Description
Brandy – Full Moon / Atlantic Audio CD 2002 / 7567-93110-2
UPC 075679311023
Full Moon is the third studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released on March 5, 2002 by Atlantic Records. The album was recorded primarily during the summer and fall of 2001 at the Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, amid a three-year musical hiatus following the success of her multi-platinum previous studio album Never Say Never (1998) and the finale of her highly successful television sitcom Moesha in May 2001. As with Never Say Never, Brandy collaborated with producer Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild production and songwriting team on the majority of the album's composition, while Mike City, Warryn Campbell, and Keith Crouch contributed additional production.
Brandy credited Whitney Houston, Kim Burrell and Enya for inspiring her to push the limits of her voice and vocal arrangements. Jerkins credited Michael Jackson, Brandy's voice, and his experiences at European nightclubs for influencing the sound of the album. Her prior relationship and then-private relationship with Darkchild in-house producer Big Bert inspired the lyrics and song concepts.[2] Musically, Full Moon drew inspiration from UK garage, electro, dance, glitch, and funktronica, while blending soul and R&B elements into adult contemporary ballads.
The album was initially met with mixed reviews from critics, but later earned recognition from musicians, singers, and producers, primarily for Brandy's vocal work. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and atop the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 156,000 copies in its first week, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over one million copies in the United States. Full Moon was nominated for several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The album spawned three singles–"What About Us?", "Full Moon" and "He Is".
| Label: | Atlantic – 7567-93110-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2002 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop |
| Style: | RnB/Swing |
Tracklist:
| 1 | B Rocka Intro | 1:19 | |
| 2 |
Full Moon |
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4:08
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| 3 | I Thought |
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4:29
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| 4 | When You Touch Me |
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5:43
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| 5 | Like This |
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4:32
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| 6 | All In Me | 4:00 | |
| 7 | Apart |
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4:27
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| 8 | Can We |
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4:43
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| 9 | What About Us? | 4:10 | |
| 10 | Anybody |
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4:55
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| 11 | Nothing |
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4:48
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| 12 | It's Not Worth It |
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4:23
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| 13 | He Is |
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4:21
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| 14 | Come A Little Closer |
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4:32
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| 15 | Love Wouldn't Count Me Out |
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4:19
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| 16 | Wow |
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4:12
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| 17 | Another Day In Paradise |
| 4:32 |
- A&R – Big Jon Platt, Brandy (2), Craig Kallman
- A&R [Administration] – Craig Rosen (2)
- A&R [Coordinator] – Andrew Feigenbaum, Felicia Sandoval
- Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement] – "Baby Dubb" (tracks: 13), Brandy (2) (tracks: 1, 13), Keith Crouch (tracks: 7), Kenisha Pratt (tracks: 7), Mike City (tracks: 1)
- Art Direction, Design – Thomas Bricker
- Edited By [Additional Pro Tools Editing] – Fabian Marasciullo (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9), Paul Foley (tracks: 3, 8, 9)
- Edited By [All Digital Effects & Pro Tools Editing] – Alex Greggs (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9)
- Edited By [Pro Tools Editing] – Dexter Simmons (tracks: 12), Fabian Marasciullo (tracks: 4 to 6, 10, 12), Paul Foley (tracks: 4 to 6, 10, 12)
- Engineer – Blake English (tracks: 16), Doarian Cheah* (tracks: 17), Dushyant Bhakta (tracks: 17), Fabian Marasciullo (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12), Jessie "Biz" Stewart (tracks: 1), Keith Crouch (tracks: 7), Paul Foley (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12, 16), Stuart Brawley (tracks: 14)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Franny G (tracks: 1), J.D. Andrew (tracks: 14), Javier Valverde (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12), Ken Hertz (tracks: 14), Marc Lee (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12), Mike Huff (tracks: 11, 15, 17), Ron Ben-Simon (tracks: 17), Steve Robillard* (tracks: 14), Vince Dilorenzo (tracks: 11, 15)
- Executive-Producer – Brandy (2), Craig Kallman, Rodney Jerkins, Ron Shapiro
- Liner Notes – Brandy (2)
- Management – Norwood & Norwood Inc.
- Management [For Norwood & Norwood Inc] – Sonja Bates-Norwood
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Mixed By – Brad Gilderman (tracks: 11, 15, 17), Dave Pensado (tracks: 16), Dexter Simmons (tracks: 3 to 6, 8, 10, 12), Fabian Marasciullo (tracks: 1), John Marie Horvat (tracks: 12), Jon Gass (tracks: 14), Kevin "KD" Davis* (tracks: 7), Manny Marroquin (tracks: 2, 13), Robert "Big Bert" Smith* (tracks: 16), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (tracks: 3 to 6, 8, 10, 12)
- Music By [All] – Fred Jerkins III (tracks: 11, 15), Mike City (tracks: 1), Robert "Big Bert" Smith (tracks: 4, 5, 16), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12)
- Photography By – Jonathan Mannion, Mathew Rolston
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Marc Baptiste
- Producer – Brandy (2) (tracks: 7, 13, 16), Uncle Freddie (tracks: 11, 15), Guy Roche (tracks: 17), Jason Derlatka (tracks: 14), Kamillion (tracks: 7), Keith Crouch (tracks: 7), Mike City (tracks: 1), Robert "Big Bert" Smith (tracks: 4, 16), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12, 14), Stuart Brawley (tracks: 14), Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell (tracks: 13)
- Producer [Vocal Production] – Brandy (2) (tracks: 1 to 16), LaShawn "Big Shiz" Daniels (tracks: 1, 3 to 12, 14 to 16), Mike City (tracks: 1), Warryn Campbell (tracks: 13)
- Vocals [All] – Brandy (2) (tracks: 1, 3 to 12, 15, 17), Ray J (tracks: 17)
- Written-By – Alex Greggs (tracks: 8), Brandy (2) (tracks: 5, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16), Fred Jerkins III (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 to 12, 15), Harold Lilly Jr. (tracks: 13), Jason Derlatka (tracks: 14), Keith Crouch (tracks: 7), Kenisha Pratt (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9 to 11, 16), LaShawn Daniels (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 12, 16), Mike City (tracks: 1), Nora Payne (tracks: 1, 4, 9, 16), Phil Collins (tracks: 17), Robert Smith (2) (tracks: 4, 16), Rodney Jerkins (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 12), S. Johnson (tracks: 15), Stuart Brawley (tracks: 14), Warryn Campbell (tracks: 13)
