Not That Kind is the debut studio album by American singer Anastacia. It was released on June 16,2000,by Epic Records and Daylight Records. The album features production by Sam Watters,Louis Biancaniello,Ric Wake,Evan Rogers,Carl Sturken,Rickey Minor,and The Shadowmen.
"I'm Glad" is a song by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez for her third studio album,This Is Me... Then (2002). It was written by Lopez,Troy Oliver,Cory Rooney,Mr. Deyo and Jesse Weaver Jr. and produced by Oliver and Rooney. It was released as the album's third single on April 7,2003.
"Pieces of a Dream" is a song by American singer Anastacia from her first greatest hits album,Pieces of a Dream (2005). Written by Anastacia,Glen Ballard,and David Hodges,the track was produced by the latter two and details a number of difficult issues Anastacia experienced while touring in 2005 such as the breakdown of her relationship and the death of her estranged father. The single was released as the album's lead single in Europe on November 11,2005,and in the United Kingdom 10 days later. The single reached the 10 ten in Italy and the Netherlands and the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland. It also peaked at number one in Spain three years after its original release.
"I Wanna Be With You" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released on April 3,2000,as the lead single from Moore's reissue of the same name (2000) and as a single from the soundtrack to the 2000 film Center Stage. The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number 24 in the United States Billboard Hot 100,becoming Moore's first and only top 30 single in the US. The song also peaked at number 13 in Australia and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The music video for the song,directed by Nigel Dick,shows Moore singing the song to her love interest in a dance studio.
"Left Outside Alone" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album,Anastacia. Written by Anastacia,Dallas Austin,and Glen Ballard,the song details the singer's strained relationship with her estranged father. It was released as the album's lead single on March 15,2004,to both critical and commercial success. The song peaked at number one in Australia,Austria,Italy,Spain,and Switzerland;number two in Denmark,Germany,Ireland,the Netherlands,and Norway;and number three in the United Kingdom and Hungary,while overall it became the sixth-biggest-selling European single of 2004.
"Sick and Tired" is a song by American singer-songwriter Anastacia from her third studio album,Anastacia (2004). "Sick and Tired" was written by Anastacia,Dallas Austin,and Glen Ballard;as a hook line,it samples vocals sung by Sohan Lal in Punjabi from the sample library "Deepest India". The sentence repeated in the sample can be translated as "I gave my heart to someone who does not care".
"Welcome to My Truth" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album,Anastacia. Written by Anastacia,Kara DioGuardi,and John Shanks and released as the album's third single in Europe on November 8,2004,the song chronicles Anastacia's strained relationship with her father,who left her at a young age,along with the singer's battle with breast cancer. While "Welcome to My Truth" failed to match overall the success of its predecessors,"Left Outside Alone" and "Sick and Tired",it fared relatively well in certain European nations,such as Italy,the Netherlands,and Spain.
"Heavy on My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album,Anastacia (2004). Written by Anastacia and Billy Mann,its arrangement is built on simple guitar riffs,and its lyrics chronicle Anastacia's battle with breast cancer. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on March 7,2005,and entered the top 20 in Hungary,Italy,the Netherlands,and Spain. A French version of the song,titled "Trop lourd dans mon coeur",appears as a B-side to the single.
"I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)" (English:"I Belong to You (The Rhythm of Passion)") is a duet by Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti and American singer Anastacia,released as the second single from Ramazzotti's eleventh studio album,Calma apparente (2005),and the third from Anastacia's first greatest hits album,Pieces of a Dream (2005). It was met with commercial success in mainland Europe,particularly Germany,peaking at number one and becoming the ninth-biggest-selling song of 2006. It also topped the singles charts in Italy and Switzerland and peaked within the top five in several other countries.
"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 15,1995,as the fourth single from her second studio album,The Woman in Me. Written by Twain and then husband and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange,the song lyrically speaks about Twain wanting real love and that if her partner is not in it for love,she's "outta here".
"Gotta Tell You" is the debut single of Irish singer Samantha Mumba and the title track from her first studio album. The song was written and produced by the Swedish team Bag &Arnthor,with Mumba co-writing. "Gotta Tell You" was released on 2 June 2000 and became an international hit,peaking at number one in Ireland and New Zealand,number two in the United Kingdom,and number three in Australia. In the United States,it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100,spending 22 weeks on that chart. In 2001,the song won a Meteor Music Award for Best Selling Irish Single –Female Artist.
"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. Originally written for inclusion on TLC's third studio album FanMail,it was later recorded by Houston after TLC rejected the song. The song was written by Carsten Schack,Kenneth Karlin and Tamara Savage,and produced by Soulshock &Karlin. It was released on December 15,1998,by Arista Records,as the second single from Houston's 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song prominently features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price during the choruses and bridge.
"Not That Kind" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her debut album,Not That Kind (2000). Written by Will Wheaton,Marvin Young and Anastacia,the song was performed originally on the MTV talent show The Cut in 1998,which in turn helped the singer receive a record deal. The song was released as the album's second single on October 2,2000,by Daylight Records and Epic Records,reaching the top 20 in nine European countries.
"Paid My Dues" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her second studio album,Freak of Nature (2001). It was released on November 12,2001,as the album's lead single. The song was written by Anastacia,Greg Lawson,Damon Sharpe,and LaMenga Kafi and was produced by Ric Wake with additional production by Richie Jones.
"One Day in Your Life" is a song by American singer Anastacia from her second studio album,Freak of Nature (2001). Co-written with and produced by Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello,the song was released as the album's second single on February 25,2002,by Daylight Records and Epic Records. It was the first single from Freak of Nature to be released in the United States,peaking at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart.
"Why'd You Lie to Me" is a song by American singer Anastacia from her second studio album,Freak of Nature (2001). Written by Anastacia,Damon Sharpe,Greg Lawson,Trey Parker,Damon Butler,and Canela Cox,the song first appeared on the US edition of Anastacia's debut album Not That Kind in March 2001. It was released as the third single from Freak of Nature on September 9,2002,by Daylight Records and Epic Records. In the United States,the track served as the album's second single.
"Cowboys &Kisses" is a song by American singer Anastacia from her debut studio album Not That Kind (2000). Written by Anastacia,JIVE,and Charlie Pennachio,the song was released as the album's third single on January 22,2001,by Daylight Records and Epic Records.
"If You Love Me" is a song by American R&B group Brownstone,released on October 24,1994,by MJJ Music and Epic Records. It is the second single from their debut album,From the Bottom Up (1995). The song was written by Gordon Chambers,Nichole Gilbert,and Dave Hall,and features a sample from "Spellbound" (1990) by American rapper K-Solo. "If You Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 but lost to "Creep" by TLC.
"Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" is a song by American dance-pop band Will to Power. The song combines elements of two previously recorded rock songs:"Baby,I Love Your Way",a number-12 Billboard Hot 100 hit from 1976 by British-born singer Peter Frampton,and "Free Bird" by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd,which reached number 19 on the Hot 100 chart in 1975. Suzi Carr is the female vocalist and a producer for the song.
"I Will Love Again" is a song by Canadian-Belgian singer Lara Fabian. It was released as the second single of her self-titled album in 2000 and was her first English single. The song was written by Mark Taylor and Paul Barry and was produced by Taylor and Brian Rawling.
