Name: Heavy Rotation by Anastacia
Brand: Anastacia
SKU: 060251790157
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Far more successful in the U.K. than in her native America, big-voiced Anastacia's self-professed sprock sound has helped her first three albums to sell over a million copies each. Her self-titled previous record was her biggest to date, thanks to a harder-edged sound that often recalled the dramatic rock/pop of Evanescence. However, Heavy Rotation, her first studio album in nearly five years, tones down the guitars in favor of a more eclectic collection of songs that take in everything from glossy soul-funk to acoustic pop and even techno. Lead single "I Can Feel You" misleadingly suggests that this doesn't seem like a particularly wise decision. Written by man of the moment Ne-Yo, its promising opening funky beats and squelchy synths are let down by such a non-event of a chorus that it's hard to believe it's penned by the same man behind Rihanna's recent infectious chart hits. A prime example of using a star name just for the sake of it, it's arguably the most underwhelming comeback song of the year. This is made even more frustrating by the fact that the rest of the album is packed with potential hit singles written by a team of equally accomplished songwriters. Lester Mendez (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias) works his magic on the delightfully retro soul stomper "The Way I See It"; the Guy Chambers collaborations "In Summer" and "All Fall Down" perfectly combine his trademark melodic guitar pop sound with Anastacia's powerhouse vocals; and the Rodney Jerkins-produced title track is a thumping Hi-NRG floor-filler that recalls Britney Spears' recent electro reinvention. Of course, no Anastacia album would be complete without a big power ballad, and the piano-led "Never Gonna Love Again" certainly doesn't disappoint in the overblown and overwrought department. But despite its occasional lapses into schmaltz and generic R&B, Heavy Rotation is still a charming and versatile record that has her unmistakable voice and personality stamped all over it.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo

1. I Can Feel You

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk
Ne-yo; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Ne-yo; Performer
Composer: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Sam Watters
Louis Biancaniello
Ne-yo
Charles Harmony; Production
Recording: Chuck Harmony; Production
Studio Personnel: Chuck Harmony
Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina; Production
Additional Producer: Sam Watters
Louis Biancaniello; Other
Composer Lyricist: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Other

2. The Way I See It

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Sharlotte Gibson
Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones
Siedah Garrett; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Guitar: Jason Pennock; Performer
Performer: Sharlotte Gibson
Jason Pennock
Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones
Siedah Garrett; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Andrew Marcus Frampton
D'myreo Mitchell
Jack Kugell
Jamie Jones
Jason Pennock; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Andrew Marcus Frampton
Lester Mendez
Reo
Heavyweights
Heavy Weights; Production
Programmer: Heavyweights; Production
Recording: Bill Malina
Heavyweights; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina
Heavyweights; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Kugell
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jason Pennock
D'myreo Mitchell
Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Other

3. Absolutely Positively

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk
Ne-yo; Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Ne-yo; Performer
Composer: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Chuck Harmony
Ne-yo; Production
Recording: Chuck Harmony; Production
Studio Personnel: Chuck Harmony
Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charles Harmon
Shaffer Smith; Other

4. Defeated

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk
Ravaugn Brown; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Ravaugn Brown; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Damon Sharpe
Jonathan Rotem; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Damon Sharpe
J.r. Rotem; Production
Recording: Greg Ogan; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Greg Ogan
Bill Malina; Production
Composer Lyricist: Damon Sharpe
Jonathan Rotem
Anastacia Newkirk; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: J.r. Rotem; Other

5. In Summer

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Sharlotte Gibson
Anastacia Newkirk
Siedah Garrett
Tiffany Villarreal
Theresa Bailey; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Drums: Big Ed Clark; Performer
Guitar: Brandon Thomas; Performer
Performer: Sharlotte Gibson
Anastacia Newkirk
Siedah Garrett
Tiffany Villarreal
Brandon Thomas
Theresa Bailey
Big Ed Clark; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers
Rico Love; Composer
Engineer: Gerry Brown; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Damon Sharpe
Chuck Harmony; Production
Recording: Gene "geno" Regist; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Gerry Brown
Gene "geno" Regist; Production
Additional Producer: Damon Sharpe; Other
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers
Rico Love; Other

6. Heavy Rotation

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk; Performer
Composer: Frankie Storm
Rodney Jerkins; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Sam Watters
Louis Biancaniello
Rodney Jerkins; Production
Recording: Paul Foley; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Paul Foley
Bill Malina; Production
Composer Lyricist: Rodney Jerkins
Frankie Storm; Other

7. Same Song

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Sherree Brown
Theresa Bailey
Charlean Carmen; Performer
Electric Guitar: Greg Suran; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Keyboard: Lester Mendez; Performer
Performer: Greg Suran
Lester Mendez
Sherree Brown
Sonus Quartet
Theresa Bailey
Charlean Carmen; Performer
Strings: Sonus Quartet; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Lester Mendez; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Lester Mendez; Production
Recording: Joel Numa
Bill Malina; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Syrowski; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Numa
Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina
Tom Syrowski; Production
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Other

8. I Call It Love

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Performer: Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jack Kugell
Jamie Jones
Jason Pennock; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Andrew Marcus Frampton
Reo
Heavyweights
Heavy Weights; Production
Programmer: Heavyweights; Production
Recording: Heavyweights; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina
Heavyweights; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Kugell
Andrew Marcus Frampton
Jason Pennock
Anastacia Newkirk
Jamie Jones; Other

9. All Fall Down

by Anastacia

Background Vocals: Sharlotte Gibson
Siedah Garrett
Sherree Brown
Theresa Bailey
Charlean Carmen; Performer
Bass: Paul Bushnell; Performer
Drums: Blair Sinta; Performer
Keyboard: Lester Mendez; Performer
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Numa
Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina
Tom Syrowski; Production
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Electric Guitar: Greg Suran; Performer
Performer: Sharlotte Gibson
Paul Bushnell
Blair Sinta
Siedah Garrett
Greg Suran
Lester Mendez
Sherree Brown
Sonus Quartet
Theresa Bailey
Charlean Carmen; Performer
Strings: Sonus Quartet; Performer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Producer: Lester Mendez; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Syrowski; Production
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Other
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Composer
Recording: Joel Numa
Bill Malina; Production
Strings Arrangement: Lester Mendez; Composer

10. Never Gonna Love Again

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Composer
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Chuck Harmony; Production
Recording: Gerry Brown; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Gerry Brown; Production
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Guy Chambers; Other

11. You'll Be Fine

by Anastacia

Acoustic Guitar: Greg Suran; Performer
Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Cello: Jen Kuhn; Performer
Keyboard: Lester Mendez; Performer
Performer: Greg Suran
Lester Mendez
Jen Kuhn; Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Damon Sharpe
Léster Méndez; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Lester Mendez; Composer
Engineer: Bill Malina; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Mixing Assistant: Christian Plata
Erik Madrid; Production
Producer: Lester Mendez; Production
Recording: Joel Numa
Bill Malina; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Syrowski; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Numa
Manny Marroquin
Christian Plata
Erik Madrid
Bill Malina
Tom Syrowski; Production
Composer Lyricist: Damon Sharpe
Anastacia Newkirk
Lester Mendez; Other

12. Naughty

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Composer: Anastacia Newkirk
Damon Reinagle
Léster Méndez; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Anastacia Newkirk
Lester Mendez
Damon Reinagle; Other

13. Interview

by Anastacia

Primary Artist: Anastácia; Main Performer
Author: Not Applicable
Various Artists; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

50 minutes and 13 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 900x900 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

12/13 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

9/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Britpop, Dance, Electronic

Label

Mercury Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2007

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

60251790157

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Heavy Rotation

1. I Can Feel You

2. The Way I See It

3. Absolutely Positively

4. Defeated

5. In Summer

6. Heavy Rotation

7. Same Song

8. I Call It Love

9. All Fall Down

10. Never Gonna Love Again

11. You'll Be Fine

12. Naughty

13. Interview

Technical Specifications

Heavy Rotation

Product information

Release options

1. I Can Feel You

2. The Way I See It

3. Absolutely Positively

4. Defeated

5. In Summer

6. Heavy Rotation

7. Same Song

8. I Call It Love

9. All Fall Down

10. Never Gonna Love Again

11. You'll Be Fine

12. Naughty

13. Interview

Technical Specifications