The career of Atlanta, Georgia R&B singer and songwriter
Algebra Blessett began to take shape with background vocal credits on a pair of 1998 releases: the remix version of KP & Envyi's "Swing My Way" (which appeared on the soundtrack of
Can't Hardly Wait) and
Babydoll's EastWest single "Don't Wanna Lose Your Love." Involvement with albums by
India.Arie (
Voyage to India),
Debra Killings (
Surrender),
Miri Ben-Ari (
The Hip-Hop Violinist), and
Eric Roberson (...Left) preceded Purpose, her debut album, released in February 2008 on the revitalized Kedar label. Supported with production input from Carvin & Ivan,
Adonis Stropshire, and
Bryan-Michael Cox, it peaked at number 56 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. Work with
Anthony David,
Vivian Green, and
Esperanza Spalding followed throughout 2012. She released her second album, Recovery, for eOne in January 2014. ~ Andy Kellman