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This Is Who I Am
You don't expect a Broadway star to be slow burning and funky (Ben Vereen notwithstanding), but Heather Headley is both. Best known for her stage roles in The Lion King and Aida--the latter won her a Tony--the Trinidad native is used to arch performance. Yet her debut album focuses on smooth, lean R&B grooves and Headley's honeyed voice. Heartbreak is Headley's ace. "I Wish I Wasn't" is a tortured missive dispatched from an empty home. "Always Been Your Girl"--the set's hands-down centerpiece--finds Headley pleading with a longtime friend to consider her in a different light. It's a staggeringly powerful song--the kind you can imagine Headley belting out beneath a stark spotlight--made all the more stunning by the fact that the whole collection isn't tied to that one emotion. Also here are the breezy, Mars-Venus meditation "Nature of a Man" and the near-tribal thump of "Like Ya Used To." There are producers and guests aplenty, but Headley is, as always, the star of the show. --Kim Hughes
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Tracks| 1 | He Is | | 2 | Nature of a Man | | 3 | Fallin' for You | | 4 | I Wish I Wasn't | | 5 | Fulltime | | 6 | Like Ya Use To | | 7 | Always Been Your Girl | | 8 | Sunday | | 9 | Four Words From a Heartbreak | | 10 | Sista Girl | | 11 | Why Should I Cry | | 12 | If It Wasn't for Your Love |
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