In Return by Shola Ama - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Already having scored big in her homeland England with her platinum-selling 1997 debut Much Love, Shola Ama makes a big splash in the AC, R&B-oriented pop market with her United States debut, In Return. Sounding like a cross between Janet Jackson and Emilia, but with softer, more girlish, and more developed vocals, Ama's new CD is packed with pop songs perfectly tailored for 2000. Leaving nothing about her sophomore album to chance, Ama co-wrote most of the songs, collaborating with fellow newcomer Angie Stone and such big names as David Foster and Babyface. Enlisting producers like Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and D-Influence, she finds instrumentation that accents her cotton-candy vocals, which, luckily, aren't as strained as those of the aforementioned Emilia or the ubiquitous Britney Spears. She sings with sincerity and conviction, often sounding like a heartbroken angel. With only hints of R&B, this is far more a pop album than anything else, though, despite the sheen, it isn't just for teenagers. This is good, old pop, a throwback to '60s girl groups with a contemporary twist. As a bonus, the album also has two hits from Much Love: "You're the One" and a cover of Randy Crawford's "You Might Need Somebody." ~ Bryan Buss

1. Still Believe

Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Benedicte Swendgaard / Mikkel S.e / Line Hollesli / Trondheim Gospel Choir; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Composer: Mikkel Se
Hallgeir Rustan; Composer
Engineer: Stargate For Delirious/blacksmith Management; Production
Mixing: Stargate For Delirious/blacksmith Management; Production
Producer: Stargate For Delirious/blacksmith Management; Production
Produced & Mixed By: Stargate For Delirious/blacksmith Management; Other

2. Imagine

Strings: (additional Strings) By Harvey Mason Jnr.; Performer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Composer: Jerkins
Daniel Sá
Ama
Mason
Johnson
All Music By Fred Jerkins Iii For Darkchild Entertainment Inc.; Composer
Executive Producer: Rodney Jerkins For Darkchild Entertainment Inc.; Production
Mixing: Brad Gilderman And Fred Jerkins Iii @ Whitfield Street Studios
London.; Production
Producer: Fred "unkle Freddie" Jerkins Iii For Fj Productions Inc./darkchild Entertainment Inc.; Production
Remixing: London.
Brad Gilderman And Fred Jerkins Iii @ Whitfield Street Studios; Production
Vocal Producer: Lashawn "the Big Shiz" Daniels; Production

3. Deepest Hurt

Additional Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten; Other
Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Puff Johnson / Kwame Kwaten / Gary Poole / Tonya Kelly / Debbie French; Performer
Cello: Eleanor Whipple; Performer
Drums: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Guitar: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Horn: Steve Marston / Dennis W. Rollins; Performer
Keyboard: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Percussion: Steve Marston; Performer
Viola: Ania Ullmann; Performer
Violin: Stephen Hussey / Richard George / Simon Fischer; Performer
Composer: Whitby
Faragher
Redbone; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music @ Pacific Studios, Burbank Ca
Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music @ Pacific Studios; Production
Producer: Ed Baden Powell / Kwame Kwaten / Steve Marston For D'influence Productions; Production
Recording: Patrick Mcmahon / Steve Durkee / Ed Baden Powell; Production
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Vocal Producer: Vocal Arrangement By Shola Ama / Ed Baden Powell / D'influence; Production
Burbank C A: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music @ Pacific Studios; Other

4. Lovely Affair

Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Angie Stone / Sharon Lee; Performer
Keyboard: Dynomite; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Composer: Stewart
Ama
Brown
Muhammad; Composer
Mixing: At The Enterprise Studios Ii, Burbank, Ca
Kevin 'k.d' Davis, Assisted By Jeff Gregory
At The Enterprise Studios Ii
Kevin 'k.d' Davis; Production
Producer: Ali Shaheed Muhammad For The Ummah; Production
Recording: Ali Shaheed Muhammad; Production
Remixing: At The Enterprise Studios Ii, Burbank, Ca
Kevin 'k.d' Davis, Assisted By Jeff Gregory
At The Enterprise Studios Ii
Kevin 'k.d' Davis
Kevin 'k.d' Davisassisted By Jeff Gregory; Production
Assisted By Jeff Gregory: Kevin 'k.d' Davis; Other
Burbank: At The Enterprise Studios Ii; Other
Ca: At The Enterprise Studios Ii; Other

5. Run to Me

Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Puff Johnson; Performer
Additional Arrangement By: (musical Arrangement) D'influence Productions; Other
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Cello: Eleanor Whipple; Performer
Drums: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Keyboard: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Percussion: Steve Marston; Performer
Viola: Ania Ullmann; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music, Mixed At Larrabee Studios Los Angeles, Ca
Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music; Production
Violin: Stephen Hussey / Richard George / Simon Fischer; Performer
Composer: Baden Powell
Ama
Kwaten
Marston; Composer
Additional Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten; Other
Producer: Ed Baden Powell / Kwame Kwaten / Steve Marston For D'influence Production; Production
Programmer: Ed Baden Powell; Production
Recording: Ed Baden Powell / Patrick Mcmahon / Steve Durkee; Production
Vocal Producer: Shola Ama / D'influence Productions; Production
Additional Arrangement By: (musical Arrangement) D'influence Productions; Other
C A: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music; Other
Mixed At Larrabee Studios Los Angeles: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music; Other

6. My Heart

Background Vocals: Tiarra Lemacks, Shola Ama & Shaun Rowe
Arranged By Shaun Labelle & Tiarra Lemacks
Tiarra Lemacks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Programming By Shaun Labelle & 'lil Roger; Performer
Drums: Programming By Shaun Labelle & 'lil Roger; Performer
Guitar: David Barry; Performer
Keyboard: Programming By Shaun Labelle & 'lil Roger; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Arranger: Shaun Labelle For Shaun Labelle Productions; Composer
Composer: Labelle
Ama
Bensusen; Composer
Mixing: Dexter Simmons @ Larrabee Studios
North Hollywood
C.a; Production
Producer: Shaun Labelle For Shaun Labelle Productions; Production
Recording: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio, Minneapolis, Brad Haehnel @ Paks Place, Los Angeles, Ca, Patrick Mcmahon @ Rollover Studios, London
Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Production
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Programming By Shaun Labelle & 'lil Roger; Performer
Remixing: C.a
North Hollywood
Dexter Simmons @ Larrabee Studios
Ca
North Of Hollywood; Production
Brad Haehnel @ Paks Place: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Other
C A: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Other
London: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Other
Los Angeles: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Other
Minneapolis: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Other
Patrick Mc Mahon @ Rollover Studios: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studio; Other
Shola Ama & Shaun Rowe: Tiarra Lemacks; Other

7. Everything

Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Diane Joseph; Performer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Guitar: Greg Lester; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Composer: Waller
Ama
Joseph
Lester; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Dexter Simmons For Tbc, Mixed @ Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles Ca
Dexter Simmons For Tbc; Production
Producer: Paul Waller; Production
Programmer: Paul Waller; Production
Recording: Pete Frith; Production
Additional Arrangement By: (musical Arrangement) Paul Waller; Other
Additional Arrangement By: (musical Arrangement) Paul Waller; Other
Los Angeles C A: Dexter Simmons For Tbc; Other
Mixed @ Larrabee Studios: Dexter Simmons For Tbc; Other

8. Can't Have You

Strings: (additional Strings) By Harvey Mason Jr.; Performer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Composer: Ama
Daniel Sá
Jerkins
Mason
Fred Jerkins Iii For Darkchild Entertainment; Composer
Executive Producer: Rodney "darkchild" Jerkins For Darkchild Entertainment, Inc.
Rodney "darkchild" Jerkins For Darkchild Entertainment; Production
Inc.: Rodney "darkchild" Jerkins For Darkchild Entertainment; Production
Mixing: Brad Gilderman And Fred Jerkins Iii @ Whitfield Street Studios
London.; Production
Producer: Fred 'uncle Freddie' Jerkins For Fj Productions Inc. / Darkchild Entertainment Inc.; Production
Remixing: London.
Brad Gilderman And Fred Jerkins Iii @ Whitfield Street Studios; Production
Vocal Producer: Lashawn "the Big Shiz" Daniels; Production

9. This Time Next Year

Bass Guitar: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Cello: Ivan Hussey; Performer
Drums: (programming) Ed Baden Powell
(additional) Pascal Consoli; Performer
Keyboard: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Vocals: (choir) T Fisher, Pj Campbell, Sharlene Hector, Delmar Edwards, Michelle J Douglas, Charmaine Bailey, Janine Lenton, Makeida Ezekiel
(choir) T Fisher; Performer
Composer: Baby Face
David Foster
Babyface; Composer
Piano: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: Dave "hard Drive" Pensado And D-influence For D-influence Productions Ltd @ Enterprise Studios, Burbank, Ca
Dave "hard Drive" Pensado And D-influence For D-influence Productions Ltd @ Enterprise Studios; Production
Percussion: Steve Marston; Performer
Producer: D-influence For D-influence Productions Ltd; Production
Programmer: Ed Baden Powell; Production
Additional Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten; Other
Bass Guitar: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Strings: By Urban Soul Orchestra; Performer
Viola: Jo Hunter; Performer
Violin: Steve Hussey, Richard George
Steve Hussey; Performer
Recording: Graham Stewart; Production
Burbank: Dave "hard Drive" Pensado And D-influence For D-influence Productions Ltd @ Enterprise Studios; Other
C A: Dave "hard Drive" Pensado And D-influence For D-influence Productions Ltd @ Enterprise Studios; Other
Charmaine Bailey: (choir) T Fisher; Other
Delmar Edwards: (choir) T Fisher; Other
Janine Lenton: (choir) T Fisher; Other
Makeida Ezekiel: (choir) T Fisher; Other
Michelle J Douglas: (choir) T Fisher; Other
P J Campbell: (choir) T Fisher; Other
Richard George: Steve Hussey; Other
Sharlene Hector: (choir) T Fisher; Other

10. Surrender

Drums: (programming) Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Keyboard: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Arranger: Kwame Kwaten
For Vocals:- Shola Ama
D'influence Productions; Composer
Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Yana Johnson; Performer
Composer: Webb
Mathurin
Baden Powell
Johnson
Kwaten
Marston; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Marston
Kwame Kwaten
Shola Ama
Yana Johnson
Ed Baden Powell; Composer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Paul Emanuel; Production
Producer: Kwame Kwaten
Steve Marston
Ed Baden Powell; Production
Additional Arrangement By: (musical) D'influence Productions; Other
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Percussion: Steve Marston; Performer
Programmer: Ed Baden Powell; Production
Recording: Patrick Mcmahon / Graham Stewart; Production
Additional Arrangement By: (musical) D'influence Productions; Other
Additional Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten; Other

11. That Thing

Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Yana Johnson; Performer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Guitar: Stanley Andrew; Performer
Keyboard: Rickardo Reid; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Composer: Reid
Lewes
Mathurin
Johnson; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Wayne Lawes For Full Crew Productions; Production
Producer: Wayne Lawes For Full Crew Productions; Production
Programmer: (computer) Rickardo Reid; Production
Recording: Wayne Lawes For Full Crew Productions; Production

12. In Return

Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Diane Joseph; Performer
Guitar: By James Harrah; Performer
Keyboard: & Programming By Bradley Spalter And Michael Norfleet; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Composer: Edmonds
Ama
Spalter
Taub; Composer
Engineer: Adam Kagan For O.s. Productions; Production
Mixing: Dexter Simmons For Kbc Management; Production
Producer: Bradley Spalter For O.s. Productions; Production
Remixing: Dexter Simmons For Kbc Management; Production
Vocal Producer: By Michael Norfleet & Adam Kagan; Production
Additional Programmer: Adam Kagan; Other

13. He Don't Know

Background Vocals: Tiarra Lemacks And Shola Ama
Arranged By Shaun Labelle & Tiarra Lemacks; Performer
Composer: Lynch
Labelle
Bensusen; Composer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Drums: Programmed By Shaun Labelle And 'lil Roger; Performer
Guitar: David Barry And Randy Jacobs; Performer
Keyboard: & Synths By Shaun Labelle And 'lil Roger; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Dexter Simmonds @ Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, Ca
Dexter Simmonds @ Larrabee Studios; Production
Producer: & Arranged Shaun Labelle For Shaun Labelle Productions; Production
Recording: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios, Minneapolis, Mn, Brad Hachnel @ Paks Place, La, Patrick Mcmahon @ Rollover Studios, London
Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Production
Brad Hachnel @ Paks Place: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Other
C A: Dexter Simmonds @ Larrabee Studios; Other
L A: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Other
London: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Other
M N: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Other
Minneapolis: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Other
North Hollywood: Dexter Simmonds @ Larrabee Studios; Other
Patrick Mc Mahon @ Rollover Studios: Dik Shopteau @ Cookhouse Recording Studios; Other

14. Queen for a Day

Background Vocals: Benedicte Swendgaard, Mikkel S.e & Shola Ama
Benedicte Swendgaard; Performer
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Guitar: Jarl Ivar Andresen; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Composer: Ama
Erikson
Rustan
Hermansen; Composer
Producer: Stargate For Delirious/blacksmith Management Ltd.; Production
Mikkel S. E & Shola Ama: Benedicte Swendgaard; Other

15. Superficial Fantasy

Background Vocals: Shola Ama / Michelle Escoffery / Debbie French; Performer
Cello: Eleanor Whipple; Performer
Drums: (programming) Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Keyboard: (& Vocoder) Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Lead Vocals: Shola Ama; Performer
Arranger: (musical) D'influence Productions
D'influence Productions
For Vocals - Ed Baden Powell
Ed Baden Powell; Composer
Composer: Ama
Kwaten
Marston
Baden Powell; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music, Mixed @ Enterprise Studios, Burbank Ca
Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music; Production
Additional Keyboards: Kwame Kwaten; Other
Additional Vocals: Flake (wayne Beckford) From Nine Yards; Other
Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Guitar: Ed Baden Powell; Performer
Percussion: Steve Marston; Performer
Viola: Ania Ullmann; Performer
Violin: Stephen Hussey / Richard George / Simon Fischer; Performer
Producer: Kwame Kwaten
Steve Marston For D'influence Productions
Ed Baden Powell
(pre) D-lab; Production
Programmer: Ed Baden Powell; Production
Recording: Patrick Mcmahon; Production
Burbank C A: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music; Other
Mixed @ Enterprise Studios: Rob Chiarelli For Final Mix Music; Other

16. Can't Go On

Primary Artist: Shola Ama; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Anthem; Performer
Arranger: Soulshock & Karlin For Soulpower Productions; Composer
Composer: Anthem
Schack
Karlin; Composer
Assistant Engineer: (mix Engineer) By Dylan Vaughan; Production
Engineer: Adam Kagan; Production
Mixing: Soulshock And Manny Marroquin At Larrabee North; Production
Producer: Soulshock & Karlin For Soulpower Productions; Production
Remixing: Soulshock And Manny Marroquin At Larrabee North; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 11 minutes and 42 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1405x1405 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

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

9/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, R&B, Soul, Teen Pop, Dance Pop

Label

WM UK

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 25, 2000

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

685738017362