Your Woman (album)

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Your Woman
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 2001
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
Various
Genre R&B
Length59:18
Label
Producer
Sunshine Anderson chronology
Your Woman
(2001)
Sunshine at Midnight
(2007)
Singles from Your Woman
  1. "Heard It All Before"
    Released: February 27, 2001
  2. "Lunch or Dinner"
    Released: September 18, 2001

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".

Contents

Promotion

Released 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."A Little Sunshine (Intro)" Michael Flowers Mike City 0:36
2."Better Off"FlowersCity4:04
3."He Said, She Said"FlowersCity3:35
4."Heard It All Before"
  • Flowers
  • Sunshine Anderson
  • Rayshawn Sherrer
  • Chris Dawley
City4:54
5."Vulnerability (Skit)"
  • Mark Sparks
  • Jimane Nelson
  • Sparks
  • Nelson
1:02
6."Letting Down My Guard"FlowersCity3:49
7."Where Have You Been"FlowersCity4:12
8."Saved the Day"FlowersCity3:29
9."Lunch or Dinner"FlowersCity4:06
10."Last Night" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Dolo Pachino)
  • Flowers
  • Anderson
  • Hamilton
  • Ricky Elliott
City4:12
11."Your Woman (Interlude)"FlowersCity1:16
12."Your Woman"FlowersCity3:29
13."Airport (Skit)"SparksSparks2:10
14."Being Away"
  • Flowers
  • Loris Holland
City4:12
15."Crazy Love"
  • Sparks
  • Flowers
  • Anderson
  • Erick Walls
  • Erick T. Coomes
4:38
16."You Do You"
  • Sparks
  • Flowers
  • Anderson
  • Johnny Mercier
  • Michael Lindsey
  • Sparks
  • Mercier [A]
  • Lindsey [A]
4:00
17."Spoken Word (Skit)"
  • Sparks
  • Flowers
  • Anderson
  • Walls
  • Coomes
1:56
18."A Little Sunshine"FlowersCity3:38

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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