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"Chrisette Michele Has An 'Epiphany' On second album". ^ a b c d Concepcion, Mariel (February 24, 2009).^ New Music: Chrisette Michele "Epiphany" Off New Album - Listen Now! Archived at the Wayback Machine.Kris Yiengst – art coordinator, photo coordination.Ne-Yo – co-producer (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8) executive producer.Mike "Track Guru" Johnson – assistant engineer (tracks 2, 4, 7–9, 12).Chuck Harmony – producer (tracks 1–4, 7, 9–12).Anthony "Rocky" Gallo – engineer (track 10) vocal tracking.Moses Gallart – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 3, 11).Doug "Biggs" Ellison – executive producer.Mike "Handz" Donaldson – engineer (track 6).Claude Kelly – backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9, 10).Chuck Harmony – drums (tracks 4, 12) guitar (track 2).Chrisette Michele – vocals backing vocals (track 5)."Porcelain Doll" (Smith, Harmony) – 3:45."Fragile" (Payne, Harmony, Kelly) – 4:15."On My Own" (Smith, Bei Maejor, Tim Bullock) – 3:47."Playin' Our Song" ( Rodney Jerkins, Kelly) – 3:33."All I Ever Think about" (Allen Gordon, Jr., Jayms Madison, Joel Campbell, Teron Beal) – 3:41." Blame It on Me" (Chrisette Payne, Harmony, Kelly) – 4:09."Notebook" (Harmony, Claude Kelly) – 3:46." Epiphany (I'm Leaving)" ( Shaffer Smith, Chuck Harmony) – 3:28.
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Professional ratings Review scoresĮpiphany debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 83,000 units, giving Michele her first number 1 album on the chart. Giving the album four out of five stars, Timothy Michael Carson of favored her unique, distinctive strong vocals, her cohesiveness, and the song "Blame It on Me", but was disappointed in the fact it had less of a jazz influence than her debut album I Am. In a positive review, The Koalition said that "it would seem almost impossible for Chrisette Michele to avoid the " sophomore slump", but she finds a way by simply catering to an age old rule: just create great pieces of music." In some reviews her voice has been compared to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald. ĭespite noting its production as a weakness, Miami Herald writer Adrian Ruhi gave the album 3 out of 4 stars and commended Michele for her vocals. AllMusic's Andy Kellman wrote that "the material, while mostly well-crafted, runs together as a block of slow, serious songs broken up by only a couple brief upswings in energy" and how "Chrisette, naturally, sounds outstanding throughout, as a supernaturally talented vocalist whose songs are nonetheless easily relatable to anyone going through a breakup-or, to a significantly lesser extent here, newfound love." He also felt that the album "could have really used more rhythmic punch than a token throwback strutter." Maiya Norton of Vibe commented on how her album gained some edge, expressing some anger and heartbreak. Critical reception Ĭritical response to the album was generally positive.
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"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. Michele says 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 crying no more/Say I'm a liar, a cheater, say anything that you want/As long as it's over." "On My Own", Michele says, reminds her of her father. Production for the album was handled by Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly, Bei Maejor, and Ne-Yo. R&B recording artist Ne-Yo co-wrote and co-produced several songs.Ĭhrisette Michele told Billboard 's Mariel Concepcion that her new album would be "more upbeat and youthful".