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Track Listing
1. Bizounce
2. Are U Capable
3. You Got the Damn Thing
4. Silly Chick in Love
5. It's on Again
6. Whoadie
7. Woop-T-Woo
8. Til He Comes Home
9. Bring da Roof Down
10. When 2 Souls Touch
11. Lower 2 My Heart
12. Look Around - (with Jimmy Cozier)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Jimmy Cozier | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Olivia, Jimmy Cozier (vocals); Warren Wilson (guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Doug Allen, Joshua P. Thompson, (guitar, keyboards); Carlton Savage, Xavier Marquez, George Waddenius (guitar); John "Magic" Peters, Rob Fusari (keyboards, programming); Victor Jones, Eddie Allen, Bruce Williams, Angel Vasquez (horns); Lamar "Kaptain Khronic" Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Quincy Patrick (keyboards); Dexter Whittaker (bass); Rufus Blaq (background vocals).
Producers include: Josh Thompson, Warren Wilson, Rob Fusari, Masked Men, Jimmy Cozier.
Engineers include: Warren Wilson, Earl Cohen, "Prince" Charles Alexander.
Move over Brandy and Monica, there's another single-name R&B diva in town, and she's called Olivia. From the sultry feel of "Bizounce" to the street-smart hip-hop feel of "Are U Capable," Olivia's eponymous debut recording finds her fully capable of filling the 21st-century pop diva role with style.
The young Brooklynite makes her way to the public's ears by way of veteran music impresario Clive Davis, who knows a little about maximizing an artist's pure pop potential. That potential is realized in spades on OLIVIA, as the youthful siren moves easily from romantic R&B ballads full of lush melodies and graceful melisma, to hard-edged, hip-hop-savvy tunes that bespeak a first-hand knowledge of the school of hard knocks. Despite her youth, Olivia sounds like she's been around the block a couple of times and she's come back with a bagful of songs about it.
Industry Reviews
...Unique and groundbreaking...
CMJ (04/30/2001)
3 stars out of 5 - ...Well versed in the not always noble art of the R&B ballad...she has a list of saucy demands that would make Lil' Kim blush...
...Comparable to a thugged-out Aaliyah and pissed-off Mya...Olivia is most memorable when she's in woman-scorned mode. Because..who doesn;t appreciate the details of a bad breakup?
The Source (07/01/2001)
...Unique and groundbreaking....
CMJ (04/30/2001)
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