Audience of One (album)
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Audience of One is the third
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Boston Globe | favorable[2] |
| Metro Spirit | mixed[3] |
| USA Today |   [4] |
| The Washington Post | favorable[5] |
Upon its release, Audience of One received generally positive reviews from most music critics. The Boston Globe writer Ken Capobianco saw it as an improvement from Headley's previous work and praised her singing, calling her vocal performances "commanding" and her voice "the purest and boldest voice in pop".[2] The Washington Post's Sarah Godfrey wrote favorably of Headley's performance on the album and stated, "Audience of One lifts its voice to the heavens."[5] However, Metro Spirit writer Frazia Lee viewed it as "redundant with slow-paced songs", but commended Headley for her intent with gospel themes.[3] Elysa Gardner of USA Today commended Headley for her vocals and wrote that the album's pop-oriented songs are "saved by Headley's discipline and grace, which not only pleases the ear but also reinforces the sense of humility so central to these songs".[4]
Chart performance
The album debuted at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in January 2009.[6] It marked Headley's lowest opening for a studio album up to then and was a considerable decline from her previous effort In My Mind (2006).[7] It also reached number one on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums and at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are produced by Keith Thomas.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Simply Redeemed" |
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| 4:51 |
| 6. | "Running Back to You" | Fred Hammond | 5:31 | |
| 7. | "I Know the Lord Will Make a Way" | Traditional | 4:46 | |
| 8. | "Here I Am to Worship" | Tim Hughes | 4:43 | |
| 9. | "The Power of the Cross" | 6:30 | ||
| 10. | "Zion" |
| 3:38 |
Personnel
Credits for Audience of One adapted from
Instruments and performances
- Darryl "DJ" Abernathy – drums
- Nico Abondolo – bass[ambiguous]
- Steve Becknell – French horn
- Garrett Body – bass[ambiguous]
- Becky Bunnell – violin
- Jorge Calandrelli – conductor, orchestration
- Darius Campo – violin
- Roberto Cani – violin
- Marion Caselberry – chorus
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Jonathan Crone – electric guitar
- David Davidson – violin
- Anthony Davis – chorus
- Brian Dembow – viola
- Drew Dembowski – bass[ambiguous]
- Marcia Dickstein – harp
- Johnny Dillard – bass[ambiguous]
- Bruce Dukov – violin, concert master
- Annette Dunlap – chorus
- Stephen Erdody – cello
- Alma Fernandez – viola
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Tiffany Gatlin – chorus
- Sheldon Goodson – chorus
- Tim Gordon – saxophone
- Dan Greco – percussion
- Justin Hageman – French horn
- David Hamilton – piano, orchestration
- Heather Headley – arranger, vocals
- Terry Holmes – chorus
- Lenair Hunt – chorus
- Tyrone Jefferson – trombone, horn arrangements
- Lawrence Jones – electric guitar
- Roland Kato – viola
- Sherrie Kibble – chorus
- Paul Klintworth – French horn
- Miran Kojian – violin
- Johana Krejci – violin
- Armen Ksadjikian – cello
- Cindy Larson – chorus
- Tanika Leigh – chorus
- Phillipe Levy – violin
- Olivia Mack – chorus
- Liane Mautner – violin
- Tracey McGhee – chorus
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Tamika Newsome – chorus
- Adam Nitti – bass[ambiguous]
- Ira Noise – organ
- Carmel Nunnally – chorus
- Risha Nunnally – chorus
- Robin Olson – violin
- Jadon Poindexter – chorus
- Katia Popov – violin
- Michael Ripoll – acoustic guitar
- Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
- Denise Rutledge – chorus
- Harry Shirinian – viola
- Carol Smith – chorus
- Gene Smith – chorus
- Audrey Solomon – violin
- Tina Soule – cello
- Tracey Taylor – chorus
- Keith Thomas – piano, arranger, Fender Rhodes, string arrangements
- Cedric Thompson – drums, keyboards
- Rick Todd – French horn
- Irina Voloshina – violin
- Dave Walther – viola
- Rick Watford – guitar
- Margaret Wooten – violin
- Kimmie Young – chorus
- Nathan Young – arranger, chorus master
- Suzanne Young – chorus
Technical and production
- James Auwarter – engineer
- Darryl Bush – production coordination
- Rob Clark – assistant engineer
- Jonathan Crone – engineer, production coordination
- Ken Love – mastering
- Josh Miller – engineer
- Smokie Norful – arranger
- Ken Pennell – executive producer
- Bill Airey Smith – engineer
- Paul "Scooby" Smith – digital editing
- Glenn A. Tabor III – mixing
- Keith Thomas – programming, producer
- Cedric Thompson – engineer
- Scott Velazco – assistant engineer
- Matthew Westerholm – arranger
- Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
- Thomas Wright – engineer, assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced" Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today on The Tennessean, February 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Capobianco, Ken. Review: Audience of One. The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Lee, Frazia. Review: Audience of One[permanent dead link]. Metro Spirit. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Gardner, Elysa. Review: Audience of One. USA Today. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Godfrey, Sarah. Review: Audience of One. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ Montgomery, James. "Taylor Swift Continues Fearless Billboard Reign". MTV. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Penhallow, Steve. Branching to gospel fits Headley’s range. The Journal Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Credits: Audience of One". Allmusic. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ "Heather Headley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Heather Headley Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Heather Headley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Gospel Albums: Best of 2009". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2009". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
External links
- Audience of One at AllMusic
- Audience of One at EMI Gospel
