Epiphany

Performer: Chrisette Michele
Artist: Ne-Yo
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: EPIPHANY is the follow up Michele's Grammy winning debut, I AM, and though the title and the production credits, which list R&B maestro of the moment Ne-Yo as executive producer, might seem to indicate a startling change of direction, EPIPHANY is, like its immediate predecessor, loaded with earnest, reflective slow jams aimed squarely at a more mature audience. Ne-Yo's more youth-oriented contemporary touch is most in evidence on the club-ready "What You Do", but, for the most part, EPIPHANY successfully updates the smoothed-out aesthetic of Ashford & Simpson or late-era Marvin Gaye.

R&B singer Chrisette Michele was raised in the church and began to wield her soulful, jazz-influenced talents at small gigs on Long Island and in New York City. In no time at all, Michelle was discovered by representatives from the Def Jam label, who put her on records with Jay-Z, Nas, and others. During this same time, Michelle scored slots opening for India Arie, Kem, and Angie Stone. Michelle's own music, which combines hip-hop, gospel, jazz, and adult alternative flavors, was finally unleashed in 2007 on her full-length Def Jam debut, I AM. With a knack for delivering a pop hook, Michele would become a regular force on pop radio.

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