice, Anderson has enough confidence to just go along for the ride."[1] Blender critic Keith Harris found thath "despite able pop-tinged jazz-soul production from Mike City, though, the album never surpasses its jaunty first single [...] By mid-album, the arrangements peter out into a redundant bounce of piano and drum over which Anderson launches into Mariah-like vocal runs. Yet graceful melodies like "Lunch and Dinner" suggest a burgeoning singer who might well blossom into her own diva someday soon."[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Little Sunshine (Intro)" | Michael Flowers | Mike City | 0:36 |
| 2. | "Better Off" | Flowers | City | 4:04 |
| 3. | "He Said, She Said" | Flowers | City | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Heard It All Before" |
| City | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Vulnerability (Skit)" |
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| 1:02 |
| 6. | "Letting Down My Guard" | Flowers | City | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Where Have You Been" | Flowers | City | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Saved the Day" | Flowers | City | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Lunch or Dinner" | Flowers | City | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Last Night" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Dolo Pachino) |
| City | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Your Woman (Interlude)" | Flowers | City | 1:16 |
| 12. | "Your Woman" | Flowers | City | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Airport (Skit)" | Sparks | Sparks | 2:10 |
| 14. | "Being Away" |
| City | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Crazy Love" |
| 4:38 | |
| 16. | "You Do You" |
| 4:00 | |
| 17. | "Spoken Word (Skit)" |
| 1:56 | |
| 18. | "A Little Sunshine" | Flowers | City | 3:38 |
Notes
- ^[A] denotes co-producer
Personnel
edit- Kwaku Alston – photography
- Sunshine Anderson – vocals
- Richard Bates – art direction
- Mike City – backing vocals, executive producer, instruments
- Douglas Coleman – recording engineer
- Erick T. Coomes – bass
- Mikey Dan – backing vocals
- Chris Dawley – executive producer
- Timothy Deberry – backing vocals
- Larry Furgerrson – mastering
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Lalah Hathaway – backing vocals
- Shayne Ivy – design
- Michael Linsdey – bass
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Johnny Mercier – keyboards
- Mark Mitchell – recording engineer
- Jimanie Nelson – keyboards
- Mike Potivch – recording engineer
- Jesse "Biz" Stewart – recording engineer
- James "Storm" Singletary – drum programming
- Mark Sparks – executive producer, drum programming
- Erick Walls – guitar
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Azpiri, Jon. "Your Woman". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Harris, Keith. "Solid if conventional R&B; debut from Macy Gray's labelmate and protégée". Blender. Archived from the original on April 5, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Sunshine Anderson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Sunshine Anderson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Sunshine Anderson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Sunshine Anderson – Your Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 8, 2020.